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

ton at Seattle This will be one of
the many exhibits in the Mines build
ings.
The Alaska Yukon-Exposition at Sc
attic next year will be the first inter-
national exposition that has not asked
aid from the government to complete
the undertaking.
Many newspapers Throughout. the
northwest are arranging popular con-
tests and boys and girls numbered
among the winners will be taken in
special cars to view the Alaska Yukon
Pacific Exposition at Seattle next year.
This will be educational as we'll as a
pleasure trip.
In the Machinery hall at the Alaska
Yukon exposition next year will be a
plant for testing all kinds of build
Ing stone, the first to be displayed at
an international exhibition.
The United States government will
operate timber testing plant at the
Alaska ukon-Pacific Exposition next
year. Samples of every kind of tim,
Der will be tested to show the strength
to the breaking point.
Guido Menlo, an Italian newspaper
OF New York, is going to use his pub
licattos in the interest of inducing IT.
rigation to Seattle next year when
there will be low rates as a result of
| the Alaska Exposition. Menlo
believes that thousands of his country
men in New York in the crowded tene-
ments could find their future homes
in the rural districts of the west.
Displays of minerals in the mining
hall at the Alaska Yukon-Pacific Elk
position next year will accurately show
the ledge formation as we'll as the for
nation of the surrounding territory
I! In order to make this comprehensive
exhibit Of the minerals of Washing
ton, exhibitors have been instructed
| to show from fifty to 500 pounds of
ledge rock with a good average piece
| of pay shoot. With this will be piece
of hanging wall rock.
The postoffice department at Wash
ington has authorized force of thirty
men for the model postofice to be op-
Grated on the grounds of the Alaska
Yukon-Pacific exposition next year.
A Autograph press in operation
printing for free distribution map of
Seattle and vicinity will be one of the
government exhibits at the Alaska
Yukon-Pacific exposition.
| More than eighty-five per cent of the
exhibit of space at the Alaska Yukon.
Pacific exposition was taken seven
months before the date Of opening,
June /, 1909.
The native arts of the Indian and
the methods and results of training
them in government schools will be
shown by pictures, specimens and
other exhibits at the Alaska Yukon Pa
cific exposition next year. This ex-
hibit was collected by the bureau of
Indian affairs
On basis of municipal population
of 250,00U, Seattle Is spending and
putting into circulation 10. per capita
to create the Alaska-Y Yukon Pacific ex-
position which is to open complete in
every detail June /, 1909.
The grounds of the Alaska Yukon
Pacific exposition in Seattle are being
visited by thousands of persons. The
management commenced charging adj
mission September 90 and to Novem-
Der 25 there had been a total of 10000
1 paid admissions
Solid gold leaf will cover the Alas
ka-Yukon-Pacific exposition monument
at the 1909 exposition. The gold is
being donated by Alaskans, Yukoners
and the peop,pe of Seattle
Millions OF Cactus Dahlia, official
flower of the Pacific ex-
position, are being planted in Seattle
and whNG Eez 400 fair opens the ex-