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Show FOR I LAND LAYS PLANS FOR GREAT EXPOSITION PORTLAND, Ore.. Jan N.-An exposition ex-position will bo held in Portland in E925 to commemorate the linking of I the east with the west and the no-.-lh with the south by means of paved highways from New York to Portland and from the Mexican line to British Columbia, according to announce- : ment of plans formed by committees of business men here. Electrical de-i j velopraent will bo featured. It has been determined that the! Atlantic-Pacific Highways and Klcc-! trlcal exposition, the name chosen for' the affair, shall he along educational , lines and that there shall be no prof-1 Its. a $s, ooo. ooo corporation under these conditions Is proposed t launch , the enterprise, though the backers said the investment might be Increased to more than double that amount later. j Tentative plans locate the fHit ! ground adjacent to the city, command1 lug a View of snow-capped mountains! and other natural SQenic beauties Building permanent structures with a view to creatipn of a park has been suggested. Approach to the fair grounds would be along a boulevard lined With rose bushs. planting of which was begun this year. Those behind the project propose i to bring together displays o:' highway high-way development of Industries which largely cr ntcrs around that interest, i OJfld portrayal of hydro-elce:i k power progress, as well as other features usu- ' al at expositions I |