The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-02
COST TEN MILLION DOLLARS, CONTAINS
EXHIBITS FROM WHOLE KNOWN WORLD

most every province in Japan. The y.
Nj. G. A, exhibit is close at hand and fol
mines building is seen. Minerals from
| the state Of Washington arc on display
/ here and tho collection OF ores mas prob
! ably never been edualcd, From the
! Chinese ...lagc. the Swedish building
/ the model Photographic building and the
: pay streak attractions.
Sports Will Be Feature.
on FROM the main exposition streets
arc the model farm the athletic stadium
and the stock exhibit. the miles OF wood =
land patches. natural parks and rcstau-
rants set in among the trees and shrub
berry. Drinking fountains have been pro-
ridcd the water supply coming direct
from Cedar mountain. Tn" grounds are
Wei lighted and French elcctrolicrs out
line tho Vistas.
Lakes Union and Washington, adioIn-
ing the exposition. permit OF aquatic
sports OF every nature, Military and
naval drills participated i'm by sailors
from the American and Japanese cruisers
and soldiers from the government forts
near Seattle arc hic features
The amusement stree, at Seattle con
tains full mile of attractions. Bands Of
every nation Civ" concerts daily.
The landscaping Of the grounds has
been carried out on al elaborate plan,
In tho illumination. thousands OF incau-
the buildings. The Alaska shaft is made
q tower of light and The Cascades are
broken Into rainbows. The eeyser basin,
at the foot OF the falls. Is also made beau
tiful by hundreds of submerged lights OF
various colors
When the exposition work was begun It
was necessary to remove Il large portion
of n 250-acrc forest OF towering FIR trees
Many OF them were left and today they
lit their tops 80 feet above the grounds
BY night every branch is picked out with
electric lamps and fcstoons OF more lamps
are drapcd from tree 10 tree. Among
the gardens and the trees are many rest
stations. II is possible for 40 600 persons
to be seated at one time and regard has
been given 10 every other comfort
Drinking water. brought from a glacier
lake in the mountains. is plentiful and
free.
The exposition has been financed by
the northwest Seattle subscribed $3.50. 600
in ono day and later modc II $500. 900.
SIN later n bond issne OF s35o,ooo was
inetor appropriated 81 000. 900 with the
proviso that not less than 100000 OF the
amount should go into permanent build
ings TO revert To the University of Wash
ington The United States government
appropriated 5000. 0on for It's own building
and for the exploitation of the Philippines.
Hawaii, Alaska and the fisheries.
The administration of tn. exposition
has been in the hands Of various depart
mcnts, each department backed by a
Of tho leading business men OF
the northwest. j. f Chilbcrg. a pioneer
of Alaska and head Of the Scandinavian
American bank. is president John \.
McC;raw. ex-governor of the state, and
IL. G.. Henry. another banker. are Vice
presidents. William Sheffield is secrc-
tary: c. r.. Collins, treasurer: James \,
Wood, director Of exploitation; Wllfrcd
Beaton, chief OF the department OF pub
licity; \. w. Lewis. chief Of department
Of concessions; Henry Dosch. chief Of the
department of exhibits: Frank B. Allen.
chief of the department Of works. and l.
A, Nadeau is director general. Frank v
Dunham is assistant TO the president
The idea was conceived by Godfrey
pioneer OF the KIondIke
II has been carried out by a coterie OF
the most energetic business men OF the
northwest