Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-12
Texas at the 1909 Ex-
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tain to be we'll represented at
the Alaska-Yukon-Pac ific Expo
sition next summer has been re-
ceived with much qualification
by the directors of the fair and
the people of the northwest.
Texas, like the three great
North Pacific states, is an en-
pire in itself and has much to
interest the people of this sec
ton as any state in the Union.
Likewise there is much in this
country that will interest the
Texan.
There are thousands of Tex
ans in this country, and through
out Alaska and the Yukon. The
early gold discoveries attracted
many, while the numbering and
grazing resources have seen
many Texans engaged. But it
is to the future that Texas can
look with anticipation. When
the Panama canal is completed,
great ocean-going vessels will
load with Texas products and
carry them without trans-ship-
ping directly to the wharves on
Puget Sound. The incalculable
water power that will be in
time developed from the streams
flowing down the west side Of
the Cascade mountain will re-
suit in the establishment of
great manufacturing plants
where the cotton of Texas will
be made into sheetings, shirt
ings and other goods for the
use of the people of this coun-
try as we'll as for the millions
that live beyond the Pacific. 1t
is this future development
which attracts the interest of
the Northwest to Texas. 1t is
felt that there is a bond of in
terest that has marvellous pos
sibilities and that both are indis
pensable to the other.
The Alaska Yukon-Pacific Elk
position was conceived by its
originators for the purpose Of
showing to the people Of dis
tant parts of the United States
the manifold opportunities anc
possibilities of this section, tt
teach the people that Alaska
and the Nohtrland are not thu
ice-bound, uninhabitable places
that the early school book
taught, that there is something
tangible and definite about tn,
Pacific Northwest which will il
time make it one of the busies
and happiest sections of tn
United States. TIE men Of tn
Pacific Northwest believe a
firmly as they believe anything
that the time will come not S
far distant when this part o
the United Statets will be tn
most favored in the entire ne
ton. They believe now that
has other sections beaten i
many respects and they fee
that it will win in lot more
But in order to realize the hope
other parts of the United State
will be called upon to contrib
ute, in people, materials an
products. Thus it will be mi
tual benefit and where the Pa
cific Northwest gains so, ais
will the other sections gail
And no part of the country he
as much to gain as has Texas.
The slogan of the eXpositio
directors is "Read-on-the-Ol
ening-Day." All exposition re,
ords will be broken in this r.
spect. The permanent an
larger and more extensive ten
porary work is 70 per cent az
vanced towards completion
That work which yet remains
be done, is largely in the CO.
struction of temporary buildin,
which can be run up in tv
to four months, and in the fin
work of the landscape gard
ners. When it is stated tn
ten of the exposition building
are ready to receive their e
hibits and equipment and tn
three others will be finish,
within two months, it can
realized that the slogan is
dream.
The government board viii,
handles the 100000 appropri
ton made at the last session
Congress is now on the groul