The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-12-22
INTEREST IN
FAIR GROWING


important step in the history of the
Alaska Yuk on Pacific Exposition was
taken when ground was broken for
the United States Government build
ings and the work of grading and
clearing the site for the structures to
be erected by the Federal government
started. In addition to the main gov
eminent building, the United States
will build separate structures for
Alaska, Hawaii and the Philippine Is
lands and a government fisheries build
ing. The contract for the government
buildings calls for completion of all
the structures by March l, 1909.
The Government of Canada has also
outlined its plans for participation in
| the 1909 fair and will have one of
the largest exhibit places on the
grounds, covering site $50 by 300
| feet.
All of the countries bordering on
| the Pacific Ocean are now actively en-
gagged in preparing exhibits, and the
| reports that have been received by
| the exposition management are highly
satisfactory. Fine sites have been
held for the use of Japan and China,
and the Oriental display will be one
of the big features of the 1909 world s
fair. The Japanese Government has
shown a very friendly interest in the
exposition, and assurances have been
received by the Seattle Japanese as
ISOLATION from high officials of the
government that Japan will be well
represented.
| The association recently sent a re-
| quest to the Government of Japan that
some of the ships of the Japanese navy
be stationed in Seattle harbor during
the exposition period Assurances
have been received that this will be
done. and it is expected that at least
two of the battleships will be ordered
to Seattle early in June to anchor in
the harhor with the Pacific fleet of
the United States navy, which will be
stationed at Seattle during the entire
time of the exposition.
The Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposi.
ton is the first worlds fair to be
held for the purpose of exploiting the
countries of the Pacific Ocean, and
every country whose shores are wash
ed by the Pacific Ocean is partner
in the great enterprise. The tour
around the world of the Atlantic feet
of the United States navy has attract
ed attention to the Pacific from every
country on the globe, and it is the
purpose of the exposition to show the
conditions, natural resources and com
mercial Importance of every country
bordering on the Pacific.
The people of all parts of the world
are watching the progress being mad,
for the 1909 fair. The vast import
ance of the Pacific countries is just
becoming known and visitors will
throng into Seattle next summer from
J all parts of Europe to learn more Of
, the countries that the fair is designed
to exploit.
One of the striking illustrations o
the Importance in which the exposi
I ton is held is the fact that both tn
|. Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, and tn
Union Pacific Railways are spending
e millions of dollars to complete exten
q sions of their lines to Seattle befor
the opening of the exposition. Johl
E Barrett, director of the Bureau o
I. American Republics, said recently
n "The greatest trade development il
the world during the next ten year
4 will be in the countries bordering o.
the Pacific Ocean, 1t is plain tina
the great activity of the railroads build
ing to Seattle is not entirely due t
the traffic that will occur during tn
exposition. The railways have CON
menced to reach out for the trade o
. the Pacific countries and it is a part o
! their plans to connect the railways wit
J steamship lines that will reach thes
countries.
The Alaska Yukon Pacific Expositio
S will be big factor in bringing tn
e Importance of this trade to the atter
/ ton of commercial interests represent
7 ing all parts of the world. The Pa
cific countries have grasped this grea
opportunity to exploit their resource
L and the fair from this standpoint wi
e be great success.
y The Pacific Coast States have unite
n in the plea for larger navy on tn
e Pacific, and by showing the importanc
d of the Pacific the exposition will b
l. a big factor in ultimately securing
is Pacific feet that will be in every r,
d spect equal to the navy maintained b
the United States Government on til
x Atlantic.