East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-27
OREGON BUILDING IS
MOST SUBSTANTIAL OF
ALL AT EXPOSITION
OTHER STATE STRUCTURES DE.
sCRIBED-INIMATE VIEWS
ARE GIVEN.
w. r.. Mcacham Writes OF Panama
Pacific Fair - New York Has
Elaborate Building Costing over
r 500, ,OOO-Rest Room Where You
DO Not Feel at Home.
(By w. Il. Meacham J


San Francisco, March 20. 1915.
We have told you that the Oregon
, building was the most distinctive
substantial and unique building OF
: the exposition grounds and now W,
are going TO tell you briefly of the
state buildings and let you draw YOU
own conclusions.
We will commence with California
which has the largest and most elab
orate building on the grounds.
II Is built on the old Spanish mis-
sion style and covers five acres o.
ground. Two million dollars wer'
spent on the building and exhibits
II has a splendid location overlook
Ing the bay and has elaborate recep
ton rooms, dance hall and each coun
ty has tried TO outdo the other In th'
beauty Of its exhibits. All OF tn,
states resources are splendidly
shown and excites the wonder anc
admiration OF all visitors. Close e
the California building and in from
OF the Oregon building Is the New
York building. It is an elaborate
building consists Of restaurant and
rest rooms I'm which you do not fee
at home. II cost over 100000.
Adjoining the oregon building 4
the New Jersey building which is q
reproduction of the Trenton barracks
Pennsylvania has reproduced Inde.
pendence hall.
Wisconsin. Missouri, Iowa, Kan,
fsas and West Virginia have pleasant
! restrooms but no exhibits.
Illinois has reproduced its capito
building and has portraits. letters and
memoirs OF Lincoln.
Virginia reproduces Mt. Vernon
with interesting relics Of Washington
Maryland has rest room and por'
traits and memoirs Of It's famous meI
and women.
Massachusetts has reproduction
OF old Boston state house with res
rooms and tea room in connection.
Washington has a small exhibit anC
has Ezra Meeker's famous oxen ant
wagon and Meeker himself as an at
traction.
North Dakota has a fine exhibit o
corn. grains and grasses and articles
made in its state institutions.
Nevada and Arkansas have res
rooms but no exhibits.
Texas has reproduced the Alamo.
Utah has a rest room and relic
maps of its largest mines.
Indiana has neat and comfortable
rest room and an extensive library
Ohio has a reproduction of its stat'
capital.
Idaho has a pleasant rest room anC
a creditable school display.
These buildings are all made ou
of the regular exposition materia
and differ only in architecture.
The oregon building stands ou
distinct and alone in architecture
material and beauty. Built Of Oregon
wood. with its forey-eight great iii
columns six feet in diameter anC
forty feet in length surrounding 1t, 1
has an appearance OF stability tina
none other possesses.
1t is 150x25O feet and over hal
million feet OF lumber was used IL
its construction.
The main exhibit hall Is on the
| ground floor and is 45x145 feet II
size. Eastern oregon, southern Ore
gon. Willamette valley, Coos anC
! Curry counties have booths 1Oxb'
feet in which are displayed the pro
ducts of the soil. The publicity bootf
| is in the center OF the building anC
is made of polished wood from Coos
county. In one corner is located th'
moving picture show in which Il
shown daily oregon views. on th'
balcony is located the school exhibit
art exhibit, lunch room and sleepinl
quarters for the guards.
A large rest room is loated in the
east end of the building with a pi'
ano. spacious fire place and comfort
able settees for the comfort and en-
joyment OF visitors.
The building commands a splen'
did view of the bay where the battle
ships Oregon, Maryland and Colorado
are all anchored and where the grea
ocean going vessels are seen coming
and going daily
North OF the main building on tn'
bay shore is located the building II
which is shown reproduction of tn
Columbia river from The Dalles t
the sea and where oregon birds an'
squirrels are kept,
The tallest flag pole in the world
251 feet high. made from one Oregon
tree. stands close to the building an'
flies a flag S6x49 feet.
One thing that impresses you is tn
homelike air of the place In marke'
contrast to some of the eastern states
particularly New York. The who'll
idea of the building is to make visit
ors feel at home and to call their at
tention to the wonderful resource!
and possibilities of our state. We be
lieve that we will succeed in this ant
that visitors will leave with a goo'
impression of our great state.