The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
MAN HERE.
T. S. CIarkson working Up Interest in
Seattle show In 1909.

Seattle, Wash, that wonderfully
growing city in the northwestern ex-
tremity of the country, is planning for
an Industrial exposition to be held
within its confines during 1909. This
exposition is not to take on the aspects
of a worlds fair. It's name, Fhe
Alaska Yukon-Pacific- exposition, sig
nifles this. It's promoters plan to make
1t an exposition of the resources of this
country, particularly those of the
Alaskan, Yukon and Pacific coast dis
tricts and also of the countries Of the
Orient which are developing an increas-
ing import and export trade with this
country through the port of Seattle.
Mr. T. S. Clarkson, commissioner
of the exposition, who is on tour
throughout the states Of this country
to interest them in the exposition, was
in this city today He called at the
state house, and in the absence OF Gov
ernor Hoch, talked with Mr.. Sessions,
the governors private secretary, about
the exposition at Seattle and the de-
sire Of the promoters to have Kansas
represented at the exposition.
1T is to be purely industrial ex-
position" said Mr.. Cisrkson in dis
cussing the matter I'VE hope to gath
er at Seattle exhibitions Of the re-
sources of the Alaskan and Yukon dis
tricts and from ell parts of the Uni
ted States as well for the purpose Of
letting the people of this country learn
of the opportunities for trade in our
northern possessions. And in addition to
that we hope to have exhibits of the
resources of the Oriental countries with
which an Increasing trade and most
vaIua bic trade is being developed
through the port of Seattle. We feel
sure that such an exposition viii do
much to soIidify the friendships be-
tween the merchants of this country
and those of the Orient, and that
through the exposition the representa-
tive business men of these countries
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to the products and wares which viii
have a most favorable market,
I'VE are not asking for outside none
tary aid for this exposition" said MI
GARRISON. Seattle business men rails
ed $780, 900 for it in one day and prom
ised another 100000 If it was needed.
The state of Washington will probably
! Appropriate $1,000 600 for it. The plans
are to place the exposition on some 300
odd acres of land belonging to the I'm
/ iversity of Washington. an ideal site,
which overlooks two fresh water lakes.
I'VE plan TO ask the federal govern
ment to erect a building at the expo
sition for a usual government exhibit
It is our idea that the government need
not put up a great big building, out
that it put up a small and substantial
building which win be permanent and
which can be used for educational pur-
poses when the exposition is thing Of
the past.
''This is also our idea in regard to
the buildings that we are going to ask
the states to erect for their exhibits.
We do not want them to make a
spIurge with great big buildings which
will have to be torn down as soon as
the exposition is over We are going
/ to ask them to put up smaller and
more substantial buildings. which Will
be lasting advertisements for them
81 am sure that IL Kansas takes hold
Of this matter and provides an exhibit
at our exposition. Seattle viii not be
found wanting in lending whatever aid
/ it can to make your senicentennial ex-
position here in Topeka in 1911 the sue
cess it deserves to be-
Mr. Clarkson is on q trip which Will
carry him to every state in the union.
He has been on the road a month now
and says that wherever he has been
the Seattle project has been received
4 most favOrably-