The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-01

involved tremendous waste of
money. labor and genius and the mag
nificent exhibit palaces, the wonder
and delight Of thousands OF visitors
have been for the most part construct
ed of flimsy materials and were OF no
permanent value.
Seattle has been the flrst exposition
city In the United States to realize
this and by giving little time and
thought to the enterprise a plan was
worked out whereby most of the build.
ings on the grounds Of tho Alaska
Yukon-Pacifc exposition will remain
permanent asset to the community.
The 1909 exhibition will be held on
the campus Of the state university and
the grounds. the water. lighting and
sewer systems. the park embellish-
ments and large number Of the build
ings will revert TO the use Of the uni
yersity at the. close eof the exposition.
This will give Washington's seat of
learning O grouping OF beautiful build
ingB, and housing which the univer-
sity could not have hoped to get in
many years.
Held as 1t will be on the shores Of
the Pacific, the 1909 show is to have
many interesting features, but fore
most OF the exposition is to enjoy one
distinction among international fairs
When the gates open June l, 1909. the
gigantic enterprise representing an
expenditure of more than $4,000 900.
will stand completed In every. detail
This statement Is based on facts and
Is borne out by the progress of the
work to date and the fact that the
exposition Is now moro than rs per
cent complete, five months beforee the
opening date. Men who are accustom-
ed TO head great magnitude Of work
have already vieited the exposition
grounds Some came on their own
volltion. others are the guests OF the
exposition management, Recently
three great western railroad builders.
James Hill, Howard Elliott and
George B. Harris visited the grounds
OF the Seattle exposition.
"The Alaska-Y Yukon Pacific exposi-
ton is much further advanced than
was the st. Louis fair at a similar
period of its existence" remarked
President Elliott of the Northern Pa
cific, land there Is no question In my
mind but that the 1909 fair will open
for a most successful exhibition"
The people Of Seattle look on the ex-
position os their own undertaking and
on basis of municipal population of
100000 the city is spending and put
ting into circulation $40 per capita to
create the exhibition. Seattle will give
to the world the first international ex-
position that has not asked AID from
the federal government to complete
the undertaking.
While the people Of the city and the
whole state OF Washington are pleas
urably excited over the big enterprise.
the Pacific exhibition has features
which command worldwide attention
and will bring to Seattle thousands Of
persons who want to learn something
about the great west with a view to
making 1t their future home, Others
have heard about the indeScrlbably
beautiful scenery Of Puget Sound.
Alaska, with Its stories OF gold and ad-
venture, its mild summers and length
ened twilight It's mountains, glaciers,
bays, inlets and Islands hos already
charmed a multitude Of tourists visit
Ing northern chores The mighty rug
ged beauty and grandeur Of Alaska
will attract many sightseeers again
next year,
The United States government has
long realized the possibilities OF the
future for the states bordering upon
the Pacific as we'll as the Pacific coun-
tries and for that reason Alaska, Ha-
wall and the Philippines will be repre-
sentei by comprehensive displays.
The various departments at Washing
ton Will send exhibits and the govern
ment participation as a whole will oc-
cupy more floor space than at previous
eXpositfons not excepting st. Louis or
Chicago.
Federal participation at Seattle will
occasion an expenditure OF 100000.
more than sS50.000 OF which will be
expended In the erection OF buildings.
The site has been cleared and by
March l Uncle Sans exhibit will be
well in place. The main palace Will
house exhibits from Washington. Alas
ka will have separate building and
one structure will show displays from
Hawaii and the Philippines. The
fisheries department will use another
building. and there will be other struc-
lures for the biograph department as
well as life saving station.
The group Of government buildings
will complete the central picture OF
the exposition and will stand directly
at the head Of the Cascades. the main
ornamental feature Of the exhibition
The Cascadese and Geyser Basin are
finished and the Agriculture, Manu-
features, State Fisheries, Mines,
Machinery Hall and other exhibit
palaces are ready TO receive displays,
every exposition street and walk has
been graded, underground work I'm
ished and more thin one-sixth OF the
asphalt paving laid.
Oreson's stately building stands
ready to receive exhibits. California'S
building OF panish mission architec-
ture Is nearly finished and the Wash
ington building will soon be ready.
The Forestry building. the largest log
house ever built, Is nearing compile
ton, and the ground is broken for the
foreign exhibit palace, the last of thee
exhibit buildings to be built by the eX-
position.
Two OF the largest buildings on the
grounds are the Auditorium and Fine
Arts structures. Both are of brick
and steel construction and will be used
by the state university, The Fine
Arts is to be the permanent chemistry
building and the Auditorium will be
used for all university gatherings as
we'll az for class rooms
The Machinery hall, of brick con-
struction, WAS the first exposition ex-
hibit building erected and Is now used
by the en- 2inearinc donartnaant Of Tho