Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-25
GLOWING ACCOUNT Of
PANAMA FAIR IS GIVEN
By SALEM ATTORNEY
Ivan G. Martin Meets Many
Salem People While En-
ioying the Sights

Attorney Ivan G. Martin, who has
been visiting in San Francisco, Berk.
eley and Oakland for the past two
weeks, returned to his home Saturday
evening. Mr.. Martin was delegate to
the annual convention of the Fedora.
tlh or Musicians, which was held i'm
San Francisco May 10 to Is. Mr.. Mar.
tin said today that Notwithstanding
the lnclemency of the weather, his visit
to San Francisco was delightful and
not only permitted him to view the
sPIendors of the fair but also gave him
the opportunity to renew old.time ac.
qnaintance in Berkeley where he was
entertained by the University club ana
attended scene of the commencement
exercises Of the University of Califor.
mia.
The convention to which Mr.. Martin
was a delegate was composed of mu.
slclans and business men from all parts
IOf the United States and Canada and
was addressed on the opening day by
Mayor Rolph, Congressman Kahn, GOV.
ernH johnson and many men of ma.
tional reputation, Mr.. Joseph Webber
was elected president Of the federation
for the ensuing year, and it was de-.
cided that the next annual convention
shall be held in Cincinnati. The mu.
sicians Of San Francisco furnished en-.
tertainment to the visitors among the
most enjoyable part being a trip to Mt.
Tamalpias and banquet in Muir
Wools. The railway to the summit Of
this mountain is said to be the most
crooked road in the world. In the II
miles from the base to the top of the
mountain there is but 200 rect OF
straight track and specially gearcd en-.
gines are required to master the steer
grades. On the evening Of May l3 the
visitors and invited friends were taken
to the fair in the new London up.
perdecked omnibusses and a banquet
was served in the big tavern inside
the Yellowstone park attraction, where
Max BendiX and his SO.piece orchestra
rendered specially prepared program.
Among the guests were Mrs. Ella Watt,
Mrs. Garnes Markell and Mrs, Lois
Junk, well known in this city.
In speaking of the lair, Mr., Martin
said:
81 was very much impressed with
the bigness Of the expostion--its
three square miles packed with exhib.
its, beautiful buildings, parkings and
lakes lmpresses one most Gor its grand
ure. Probably the mut attractive and
best all around exhibit in the grounds
IS the TG0O,OO0 pavilion and display pre-
sented by Canada. This building seem
to contain every product Of the country
ana the walls are beauttlcd wiz
scenes which appear so real as to caus,
one to believe he is viewing rca
Canadian landscape. In one Of the
many scenes presented appear real live
animals such as beaver swimming ant
playing in their natural hauuts; bea
yer dams and real lakes Of water, sur
rounded by real trees, among whicl
appear hundreds OF stuffed animals
bear, buffalo, deer, etc, while on
series Of painted screens in the back
ground rise forests and mountains 81
realistic that one can scarcely detec
where Nature leaves off and the paint
ed art begins.
"The oregon building, while not il
keeping with the architectural desig
Of Che majority of the buildings, yet j
: unique, and, besides containing sen
excellent exhibits affords an idea
+ place of rest for visitors-being a larg
t log building, with rest porches over
looking the bay, where within fe'
hundred yards the battleship Orcgo
is an anchored guard.
"Thcre are so many things Of inte
, est, from the assembling Of Ford autO
F.. mobiles to the cight.foot tailed Chimes
p chicken that it would consume a mont
S 10 in detail view the exhibits
3 'The Zone which comprises 10 acre
q in the eastern part Of the grounds, coi
. tains attractions and places oi amos