The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-11-13
1909 EXPOSITION
Great Worlds Fair at Seattle Sext
Year to Set New Record
Opening Day to Be as Com
plete as the Closing Day.
WILL BE READY

Opening Day to Be as Com
plete as the Closing Day.
Eight, months from now, on the LIST
day of June, 1909, the gates Of the
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition at
Seattle will be thrown open to the
public. For four months and a half
the first great Pacific Worlds Fair
will receive visitors from all parts of
the globe. If the visitor comes on
the last day, or in August or on the
opening day, he or she will find
things the same. 1t Is the intention
of the officials of this exposition to
break all exposition records, to es-
tablish precedent and have all
complete and in readiness on the
opening day. The slogan of the en-
terprise is just that "Ready-on-the-
opening-day." The people of Seattle
and the Pacific Northwest are accus-
toned to doing things and they will
do this with characteristic prompt
ness and energy.
A month ago the gates of the ex-
position were closed to free admis-
sion. The day was celebrated by
vast meeting Of the stockholders held
on the steps Of the huge Manufac-
lures building The director general
presented figures showing that the
exposition was more than 70 per cent
complete and that the remaining
work was of such character that it
could be rushed to the final state in
few months. To make doubly sure
the director of exhibits has instructed
all exhibitors that goods will be re-
ceived any time after March 1st of
next year, and that everything must
be in place two weeks before the Of
fetal opening. This certainly looks
as If the promise would be realized.
Three of the great permanent
buildings which will be turned over
to the University of Washington at
the end of the fair are finished. A
fourth will be completed by January
LIST. The two main exhibit palaces,
the Manufactures and Agricultural
buildings have been finished for sew
eral months. The Mining Palace and
the Fisheries building, the hospital
and fire station have been in use for
months. The power plant is ready
to start up. Oregon finished her
palatial building in September and
entertained the Travelling Passenger
Agents, who met in Seattle during
that month. California, which will
have one of the largest buildings on
The grounds, will announce her build
Ing completed by January first. The
State building, which
will be permanent, is going up rapid
". Contracts have been let with
line limit of February for the Arctic
Brotherhood, Forestry and Women's
buildings. The United States gov
srnment has its plans ready and the
commissioners will let the contracts
within ten days and the buildings
must be ready two months before the
opening. Every other building to be
erected can be run up in two to three ,
months, so there is no danger of the ,
'uilding side being behind.
How about the grounds ia often
sked. The site of $50 acres of vir-
in forest has been cleared, graded,
Dads and paths laid out. The CEN
raj court of honor with its beauti- :
ul cascades and geyser basin is al I
1ost completed and 1t is expected
nat water will be turned on the mid
lie of November. AIRES of lawn are q
Dated with heavy turf of refresh 6
lg green. The Sunken Gardens are
nished. '
Miles ow sewers, water, mains and t
ectric conduits have been laid, all c
work for the university. q
as mains are now going in and
hen that is once finished the con-
actors will start laying asphalt over !
9 eleven miles of street and walks. J,
1ery curbing is set and this work !