Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-03
PRESIDENT PRESSES GOLD TELE-
GRAPH KEY THAT TURNS PAN
DEMoNluM LOOSE IN WESTERN
CITY. IL
FAIR WAS BUILT
IN JUST TWO YEARS
NOT ONLY DID SEATTLE RUSH
THE BUILDING PLANS, BUT 1T
OPENED EXACTLY ON THE DAY
PROMISED.

Seattle, June president Taft in
the White House yesterday at noon,
pressed telegraph key OF
Alaskan gold and sent the spark
across the continent that put in mo-
ton the wheels of the AlasSa-Yukon-
Pacific exposition, loosed the water vi
it's fountains, unfurled Its banners,
started its bands playing, released
showers of daylight fire works, called
upon the saluting guns of the Amerl-
can and Japanese fleets, set all steam
ers in the harbor, all the locomotives
in the railroad yards believing and
shrieking and brought forth universal
rejoicing from all Seattle which has
toiled for ..ears to bring about this
day.
A Review of Troops.
The exercises at the fair grounds
preceding the presidents signal wers
carried out with military precision.
The exposition gates opened at $3.50
o'clock and at $50 o'clock troops from
the United States army and navy, the
Japanese cruisers Aso and Soya and
the states militia paraded through
the grounds under the command OF
Col =. c. Woodbury., U. S. A. The
column was reviewed from the stand
at the head of the court of honor by
exposition officials, the visiting gov
ernor and two Japanese admirals.
The Exercises Today.
Ceremonial exercises were held i'll
vast natural open air amphitheatre
sloping to Lake Washington. The
program consisted Of music, invoca-
ton by Catholic Bishop Onward J..
O'Day, brief addresses by Director
General I. A. Nadeu and President }
F. Chilberg and long address by
James j. Hill. There was benedic-
ton by Episcopal Bishop Frederick
w. Keaton.
Buildings Much Different.
| The Alaska Yukon Pacific EXPOSE
ton cost s1o,ooo,ooo, and was built in
\ two years. The grouping Of buildings
is much different than at other EXPOSE
lions. The structures are complete,
lly placed, there being no long tiresome
walks from one exhibit to another.
After entering the main gates, two
buildings standing In cluster of
trees to the left, first meet the eye.
exposition Is centered and the other
the auditorium, bricl. and steel
building of imposing architecture.
To the right and across Puget Plaza,
is the Fine Arts Palace. This building
contains a valuable art display loaned
from famous collections all over the
world. few steps lead to the inter-
section of Olympic place and Alaska
lavenue. To the right is view down
the PAY Streak" the exposition
amusement way, and to the left, a
front view of the auditorium and the
University of Washington, in the dis
lance.
The "Pay Streak is also reached by
following a thoroughfare to the right
just inside the main entrance gates
: and on past the rest headquarters OF
: the Women's League and the Masonic
Swedish and other buildins.
, Crossing over Olympic place ant
walking to point of vantage in front
Of the main government structure the
. beautiful picture of the fair Is unfold
ed To the right the Alaska building tt
the left the Hawaiian building, and or
4 either side Of the Cascades the Orient
al, Foreign, Manufactures, and Agri
cultural palaces. In the distance orr
the Music Pavilion. the buildings o
4 Canada ard Japan, and, completing
4 this picture, Mt. Rainier. the highes
A mountain peak in the United States
a Various avenues and streets branch of
q in every direction On every thorough
d fire is something of interest.