Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-28
CLlRKSOy HAS NEW SHOW
Ex- 0mshsn sOlioits Patronage Of County
for Seattle Exposition.
ALASKA CONES " FOR A BIG SHARE
VIII Wait Every state of Union and
All the Countries of the
Orient, which VIII
he Exploited.

Major +. s. Clarkson, formerly postfnas-
ter OF Omaha. arrived in the city Thurs
day morning on his tour Of the states In
the interest of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
exposition. which will be held at Seattle
from June 1 to October /, 1909 Nebraska,
being Major Clarkson's old home, he
naturally turned here first. He says he Is
much encouraged over the prospects OF Sc
curing a representative exhibit from his
home state. Major Garrison is the special
commissioner for the exposition and has
been delegated to the arduous task OF
visiting all the states OF the union, in ad-
dition TO many foreign countries, and Sc
curing exhibits for the exposition.
The major has had years OF experience
at exposition work, having been connected
in some capacity with every exposition
since the Transmississippi. which was held
in this city in 1895 At the Portland ex-
position last year Mr. Clarkson was one
of the important factors In the success Of
the enterprise, being the director OF ex-
hibits.
Boom for Alaska.
Mr.. Garrison said, while the primary OBJ
ject of the exposition, to be held in Seattle
in 1903 was the exploitation Of the resources
of the state OF Washington and Seattle in
particular, one of the main features would
be complete and comprehensive exhibit
of the commercial resources of Alaska.
1.-THE popular conception OF Alaska IL
that It is a country of get rich quick
gold mines and glaciers, a land OF barren
wastes of territory with nothing but gold
dust to relieve the monotony," observed
Major Garrison. II do not wish TO deny
the imputation that the gold mines are the
principal feature OF Alaska, as over $780,
ma 13oo talr fror,
the country since the hrst discovery. and
more than ssaOOo.oO0 worth during the
present year. but 1T is only a question Of
| few years until the copper exports would
equal those of gold, as some Of the richest
copper mines in the world have been dis
| covered I'm different parts OF Alaska, even
with the limited exploration which the
| country has had. -Four railroads are now
building to the location of the more inn
/ portant copper fields, which are but 10
miles ~ valdez. the coast shipping
| polui
| "A pularly supposed to be des-
titui, but It will have an agri-
| cutu live stock display that will
surprise "a, visitors to the exposition.
Alaska has numerous fine valleys where
the cultivation of oats. rye and hay is be-
ing extended more and more each year
as the climatic conditions for this indus
| try are ideal"
VIII Go 10 the Orient.
1t is Mr.. Clarkson's Intention to visit al
the oriental countries and he hopes to OBJ
tain exhibit from each country. as It /,
Intended the exposition will tend to estab
lish closer commercial relations between
the United States and the orient.
1t is<the general thought of the. repre-
sentative and progressive business men o.
the Pacific coast that the San Franclsc,
disaster. deplorable as II was in all III
features must inevitably rebound to tn,
benefit Of some of the. other large cities o,
the coast and II is believed that sestti,
i 10 the one, as the. business men of SeattI,
are wide awake to their opportunity aris
realize that the exposition In 1909 will b,
OF material assistance. These. men hav,
subscribed $4,000 cash for the purpose 4
exploiting the exposition and are ready I,
/ subscribe like amount in the future. The,
do not ask the money or assistance of out
siders excepting their moral support, an.
the entire expenses OF the exposition vii
he borne by the, citizens of Seattle, witt
the single exception OF the government
which will be requested to erect a perma
nent building on the exposition ground
and also provide for the usual federal ex
hibit But further than this no assistanc
is asked other than that the several state
and foreign countries visited by Maio
CIarkson will show their cooperation ii
the shape OF exhibits OF the resource
} thereof.
The exposition will be held on tn
grounds OF the University of washingto
/ and II is intended to use the proposed gov
[ eminent building as museum after tn