The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-09-26
ALASKA YUKON
FAIR NEXT IN LINE
Big Advertisement FOR STATE
I. n. Nadean, Director General, Talks
Interestingly ON Plans for
the Big Fair.

|. n. Nadeau, director general OF
the Alaska Yukon-t'aciiic exposition
which is planned to be held in Sc
attic in 1909, was here incident
ally 10 take in the state fair, but pri-
marily to interest North Yakima in
the big Seattle fair. He is an inter-
esting conversationalist and to a re-
porter gave an idea Of what might
be expected from the fair in the way
of benefits:
Money and energy expended to
attract the attention of the world to
any one section of country can find
"a more profitable and abundant re-
turn If spent in the way of great in
ternational eXpositions than in any
other MANNER" said Mr.. Nadeau.
The Alaska-Yukon-P Pacific expo
sition has for its primary purpose the
exploitation of the resources OF the
countries bordering on the Pacific
ocean. Their achievements in art,
mechanics, agriculture, mining and
all industrial pursuits will be ex-
hibited. Their possibilities along
the same Ines will be shown.
The scope of the exposition covers
all the countries known or having
access to the Pacific, including not
only Alaska, Yukon territory, Brit
ish Columbia, Mexico, the Central
and South American republics, but
the countries across the Pacific, viz:
Japan, China, Korea, India, Aus
tralia and the islands of the Pacific
and Indian oceans, the Philippine
and Hawaii, Russia and European
countries having possessions in or on
the Pacific have been invited. Sew
eral foreign countries have signified
their intentions to erect national
buildings and others to be properly
and widely represented.
THE project has created great
deal of enthusiasm and pledges of
hearty cooperation have come from
the various cities and communities
of the Pacific states, Alaska and the
Yukon. Our own state naturally is
leading in the promised support. The
Republican state convention yester-
day adopted the following as plank
of the platform: We commend the
aims and purposes of the Alaska
Yukon Pacific exposition Of 1909,
and favor liberal appropriation by
the next legislature therefor Other
conventions will take similar action
when they meet. The exposition
company has been duly incorporated
under the laws of Washington, with
a capital stock Of 100000, which
amount will be entirely subscribed
by the citizens Of Seattle and the in
terests centering there. With the
appropriations to be received from
the national government, the state
of Washington, the concessions, ad-
missions, etc., there will be avail
able upwards of three and one-half
millions of dollars exclusive of the
expenditures of the various states,
foreign nations, county and other ex-
hibitors. The undertaking is one Of
great magnitude, but is made less
difficult by the great success which
attended the splendid Lewis and
Clark fair at Portland last year.
"The permanent and accruing
benefits which come to every city and
community of this section through
the Portland fair is so apparent and
appreciated by everyone that it is a
pleasure to find the interest mani
tested in the exposition of 1909.
FIFTY leading citizens are direct
ors of the exposition company. each