The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-28
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
lnnes Selected.

famous 1nnes Orchestral band of Nav York, who registered at the HillnIan Wednesday, is still in the city and will probably remain until tonight. He has been selected ae director in chief os music at the Alaska ' Yulxon-Pacifc expo sition to be held in Seattle during the summer of 1909. He was notified by tele- graph here, and a number of congratu- latory telegrams were received This came from I. A. Nadeau, director general of the exposition:
 Congratulations on appointment as musical director of exposition made pub lie today"
 MT. Innes said: Yes, this is indeed a great honor, and I am pleased beyond expression to learn of my appointment It is, of course, not altogether a surprise to me, as the matter has been in negotia- tion for some little time. In fact, I went. out to Seattle at the invitation of the management last November for the pur- pose of going over the plans with the of- ficials in detail.
 ''fhe Alaska Yulxon-Pacific exposition promises to be one of the biggest events
 
 In bigness alone it will not of course equal the Chicago or St. Louis worlds fairs. but in all that goes to the make. up of a really great exposition-that is, an enormous quantity of foreign exhibits, unique displays of foreign peoples and customs and the most extraordinary en- tertainment programme that has ever been given at any exposftion-it will out rank any but Paris, Chicago and St. Louis. They have an extraordinary peo- pie out there, as you may realize when tell you that the men at the head of the exposition went out on the street and, ill one forenoon, raised close on to $750,000 IS starter
 Those in the exposition directorate are all wealthy men, who are giving their time and money and services to the exter- prise without stint or price. Avoiding one of the chief mistakes of the Jamestown general ill the person of Ira A. Nadeau prominent railroad man out there, whose aggressive. untirng personality is mal- ing the project loom up as the biggest thing of the present decade. They have one of the finest exposition sites in the world, right on the shore of a beautiful natural lake, which will furnish water for the lagoons and which promises to make the grounds a second Venice. It Is on this lake that Venetian scenes will be reproduced by groups of singing Condo Hers brought to America for the pur- pose.
 T shall at once enter into negotia- tions looking to the appearance there of the finest American musical organ izations. I particularly want to have both the Sousa and the Innes bands playing there in friendly rivalry at the opening. We shall follow this up I hope with the Damrosch and Theodore Thomas orchestras.
 "The Mikado will, it is believed, send over Q crack Japanese band which dis tinguish ed itself at Port Arthur oy playing the national Banzai at the head of the charge which resulted in the capture of 1O1 Metre Hill. Presi- dent Diaz of Mexico will send one of his most famous bands to the Fair. Big choral and band tournaments are to be held, for which thousands of dollars are to be offered in prizes. It is planned to have upon one of these festival occasions 90 American bands chiefly those belonging on the Pacific coast-and 10, 900 singers, among whom it is hoped to include the famous Tab ernacle choir of Salt Lake. the Men delssohn choir of Toronto and little Lindsborg's (Kansas) famous Messiah chorus of 5S5 singers. Money? yes, of course, it will cost lot of money, but to a city of 250, 1000 receiving the wealth of the whole Alaskan gold mining re- zion, with a commerce that threatens to absorb everything of moment on the whole Pacific coast, cost is necessarily second.
 1T have been commissioned to write an original work for the opening of the exposition. This work, which is about half complete, is not yet named but the subject, I may say to you with out betraying a secret, is one which, starting with the discovery of the con tinent by Columbus, carries us through the intervening centuries to the ac- ouisition of that whole Alaska, Yukon and Pacific country. The book Is by Liyingtcn, a newcomer in the literary ranks of New -ork, but whose inspir- ing lyrics of intense patriotism. as shown in this work, insure for him brilliant and successful career. "The exposition Is the only one of such magnitude to be given and financed without government aid" Result of Habit. ,,,,..,, A.;a nr IJaooool, vesterdav