The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-02-18

tary lived during the time that the
negotiations were in progress.
There are many today who remem
her the avalsnche OF ridicule which
poured down upon the head OF
Seward, pa rticularly, and OF tie ad.
miuistrstion generally. wh-U rews OF
tbr purcu Sc was published. Just
what tue I nited State, or any one
else for that matter, could want of
the COLLECTION OF iceberRs which AI8s.
ka Was popularity supposed to be,
passed public comprehension. The
northern territory vas promptly
christened Stewards Folly" and the
seven millions OF dollars paid for was
counted lost
Today the foresight OF the statesmen
who had the bardihood to declare that
the territory would one day be new
continent. housing new people, Is
indicated and Stewards Folly" has
become "SeRard's Tres ure Box"
In gold alone it has turned out many
times be millions Russia was paid for
it aud in furs AMI fish 1t has added
many other millions, and will con-
tinue to add them to the national
wealth.
Oregon's splendid building SIS, in
fact, one of the ID o. attractive pres
ent features for tho @ who og flock
daily to the expositi N grounds, but
only recently the California building,
handsome structure Of modified
Spanish architecture, Nas completed
end it will be a close competitor with
.. egon for popular favor.
Work on Kirg 10 lnty's fine build
ing is going ahead rapidly and Spo-
kane and Yakima are racing to the
finish of their handsome structures.
Spokane is spending $4,000 on her
| building alone aud Yakima is spend
ing S25. 900 for building and exhibit.
William Hutchinson, Commissioner
of Expositions for Canada, is on the
grounds experimenting the construc.
tion OF the Dominion's fine building
and will also be here to install the
splt ndid exhibit which brought Can
ada 50 much credit at the recent
Franco British Exposition in London.
Work ON the government buildings
Ia proceeding so rapidly that one can
se3 them grow overnight. The Phil
ppineS building lie nearer to compile
tion than the others, but very short
time now will see the Alaska. Hawaii
an and Fisheries structures ready for
their immense exhibits.
AT the present rate of pl ogress the
exposition will be finished product
by May /, which will leave ample time
Tor the completion of all exhibits be-
fore the opening day.
| (.rouf Nnrtharn Raiiroad fra fHo oftt-
cials estimate that 1,000,0 900 persons
will pass through the city OF st. Paul
during the coming summer on their
way to the Alaska Yukon Pacific Ex-
position, which opens In Seattle on
June |.
The estimate is divided 100000 to
the Northern Pacific, 400, 900 to the
Great Northern and 100000 to the
500 and Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul.
The Union Pacific and it's connec-
tions have not as yet published any
estimates but that they will be large
is assured by the several unusual at
fractions which the northwest will
have to offer during the summer
months.
During the life of the exposition
Portland is to hold its annual rose
festival, beautiful pageant which
never fails to attract from all over the
country. The Portland festival dates
are from June to June II That
many OF those who attend Pottland's
big show will come on to the exposi-
tion goes without saying.
From August to IA the National
Irrigation Congress will be in conveL-
tion in Spokane and as it draws be
sides delegates from every state
host of Others interested in irrigat on
problems and possibilities, the expo
sition Can count heavily upon it as a
producer ut patrons
The Grand Lodge of Elks will te
held in Los Angeles during the expo,
sition term and tie Grand Army of
the Republic will hold it's national
encampment in Salt Lake during the
same period and each is counted upon
to increase traffic iuto Washington
1t is calculated by the Fair Officials
that with the aid of these other at
fractions traffic over the Oregon
Short Line and Shasta route, will not
he less than another million.
Flowers never before grown in the
United States will form part of the
decorative features at the Alaska,
Yukon Pacific exposition at Seattle
next summer.
Grains, fruits and vegetables grown
in Alaska will be a fetture of tbs ex
hibit from the Northland ut the
Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition next
summer.
1he Alaska Yukon Pacific exposi
tion has appropriated $4,000 for
premiums In the live stock show to be
held 10 connection with the 1909 ex.
position.
ThesperpeI ual snow fields of four
mountain ranges and Mt Rainier, the
highest peak In the United Statep,
offer an unsurpassed view from the
central court OF the grounds of the
Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition.
The Alaska Yukon Pacific exposi-
tion is called "the fair that will be
ready"
| Visitors TO the Alaska Yukon Pacific
exposition mex summer will find ideal
weather during the entire time of the
fair. Seattle never suffers from ex.
tremes in heat OF cold.
The Washington state live game
exhibit at the Yukol-Pacific exposi-
tion will show all the wild game Of
the region.
The mining exhibit at the Alaska
Yukon Pacih" expo ition in 1909 will
be the most oomplete.mineral display
ever shown at a worlds tair.
Alaska curios never before seen
out of the Northland will be exhibit
I'd at the Aiaskn-luk on Pacific expo
sition.
The Ali-k4. Yukon Pa fc exposi
tIon monument will b. R,ldei With
pnre gold 4, cot of 81. 900
In the Alaska exhibit at the Alaska.
Yukon Pacific exposition is Il oollec-
tiou of Indian baskets valued ut SIS, =
600. 1t consists of /, $40 pieces made
by the Thlingit Indians
The winning team in the A II Alaska
Sweepstakes, the $40, 900 dog team