East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-04

! unique Oh all the concessions. waiter
Burridge the widely known American
scenic artist, will execute the paint
/ ings which will depict the scenes of
the canyon. The concession will oc-
cupy S00x700 feet of ground space.
The Santa Fe plans to render the
concession one of high educational
value rather than one to amuse only
gage the foremost talent of the coun-
| try A motor electric train will take
the visitors through the Canyon"
guides will deliver running lectures
on the points of interest. In conson-
ance with the setting, an Indian viii
lage will be installed, and members
of the Pueblo, San Domingo, Nava-
jo Zuni and Hopi Indian tribes will
present their dances and customs in
native costume, and display their
handiwork The Pueblo Indians
noted for their work as silversmiths
will be seen engaged in this craft.
The Navajos will weave their blank
cts, so much priced by tourists and
the San Domingo Indians will give
an exhibition of pottery work. The
illumination of the canyon will re-
ceive the same attention which is to
be given the lighting of the expo
sition by Director of Lighting w. D.,
A. Ryan, so that all of the colers of
ural shades
The Evolution of the Dread
naught" a realistic illustration of the
birth, growth and development of the
modern American navy will entail an
outlay of $150,00O. The concession is
in charge of E. w. MacConnell who
produced the Battle of Gettysburg" :"
at the great Worlds Columbian Ex-
position in Chicago in 1898. The his
toric incidents in the life of the navy
such as Perry's victory at Lake Erie;
the battle of the Monitor and Merri-
mac off Hampton Roads, Dewey's
victory at Manila Bay, and Admiral
SIMPSONS defeat of the Spanish fleet
at Santiago will be shown. All of the
scenes will be presented in chronolo-
gical order. The visitor in 1915, as
he enters the concession, will first see
the panoramas depicting the early
then he will see paroramas of the
later events with which every school
boy is familiar The final panorama
in the concession will show the as
sembled battleships of the navies Of
the world anchored off Harbor View,
the exposition site, with the White
Squadron coming through the Golden
Gate. There VIII be thrill from
start to finish in this production. The
cruisers, torpedo boats. submarines
and fighting hydroplanes apparently
in action The representation will
open with a view of the open sea. A
perfect Illustration of the restless
ocean will be presented. The water
will be seen as if rising and falling,
the waves actually appearing to form
at the horizon and sweep to and un-
der the deck on which the spectator
IS seated
The cost Of the replica of the Pa
mama Canal will be $250000, which is
the amount required for the prOduc
ton of the Grand Canyon spectacle.
The Canal" will be an exact replica
of the great work at Panama. Gatun
Lake. Miraflores' dam,-all phases of
the canal with which Americans are
familiar, will be reproduced in mini
ature. Miniature Notifications will
be shown and the working of the great
gates at the locks will be illustrated
in a way which will perhaps make
their operation palmer to the visitor
than If he visited the canal itself. The
concession will be Illuminated under
the direction of w. d. A. Ryan, who
has charge of the illumination of the
Panama canal.
The concession Of the Grand Tri-
anon" at Versailles promises to be OF
peculiar interest. Napoleon, his mar
shalls officers. soldiers and horses
will be represented in full uniform
with the arms and equipment of the
period. The Grand Trianon" at
Versailles is the famous villa erected
by Louis XIV for Madam de Main
tenon. All the important campaigns
of Napoleon l. will be illustrated by
scenes reproduced from the celebrated
pictures in the grand gallery of bat
ties at the Versailles art gallery.
Many famous paintings like Artis:
Verestchagin's historic painting OF the
bloody battle of Borodino, will be re-
produced.