Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 137, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1904 — The Lewis-Clark Fair. [ARTICLE]

The Lewis-Clark Fair.

Portland, Ore., is to bave an exposition next year in oomtoemoration of the Lewis-dark expedition to the Pacific coast. Mr. Henry W. Goode, of Portland, is president of the undertaking ard in an interview at Indianapolis reoently he told of the plana and hopes of the company President Goode, in disonssing the exposition, was confident that it would be a great snooess. In point of size it will be as large, if not larger, than the Pan-Amerioan or the Omaha expositions, be said. Five million dollars will be spent on it. The government alone will oontribnte $750,000, whiob will be expended in its building and exhibits. The main government building will bave floor apaoe eqnal in extent to that of its bnildiog at tbe St. Louis exposition. Besides this the government will erect buildings for its exhibits in fisheries, forestry and irrigation, agrioultare and horticulture and life-saving statii na. All the government buildings will be on sn island in the center of a lake on the exposition grounds.

President Goode gave positive assnrcnoe that all tbe departments at tbe exposition would be able to open on time—June X. . Already 4 tbe agriculture, hoiioulture, liberal arts, forestry and administration. buildings are completed and tbe I buildings for maobinery, eleotri-' city, transportatkn, mines and festival ball will be completed by Marob 1 Every state west of tbe Rooky mountains will ereot state buildings, as also will Maasaobua setts and New York. Manv states in the oentral west will act favor, ably on tbe question of baring buildings, it is thought. A number of oriental governments will have extensive exbibits. Tbe exposition will olose October 16th.