Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-01
TAI STARTS
EXPOSITION.
Touches Golden Key in White
House That Puts Wheels in
Motion in Seattle.
AL NORTHWEST R T: 4 {:
SALUTE ofTwenty-One Guns Fired.
Guns Of War Fleets in Har-
Dor Responding.

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buildings Arc punched, "a New Dc
parturc-NTans View Features
All Exhibits but One Installed.
Seattle, Wash, 4 June Pr sldsnt
TAFT in the. White House at 2 o'clo 79cS
this afternoon, pressed q telesra PHI Key
Of Alaska gold and sent u spark across
The continent that put in motion the
wheels Of the Alaslta-Y ukon- Pacific en-
nosition: loosecl the waters of its folln-
tains. unfolded Its banners, started Is
bands playing, released showers OF day ,t,
light fireworlls, called upon the satut-.
inr guns 0fstiie American and ia panesa5
fleets, set all the steamers y n the mar lar
Dor and ali the locomotives in the rail-
road Yards following and Sshricking and
brought forth universal rejoicing from
all Seattle Which had 3tolled for years
10 bring about this day. .
pRES1DE.NT'stT TELEGRAM,
Following is the text of the telegram
sent BY President Taft after llsS had.
been notified that the fair was ready
FOR his official signal: s M
""rhe Whit House, washington ~ lne
i, 1909.
.Mr. j. Il. Ghibcrg. president Alas
ka- YulSon-P Pacific exposition, Sea tile,
Mash; 5t,l
II con ratalate you and you 5;lssocis-s
ton on this auspicious opening Of the
Alaska Y ulson- Pacific exposition, and y
congratulate The people Of lie north
west on the courage and enterprise
they have shown IN bringing It forth
The exposition, designed as 4 Z is to eS-S
plot the natural resources and mar
Vicious wealth Of Alaska, and the deNel-
3opment of trade and commerce on the.
Pacific slope, should appeal not only to
Z the people of heiiNest, butte the PEG
pic of the country at large. trust e
Nvill fully meet the expectations of
those to whose untirinE energies 1t owes +
its birth and that 1t will prove; IA
source of instruction and education{ tp
It's thpusands OF visit tors.
tsjsnesls Lillian H: r. Is F FIJI Il
The. exercises Mt the world fair
grounds preceding the presidents sig
nal We're carried out with military pre-
5cision. The exposition gates We're open
the United States army and navy, the
Japanese cruisers Aso and Soya ant
the state militia paraded through the
grounds under the command of Col.
4 C. Woodbury.. U. S. A., and the
column was reviewed from q stand
Mt the head of the court of honor by
exposition officials. visiting governors
and Admirals FL. Ijichi and Urial Sc
hree.
CEREMONIAL EXERCISES
The ceremonial exercises were held
IN, a vast natural amphitheater sloping
10 Lake Washington. The stage, seat
Ing loo persons. Is at the lakeside,
and several thousand occupants OF the
SEATS on either side also viewed the pro-
fcedings.
fThe program consisted of music. an
hrocition by Catholic Bishop Edward
y. O'Day. brief addresses by Director
General L.. A. Naudeau and President
y. 4, Chilberg, the long address by
lanes j. Hill. chairman of the Great
Northern board, and benediction by
Episcopal Bishop Frederick Nv. keator
Then just before noon, Pacific time.
word was flashed to the White House
that all was ready and President TaftsE
chinery, curious Japanese fireworks and I
noise, When the message was ana
nannced q huge gong struck five
strokes, and an enormous American flag
was unfurled and thousands of small
11ass were scattered In the breeze a 4
mountain battery fired a salute of 81
guns, he Japanese and American fleets
An the harbor. several miles away.
crashed out their tribute. Luncheon
was served to invited guests at the
SpeakinS platform and in the New ork
building. During the afternoon there
We're receptions at all the state build
lnss. he day was warm and partly
cloudy
The fair as thrown open today was
!hished and carpenters and painters
were nowhere to be seen The few
DELAYED exhibits will be installed at
Msht. The only serious deficit is in the
Hawaiian and Philippine displays but
lne transport Dix is speeding hither
Thursday. K
seattle Wash, June 1.-The Alaska
]. ~ uk on Pacific exposition cost s10,-
", vV'VaO, and was built in two wears.
i ms grouping Of buildings is much diff
lerent than at other expositions. The
structures are co1npactly placed: there.
~ !, no long, tiresome walk from one
eNnlpit To another After entering the
i',aiii gates. two buildings standing in
d, custer of trees to- the left, first
.,'Iet the eye. One is where the i'd
M lstration of the exposition is CEN
.sitSt and the other the auditorium
a. a.. brick and steel building of impos-
ING architecture.
q. 70 me right. and across Puget plaza.
% me Inc arts palace. this building
ff ,s valuable art display loaned
I'm, ,,..l., famous collections all over tho
MoI!d. a few; steps led to- the inter-
.,sttlon of Olympic place and Alaska
= nue.. To the right is view down
,,'. Fay Streak the exposition
%@ I'm way, and to the left. u
I'M view of the auditorium and the
tance. y 2 80 8. - = ~ 80
,, uhe Pay Streak lis also reached by
,a. a thoroughfare to the right |
sus, inside the main entrance gate
W., on past the rest headquarters OF
s,eo omen's league and the Masonic,
7GSe lush and other buildings
VIII. s,t,osslng over Olympic place and |
fr Ming to point Of vantage in
III OF the main government struc-
Is Ire {, the5beantiful picture of the fair |
inii ql,n 10. To the right the Alaska |
hui, 'iiil 8. to the left the Hawaiian !
Cum ~ and on either side OF the
fass. auss the oriental. foreign, manu-
: heei,, and agriculture palaces. In |
M, aaistance are the music payilioil.
an5 cuttings OF Canada and Japan
J;si,, completing this picture, Mt. /
In ,ha sri the highest mountain peak /