Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-05-14
'IPOSITIONISREADY
tlr7LE TO Be MECCA FOR
THOUSANDS THIS YEAR.
,...+ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Expo
49,. will Be. the Greatest Of the
=, in Years.-An Buildings Are
.,o.od and Exhibits are in Place
u.o Sound Trips an Attraction.

..t,a,s two expositions are just
' opt' ready for the bell tap. The
DOus ukon-Pacifc Exposition is 80 |
a'a .ort complete, which means that
4h;no is done save sweeping the
and the othor exposition, which |
Oi9 Of the most magnificent seen
nos md the longest list of interest
am snnrs boosted by any American |
. is always ready,
R.ilroad experts the country over
clare that the success of the A, Y. 2.
.lvo.dv assured, but for this fact
- do not give the whole credit to
isbor the management or the publicity
' mnoign On the contrary, they de-
tbat the imminent influx into the
s-thvest is due more largely to North
s a.ta,n resources and home possible
J, and to Northern and Alaskan seen
y and romance, more than to any
tber power of attraction.
The only work that now remains to
dome on the Exposition grounds is
non the motor boat pavilion, which is
,ot to be brought into use until Au-
,ot and on the stock show sheds
Dh;ob are for use in the early months
fall. and which are entirely cut off
ram the main exposition picture.
rbase, however, will be complete by
he opening day.
Nightly now the exposition grounds
ne lighted for the enjoyment of the
pre.exposition crowds which daily go
= the grounds. For weeks the at
endance has averaged close upon
sOOO If special free days were count
ed it would be larger figure than
this
Practically all of the exhibits are in
stalled in the Manufacturers Building
and in the Oriental and European build
ings, The installation in the Palace
Of Agriculture is somewhat slower but
will not be behind hand at the right
moment. The Government exhibits are
we'll along, with the exception of the
Hawaiian and Philippines exhibits,
which arrived late. However, they will
be complete to the last detail by June
the first
The Japanese exhibit is being spread
rapidly in Japan's splendid building
and in the Japanese tea garden on the
Pay Streak. China IS village on the
Pay Streak is also rapidly filing up,
as is the Turkish village, with its
streets of bazaars and cafes.
The Canadian exhibit is installed and
makes one of the most attractive and
interesting features of the exposition.
And while work is being pushed ra-
pidly ahead on the exposition proper,
arrangements are going forward just
as fast that the visitor may take ad-
vantage of the "second exposition. "
Now steamships are arriving daily for
the famous excursion trip along the
Inside Passage and the Alaska coast
to sitka. This is called variously, the
Totem Pole Trip" the "Glacier
Route" the "Cannery Excursion,
and other names of the like, for there
are so many distinct features to be
enjoyed that it is difficult to pick any
one of them correctly to nickname the
tour.
The "Mosquito Fleet" on Puget
Sound has also grown to tremendous
proportions In nearly every nook Of
the Sound there is a point of surprising
beauty or interest to which these small
craft ply. There are the Navy Yards
at Bremerton, the Siwash Villages
around Port Orchard, the Neah Bay
reservation, with it's marvellous canoe
men, who go out into the fercest sea
with their frail little craft. Fort
Casey and Worden, commanding the en-
trance to the Sound, and historic oil
Fort Townsend, close by. Port Towns
end is also near the entrance to Hood ,
Canal, natural rift which has upol
lts shores more scenic beauty than an.
other one body of water in the world
Victoria and Vancouver, the bustlin
British Columbian ports, are only
lew hours pleasant sailing, and tn
round trip may be made in craft o
much elegance, at a fare of not NOR
than one dollar.
Inc railroads have so arranged mat
'efs that about every wonder spot o
'ae American continent may be see
e,'her while going to or returning frol
me exposition. By granting libera
s.op-over privileges and by interchang
VI tickets for the return trip, one ma
See Bantf, the Yellowstone, the Gran
canon of the Colorado, the mines q
quite and Anaconda smelters, all G
Uiegon and California, the Yosemit
valley and the dozens of summer an
winter resorts which California has
UHef, such as Santa Cruz, Santa Cat;
ma island, Santa Barbara and IL
'Ountry round and about Los Angeles.
Inc round trip from Missouri rive
POilts has been fixed at $50; from S
aul and Minneapolis it is $50 an
.iom Chicago $62. The dates of sa
sfe from May 20 to Sept. 20, inclusiv
nu the return limit is fixed at Oct
Tickets will be sold over any dire,
% aGu'e, good for return over any 9TH
direct route.