The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-09-28
PLEDGES NOT To
ASK FOR LOAN
Elk OSIT o N
WILL NOT ASK FOR AID FROM
UNCLE SAM.

SEATTLE, Sept 2S.-The manage
ment of the Alaska ukon- Pacific
exposition will not ask congress for
loan. nor will it request any aid fur
Their than an ample appropriation for
Uncle Sans participation. A section
pledging this policy has been inserted
in the bill that will be introduced at
the forthcoming session of congress. 1t
reads as follows:
THAT the United States shall not in
any manner or under any circumstan-
ces make any loan, directly or indirec-
w to the Alaska Yukon-P Pacific eXposi-
ton or for the benefit of said exposi-
ton or for any of the purposes thereof,
and shall not appropriate for any pur-
poses whatsoever in connection with
said exposition, any sum of money
other than that provided for in this act,
the management of said exposition
having expressly declared that it will
not ask or accept from the United
States any loan of funds for any of
the purposes of said exposition, and
that it will not ask or accept from the
United States at this or any future
session of congress any appropriation
whatsoever in connection with said
exposition other than that appropriate
ed bv the provisions of this act.'
The exposition officials have never
contemplated asking the United States
government for money to help them in
constructing the buildings or carrying
on any of the work, nor have they
thought it would be necessary at some
later date to request a loan. But there
has been so much unfavorable talk
throughout the country in regard to
exposition appropriations, created by
the large sums given and loaned to the
jamestown exposition, that it was
thought best to commit the policy OF
the management by putting the above
section in the appropriation bill to as
sure congress of the sincerity Of the
people on the Pacific coast who are be-
hind the 1909 fair
Former expositions have been aided
in many different ways. St. Louis ana
jamestown received gifts and loans in
addition to the money expended for
the government buildings and ex-
hibiAs. The sum of $4,000 600 was do
mated by congress for the Louisiana
Purchase exposition corporation to ex-
pend under the direction of a national
commission. Later ST. Louis needed
more funds with which to finish the
ground and buildings and congress
came to the rescue with a loan of S4,-
500 900. The loan was paid back.
At different times the jamestown
exposition obtained donations amount
ing to about 100000 and then man
aged to borrow $1,OO0,O00. On top of
i this the government exhibit and build
ing cost more than another half mil
| lion. In all Uncle Sam aided the Ter
Centennial to the extent of more than
81, $780, 900.
| Since the United States government
began to patrOnize expOsitions down.
to the jamestown show. Congress has
appropriated a total of $2S,752, 251
| Only S4S5000 of this money has been
spent west of the Rocky mountains
the Lewis and Clark exposition, one Of
the most successful expositiOns ever
! held, receiving the benefit of the lat
! ter amount.
| The bill that will be introduced at
the forthcoming session of congress
will request an appropriation Of ST.
$4,000. The expenditure of the money,
which will come entirely under the
control of government officials, is APP
pOrtiOned as follows:
! Building. Exhibit.
! Government 100000 $35O.000