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PAGE SIX. ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14. EXHIBIT IS. A DISGRACE Oregon Miserably Represented a World's Fair, Disgusting Lo cal Visitors. FATE OF MAMMOTH TIMBER Hiijre Stick Sawed at Astoria Mill Hidden From View Be. neath Mess of Sacks and Itel'use. Nearly every Oregonian who has vis ited St Louis declares the Oregon ex Is a disgrace to the state. Astorians who have returned during the past few weeks aver that they were asham ed to acknowledg they were from Ore gon when approached by fair' visitors. The Oregon exhibit compares so un favorably with the exhibit of other states that Oregonlaus are thoroughly disgusted, and throughout the state the newspapers daily comment on the lax management. . A party of Astorians recently at St. Louis naturally looked for the big tim ber which was cut at the Hume mill. This timber squared 4S Inches and was something like 60 feet in length a specimen that should have beeen worth thousands of dollars to Oregon as an advertisement The Astorians succeed ed in finding the timber. It was lo cated at the rear of the Oregon build lng, and when the party saw it they turned away in disgust for the mam moth timber was covered with old sacks and other refuse. They declare that the mining exhibit alone is com mendable. The world's fair offered an excellent opportunity, to advertise the Lewis and Clark fair, but those interested enough to make observations and inquiries state that the Portland fair is practi cally unknown. A few obscure placard: are displayed, but they are meaning less, since they contain only the ex pression "Lewis and Clark." Visitors logically conclude that Lewis and Clark are enterprising Oregon business men who are advertising their firm. One of the Oregonlans who has just returned from the fair is Pk A. Mac Pherson. president of the . Independent Order of Lions. Mr. MacPherson displeased with the Oregon exhibit and takes occasion to voice his opinion witfi reference to the failure to advertise the Portland fair. He says: "A great opportunity has been lost to advertise Oregon. Hundreds of con ventions have been held there, and the right kind of effort would have resulted In bringing many of them here next year. There is an absolute dearth of advertising matter in St. Louis about Portland and our fair. We were asked a thousand times at least for some printed matter, but none can be found. not even in the hotels, notwithstand lng the fact that they would gladly re celve it and hand it out to visitors. "The Oregon exhibit In the agricul tural building is a slam on our good state. The display has often been ex celled at the state fair in Salem,, and Js insignificant compared with that of Washington or California. It would have been better not to have exhibited at all than to make such a display." OUR WORLD'S FAIR WANDEREDS Hatless Aborigine. Need no Hair Tonio Inspect a Battleship. St Louis, Oct 9. wouldn't be sur prised if John acquired the hatless habit as a result of bis visit to this Fair. Even now I find him removing his hat at every opportunity. He has been looking at the thick shocks of shaggy hirsute that adorn the heads of the Aborigines that are so numerous here. They all go bareheaded ., and none of them is troubled with baldness or falling hair. The Indians, the Al askans, Eskimos, Cliff Dwellers, Filipinos, Patagonlan giants and Afri--can pygmies have;no, need of hats or hair tonic. I am glad John Is at last seeing something Interesting and in structive In these Aborngines. He at first declared he could see no excuse for making them. One might get the impression from the gig disappearing guns mounted be hind stone walls to the. right as you enter the government building, that Uncle Sam is a great fighter, a very bloodthirsty personage, eager to des trov human beings. Once inside the building, however, you . discover that most of his activities relate to the arts of peace and are Intended to pro mote the welfare of the people. At the same time Uncle Sam is ready for trouble and it is interesting to note the ormldable character of his de fenses, -ra ia.a.l? inch,4i8JH)pearing gunwhlcb .wiU- throw.- .. t0-onnd .projectile elghten miles; and, directly after dropping this trifling little re minder of friendship and good feeling It quickly falls down behind a fort and gets ready to repeat the ctiinpll ment. In the operation of throwing one projectile It uses up 2T0 pounds of powder. The machinery which en ables this "peacemaker" to raise It self to "peek" over the fort long enough to belch forth a 1000-pound shell and then "duck" back ng;iln is a marvel of ingenious mechanism, work ing to smoothly that it Is under the absolute control of one man. Near it Is a six-Inch rapid-fire disappearing gun which pokos U nose over 'the fort in the same fashion, tosses a shell nine miles, and then drops buck again out of sight of the enemy. Returning to the government build ing we made a tour of inspection of the beautiful model of the battleship "Mis souri" which is one-eighth the sice of the original. All Its compartments and ornament are complete In every- detail, the real guns of the navy being used. A section of an armor-piercing naval gun is shown, the original of which cost $53,000 and which uses up 1600 worth of material every time It Is dis charged. Uncle Sam also exhibits per fect models of all the battleships and cruisers in the navy, In this building is the exhibit of the Smithsonian institution and the na tional museum which includes speci mens of nearly the entire animal kingdom. Here is the horned dlna saur; the African elephant and the skeleton of a mastodon found In a peat deposit In Michigan, also the skeleton