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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1915)
" '"-" -r . --.-, k-v iiOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION itest News From San Francisco for two persons and nro equipped Fillmore, ono at Laguna and ono at wiui emergency oraKcs. mo nrst 01 van Ness avenue. LWAH's $50,000 pavilion at tlio iPnnnma-PacIflc International Exposition was completed tho week In December nnd will re ft Us nrst consignment of tho K'painted" llshes of Hawaiian rs this month, Hawaii's prlucl- Kinim in tno pavilion will bo nn trlttin In which will bo shown tho lorfuily colored fishes from tho adlso or tho raclflc." so vlvldlv fed that tourlstB at Honolulu bo il, they aro painted to order. Six p, woli-llgntcd tanks set In a ( octagon will hold tho many ictics or nsnes ana new additions lio family will bo received ovcry to weeks during tho opposition lod. JAmong the exhibits will bo small spuscs, wlilch, In tho Islnnds, pro b a rare edible for Hawallons and Dlgnors nllko. .Chnlrman II. -P. frod, of the Hawaii Exposition Com- Bion, and secretary of tho Terri fy W. Taylor will urrlvo from inoliilu In Jnnunry, to accept and Mlcnto tho building.' Hawaiian musl ins will sing tholr croony moladles cry uuy ana ovorytning in nnd out tfctho building will glvo tho "at- pspnero ' or tno rartnost west tor lory of Undo Sam. On Juno 11, Hawaiian Day" at tho oxnosltlon. it posslblo that Ex-Qucon Llliuokn nl and tho Princesses Kalanlnnaolo ad Kawnnnnakoa, both society bmen, will bo hostesses with Gov- (nor Plnkham and tho Hawaiian ox- osltlon officials. United Hlnton Kxlilblt. ,i Preparations for tho largest Gov ernment exhibit over mado by ono na tion at an exposition aro ncnrlng com pletion In six of tho exhibit nalnccs kt tho Panama-Pacific International exposition. Tho dlsplny Is that of tho Jnltcd States and Is to occupy all to d 1173,000 squaro feet of exhibit simcc. Its total cost will bo In tho nehtli- Iborhood of $G00,0O0. t Nearly every ono of tho depart ments of tho Federal (Jovornniont Is to bo rcprcuentd, tho exhibits being distributed among tho npproprlato palaces. In tho Pnlaco of Mines nnd Metallurgy tho Bureau of Mines Is 'constructing a series of model mines, beneath tho floor. In tho Pnlaco of Machinery will bo n display of tho imanuracturo or arms and nrmnmont fnnd all of tho technical and mechan ical Hido of tho Army nnd Navy on- ' crntlons; hero also will bo tho ex hibit of tho lighthouse department and a minlaturo modol of a naval drydock. Tho largest display will bo In tho Liberal Arts building whero more than GG.OOO squaro feet of spaco has been allotted to tho Gov ernment. Exhibits will also bo mado extensively In tho pnlnccH of Agricul ture, Education and Food Products. Municipal Auditorium. On January 9 tho great Municipal Auditorium, erected by tho Panama Pacific International Exposition nt a cost of $1,1100,000, on ground fur nished by tho city nt n cost of over $700,000, was dodlcatcd by a great reception nnd ball. Tho affair, be ing tho Inauguration of tho great ser ies of social functions that will mark tho exposition, was appropriately iundo tho most brilliant of tho kind ever held In tho city. A noto of spo clal distinction was lent by tho at tendance of all of tho stato and foreign commissioners to tho expos ition now resident In tho city. I'hillpplno Display. A shipment of 4000 packages of exhibits for tho Phlllpplno display at tho Panama-Pacific International Exposition, brought to port by tho U. S. Army transport .Sheridan, woro received at tho exposition grounds tho third week In Dccombor. Tho cargo wns unloaded at tho transport docks adjoining tho exposition grounds and constituted tho first trans-occnnlc shipment brought di rectly to tho grounds. Tho Phlllpplno exhibit Is to bo dis tributed between tho Phlllpplno build ing and tho soveral exhibit palaces, tho principal display bolng mado In tho Palaco of Education and tho Palaco of Agriculture. Preparations for Its Installation aro well under way. Most of tho material used In tho construction of tho ' Phlllpplno booths was brought from tho island for tho purposo. Tho exhibit propor will lncludo a comploto display of tho resources and dovolopmcnt of tho Philippines, with particular rofor enco to tho progress mado