The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-23
EXPOSITION BUILDINGS
BEING COMPLETED.
Remarkable Progress Being Made on
the Structures for the Alaska
Yukon-Paoific Fair to be

ncmdTkdDfS Progress Being mdOc OF
the Structures for the Alaska
Yukon-Paoific Fair to be
held in Seattle.
Seattle, Feb. 23.-If the present rate
Of progress be maintained, and there
Is no intention that it shall De other
wise, the Observation-Disclosures Expo.
sition a be opened, complete in ev-
cry detail by May 1, one month in a d
vance of the day fixed by the directors
of Seattle's very biggest event.
With the exception of the govern
ment and Canadian buildings, all of
the principal structures of the exposi-
ton are completed and ready for the
installation of exhibits. The Agricul-
tural and Manufacturers palaces have
been finished for mOnth The magni-
icent Auditorium is ready for use,
with its thousands of seats in place.
The Fine Arts Palace is ready to re-
cejve the art treasures which will
Grove 1t during the Fair and the Ma
chfnery Building was long ago added
to the completed list. The Forestry
building, which with it's essential con
struction OF unsawed fir logs, is not
complete, but it is so far along that
a clear idea OF its Imposing proper
tions is to be had. All four of these
a named buildings are permanent
structures which will revert to the I'm
iversity OF Washington at the end of
the big fair.
OF the fou government buildings
that for the Philippines is the farthest
advanced, although all of the others
are going UP so rapidly that their
growth is evident over night.
Oregon was first to complete a
state building and California made a
close second. Both buildings are re-
markable for their beauty, the Com
missioners from both states having
been lavish in their expenditures for
architectural elegance. So well along
with its work is Oregon, in fact, that
its exhibit is already being installed
a full 1edged cold storage plant
DIN the basement is keeping fresh tons
ton Of Oregon fruits which are
to be made part Of the sister states
show.
Spokane is hard at work on a build
ing that will cost $4,000 and be quite
in accordance with the general scheme
of exposition architecture. Yakima
something like $25 200 to spend on
and building and is just as
hard at work. King county is pushing |
It's handsome structure to a finish and
the State Building. which is another
of the permanent structures, is max
ing as rapid progress.
All of the other counties are hurry
their work and no delay is expect
ed on account of any of them
William Hutchinson, Commissioner
Of Expositions for the Dominion of
Canada, has recently arrived from Lon
don, where he had charge of Cana
las exhibit at the Franco-British ex-
position, just closed. The same exhib
It is now en- route to Seattle and Cal
nada's handsome building will be
ready for 1t when 1t arrives. The Do
appropriated 100000 for
a exhibit and as the ex-
pense of collecting the exhibit has al
-eady been cared for, the major por-
ion OF the appropriation is going in
b building. Commissioner Hutch
will remain in Seattle during
construction OF the building and for
he greater part of the exposition per
Besides the Dominion exhibit, Brit
sh Columbia is expected shortly to
work on its exhibit and Alberta
saskatchewan and Yukon are already
,usy. All told the expenditure Of the
and its provinces win MOI