Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-17
SEATTLE'S FAIR
COMPARED WITH
OTHER DISPLAYS
FACTS AND STATISTICS GIVEN
AS EVIDENCE
Principal Buildings, Attractions and
Amusements at the Exposition
Promise Unlimited
Interest

In arranging prizes sufficiently suit
able for a contest which they could coll
sistently ask their readers to become
interested in The Herald selected Vaca-
ton trips to the Alaska ukon- PACING
exposition, believing that this fan
would be the greatest the world hao
ever known.
A comparison of this project with
other similar enterprises, together with
a few facts and statistics would nc
doubt prove interesting.
Government exhibit at st. Louis
worlds fair covered an area OF 126,49
square feet, including the hsheries
building. Government exhibit at Port
land exposition covered an area of To-
264 square feet.
Five large government exhibit palaces
ST the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition
cover a total area of 1875 square feet
Two hundred and fifty thousand DOL
lars expended at Seattle for govern
ment exhibit buildings.
100000 expended for general govern
ment exhibits.
100000 expended for Alaskan eXhlpit:
$25 900 additional raised by Hawaii
for it's exhibit.
500. 900 expended for Philippine exhibit
sos 900 expended for Hawaiian exhibit.
$50 1000 expended for war department
exhibit.
Will require 100 freight cars to con-
vey government exhibits from national
capital to Seattle.
Exhibits will show the principal ad-
ministrative functions of the govern
ment and their educational value In
connection with the development OF
commerce in the countries bordering on
the Pacific coast.
Life saving station fully equipped;
public exhibitions daily.
National museum will have exhibit
of an historical nature pertaining to
Alaska, Hawaii and the Philippines.
Native bands from Hawaii and Alas
ka will entertain visitors daily.
Philippine exhibit will cover 5000
square feet of space.
Celebrated Philippine band, which
participated in President Taft's 1naug-
ural ceremonies, will be stationed at the
exposition during a part of its stay In
this country.
One or more dirigible balloons will be
a part of the war departments exhibit
Treasury department will have COM
plete mint and assay office in operation
From crude ore coin will be made daily
Revenue cutter service and marine
hospital service and other branches OF
the great "Pay Department" will have
interesting exhibits.
Plate printer experts from bureau o.
printing and engraving will produce
genuine paper money daily.
Department of commerce and labor
will exhibit data affecting commercial
and labor interests.
Postoffice department will transfer its
entire museum to the exposition, anc
establish in connection Herewith q
model postoffice.
Departments of state and justice viii
make attractive exhibits of state anC
judicial documents and papers relative
to the early organization of the govern
ment and the executive departments.
Models of all battleships and cruisers
model of dry dock Dewey, guns anc
ordnance equipment, models of every
type of gun made for the navy since
its organization, together with historic
relics of the Inflated Maine and en-
trance of Dewey into Manila bay viii
be exhibited.
During exposition there will be sta
toned in Seattle harbor some of the
largest type of battleships fully rugged
and ready for public inspection at al
times.
Biograph room, with seating capacity
of 500, will be open free to the public
daily. Pictures and lectures will give
general public an opportunity to see
the army and navy in action, the great
irrigation plants and reclamation work
now being done by the government
the Panama canal under construction
interior views of the printing and en-
craving bureau at Washington, views
of the great national park and forest
reservations, the national capital city
and finally the induction of a president
into office, showing the inaugural pa
rade with troops passing in review
and the great ballroom at night.