Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-12
TWO THOUSAND MEN
BUSY AT SEATTLE
Finishing Touches on.
Buildings of Alaska Yukon
Pacific Exposition Big Lump.
of Copper Ore,

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Seattle, Wash, April 9.-Twenty-
one hundred men are hard at work
putting the finishing touches on tho
buildings ana grounds OF the Alaska
Nukon-Pacific exposition. or this
number number 400 are engaged on
the group of buildings under con-
%structiOn by the United States gov
ernmcnt ana the remainder upon such
Of the state buildings as are now fin
ished and upon the elaborate scheme
of landscape gardening which IS now
down to its last details.
Another regiment of workers is
busy inside the exposition structures
installing exhibits from every coun-
try under the sun. The Alaska eX-
hibit van have been fully placed by
April IS. The Alaska and Philippine
buildings were the first completed by
the government ana an excellent idea
Of the marvellous exhibit of the North
land is already to be had. The Phil
ippine exhibit is not in the city. but
is close to the port on " govern
ment transports.
The Hawaiian building is complete,
save some Of its communications OF
plaster staff and May LIST will sec the
exhibit in place with the exception OF
the pineapple fields which will not be
planted until the eleventh hour. The
government aquarium is another one
on the completed list, its interior is
rapidly being made ready Tor its eN-
hibit of live food fishes.
Nearly all of the staff work re-
mains to be done upo- the central
government building, but as an Of
The heavy construction is done ana
the staff goes on quickly, under skill
ed hands. everything viii have been
finished bv the middle of April. The
exhibits viii be ready for installa-
ton at that time as they are now
en- route from the national capital
The seven and onr-half miles OF
asphalt paving has been completed
for n fortnight and the electrical in
stallation was finished with the cree
ton of the thousands of ornamental
ground lights.
The director Of works announces
that. at the present rate of progress
the exposition win be "a completed
product by May LIST with the possible
exception of a few touches on the PAY
Streak" which will not carry beyond
MAY 18th at the latest.
With the combination Of natural
beauties and architectural skin offer
ell hy the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ex-
position o o to opcn az Seattle. this
great fair of the Pacific has already
been pronounced the most beautiful
ever planned. And tnu- Is because
the landscape artists have worked
So many striking designs in build
suukrn gardens and because the
scheme for bcautifying the
grounds has Tor "a fitting background
a lavish display Of mountain. lake
and woodland scenery.
Two years ago n campus OF the
University Of Washington. that s. that
portion Of it where the exposition has
been built. vas a forest ia whirh man.
"a few years before. had hunted
wild game native ~ this state.
To-day. handsome STATE, county. relig-
fraternai. amusement federal
and exhibit buildings of every charac-
ter are nestled in among the statelN
firs. Shady walks and paths have
been cut through the underbrush and
Old -hit ruads are now asphalt
i~-ei tlo~roughiarts.
Flowers in profusion are now u
be- seen on every hand and the CEN
trail court Of honor Is one magnifi-
floral display. Thousands of