The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-13

cessful ever held, receiving the benefit
of that amount.
THE bill that has been introduced
at the present session of Congress
provides an appropriation of 100000
to enable Uncle Sam to take advan-
tage of the opportunity for effective
advertising. 1t has passed the Sem
ate and will soon pass the House. 1t
provides for the following buildings:
Government, Alaska, Hawaii, Philip
pines. Fisheries.
"On June 1 last, before a crowd of
fifteen thousand persons, ground
breaking ceremonies were held, with
many prominent men making adj
dresses, among whom was Hon. John
Barrett, director of the International
Bureau of American Republics, repre-
senting President Roosevelt. From
| that date to the present time, work has
| been going on rapidly upon the expo
sition grounds. The grading and
clearing has been finished. All of the
| principal roadways, avenues, circles
and plazas have been completed. The
Administration Building has been
erected asd occupied by the executive
| force for several months. Contracts
have been let for the construction Of
| four large buildings and several small
! ones. Among these are the Manufac-
/ lures Building, Auditorium, Palace Of
Fine Arts and Machinery Hall. The
three latter buildings will be perna-
nent structures, built of buff brick
with terra Gotta trimmings. The
'A-Y-P,' as it is sometimes called in
J Seattle, will differ again from some
1,ormer fairs in that some of its ex-
/ nibit palaces will be permanent struc-
lures. The grounds are located on the
property of the Washington Univer-
sity, State institution, and after the
exposition is over the permanent
! buildings and those substantially built
will be taken over by the college to
! be used for educational purposes.
THE exposition site is the most
beautiful ever used for such pur-
pose. 1t is $50 acres in extent and
| borders for more than a mile and a
/ half on Lake Union and Lake Wash
| ington. the latter being the largest
body of fresh water in the Pacific
is convenient to all parts of Seattle.
and is only twenty minutes ride by
electric car from the business center.
The Olympic and Cascade Mountains
may be seen from the grounds, and
/ an unobstructed view may be obtain
ed of the perpetual snow peaks of
Mt. Rainier and Mt. Baker. Tall,
stately giants of the forest form beau
tiful vistas, and gentle slopes; COM
manding terraces and unsurpassed
stretches of waterfront add to the
beauty of the expositions setting. In
the erection of the buildings every
precaution will be taken to preserve
natures own handiwork.
Twelve large exhibit palaces will
form the main part of the exposition.
Around these will cluster the State,
foreign and concessions buildings, and
smaller exhibit structures. The main
exhibit buildings will be: United
States Government, Alaska, Yukon,
Manufactures, Agriculture and Horti
culture. Machinery. Forestry. Fine
Arts, Fisheries, Mines, Hawaii and
Philippines.
Citizens of Seattle and the entire
Pacific Coast are enthusiastic in their
support of the exposition. There is no
knocking going on by other cities in
that section. They all realize that, al
though the Pacific Northwest is grow
ing rapidly, an impetus such as the
exposition will give will be of mate
rial help.
ITO start the exposition off right,
the people of Seattle got together over
year ago, October 2, 1906, and raised
s65O,000 in one day by the purchase |
of stock in the exposition corporation, |
something that was never done before /
by any city at any time for any pur
pose. The capital stock was placed !
at s500,0O0 but when the business day !!
was over it was discovered that the |
stock had been oversubscribed to the /
tune of $4,000. The capital stock was
then increased to $500. 0OO. all of which !
will be sold in Seattle before the ex-
position opens.
Not to be outdone, the State of |
Washington at the legislative meeting
of 19O6-07 appropriated s1,000,OO0 for its
representation at the exposition. The
Evergreen State will erect several
buildings to hold the large displays
it will make. Although a young
State, Washington's appropriation as
an exposition State is as much as that
made by Missouri, which held the rec
ord before with the million dollars it
for the st. Louis Worlds
fair.
Oregon and California have each
100000 for their partici-
patton, with assurances that more
funds will be forthcoming at the 1909
of their Legislatures. Other
States that have made preliminary
appropriations are: Pennsylvania, s75,- ]
600: Missouri, $4,000; Utah, $4,000; Ne
braska, $4,000. This winter many
States are expected to make provi-
sion for buildings and exhibits. As
have been given that the
following commonwealth will appro-
pirate funds at their next Legisla-
lures: New York, Massachusetts,,
Montana, Kentucky. Idaho, Nevada,
Wyoming, Kansas, Illinois,
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