The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-16

The educational value of the Expo
sition will be great. As its name inn
plies, IL was designed to exploit re-
sources of the United States and Cam
ada that were acquired when these
young countries stretched their
spheres of influence and pushed their
frontier lines to some of the few re-
naming virgin fields of trade and COM
merce. ~ the visitor of the fair seeks
information regarding Alaska he can
lind out everything there is to learn
about it by a few hours study in the
Alaska building. Every feature Of
that great north country is exploited,
from working models of the mines that
send their millions in gold to the outer
country to the little flower that lifts
its head to greet the midnight sun.
From that great part Of Alaska that
reaches into the tempered zone of the
Pacific currents to the ice fields
that lose themselves in the barren
wastes OF the top of the world have
come men ard material to tell the
story of the land of gold.
Hawaii, too, and the Philippines tell
their stories. Their natives have
come to give demonstrations of their
handicraft, Canada exploits that part
of her great Empire that pushes be-
tween the several portions of the Uni
ted States on this continent.
Warships lying at anchor in Seattle's
harbor tell the story of the Pacific.
The United States navy department
will have the entire Pacific fleet here
during the fair; Japan will send her
great war vessels, and Great Britain
Germany, China, France, Russia and
other nations that have to do with the
commerce of the Pacific will have their
navies represented. 1t will be one OF
the greatest opportunities yet pre-
sented to the people of the middle
states to study the modern navy.
The Exposition ainuses as well as in
structs. What the Midway was to
Chicago, the Pike to st. Louis, the
Pay Streak is to Seattle. The great
est amusement purveyors in the world
the men who make a life work of ca
tering to the public appetite for fun
and %frolic, have built the Pay Streak
1t is not necessary to enumerate the
attractions. You will find what you
are looking for on the Pay Streak.
Any time is a good time to visit Sc
attic. Seattle has no extremes of eli
mate. When the thermometer goes
above eighty in summer Seattle thinks
it is hot, and when it drops to thirty in
the winter Seattle talks of the 'cold
SPELL"
Puget Sound, upon which Seattle i.
situated, has been declared by many
travellers to be the most beautiful
body OF water in the world. 1t has
two thousand miles of shore line.
The Seattle spirit that created thu
fair m"de it successful. When it wa,
launched the citizens we're asked Il
subscribe $500 900 in stock. They sub
scribed $650.0O0 in a single day, ant
the capitalization had to be increased
to meet the demand. In October, 1908
when it was necessary to raise NOR,
money, Seattle people took $3.50, OO'
bonds in two days. The landscape de
partment asked for 5000 geraniun
plants, and on one Saturday Afternoon
the people of the city took 10000 t,
the grounds.
The city has one of the finest har
bors in the world. The heaviest draf
vessels of all n~ationalities are seeI
every day in the year in Seattle Har
Dor, and besides the many fleets tina
regularly ply in the port, the war yes
sells of our OWL and other nations ar
frequently seen, adding a picturesqu'
aspect to the city's waterfront.
SOME FACTS ABOUT THE A. Y. P
Area $50 acres.
Cost $l0,0OO,OOO.
Many permanent buildings.
Many states have buildings.
Battleships will be in harbor.
Salmon cannery in operation.
Chicago will have a building.
Twelve large Exhibit Palaces.
Oregon appropriated 800 900.
Value Of exhibits $50, 900, 200.
|, Borders on two beautiful lakes.
submarine boat in Lake Union.
Uncle Sam is spending 100000.
/ Forestry building is of huge logs.
Most beautiful exposition ever held
Washington appropriated 81 ,oOO,O oI
/, California is spending over 800, 0Oc
/, Wonderful floral and landscape di,
play.
I First Worlds Fair to be ready o.
, time.
Five double tracked car lines I