Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-06-10
Features al the A.Y.P-t

Seattle, June 10.--The Ajax sa
Yukon, Pacific Exposition has jumped
into popularity by leaps ard bounds
from the moment the gates opened to
the public the morning of June /.
The first days count showed that
more than ninety thousand persons
had passed through the gates. Since
the opening the attendance has been
far above all expectations or esti-
mates made by exposition experts
based on the population of Seattle
and the surrounding country.
The first day was typical Seattle
crowd and the holiday spirit pre-
vailed. There was not even the
slightest hitch anywhere. the expos-
tion made good every promise and
now the fair that is ready will be the
show place of the Pacific until the
gates close October Is.
There is no best time to visit the
exposition. Every day witnesses
some big feature. Airships soar
high above the tallest buildings on
the grounds, the Pay Streak. where
the Fun King reigns supreme. is
simply lined with attractions. Some
are educational. Others amusing.
The Midway is the night life of the
big show and the band concerts and
illumination of the buildings in the
central court are even more beautiful
than was ever dreamed of by the men
who planned the electrical effects.
At night the Cascades and Geyser
Basin where the waters, colored by
hidden lights. dash and foam, hole
the attention of the crowds for hours.
Innes Band concerts in the Music
Pavilion are alone feature. Such
bands are seldom engaged for an ex.
position and the A-Y-P offers rare
musical treat.
Added to the daily features thi.
coming will be the special attractions
planned for hundreds of Californians
who will be in Seattle June IA, II
and l6 which has. been set aside il
the interest of the California Promo
tion committee. The excursionist:
from the Golden State are coming
several hundred strong in special
train and will travel across two states
to view the beautifulness of the com
pleted exposition.
Commencing with Sunday June l;
several busy days are promised fo
the exposition. June Ia will be tn,
first day of British Columbia seel
and Vancouver and Victoria people
will be in Seattle by the thousands.
Special excursions by rail and steame
lines will bring the visitors to the
/ Exposition City.
Their big features will be crowded
into one day, June Is. for it will be
California Promotion Day, as wei
as the day on which the Free anC
Accepted Masons will hold meetings
of the Grand Lodge and the Pacific
Coast advertising men will be at the
Exposition in full force.
With the Grand Commandery
Knights Templar. Order of the East
ern Star and the Washington State
Graduate Nurses Association at the
Exposition, June 16 promises t.
break the record for attendance
The California Press Associa-
tion will be at the Exposition the
latter part of the week and the sever
days will close with many big fea'
lures, including gorgeous displays Of
Z fireworks.
There is much to see in the build
! ings on the grounds that is new tc
expeditions and the display of the
United States Government is hold
ing the attention of visitors to Seattle
who have seen all the big exhibitions
of an international character.
4 The daily program includes parades
by the troops, athletic events in the
stadium, bayonet exercises by infan.
try, exhibition drills by the army
and navy. life saving drill by govern
ment life savers, demonstration o.
mine rescue work, balloon flights anC
other features that will occupy the
attention of the visitors every hour o.
the day from go clock in the morning
until the gates closeSat midnight.
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