The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-08
ny FnEDBnIC B. IrAslxIN.

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Now that expositions and the maxi
i 10 thereof seem to have become cs-
laDllslied factors IN tho commercial.
educational and historic progress OF
turning toward the Pacific Northwest
anb tile. Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposi..
ton OF 1909. With characteristic West.
matterin II most thoroughly bltsiness-
like fashion. An exposition company
was formed with n capital stock Of
Sbo0.O0O. and day set aside on which
subscriptions to the stock would be
.ncss tho citizens ca,ne forward apd
Subscribed, not the requested 100000.
but $sb4.Ooo. Since the capital stock
pany Increased ii to 100000. aid over
With characteristic Western pre-
paredness, tho company has already
finished Tic administration building.
months. And with characteristic
Western Independence. the company
asks no gift or loan from Congress
IN tho financing of the exposition. the
vited to take part and place Its own
exhibit Just az othor nations are asked.
Tho company does ask. though, that
this government exhibit be II large
one. for the national government must
necessarily. hnnnce tho territorial ex-
hibiis of Alaska, Hawaii and the Phil
ipplncs. Since the exposition is OK
plotting thu great natural resources
OF tho Pacific coast and islands. 4
large fielierics building is needed at
this fair.
In bill recently introduced In Con-
Ercss by Senator Samuel III. Plies, OF
the State OF Washington. an appro-
priation OF 100000 was asked for tho
evn n M on nv u ctteyU nuf IL
that this be apportioned rs follows:
$25O.OOO for tho exhibit Of the gov
crnnlent proper. covering the special
fisheries exhibit. the special lifc-sav-
publics; 100000 for Alaskan exhibits.
$4,000 for Hawaiian exhibits; $4,000
for Philippine exhibits. and 100000
for the buildings housing these.
Tho people OF the State of WASH
ington Will. alone, contribute s2.000.oo0
to the enterprise. patriotic pride and
spiri, OF progrcss prompting them
and most OF the other million was
raised by special county taxes provided
for by the Legislature. The site OF
the exposition Is that OF the State
University grounds. looking. on Lake
ington on the other. The buildings
that form the auditorium, the line arts
building and machinery hall will be
the leading permanent permanent. ones. Seattle
cxpositions in this country in leaving
some lasting memorial OF the brilliant
exposition season. After the fair these
cdifices OF classic architecture will be
and will have cost s6o0.00o. that the
Legislature appropriated for this spe-
! cific purpose. Another permanent
building will be that OF the, Arctic
Dr.. 10 4. LII.
for the use OF the university students
from Alaska and the Yukon country.
So far the government has appro-
priated ses,752e5l for worlds fairs.
the Rockies. the Lewis and Clark hav-
ing this. The Alaska Yukon Pacific
Exposition means to establish a record
for thorough independence and cNecu-
tive ability in comparison with all
previous expeditions. ST. Louis and
Jamestown. for instance. had both gifts
and loans. The Louisiana Purchase
Exposition had gift of $4,000, 900
| from the government and loan OF
A6cooo0o. Seattle means to prove that
| VIII need none OF this. So far indica-
ttons are that she will make good
From east OF the Rockies. 100000 peo-
pie. are expected. The Pacific slope
| Its. population. and from each OF the
cities and towns that have grown tup
/ N the last hall century Will come en-
thusiastic and eager men and women
wearing. as they did at Portland.
badges inscribed with sucli sentiments
as Watch Tacoma Grow" or watch
Spokane Grow" and they are tile kind
who help In the growing.
| What an exposition of this kind will
/ mean to Alaska and the islands cannot
| well be measured now, for with the
/ establishment of the nations CONNER
1 cial supremacy comes the utilization
4 OF every natural resource. the exploit
! tatfon of every natural advantage.
Even the amount OF general informa
ton the average tourist will obtain is
4 not to be lightly rcckoned. At James.
town more than one Fastener went
1 to the Alaskan exhibit athirst for some.
thing wild and savage and unusual
and was as sadly disappointed in this
as he was happily enlightened on the
progress and up to atepess OF the ter
rltory as shown in It's displays. In that
great, undevelopcd country one-hftl,
as large as all the rest of the United
States. and as large as all the Pacific
States. plus Arizona and Nevada, civil
ization has been marching for some
time unheralded. IT is the object OF