Arizona republican., 1909-03-26
ALL IN READINESS
 FOR SEATTLE's FAIR
Architectural Work Complete-Exposi- ton Site Beautiful, with Background of Lakes, Forests and Mountains.

through the medium of the Alaska
 Yukon Pacific Exposition, soon to oper
 its gates to the world.
 Already representatives of Japan ana
 China are in Seattle and have met ir
 friendly intercourse on the exposition grounds. The natives from frozen Si-
 beria are mingling with the half clad l F1lipinos and the Alaska Indian looks
 on with amazement at this gathering
 of races in Seattle
 Should the signal to open Seattle's
 great exposition be sounded today. ev- 1 erything would be found In readiness ! for every exhibit building stands com ] plete. Uncle Sam Is putting the finish ! ing touches to the structures to house | displays from Alaska, Hawaii and the ! Philippines. and the exposition. as a whole. has taken on the air of com | pleteness
 Within the past year 250 acres of 1 the campus of the University of Wash ington have been transformed from a forest to a fairyland, and on every side paved streets and walks. shady paths. artistic exhibit palaces, state and coun- ty buildings. amusement structures,
 
 When the word Ready" is applied to the Alaska Yukon-Pacific eXposi- tion it means just that much. for the big exhibition is now more than 90 per cent complete. Even the city streets approaching the main entrance gates have been paved and parked, and the street railway system of the city will soon have five double-tracked car lines leading to the exposition.
 And Seattle, as city. is getting ready to receive her guests. On every hand great preparations are being made. Seattle is going to be one of the best lighted cities in the country and great cluster lights will soon be burn ing on the main streets The thorough fares leading to the exposition grounds have just been paved and the whole scheme of improvements brings up with the beautiful grounds of the eX- position as a fitting climax
 For the exposition is going to be the most beautiful ever held. and with mountains. lakes and forests as a back ground for the world of art done in flowers by the landscape artists. this exhibition of the Pacific will be a rare A'AlllAAAeAAibll bl siA AAA eiA FiNAAA ehh natural beauty. which will. no doubt. surpass any exposition ever held.
 Exhibits are commencing to arrive by the carload. New York and Can ada will soon have their buildings com plete The big permanent fire-proof structures, such as the auditorium. fine arts and machinery buildings. have been ready to receive exhibits for weeks. and the agriculture, mines, fish cries, foreign palace, oriental and oth- CT buildings are ready. The forestry with its pergola of giant frs from the Washington forests. is ready. This will be the largest log house ever built, and nearby is California's expo sition home. a handsome building of spanish mission architecture. both just a stones throw from the state of Ore gon's big building and across the street from the Washington state building.
 The Alaska Yukon Pacific EXposi- tion. much advertised because it will exploit Alaska. that wonderful district of almost inexhaustible riches. is now ready and will be complete to the smallest detail on June l, 1909, the date for the official opening.
 A miniature farm has been estab- Iished at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Ex- position. where the products of the state will be cultivated as an object lesson to the visitors to the fair at Seattle this summer It is hoped that such farm will do much towards In creasing interest in the clearing Of logged off lands of the state.
 On the exposition grounds is a pro ducing farm in every stage of its eVo- Iution. from the country as the timber cutter has left it, showing practical demonstrations of the several methods of clearing. This it is believed, will lead to a brisk demand among the east ern visitors to the fair for logged off lands of the state.
 To create further interest, excursions will be run to tine various sections or the state where the logged-off lands are fast being converted into great nroducine, farms The miniature farm at the exposition will suggest the pos sibiIitv of development. and the eX- cursions to places where such work is being done on a large scale will. no doubt. meet with the approval of thou sands of visitors to the 1909 exposition, as well as their patronage after they see the land as it really is.
 There will also be demonstrations or the wonderful productiveness of the virgin soil of the state which will stand greatly in contrast with the worked out farms of the east. This condition will commend itself to the eastern farmer who visits the fair. The very fact alone that two crops of potatoes can be produced every year on the same ground in the Puget Sound coun- try is a fact that will probably sur prise many customers.
 The miniature farm has been plated into small rectangular blocks. which have afforded an excellent opportunity for the good roads instructors and land scaDe artists to SOW the germs of mod ern road construction and the art or beautifying the farms which will have the effect of making life on the farm and in the country more attractive Practical demonstrations of berry rais- ing will also be made on the model farm.
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