Douglas Island news., 1905-03-29
ALASKA AT THE PoRTLAND FAIR

ALASKA AT THE PORTLAND FAIR Governor John G Brady has issued the following in regard to the Portland Exposition:
 Congress appropriated S25,000 toward defraying the expenses of an Alaska exhibit at the Lewis and Clark Centen- nial Exposition to be held at Portland, Oregon, opening June 1st and closing October 10th.
 At the close of the exposition at St. Louis our exhibits were packed and what were not returned to the owners were sent to Portland. We now have a fine lot of show cases, including what we had at St. Louis and the fine cases which were in the Indian Territory building and turned over to us by order of the Secretary of the Interior The Portland exposition coming on so soon and the winter months inter vening makes it rather difficult to have good collections from the distant parts of Alaska.
 We learned at St. Louis that the common people are very eager to ob tain information concerning Alaska, and nothing was small enough to pass their notice.
 The Fair at Portland will be another grand opportunity to instruct the people as to what we have. Our main effort in these exhibits has been to show the truth concerning Alaska, hoping as a result to get people to come here to make their homes.
 l earnestly hope that the different communities will take hold and do what they can to worthily represent their surroundings at this fair.
 No place is so small or so poor but that it can do something if there is a willingness on the part of anyone. Where the citizens all work together great deal can be done.
 l would suggest samples of ores, rocks suitable for building or any other purpose, cIays of any kind, samples of soils, not over lift. by Oft, peat, samples of any growing thing, any fish from rivers or the sea, birds, animals, in- sects, any needle work from home or women's clubs, school work, photo graphs, especially whatever is peculiar to each community. Tables on climate and temperature would be acceptable. Such collections from the various parts of Alaska will demonstrate to thous- ands of people the truth in such way that they will accept it and it will be information that cannot easily be ob, tained any other way.
 The Lewis and Clark Exposition will be very creditable affair, while it will not be as extensive as the fair at St. Louis nevertheless the people at Port land have gone to work with a spirit and energy that is commendable. They now have the grounds and buildings nearly completed.
 l would urge every Alaskan, who can possible afford it, to visit Portland and stay long enough to see the exhibit made there.
 There will be many single features at this fair which will excel things of the same kind at St. Louis. The grounds are beautiful and everything is already set as in fine picture.
 l therefore, earnestly wish that our people may do all possible to make our own exhibit worthy and creditable. We are to have room in the govern ment Building of at least 1000 sq. it. surface.
 Each article should be marked so as not to rub off and atriplicate list made. one of which should be put in one of the packages which should be marked. contains Hst," one sent to this office and the other retained by the sender. All exhibits should be carefully packed, aud each package numbered and mark ed Alaska Commission, Lewis and Clark Exposition, Care U. s. Quarter master, Seattle, Wash.
 JOIN c. BRADY,
 Governor of Alaska and
 Executive Commission
 CT Alaska Exhibit Lewis
 and Clark Centennial
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