of a whale found on the coast of New Foundland, which is 89 feet long and whose skull alone Is nearly 20 feet long. Here we saw the "armored dlnasaur," a playful looking creature about the size of an elephant, with great horny fins on his back and horns on his head and tall. .There is such a resemblance between his head and tail you can't tell which way he is going until yon look at his toes. John says that he was built that way so "if any thing escaped his horned head his horned tail was sure to get It" In this building is also shown the en tire development of the mail service from the mall coach and mounted mail carrier to the modern "fast mall" and the moving railway post office. This exhibit Includes a Pennsylvania postal SOLD IT FOR TAXES Monument to Memory of Major Andre In New York Went for $6.38. BUILT BY CYRUS W. FIELD j Grand Free ltemains Were Long Since Given Pluce in Wetttiuiuster Abbey -Shalt as Once D un inited. New York, Oct. 13. A monument erected by the lute Cyrus Field at Tappan New York to the memory of Major Andre has been sold for the non payment of taxes. The monument stands on Andre Hill, over the spot where the British officer was burled, after he was hanged. Since the death of Mr. Field taxes on the plot of ground 100 feet square, have accrued In the sum of $6.38, the plot finally being put up with other property by the treasurer of Rockland county and as there were no bidders he bought It in. If not released within a certain time the shaft of stone will pass out of the hands of the Field family and become the permanent property of Rockland county. Andre was hanged Oct. 2, 1780, Forty one years later the body was re moved from Tappan and burled with honors in Westminister Abbey. In 18TS Dean Stanley visited Cyrus W Field and the latter caused the spot to be marked "As a token ot those better fellngs which have united two nations." In 1S82 and again three years later unknown persons partially destroyed the shaft with dynamite but It was re stored and since then remained un disturbed, Proposals for Potatoes and Onions. Office chief commissary, Vancouver Barracks, Wash., Oct. 10, 1901. Sealed car in which men may be seen dlc. Proposals for furnishing and delivering trlbuting and pouching the malls, and tatoe8 onlon ror 8lx montM 6e hundreds of other appurtenances that lnnln November 1, 1904, will be re have assisted In making Uncle Sam's ',eu "u l """" ui " ,vin. th flnpt in the at Forts Columbia, walla Waua, world. T. A. D. OCTOBER SUNSET MAGAZINE. Ward, Worden, and Stevens, Oregon, until 10:30 o'clock a. m., October 20, 1904, and then opened. Information furnished on application. Envelopes containing proposals should be endors ed "Proposals for potatoes and onions" and addressed to commissary of post to be supplied or to MaJ. George B. Davis, Chief Corny. I Proposals for Fresh Beef and Mutton i Sealed proposals for furnishing and I delivering fresh beef and mutton for A Love Letter. Gives Fine Pictures of California Life Finely Illustrated, Gen. MacArthur and other army of ficers describe the recent military ma neuvers in California, each article being profusely illustrated with half tones, and colored drawings by Ed-1 Office Chief Commissary, Vancouver . ... ward CucueL interesting articles on Barracks, Wash., Oct 1. 1904 California and Oregon, How Olive OH Is Made, How Almonds Are Grown, and fine descriptions ot Plumas and Sutter, two great-California counties. months beginning January 1, 1905. !-i TX.O.P. nr urttnie. tm itnrten will be received here and at offices of sketches and verses. 10 cents a copy. Commissaries at Fort Stevens, Ore., You can buy Sunset Magazine at all se Barracas, iaano; ons uasey, newsstands. . Columbia, Flagler, Walla Walla, Ward, Wright Worden, Lawton and Van couver Barracks, Wash., until 10 a m., November 1, 1904. Envelopes con- Would not Interest you if you're talnlng proposals should be Indorsed looking for a guaranteed salve for -proposals for Fresh Beef and Mut sores, burns or plies, otto voaa or ton and addressed to commissary, of Ponder, Mo, writes: "I suffered with t0 De Buppiied, or to Major George an ugly sore for a year, but a box of B- faVi8( chief Corny. Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured me. It's tne best saive on eartn. z&c at tnas. offlce Constructing Quartermaster, jnD Uf vi Mvjffcvjuwvi m f . v v Sealed proposals, in triplicate, will be Worlds Fair Rates Extended. received at this office until 10 o'clock Through the efforts of the GREAT a. m., October 15, 1904, and then opened, NORTHERN RAILWAY, world's fair for clearing, grubbing and grading of excursion tickets will be sold on Oc-1 timber land on Military Reservation of tober 27, 28 and 29, in addition to Oc-Fort Stevens, Oregon. United States tober 8, 4 and 5. For full Informs- reserves the right to reject any or all tlon apply to any Great Northern agent. I proposals. Flat of area of work can be seen and specifications obtained at OONO TO THE FAIR. t ' this office. Envelopes should be mark ed "Proposals for Clearing and Grad What to Do if You Desire Practieal I lng" and addressed Captain Goodale, Information. If you contemplate visiting the St Louis Exposition, to secure reliable in- i formation as to railroad service, the lowest rates and the best routes. Alss as to the local conditions In St Louis, hotels, etc., etc,' , , , . . If you will write the undersigned, stating what information you desire the f same will be promptly furnished. If we do not have It on hand, will secure it for you if possible, and with out, any expense , to you Address B. H. TRUMBULL. ' i : -.'Portland, Ore. Quartermaster, Astoria, Ore, D ' JJ'J ' IV'- ... 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