The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-06-03
BIG TOBACCO TRUST rs FORGING
GROWERS TO BE NIGHT RIDERS
Many a,,,,,sen,c,ntsi.

Balloon and airship races are
among the big events and aeroplane
tests are conducted by the Seattle
Aero Club. Some of the fastest motor
boats in the world race daily on Lake
Washington and picked crews from
the Igorrote and Eskimo Villages try
their skill in. handling the oars in
their native craft.
The amusement street at Seattle
contains a fun mile of attractions.
Bands OF every nation give concerts
daily
The landscaping of the grounds has
been carried out on an elaborate
plan. In the illustration. thousands
Of fncandescent lamps have been
strung along the buildings. The Alas
ka shaft is made tower of light and
the Cascades are broken into rain
bows. The Geyser Basin. at the foot
of the falls. is also made beautiful
by hundreds of submerged lights of
various colors.
When the exposition work was be-
r
gun 1t was necessary to remove a large
portion of 25O-acre forest of tow
ering fir trees Many OF them were
left, and today they lift their tops $50
feet above the grounds. BY night
every branch is picked out with cleo
trio lamps and festoons of more lamps
are draped from tree to tree. Among
the gardens and the trees are many
rest stations. Ii is possible for $4,000
persons to be seated at one time and
regard has been given to every other
comfort. Drinking water, brought
from glacier lake In the mountains
is plentiful and free.
Built nj Grcat Cost.
The exposition has been financed
by the Northwest Seattle sub
scribed s65O.Ooo in one day and later
made it 100000. Still later a bond
issue of sS5o.000 was taken up over
night. The state OF Washington ap-
propriated s1.OOO,oOo with the proviso
that not less than 100000 of the
amount should go into permanent
buildings to revert to the University of
the State of Washington. Oregon,
California. Canada, Japan, China,
Idaho and other states and nations
assisted with liberal appropriations
for buildings and exhibits and the
United States government appropriate
ed 100000 for its own building and
for the exploitation of the Philippines.
Hawaii, Alaska and the fisheries.
The administration of the expos-
ton has been in the hands of various
departments, each department backed
by committee of the leading BUSH
ness men of the Northwest. j. E,
Chilberg. pioneer of Alaska and
head of the Scandinavian American
bank, is president, John A. McGraw,
ex-governor of the state, and II. C.
Henry, another banker are vice-pres-
idcnts. Mr.. Henry succeeded Richard
A. Ballinger when he was called to
the department of the interior by
President Taft. William Sheffield is
secretary; C. r. Collins, treasurer:
James A. Wood, director of exploita-
ton; Wilfred Beaton. chief of the de-
partment of publicity; A. W. Lewis.
chief of department of concessions;
Henry bosch. chief of the department
of exhibits: Frank B. Allen. chief of
the department of Works. and ]. a.
Nadeau is director general. Frank v.
Durham is assistant to the president.
The Alaska Yukon-Paciflc EXPOSE
ton was, in the beginning, intended
to be no more than its title implies.
but it was enlarged. perforce. to the
scope of a worlds fair. Demand from
Europe ana the Eastern states was SO
insistent that it could not be held to
the original limitations.
The idea was conceived by Godfrey
pioneer of the klondikc.
1t has been carried out by coterie of
the most energetic business men of
the Northwest.
I'M MEMORY OF