Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-01
Touches Golden Key in White
House That Puts Wheels !jF' in
Motion ii Seattle.
AL NORTHWEST RE :Il E:
salute otTwenty-o One Guns Fired,
Guns Of War Fleets in Har-
Dor Responding.
p,;,,,inrs Arc Bunched, "A New Do
partulc-Many New fcat''rcs----
All E,xhibit, but One Installed.

All EiNlloltS EUht ~ NJ
seattle, Wash. June ". President Pr
TAFT in the White House at :; ocln &c X
This afternoon pressed q telegraph Key
Of Alaska ,gdld and sentSa spark across
1he continent that put in motion the
wheels Of the "A IaslSa- y ukon-Paclicss S-
position; loosed the waters OF It's tolln7
tains. unfolded its banners + tal'ted g q;
bands playing, released showers or ttit's.-
light fireworks, called upon the: saitis-
Ing guns ofEtlle American and ia pa l Ils
sneets sci allFtlie steamers in the har-
h,,. ID 8ali the locomotives in the rail-
road Yards believing and shrieking and
brought forth universa rejoicing from.
all Seattle which had toiled for years
10 bring about this dny.
PRESIDENTS TELEGRAM
Following is the text Of the telegram
sent bv President Taft after hs had
been notified that the fair was ready
Tor his official signal:
.,The Whit House, Washington, June l1te
s /, 1909. s5, I'd .s,
s"Air i. T.. Ch1bcrg, president Al
ka-Yukon- Pacific exposition, Sea tile,
Wash: 81
II congratnlate you and your assocta-
tjnlISt,tl this auspiclous opening Of the
Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition, and J.
congratulate the people of 81 he north ~
west on the courage and enterprise
thew have shown IN bringing 1t forth.
The exposition, designed as 1t Is to PeS-i
plot the natural resources and mar
vclous Wealth snf Alaska. and the deNel-
5opment OF trade and commerce on the
Pacific slope, should appeal not onl y 70
i the people Of the west. but to t he pee
Llc8of the country a I large. 81 trust ".
Will fully meet the expectations OF
those to whose untiring energies it owes
its birth and that it Will prove a
source Of instruction and education to-
it's thousands tof n i; tors. s
tSignei. III LIZA AZ IT. EFT '29f
The exercises at the work. - fair5
grounds preceding the presidents sig
nal were carried out With military pre-
cisons The exposition gates were OPEN
ed at $50 o clock. AT 9:3D- troops from
the United States army and navy, the
japanese cruisers Aso and Soya AMI
the state militia paraded through the
grounds under the command of ColS
II. G. Woodbury., U. S. A., and the
column was reviewed from q stap,l
at the head OF the court of honor by
exposition officials visiting governors
and Admirals II. Ijichi and Uriel Sc
bree.
CEREMONIAL EXERCISES.
The ceremonial exercises were held
in a vast natural amphitheater slopins
to Lake Washington. THE stage. seat
ing l,500 persons, Is at the lakeside,
& and several thousand occupants of the
seats on either side also viewed the pro-
thednes.
hThe program consisted of music, an
lnyocltion by Catholic Bishop Edward
n. O'Day, brief addresses by Director
General i. A. Naudeau and President
~, p. Chilberg, the long address by
James J. Hill, chairman Of the Great
Northern board, and benediction by
Episcopal Bishop Frederick w. ISeator.
Then just before noon Pacific time,
word was flashed to the White House
that all was ready and President Taft's
response set6loose the flags, bells, mas
chlnery, curious ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
noise. When the message was an
nounced a huge gong struck five
strokes. and an enormous American flag
was unfurlcd and thousands of small
rags were scattered iii the breeze. A
mountain battery fired a. salute OF u
guns the Japanese and American fleets
in the harbor, several miles away,
was served to invited guests at the
speaking platform and in the New York
building. During the afternoon there
We're receptions at all the state build
ngs. The day was warm and partly
cloudy
The fair as thrown open today was
finished and carpenters and painters
We're nowhere to be seen The few
delayed exhibits will be installed at
4 night The IN " saripi1, fIaHrit 10 II, ~
Hawaiian and Philippine displays but
me transport Dix is speeding hither
NJ, NTH them and should arrive next
Thursday IN
Seattle. WASH. j ilne 1.-The Alaska
ukon- Pacific exposition cost S10,-3
'uGpVoo. and was built in two wears.
ihe grouping of buildings is much diff
1erent than at other eSpositions. The
sstuctnres are Ecompactly placed; there
Is 10 long, tiresomc walk from one
eNnleit to another After entering the
man gates. two buildings standing in
cluster of trees to the left, first
nieot the eye. One is where the ad-5
.,llnlstration Of. the exposition Is cen-
.ered and tilesethers the auditorium
a prick and steel building of impos-
anG architecture.
!, 10 the right and across Puget plaza.
g me fine arts palace this building
t,'hlaihs a valuable art display. loaned,
iCOileGtiDilS ali ONtl NV
World. A few steps led to the inter-
s.se.soh Of Olympic place and Alaska
Avenue. To the right Is a view down
.ne Pay Streak, the exposition
r,,l! ulSseIlent way. and to the left, ~
i itoLle view of the auditorium and the
University University of Washington. in the dis
Inc. me Pay Streak is also reached by
ia" aioHlng "A thoroughfare to the right
3rs, inside the main entrance gate
,h .iu On past the rest headquarters of
&c s,ae ,Women's$league and the Masonic,
+ ~ e, e.'s and other buildings.
p. tossing over Olympic place and
Using to a point of vantage in
IN. .tpit Of the main government struc-
:. IRE me beautiful picture OF the fair
jf,,t uliiiolded. To the right the Alaska
NH ,,,,,iii,l,,irs.t TO the slefts the Hawaiian
csadi5g and on either side of the
ff.a.eades the oriental. foreign, manu-
lure, and agriculture palaces In
,i,e Instance, ii are the music pavilion.
sns, buildings of Canada and Japan
1.si,,, completing this picture, Mt.
+ 4. ,1.; the highest mountain peak
sna me y. Gnited States. Various avenues
~ ssfee1s branch off in every direc-