Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-02

| all open EXERCISES are nelui Is llle LIS
vista of Lake Washington. Directly
across from the Spokane building Il
Californias home in Spanish mission
architecture This building contains
! exhibits from every county and Is tnt
most complete display of the wonder
full resources of the Golden State ever
assembled away from home.
In the rear of the California build
/ ing and facing on Seward avenue, Is
| the New York state structure, a rep
| lica of Stewards old home near Au-
/ burn, New York state. In the New
! York building is banquet hall. the
structure is one of the most imposing
at the fair
Continuing the journey down Pacific
avenue the Forestry building, with It's
colonnade of fir logs from Washington
forests, next comes into view facing
on the opposite side of Nome circle
from the Oregon and Washington state
buildings. The Forestry building is
the largest log house in the world and
after the exposition will be used as the
school of forestry of the University OF
Washington,
All of the social functions take place
in the Washington building. The ore
gon building was ready six months be
fore the fair opened The various coun-
ties of Oregon have provided me
line of exhibits of the fruits, grains
and woods raised in that state ana IN
terror decorations of the building show
many farm and woodland scenes done
in grains and grasses.
Lake Invites Aquatics
Lakes Union and Washington adj
Joining the exposition, permit of aqua
fic sDorts of every nature. Military
and naval drills participated in by
sailors from the American and Japan
csc cruisers and soldiers from the gov
eminent forts near Seattle are big fea-
lures and the reviews of the troops
are witnessed by thousands OF VISIT
ors. ....,.,,o,
Balloon and airship races are among
the big events and aeroplane tests are
conducted by the Seattle Aero clup.
some of the fastest motor boats IN
the world race daily on Lake WASH
ington and picked crews from lle lsoI
rote and Eskimo villages try their SKIN
in handling the oars in their haVlNe
craft c,.4t,
contains a full mile of attractions.
Bands of every nation give concerts
daily. .z- hoe
been carried out on an elaborate plan
In the illumination thousands OF III
candescent lamps have been strung
along the buildings. Inc Alaska s De,.
cades are broken into rainboWs. me
Gevser basin, at the foot of the fans
is also made beautiful by hundreds Oh
submerged lights of various colors'
The exposition has been financed by
the northwest. Seattle subscribed Sooo'
600 in. one day and later made II SSoU,
000 still later a bond issue of $3oU'ool
was taken up overnight The state o,
Washington appropriated $1,000, coz
with the proviso that not less than
$500, 900 of the amount should go lnto
nermanent buildings, to revert 10 lne
University of the state of Washlng-
ton oregon, California, CANADA Jap
an, China, Idaho and other states anu
nations assisted with liberal approprl
atione for buildings and exhibits and
the limited states government appro-
nriated 100000 for its own building
and for the exploitation of the Phllip-
mines. Hawaii, Alaska and the Ilsh-
cries.
Program of Evening
THE closing event of today was a
bannuet to distinguished guests To-
night. given in the New York building
The toasts were: -
To visiting governors, ADDRESS u
welcome Governor NJ. e. Hay WASH
ineton; response, Secretary or State
c. N. Macarthur of Oregon represent
ing Governor Bendon. 80,
TO visiting mayors, address OF vel
come. Mayor John F. Miller, SeaIIie'
response, Mayor David 3 Rose NIL
r TO the press, Col A. ]. Blethen;
resnonse. J. e. Noreross, Vancouver, b.
TO the navy, address of welcome
Admiral Uriel Sebree, U. S. ~; re-
Spouse, Admiral Ijichi, imperial Jap
anese navy. 90,
To the army, -; response ny Ill
T. c. woodbury., U. S. A.
To orr Canadian neighbors, -; re-
Spouse by Attorney General c. W.
Cross of Alberta.
TO railroads, -: response by II: e.
Mutt, general manager western olVl-
sion, Northern Pacific railway
To Alaska, -; response by Gov
ernor w. B. Hoggatt.