Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-02

BlsNARck DAILY 81 lIs 4 ~
iewacross Geyser Basin and Cascade
Court to the central government
building. =. It is the main. axis Of the
fair Ef@s.a NJ =. 545 n u, rs y. Il
On both sides Of the main court are
big exhibit palaces, with their dis
plays, covering many acres. To the
left is the Manufacturers palace and
directly across Geyser basin, the
Agricultural building. Leading man
ufacturers OF the United States and
Europe have sent exhibits showing
the various processes through which
American made goods pass before
the finished article is turned out. The
balcony of this building is given over
to a complete arts and crafts ex-
hibit. " IT, ~ 5=5S
Counties in the state Of Washing
ton not represented by seperate
buildings nave provided displays in
the Agriculture building, and there
is large exhibit of fruits and veg
etables. Just beyond the Manufac-.
lures building and adjoining the
Hawaiian building, is the Oriental
palace. There Levantine countries
are well represented. Particular at.
tention has been giyn to the displays
from Turkey, Greece and Syria.
Directly across Cascade court
stands the Foreign palace where.
Germany, France, Great Britain and
other countries have exhibits.
The Japaneses buildings next to
come into view. There are exhibits
from almost every province in Japan.
The Y. NJ c. A. exhibit is close at
hand and following Pacific avenue
for a block, the Mines building is
seen. Minerals from the state Of
Washington are on display here and
the collection of ores has probably
never been equalled. From the Mines
building it is only step to the,
Chinese village, the Swedish build:
ing, the model Photographic build.
ing and the Pay Streak attractions. 81
on from the main exposition
streets are the model farm, the ath-5
letic stadium and the stock exhibit,
the miles of woodland paths, ma
tural parks and restaurants set In
among the trees and shrubbery.j
Drinking fountains have been pro-;
vided, the water supply coming di-.
rect from Cedar mountain. The
grounds. are well lighted and French.
outline the vistas. 4,
Lakes Union and Washington, adj
joining the exposition, permit Of
aquatic sports Of every nature. Mill;
tary and naval drills participated IN,
BY sailors from the American and
Japanese cruisers and soldiers from
the government forts near Seattle are,
big features and the reviews Of the
troops are witnessed by thousands Of
',*.a:: So =. % ~ !
Balloon and airship races are
among the big events and aeroplane
tests are conducted BY the Seattle
Aero club. Some OF. the fastest mo-
tor boats in the world race daily on
Lake. Washington and picked crews
from the Igorrote and Eskimo vii
lagos try their skill IN handling the
oars In their native craft. g., s.,, i
7 The amusement street at Seattle
contains full mile of attractions.
Bands of every nation give concerts
daily ~. .@@3t -s,@fa1 .s.>i~s.sa 49,
The landscaping of the grounds has
been carried out on an elaborate plan:
In the Illumination, thousands Of In
lamps have been strung
along the buildings. The Alaska
shaft, is made tour Of light and the
Cascades are broken into rainbaws.
The Geyser basin, at the foot Of the
falls. is also made beautiful by hun
dreds Of submerged lights q various
colors. -.
When the exposition work was be-
gun it. was necessary to remove
large portion of q 250-acre forest OF
fir trees. : Many of them
were left, and today they lift their
tops $50 feet above the ground. BY
night every branch is picked out with
electric. lamps and festoons of more
lamps are draped from tree to tree.
Among the gardens and the trees
are many rest stations. It is posi-
BILE for $4,000 persons to be seated
at one time and regard has been
given to every other comfort. Drink
ing water, brought from a glacier
lake in the mountains, is plentiful
and free. III: "a s n .5z {. s..
The exposition has been financed