The Ketchikan miner., 1907-10-05
WILL NOT RORRoW


 The management of the Alaska Exposition has decided l not to ask Congress for loan, nor l will it request any aid further than an ample appropriation for Uncle l Sam's participation. A section pledg- ing this policy hss been inserted in the bill that will be introduced at tie session of Congress. IL reads as follows:
 That the United States shall not in any manner or under any circum- stances make any loan, directly or in- directly to the Alaska Yukon-Paciiie Exposition or for the benefit of said exposition OF for any of the purposes thereof. and shall not appropriate for any purpose whatsoever in connection with said exposition. any sum Of money other than that provided for in this act. the management of said ex- position having expressly declared that it will not ask CT 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 appropriat- ed by 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 carry ing on any of the work, nor have they ever thought it would be necessary at some later date to request loan. But there has been so much untayor- able talk throughout the country in regard 10 exposition appropriations, created by the large sums given and loaned 10 the Jamestown exposition, that 1t was thought best to commit the policy of the management by put ting the above section in the appro- priation bill to assure Congress of the sincerity of the people on the Pacific coast who are behind the 1909 fair.
 Former expositions have been aided in many different ways. St. Louis and Jamestown received gifts and i loans in addition to the money expend- ed for the government buildings and exhibits. The sum of 5, 00o, 000 was donated by Congress for the Louisiana Purchase exposition corporation to eX- pend under the direction of national commission. Later St. Louis needed more funds with which to finish the grounds and buildings and Gongres, came to the rescue with loan oI s4. 600. o00. The loan was paid back.
 At different times the Jamestown exposition obtained donations amount ing to about $500. GOO and then manag- ea to borrow s1.o00. Ooo. On top oi this the government exhibit anC building cost more than another hal Emillion. In all Uncle Sam aided thu 1 Ter-Centennial 10 the extent Of more than g, 600. o00
 Since the United States government began to patrouize expositions dowr to the Jamestown show, Congress hat appropriated a total Of S2s, ,552. 251 Only s4S5, oo9 of this money has beer spent west Of the Rocky mounains the Lewis and Clark exposition. on' of the most successful expositi0ns eyel held, receiving the benefit of the lat ter amount.
 The bill that will be introduced a the forthcoming session of Congress will request an appropriation of s1, 175, Goo. The expenditure of tho money, which will come entirely m der the control Of government officials is apportioned as follows: