The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-09-03

itorial Association and taking in the
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition.
This, the 44th session of the Nj.
tional Editorial Association, was at
tended by about 400 representatives
of newspapers from over forty diff
ferent States, and the deliberations
of the convention proved instr uctive
interesting and profitable to all Of
the real newspaper men and women
present. The Seattle Press Club
was lavish in showering hospitality
ON the members of the Fourth Es-
tate while the guests of their hust-
ling and progressive city of about
$4,000 people. Banquets, Dutch
lunches, smokers, theatre parties,
auto rides, receptions, steamboat
side trips to Tacoma, Vancouver.
Victoria, ETC., were thrust on US fast
and furious and good cheer prevail
ed On every hand.
Seattle is building up by leaps
and bounds. There is probably
more building going on there right
now than in any city in the United
States, and we should not be sur
prised to see Seattle a city of one
million population within the next
few years. Her possibilities are un-
bounded and the resources tributa
ry are simply limitless She is a
great city, possessing citizenship
with the enterprise and progressive
ness that guarantees her future won
derful achievements.
The Alaska Yukon Pacific Expo
sition is the most complete we have
ever attended anywhere, and is we'll
worth the trip to see. We don't
mean that it is the largest or great
est exposition ever held-but that
it is the most complete in the ar
rangement of the varied exhibits,
and in the artistic design of its su-
perb buildings, the magnifcence of
its flower gardens, the dazzling
grandeur of its majestic court, from
which a splendid view of Mt. Rain
er looms up eloqnent1y directly
south, the ideal location of the num-
erous buildings at the foot of the
State University campus fronting on
limpid East Lakes charming shore,
the many interesting attractions on
PAY Streak" the courteous treat
ment given all visitors by the Ex-
position management, in connection
with the fact that it was the only
exposition that was fully complete
and ready for visitors on the date
fixed for its opening, all combine to
substantiate our assertion that the
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition is
decidedly the most complete and
satisfactory one that We have ever
had the pleasure of attending. We
are gratitied to know that the at
tendance has been large ever since
the Exposition opened and that it is
a financial success. It deserves to
be successful in every respect, and
this is the universal sentiment of all
who have seen it.
From Seattle we took a steamboat
trip on Friday to Tacoma, where the
progressive and big-hearted citizens
of that thriving city gave US Inn
cheons and rides around the place
and out to their beautiful parks and
treated us so royalty that we left
them singing their favorite slogan,
You'll like Tacoma" and uron
again arriving at Seattle we hailed
the committee with the cheerful re-
frain that I'VE Like Tacoma" but
"Oh, You Seattle"
OFF FOR ALASKA.
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock
l34 members of our editorial party
boarded the good steamship North
western" for twenty day trip along
the coasts of British Columbia and
Alaska, round trip journey of
about 1900 miles. OF this delight
full and most interesting part of our
greatest of all sightseeing outings
we will have something further to
say in future issues of The Com
monwealth. We don't aim to fully
and properly describe that wonder
full section of Uncle Sans possess
ions, but we will do our best on the
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