. Electric railway journal . oller coaster, the merry-go-round, the Old Mill, The Tickler, laughing gallery,Bump-the-Bumps, Giant Whirl, and a large roller skat-ing rink having a floor space of 200 ft. x 400 ft. There isalso a large dance pavilion. This trail continues around to large barge placed about 200 ft. from the river bank. Thisarrangement makes it possible for crowds of 10,000 to12,000 people to have an unobstructed view from the highground along the river. Considerable money is being spent this year to beautify 182 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXIII. No. 5. the grounds by laying
. Electric railway journal . oller coaster, the merry-go-round, the Old Mill, The Tickler, laughing gallery,Bump-the-Bumps, Giant Whirl, and a large roller skat-ing rink having a floor space of 200 ft. x 400 ft. There isalso a large dance pavilion. This trail continues around to large barge placed about 200 ft. from the river bank. Thisarrangement makes it possible for crowds of 10,000 to12,000 people to have an unobstructed view from the highground along the river. Considerable money is being spent this year to beautify 182 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXIII. No. 5. the grounds by laying out almost the entire vacant partwith beds of roses. The idea is to make a rose park inwhich roses will be in bloom from the opening of the seasonuntil the close. This novel horticultural feature is ex- Fair held in Portland in 1905. The total amount of light-ing in this park is equivalent to about 13,000 lamps. Avery good view of the water chute, and incidentally of theexits and entrance platforms on opposite sides, is also. The Oaks, Portland, Ore.—The Water Chutes between the Entrance and Exit Platforms pected to prove exceptionally interesting to visitors fromthe Eastern States. The natural beauty of The Oaks makes it an ideal re-sort for family and society picnics, separate days being setaside for the larger organizations. Every attention isgiven to encourage the women and children to attend sothat they may feel at home and enjoy themselves withoutfeeling that the presence of undesirable elements will re-quire an escort. Each season a special prize is given onChildrens Day. Last year the prize was a Shetland ponyand cart, complete, valued at $350. The good reputation of the park is kept up by the com-panys special police corps, the force being increased onspecial occasions whenever necessary. The Oaks has thesplendid record of no reported robbery or other violencesince its opening, so it is no wonder that it has becomepopular with the great majority of Portland people. O
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