slnco tho American occupation. Letter Day. Tho cntlro Pacific Coast Joined In Exposition Lcttor Day on December 15, Every resident of tho Pacific Coast was asked to wrlto at least ono personal lottor emphasizing tho fact that tho European war will not barm tho Panama-Pacific International Exposition. All business houses had postscripts added to their lotters bearing the exposition messngo and tho school children of tho Coast wroto sovoral hundred thousand letters as their part In tho day. Hnimnn Palms. Tho lntest additions to tho exhibits In tho Palaco of Horticulture of tho Exposition uro olght varieties of bannnn palms. They lncludo varie ties from Cubn, Hawaii," Central American vnrlotles and thoso from China. Art Shipments. Two nrt shlpmonts that will bo a part of the United States display at tho Exposition havo arrived on tho exposition grounds In San Francisco. Ono carload Is of Amorlcan master pieces from tho ninny private gal lories of Now York City. Tho other carload of pnlntlngs carao from Chi cago. Australia Shipments. Thrco shipments of tho many to como from tho Commonwealth of Australia havo arrived on tho grounds of tho Panama-Pacific International Exposition. In tho shipments now on tho grounds nro: Twolvo kinds of ores from tho Queensland mines; pan els and lumber cut from tho natlvo hardwoods, and many cases of manu factured articles, confections, pre served goods, medicinal oils, per fumes and many cages of Australian marsupials. Exhibits also reached San Francisco from Europe. Electric Chairs. Elcctrlquottlng Is to bo tho favor ito means of seeing tho sights at tho Exposition. Tho old push chairs of other expositions nnd tho Atlantic City board walk havo been placed In tho discard by tho olcctrlquotto at San Francisco. Thcso aro electrically driven wicker chairs that can bo oper ated by women and children by prcs suro of tho foot. Thoy havo room tho 400 havo arrived on tho cxnosl tlon grounds. Canada's Pavilion. Tho Canadian pavilion nt tho Ex Tho main entrance lo tho grounds Is at Scott street. It will consist principally of n scries of 30-foot arches In tho hedged wall. Tho tinaiMnn ia ,,ii.. in.i ,Ki, i, hedged wall Is composed of boxes of oxhlblts of Canada, even to the fam-'n trailing plant known as mesombry- llv nf lionvnra tl.n Itnnnrcnnntn Mm nnthcmum Or "lcc-plnnt," Olid Is to extend east from tho Presidio, un broken except by tho entrances. Ily of beavers that Impersonate tho official Canadian emblem. Tho Can adian pavilion lias no ballroom as tho other stato and foreign structures nave, but every foot of tho Interior Plaster Zoo. Tho exposition's travertine menng- of tho largest of all foreign pavilions crlo, which already Includes n wonder is filled with Government exhibits. Denmark En Itotitc. Tho Danish Consul in San Fran cIsco has received ndvlccs from hi ful variety of species In tho statuary that ornaments tho exhibit palaces, the courts and tho blzarro structures of tho Zone, Is to bo further aug- nn.f iut i. nM ,i,t.n.,f montcd by tho addition of four gl- of tho Government's exhibits for tho !?n"" (,,nosau.r.1l T.!i? ,p,a,8t,Lz,?0 ?I Exposition have, been prepared for - ". - - ". shipment and will arrive in January, Thoy will bo brought through tho Panama Canal. Cannery Evhlbit. several camels, bullocks, oxen, a whole troop of horses, two great ostriches, several classic and two Chinese lions tlmt aro tho wonder of tho stato nnd foreign section, and a Visitors to tho Exposition Alio groat many other species of weird In may bo Interested In fruit growing torost Tho (iinognl. family Is to havo mm mo i-uiiniiiK unu vruciwBiiiB u ts habitat In tho Palaco of Mines and any sort of fruit or vegetables will bo ablo to go to school In the most competent model working exhibit nnd factories over shown at a world's fair. Installation of this unlquo cdu Metallurgy, whero It will guard tho exhibit of tho Union Oil Company. Drought Kcaislnnt. catlonal exhibit, which will Include ,,rX m .u ,.? Y unnblood a comploto fruit cannery, packing- JS,"8- tn Ami rAlwo g ' ,.. .,.i !. im in.ntn. P.. writes to A. nnd M. College houso and scientific laboratory In constant operation, was begun tho third week In December in tho Palace "Sudan grass goes a long way to ward solving tho forago problem. It inira wcck in ucccraucr n mo rnmce ,, ,., .