Cañon City record., 1909-04-29
INTERESTING
SEATTLE LETTER
Seattle. Wash. April 6. 1909.

Hditor Canon City Record:
Dear Sir: Herewith Is q short
story carrying truthful statement OF
the condition of the Alaska-Youkon-
Pacific exposition which we trust you
may find it of sufficient news value to
warrant its publication:
The straight amusement feature OF
the Exposition will be beyond any
thing yet brough together; in Chicago
is was the Midway" in st. Louis 1t
was the Pike" at Seattle IT will be
the PAY Streak" and on 1t will be
the fun-making devices of every ma
ton. The Turnpike Village. feature
at all expositions will occupy almost
twice the space of that OF any other
fair has given is all ready.
The Spanish theatre. the Igarote
village, the Baby Incubators. the
Historic battle between the Monitor
and the Merrimac will all be on PAY
Streak, to say nothing of the scores
Of other high class amusements.
In the general plan of architecture
the exposition follows the French
Renaissance. This applies to the
manufactures, Agricultural, Mines,
Fisheries and other structures form
ing the central picture of the exposi-
ton, the buildings are grooped about
the cascades and geyser. basin the
main decorative features and the U.
q. government buildings complete the
scheme.
Federal structures are a pleasing
combination of French and Spanish
Renaissance styles and the great
dome in the main government build
ing is the architectural climax. The
Foresty building will be the largest
log house ever built and about the
front of the structure will be 124 logs
each 40 high and containing 5000 feet
In board measure. The weight OF
each one is estimated at $4,000 lbs.
The logs used in the exterior Of the
building are being left in the rough.
While those used in the interior will
have the bark removed.
The home of the Artic Brotherhood
ID typical Of the houses in Alaska and
the north of Finland and is built of
logs. The landscape feature about
this building represent gardens seen
in the north. The structure to be oc-
cupied by the Japanese and Chinese
will be strictly oriental in general
character.
On the Pay Streak" many Of the
structures will follow Japanese ar
chitecture and the entrance to the
gaity boulevard Japano-Alaskan, 30
called because the main arch consists
Of Totem Poles supporting curved
Pagota roofs.
Surrounding the exposition Is a
forest and much Of the natural ven
dure has been left.
The exposition grounds will be well
lighted Thousands of lights will be
used in the illumination of the build
ings. On the manufacturers and ag-
ricultural buildings will be total of
1900 lights of the exterior decora-
tions and it requires more than 5000
each to outline all the mines and
Fisheries buildings.
On the fine arts bIilding will be
1000 globes and the auditorium will
require 5000 lights. In the geyser
basin are more than 1000 lights and
1900 will be used in the electrical
decorations under water about the
cascades Illuminating the falls with
the colors of the rainbow.
Twenty-six hundred men are hard
at work putting the finishing touches
on the buildings and grounds of this
number six hundred and fifty are
engaged on the group of buildings
under construction of the U. s. gov
ernment. and the remainder upon
such of the state buildings as are now
finished and upon the elaborate
scheme of landscaping. gardening
etc, which is now down to its last de-
tails.
ings were the first completed by the
government and an excellent idea OF
the marvellous exhibit of the North
land is to had. The PHILIPPINE exhibit
is not yet in the city but is close to
the port on two government trans
ports.
The Hawaiian building is complete
save some OF it's ornimentatlons OF
plaster staff and May 1st will see
the exhibit in place with the excep-
ton of the pineapple fields which will
not be planted until short time be-
fore tha onaninq date