Bisbee daily review., 1908-11-14
FAIR WILL BE + READY ON THE
 OPENING DAY
Three of the Big Permanent Buildings of the Alaska Yukon-Paci Exposition at Seattle Already Done.

SEATTLE. Nov. ls.--On the first day of June, 1909. the gates of tn, Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition at Seattle will open. Evey building VII be finished, every seasonable exhibit will be in place. every road will be paved, every path laid out, every gar den will be radiant with flowers. Il the visitor comes on the last day, or in August or on the open ng day, he or she win find things the same. Tne promise of the officials of the expo sition to break all previous records and thus establish q precedent will be realize Seattle men feel that they must live up to the reputation of t.se city as a place that does big things and they are acting with characteris- tic promptness, energy and enterprise
 A month ago the gates of the expo sition were closed to free admission. The day was celebrated by a vast meeting of the stockholders held or. the steps of the huge manufacturer building. The director general pre- sented figures showing that the expo sition was more than 70 per cent com. plete, eight months remaining for the finishing touches.
 Three of the great permanent build ings which will be turned over to the University of Washington at the end of the fair, are finished. A fourrn will be completed by January ist. The two main exhibit palaces, the manu- factures and agriculture buildings, have been finished for several months. The mining palaces and the fisheries buildings are ready, the hos pital and the fire station have been in use for months. The power plant is ready to start up. Oregon finish ed her palatial building in September, California will have her immense building completed by January 1st- The Washington state building, which will be permanent, is going up rapidly. Contracts have been let with a time limit of February. for the Arctic brotherhood, forestry and wonen's buildings. The United States govern ment commissioners are prepared to rush work and have the buildings ready two months before the opening. The other buildings to be erected can be run up in two or three months.
 The site, 250 acres of virgin for est, has been cleared and graded. Roads and paths have been laid out. The central court of honor with its beautiful cascades and geyser basin. is complete. Acres of lawn are coated with heavy turf of refreshing green. The sunkep gardens are finished
 Miles of sewers, water mains and electric conduits have been laid, all permanent work for the university. Contractors will soon start laying ia phalt over the eleven miles of streets and walks, several miles of cinoer paths winding through the virrL forest, through beautiful glens ana shady hooks are ready.
 The green houses which have been in operation for two years have over a million plants. including 250,0 ,00U rose bushes, ready for transplantfus The decorative features of the expos1 tion will be one of the. most distinc tive parts of the brilliant snow. The roses. the rhododendron banks, the flower beds of the sunken gardens the festoons of vines that are found everywhere, the acres of green lawn the giant frs and cedars, will rest the eyes and visitors will not wondI that Washington is called the Ever green state
 Travel to the North Pacific coast next summer will undoubtedly be rnt heaviest in the history of the trans continental railroads The railroaus have fixed upon the rates that will be charged from what is known as the St Paul and Missouri river points At the recent meeting of the Trans continental Passenger association the rates for the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition were settled.
 Frcm the following points, Omana Council Bluffs, Pacific Junct on Atchison, Leavenworth, St. Jasepn Kansas City, St. Paul, Minneapolis Duluth and Superior the round trII rate to the north Pacifis coast points Seattle, Tacoma. Portland, Everett Nottingham Victoria and Vancouver, B. C.-was fixed at $50.
 The tickets will go on sale May 25 1909, and continue on sale until Sep tenlber 30, with final return limit oi October 3I
 The liberal rates for the St. Pau and Missouri river points means q like reduced rate from Chicago and St. Louis points and proportionate re l duction from extreme eastern points