The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-07-11
A. Y. P. Exposition
Making Good Progress

the opening day of the Alaska Yukon
Pacific exposition. the 1909 fair is In
an advanced stage Of completion, and
there is plenty Of money in the
treasury with which to complete it.
All international expositions re-
ceive more or less criticism a to the
progress OF the work and the financial
condition Of the organization. In
some instances this criticism is JUS
tiflable. but in the case OF the Paci-
fic Worlds fair the officials have
carried out their tasks 90 successfully
that there is no foundation for insin-
uations that the exposition will not
be success in every way.
The United States, government is
preparing to expend its appropriation
Of 5000. 600. As required BY the
bill passed by congress, the exposition
management now has more than
million dollars in assets. The total
stock of $500. 600 has been fully sub
scribed. With $3.50. 900 in county
appropriations and donation Of
so. 900 by the Arctic Brotherhood,
a fraternal organization. the assets
reach more than a million. This is
exclusive of the 81. 600. 900 approprt-
ated by the State of Washington. the
various other state appropriations
for participation. the sale of conces-
sion and exhibit space and foreign
appropriations. OF the total govern
ment appropriation. $3.50. 900, will be
used for the following buildings:
main government, Alaska. Hawaii,
Philippines, and fisheries industry.
The remaining $3.50. 600 will be ex-
pended for the collection and installa-
tion cf exhibits.
Work on the grounds is about sixty
percent completed. Two of the larR-
est exhibit palaces. the manufactures
and agriculture buildlnRs. twin
structures are entirely finished. The
machinery hall. one of the three
permanent brick buildings is COM
pleted. while the auditorium and fine
arts palace, the other two permanent
structures, are rising rapidly. The
administration building, emergency
hospital and FIRE station have been
finished for some time. The mines
building is having ite staff put on and
the fisheries palace is far beyond the
foundations. The Oregon building
will soon be completed, while work on
the Washington. California, Missouri.
New York and Utah state buildings
will be started some time next month.
Already the landscape architects
are making the grounds beautiful.
A nursery has been maintained for
more than q year and millions Of
plants. flowers and shrubs are already
to be set out. Velvety lawns are
being cultivated in the gardens and
along the avenues, plazas and courts.
which have been finished for months.
The decorative features. such a. the
big geyser fountain basin and the
Cascades, need only little work to
have them ready at the time desired.
At this early date water has been
turned into the fountain basin.
About twenty large concessions have
been let and negotiations are pending
for about a. many more. Some Of
the most famous showmen In the
country have obtained privileges.
Among them 10 Henry Rotaire. the
great illusionist. and Thompson, Of
Thompson and Dundy. the men who
made Luna park at Coney Island and
opened the Hipprodome in New York.
The Pay Streak. the amusement
boulevard, will be more than . half
mile In length.
In order to accommodate the large
number Of applications TOR exhibit
space at least two more exhibit palaces
will have to be erected. These are
the transportation and foreign exhibits
buildings. Thousands Of exhibits
are pouring into the office Of the d.
vision Of exhibits. This fact shows.
according to officials, that the manu-
facturers and producers Of the country
realize the immense amount Of good
they will receive By exploiting their
wares at Seattle, the gateway to Alas-
ka and the Orient.
IN the machinery department. there
il also . dearth Of space. and large
annex will be erected to the machinery
hall.
The Exposition has progressed %
fsr that within the next month
ANAL admission tee will b charged
TO visitors.
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