The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-25
laska-Yukon-Pacific exposition

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Seattle next year, will be exhibits
from England, France, Germany
Spain, Holland, Sweden. Russia, Aus
tralia, Hungary. Switzerland, Turkey,
Italy, Persia, Greece, Netherland, In
Ola, Belgium and San Marine.
A typical Chinese street scene will
be reproduced at the Alaska Yukon
Pacific exposition in Seattle next
year. In the streets of China the ma
tives will live the same as they do in
their far eastern homes.
The annual senior and junior cham
pionships OF the national amateur I'm.
ion of America will be held in Seattle
next year. The exposition is building
big athletic stadium from where all
sporting events will take place. Re-
turned Olympic contestants will also
be present.
North Carolina plans state build
Ing at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific expo
sition this year in which the south will
be well represented by an exhibit OF
tobacco, cotton. fine woods, minerals
and agricultural products.
The Spokane county building at the
Alaska-Yukon-P Pacific exposition in
1909 will represent an expenditure of
$4,000 and will be Of Spanish mission
architecture.
The latest style Of the automobile
fire engine will be demonstrated on
the grounds Of the Alaska-Yuko Pa
cific exposition at Seattle this year.
In the Canadian building at the
Alaska Pacific exposition will
be more than $4,000 square feet of ex-
hibjt space.
The Methodist church, through its
1aymen and pupils all over the United
States. will advertise the religious
features of the Alaska Yukon Pacific
exposition to be held in Seattle in 1909
Since many of the big universities
of the United States will be represent
ed at Seattle this year in the athletic
games 1t is planned to have tents on
the grounds to represent each univer-
sity and students will locate one ;.a-
other through registers in the big tent
city.
A fine stock exhibit is assured fol
Seattle next year during the progress
OF the Alaska-Y ukon-P Pacific exposi-
ton. Every fair association in Brit
ish Columbia and the northwest will
be represented. The stock show vii,
be held two weeks commencing Sep
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! Recently the public parks of Pot.
land and Tacoma, and the residents
of Seattle donated $4,000 geranlurn
plants to be used in identifying the
grounds of the Alaska Y ukon- Pacific
exposition in 1909.
| Growers Of the cactus Dahlia will
make a growing exhibit of the flo xers
at the Alaska-Y ukon-P Pacific exposition
this year. oreign growers will also
send exhibits. The cactus dahlia is
the official flower of the exposition
Relics from Spain of the time the
country was under Moorish rule will
be exhibited at the Seattle fair this
year. There will be also a reproduc-
ton of the Alhambra, made famous
by the writings of Washington Irving.
/ Ezra Meeker, pioneer of the fifties
will give an exact reproduction of
home life in the west when the terri.
tory now composing the states Of Ore
gon, Washington. Idaho and part of
! Montana and Wyoming was called the
Oregon country.
The annual gathering of the Ep-
worth League in Seattle next year is
expected to bring $4,000 visitors to the
pff 1t,,.s ,,rx = 80
/ Yukon-Paciflc exposition.
4 New York will erect fine building
on the grounds of the Alaska Yukon
! Pacific exposition to be held at Seattle
next year. More than 100000 will
probably be spent in participation on
the part Of the Empire State.
! The forestry building on the grounds
! of the Alaska -Yukon-Pacific exposition
/ In 1909 will be the largest log house
ever built in the world
Liberati, lines and Ellery have been
engaged to play at the Alaska Yukon
Pacific exposition at Seattle next year.
The concerts will be given In a big
music pavilion on the grounds.
! The Arctic brotherhood building on
! the grounds of the Alaska Yukon-Pa-
! cffic exposition at Seattle is to remain
"a permanent structure. 1t will be a
museum of natural history at the close
! of the fair. as well as fraternity hall
/, for students attending the University
/ of Washington from Alaska.
Hundreds of street cars of the lat
est type will be in use In Seattle for
4 the fair year The Seattle Electric
company is spending more than ST.
/ 100000 improving It's service.
/ President Howard Elliott Of the
! Northern Pacific says that the Alaska
4 Yukon-Pacific exposition is much far
ither advanced than was the St Louis
fair at a similar period of its existence.
The week of July S, 1909. will be
| Pytbian week at the Alaska-Yukon-
/ Pacific exposition In Seattle. During
that week all the grand lodges Of
\ Washin gton. Idaho. Oregon and Brit
ish Columbia will convene at Seattle
and more than $4,000 Knights of Pyth-
I las will participate,
! The Northern Pacific railroad will
I have more than 100 additional pas
senger coaches to take care of the
extra travel to Seattle next year dur
ing the progress of the Alaska-Yukon-
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