The National tribune., 1908-03-04

THE NATIONAL TRIBU
cially, which will be done by exploiting
the resources of the countries of that
great ocean, will be an Accomplishment
worth several times the cost of the EX-
position.
Pacific Ocean.
Considerably more than half of the
people of the world live in the countries
which border on the Pacific Ocean. The
latest available statistics. furnished by
the United States Department of Com
merce and Labor. give these countries,
exclusive of the United States, an area
of 17,096,O60 square miles and popu-
lation of 9O4,S63.000. Their imports
aggregate S1,S53, $4,000 annually and
their exports s1,S93, ,642, 600, so that
their total foreign trade is $3,746,975,-
600. OF this foreign Pacific trade the
United States enjoys nearly one-fifth,
the total being 100000 annually.
of which 1896, 600 is represented by
imports and 1922, 600, 900 by exports.
When one considers that the United
States enjoys pCsitional advantage over
the countries of Europe, being much
nearer the countries above specified.
and that in spite of this advantage our
country may boast of only about one
fifth of the trade which these countries
have, the possibilities of an increased
traHs-Pacific business may be under
stood in a general way.
The exploitation of the Pacific West
will be naturally another important re-
suit that will be accomplished by the
aska-Yukon- Pacific Exposition. The
Lewis and Clark Exposition, held at
Portland, Gre, in 1905, introduced the
East and Middle West to the West, and
now the Alaska Yukon-Pacific EXposi-
ton will cultivate this acquaintance into
a warm friendship. The Exposition will
do much toward giving the East prop
er attitude of appreciation of the West.
The 250.000 (estimated) visitors from
East of the Rockies who will take ad-
vantage of the reduced railroad rates
to attend the Fair, see The country and
its people, study conditions and take
note of achievements will return home
with minds cleared of very much haZi-
ness that has beclouded them by rea-
son of the acceptance of fictional Carl
cature as gospel fact.
ONfcers and officials.
The men who are responsible for the
success of the Alaska Yukon-Pacific
Exposition are all of the Western type,
who are used to doing big things well.
The Exposition is incorporated under
the State laws of Washington, and the
Board of Trustees of so members is
composed of representative citizens of
Seattle. Altho there are several COM
mittees under the supervision of an Ex-
ecutive Committee, it is the tendency
of all committees to select experienced
Exposition men to carry on the work
assigned to them.
J. e. Chilberg, President of the Ex
position, is one of Seattles most prom
inent and most energetic citizens.
J. H. McGraw, Vice President, was
once Governor of Washington, and has
held several other political offices in the
State and city of Seattle.
r. A. Ballinger, Vice President, at
present Commissioner of the General
Land Office at Washington, d. c., was
at one time Mayor of Seattle and at
another time Judge of the Superior
Court.
A. S. Kerry, Vice President, is big
lumberman of the State of Washington.
l. A. Nadeau, Director-General, has
been active in the upbuilding of Seattle
for a long time, having been general
agent of the Northern Pacific Railroad
for 16 years.
For Director of Exploitation the SER
vices of Henry E. Reed, of Portland,
were secured. Mr. Reed, an expert
enced newspaper man, was Secretary
and Director of Exploitation OF the
Lewis and Clark Exposition.
Frank p. Allen, Jr., Director of
Works, gained his knowledge of Expo
sition work at the Lewis and Clark Ex
position in the Division of Architecture.
Col. Henry E. Dosch. Director of Ex-
hibits, held the same position at the
Lewis and Clark Exposition. He also
represented the same Exposition as
Commissioner General to the Osaka
Exposition (Japan) and the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition at st. Louis. Mr..
Dosch has had many years of Exposi-
ton experience, having been Oregon's
to all Worlds Fairs held
in late years.
As other divisions and departments
are organized 1t is the intention of the
to secure experienced per-
sons to carry on the work.
VIII Invite the G. A. II.
There is strong probability that the
Grand Army of the Republic will be
invited by Seattle and the State of
Washington to hold its 1909 Grand En-
there. If that is done the
veterans and their friends will have
the opportunity of their lives for sight
seeing and for excursions by water and
by land, every fathom and every rod
being thru scenery worth a trip across
the continent to see.