The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-11-05
SEAIlIEN|OR[D'S
FAIR BUILDINGS
VIII All Be Completed BY the
Time the Big Expo
sition Begins.
Special Correspondence.

Speclai correspondence.
SEATTLE, Wash. Nov. DON the
first day Of June, 1909. the gates Of
the Alaska luisoifs Pacific B%posftion4
at Seattle viii open. Every build
Ing VIII be finished, every seasonabie
exhibit viii be in place. every road
viii be paved every path laid out,
every garden Will be radiant wien
fiowets. II the visitor comes on the
last day OF In August or on the open
ing day, he or she VIII find THINGS the
same. The promise OF the officials OF
the txpusition to break all previous
records and thus establish a proceed
ent will be realized. Seattle men
feel that they must live up 10 the
reputation Of the city AZ d place that
does biz things ana they are acting
with characteristic promptness. en-
ergy and enterprise.
a month ago the gates Of the cx-
position were closed to free admission.
The day was celebrated by a vast
meeting OF the stockholders held on
the steps OF the huge Manufacturers
Building. The director general pres
lented figures showing that the expo
sltion was more than 40 per cent
complete. eight months remain for
the finishing touches.
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,
1.-THE Manufactures and Agriculture
eral months. The Mining Palace and
the Fisheries Building are ready.
the hospital and the Fire Station have
been In use for months. The power
plant is ready to start up. Oregon
finished her palatial building in Sep
TENDER. California will have her Inn
mense building completed by jan
uary 1st. The Washington state
Building, witch will be permanent, il
going up rapidly. Contracts have
been let with q time limit of Febru-
airy for the Arctic Brotherhood, For
estry and Women's buildings. The
United States Government commiss-
toner's are prepared to rush work and
have the buildings ready two months
before the opening. The other build
ings to be erected can be run up in
two to three months.
The site. $50 acres of virgin forest,
has been cleared and graded. Roads
land paths have been laid out. The
central court of honor with its beau
tiful cascades and geyser basin is
completed. Acres of lawn are coated
with a heavy turf of refreshing green.
The Sunken Gardens are finished.
Miles OF sewers. water mains. and
electric conduits have been laid, all
permanent work for the University.
Contractors will soon start laying
asphalt over the eleven miles Of
streets and walks. Several miles of
cinder paths winding through the vir-
| gin forest. through beautiful glens and
shady hooks are ready.
| The green houses which have been
in operation for two years have over
la million plants including 100000 rose
bushes ready for transplantlng. The
decorative features of the exposition
will be one of the most distinctive
parts of the brilliant show. The
roses, the festoons OF vines that are
found everywhere, the acres of green
lawn, the giant frs and cedars viii
rest the eyes and visitors Will not
wonder that Washington is called
the Evergreen State.
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