Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-26
ENDORSES THE FAIR
PRESIDENT RECOMMENDS
The Participation of Uncle Sam in
AIaska-lukon-PaCifiC fSpOSi.
tiOn at Seattle.

tiOn at Seattle.
Seattle. Dec. %. Now that Presi-
dent Roosevelt in his message to Con-
gress has endorsed the participation of
the United States Government in the
laska-Yukon-Paciiic Exposition, the
management of the 1909 fair will carry
on campaign to secure the early pas
sage Of the appropriation bill. Henry
f. Reed, director of exploitation, has
gone to Washington to open up head
quarters to circulate information in re-
gard to the plans and objects of the
exposition. Later on committee com
posed of officials of the exposition and
prominent men of Alaska and the Pa
cific Northwest will go to the National
capital to present the eXposition's case
before congress.
The fact that the exposition man
apement has pledged itself not to ac-
cept loan or gift from Uncle Sam is
endorsed in President Roosevelt's mes
sage. This, it is thought by the Off
cials, will have much weight with con-
gress. The section of the President 5
message referring to the Alaska Yukon
Pacific Exposition is as follows:
The courage and enterprise of The
citizens of the far Northwest in their
projected Alaska Yukon-Paclic EN-
position to be held in 1909 should re-
ceive liberal encouragement. This ex-
[ position is not sentimental in its con-
ception, but seeks to exploit the nat
ural resources of Alaska and to pro-
mote the commerce, trade and industry
of the Pacific States with their neigh
boring states and with our insuiar pos
sessions and the neighboring countries
of the Pacific The exposition asks no
loan from congress, but seeks appro-
priations for national exhibits and eX-
hibits of the Western dependencies of
the general government. The State of
Washington and the City Of Seattle
have shown the characteristic western
enterprise in large donations for the
conduct of this exposition, in which
other states are lending a generous
assistance.
Work on the exposition grounds is
progressing rapidly. Most of the grad
ing for roadways, avenues, plazas and
circles has been finished, and the
grounds have been enclosed by Il fence.
The contract for the erection of the
emergency hospital has been let
and the structure will be completed
within the next few weeks Contracts
have been granted for four large
buildings which are to he finished with
in six months. They are the Fine Arts
Palace, Auditorium, Machinery Hall
and the Manufactures Building. The
three first will be permanent structures,
being built out of buff brick with terra
Gotta trimmings.
Most all of the exhibit palaces will
be classic in design AS far as modern
usage will permit. After the fair the
permanent buildings will be used by
Washington University upon the camp
us of which the exposition will be held,
for college ediiices.
The Arctic Brotherhood, an order
composed of men who have been in
Alaska and Yukon. will erect build
ing costing $4,000. The site has been
selected and plans for the structure are
now being prepared. During the ex-
position the building will be used as a
club house and will contain an exhibit
of curios and relics of the Northland.
After the fair it will be turned over to
the Washington University for the use
of students from Alaska and Yukon.
Many counties throughout the State
of Washington, Oregon and California
are preparing to have separate build
ings and displays from their general
state exhibit
/ William Jennings Bryan, in letter
to Henry f. Reed, director of exploita-
tion, heartily endorses the participation
of the United States Government.