The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-05-19

thompson scenic Railway is prac-
tically completed and his Mountain
Slide is ready for the fun.
The Turkish village and streets OF
Cairo are completed. with the excep-
ton of some small details in the
way of decoration, and n. Saith al
ready has his people and his camels
living on the grounds.
Spanish Theatre Complete.
The Spanish Theatre has been COM
plcted for a fortnight and the troupe
is en- route from Madrid.
The heavy work is done on Emmett
McConnell's two big cycloramas the
Monitor and Merrimac and Gettys-
burg and the electrical experts and
artists who are now on the Job say
that the work of installation will be
finished at the right time.
Capt A. NJ. Baber's Eskimo village
is 90 per cent along and the Labrador
end of his attraction is already en-
sconced. The Siberian tribe which the
captain brought from West Cape is
now touring California but will ar
rive here by the Goth.
John Cort's big Arena is 90 per cent
on the road and Fred Sargent has be-
gun to assemble the athletes, wrest-
lers and others who will create the
fun. John l.. Sullivan, who will be
the big attraction, is just about to
complete his theatrical tour and will
be in Seattle by the 25th.
Carlo Marchett's San Marine is
about so per cent complete but work
is progressing rapidly and his San
Marine villagers with their orchestra
and other attractions are en- route
from Italy.
The "Trip Down the Yukon il 90
per cent complete and c. NJ. Pike says
he will turn the "river" on by May
%
Ezra Meeker's Oregon Trail is to all
intents and purposes finished and he
will celebrate on Saturday by open
ing his old fashioned eating house
and daily barbecue. 1t will be a big
open air event and all of the old pio-
neers of the sound country have been
hailed to the doings.
The Gold Camps of Alaska will
spread more shows under one roof
than any other concession on the
Streak. The Y Camp is about 90
per cent complete, but the work that
remains to be done is light and will
go along rapidly. Henry Lubelslli, of
Denver, has taken the Alaska theatre,
a part of the "Gold Camps outfit
and will establish a typical Alaskan
concert hall of the Dawson days.
lgorrotcs Plan Reception.
The Igorrote village is nearly COM
plete and it is planned to hold a re-
ception there on May 90
The Chinese village is 90 per cent
along and its exhibits are awaiting
the completion of the structures.
The same is to be said of the Japa-
nese village, Manager Watanabe ma
king the announcement that it will be
ready for business by the 25th.
The Haunted Swing is ready for the
installation of the mechanical appar-
atus which will take not more thar
one week and Manager w. II. Fergu-
son announces that he could start II
The Army and Navy team room on
the esplanade at the foot of the
Streak will be ready for business by
the Goth, but will not be opened in
advance of the exposition.
The automobile garage, which lies
just off the Pay Streak, is 80 per cent
complete and will be taking care of
cars before the fair opens.
Charles Culp's big exhibit of Cali
fornia Indian stone work and curios
has been installed for more than a
month and nothing remains to be
done save open the doors.
George Veasey's unique attraction
the Pyramid" is another of those
ready for the opening day.
Considerable work remains to be
done upon several of the booths and
headquarters of the Seattle Ice Cream
company, which has the cooling Off
concession, but Manager Dunno says
he will be ready when the weather
opens.
There are at the present time 800
carpenters. plasterers and decorators
working on the various Pay Streal
concessions and at the first of mex
week this force will be materially in
creased.