-iinr.rniii nf firm ' SXlWJy th NnU0nnl Cn"- JS at all X'es whoro'u'fm0 bfcenn Permanent Entrances. tried, and tho yield of seed has been good also, Drought scms to affect It Work was commenced on Decern- but little, and thero Is no danger of hor 15 on tho permanent cntranco to it being drowned by too much rain, tho Panama-Pacific International At tho Chllllcotho farm, n scml-arld Exposition grounds. Tho entrances region, four cuttings woro mado In from tho south are to bo six in num- ono season, averaging a ton per cut bcr and havo been designed, archl- ting. Tho grnss crosses very easily tccturnlly, to form a part and enhanco with tho cultlvntvd varieties of sorg tho general effect of tho great wall hum, and for that reason Bhould not hedgo that borders tho Chestnut- bo planted close to that crop. Care street Bldo of tho grounds. They aro ful roguclng of tho flolda to mako tho to bo located as follows: Ono at tho seed pure-bred Is urged." end of tho Union street carllnc, with- ' In tho Presidio; ono at tho foot of Philadelphia has set asldo $t0,000 Uakcr street; ono at Scott, ono at to ho used in exterminating rntg FARMS 100 ncres Willamette IHvcr bottom Innrt lying rlnlit on tho river. Iloat landing on tho place. 38 miles from Portland. i: miles from Halcm. 3 mile to Orciron Electric. Two cood houses! larffo. new barn on concrete foundation. Other outbuildings. Woven wlro fence. No rock or gravo!. Soil In un iminlly rich. Will grow alfalfa, corn nnd onions and, In fnct, anything that la grown In tho Rtnto of Oregon. Soil In warm, thoroforo hn an early crop. Grass In (treat abundance. Just tho place for hog nnd cattle. Tho prlco him boen 112.000, nnd Is chenp nt Mint. Tho owner Is linnl pressed for money, and In order to mako a quick turn wilt let It go for $9000. 12600 cash, and tho bnlnnco on tltno at 0 per cent Interest. ALSO C8 V4 ncrcn on tho river, closo to nbovc. Has lnrgo three-story hnrn, with liny fork nnd track; steel stnnchlonn for 15 cows, with concrato flooring; Is pnrtltloncd off for horses, hogs nnd cnlves: cement dipping tank, two good houses and other outbuildings. I'rlco $5500. Worth 19000, 12000 cash will hnndlo. ALSO 80 acres tinder woven wlro fence. Very rich soil, suitable for pardon trucking, nursery stock or gcnernl farming, TIiIh land should prodtico a good rovonuo In a few years. It In now usod for pasturage, grnss growing In grcnt abundance Has scattering maplo nnd wider trees, with roino brush, but Is easily elenred, I.lcn on county road nnd closo to school. I'rlco $5000. $2000 will handle. Tlio nbovo properties aro owned by ono person who inlKht accept somo exchange In tho Willamette Valley, providing tho properties nro put In nt market valuo. No Inflated values considered. Must havo tho stiitod cash on each plcco In ordor to innko a dcnl. TO TRADE FOR A WILLAMETTE VALLEY FARM A flno ranch of GC acres, 25 miles southeast of Hpokanc, In Palouso country, on electric lino. 25 ncres In S-ycar-old applo trees, r. ncres In 3-ycnr-old trees, S ncrus In pears apricots nnd peaches, and 0 acres In applo orchard, bearing hoavlly. Ilnlanco of land under cultivation. Excellent fence. Closn to town. Houso modern, with fireplace nnd all built-in effects. Excellent bnrn and all outbuilding. Thin plnco Is well kept nnd Is a money producer. The owner Is anxious to locato In tho Wlllamotte Valley, an Ills relatives nro In that district. Ills prlco Is I1C.2C0, Will tnko $1500 cash and an Improved farm In tho Willamette Valley for tho bnlanco or a hnrdwaro stock In tho snmo district. SUBURBAN RANCH CLOSE TO PORTLAND 41 acres lust outstdo city limits of llenvcrton, excellent soil, for which Honvertou Is noted. Woven wlro fonco and cross-fence, 5 ncres In full-bearing orohnrd, conslstlnir of Hpltr.onlmrKli nnd Northern fipy. All klndH of berries. Hns ftood five-room house, excollent bnrn. 40x44. nnd nil outhulldliiir. lias iriiotl wall and pump. City water piped In front of tlio place. Ono aero sold from farm this Kail for $1000. Prlco I Is $25,700. Will trado for a dairy farm In tho Willamette Valloy up to tho full amount. m JOHN E. HOWARD, 309 Chamber of Commerce, Portland, Or. 1 jtor s. Free on Request OUR SILENT SALESMAN Quiet nnd unassuming, but dp to dato and reliable. 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