The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-01
GREAT EXPOSITION NOW OPEN
PRESIDENT TAFT SENT SIGNAL

Seattle. June Pressing Key o:
virgin gold, studded with Allshat
nuggets. President TAFT todat sort
a signal flashing over he mi
ncut from Washington to Seattle that
caused the gates of a magic city
of delights TO swing open to clam.
orous crowd of eager thousands. in
this history.making moment there
was spread before the cXultant spec.
tators panorama unknown and un.
parallolcd pectaclc of "a fair
that was ready" Whistles shricked
and the guns of the warships ir
the harbor doomed as the barriers
that held back the waiting people
were opened and the grounds were
dclugcd with an ocean of humanity
that filled the stately buildings to
Overlooking.
There were formal ceremonies in
which all those VINO have worked So
hard for the success of the Alaska
Tukon-Pacific Exposition participat-
ed. cOugratulating each other on the
glorious elimination of their cn.
dcayurs There was mad blarc OF
tomtons and trumpctS as the hOarsc-
voiced barkcrs began their long spiel
in front of the attractions on the
Pay Streak. There were guttcral
,.,.t.. hA
washes. the Indians of the Yukon
and the giant ahorigines of the far
north remnants of vanishing tribes
who are nearing extinction as the
result of the Caucasian conquest of
an empire typificd by this mighty
exposition. The Orient was well rep.
resented by thousands of Japanese
and Chinese. and the race-hatrod
of the Occidcut was for the moment
forgotten.
I'm the city all street ears Were
stopped for period of two minutes
as the fair opened and business gen
orally was suspended for that space
of time Many thousands of tourists
from all over tar United states and
foreign countries are here for the
opening day. and every train brings
additions to The throng Hotel man
ayers declare that they are able
to care for all comcrs. although
there will necessarily be some crowd
ing, and an have agreed to make
no increase in rates either now or
at any time during the fair.
Eight vessels of the United states
navy. comprising the first squadron
of thc Pacific fleet, are at anchor
i'm tuc harbor as Uncle Sans con.
trihuuou tu the success of the open
ing day of the fair. Japan is ofri-
Ualy represented 10y two cruisers,
commanded hy Admiral liichi The
guns Of AN the warships aided i'm
the dcafrumg hnlahaloo of noise
that greeted rhr birth of the newest
worlds fair There have been larger
yNpositous. but none moro beautiful
and picturesque than greeted visitors
today Gustcumg cascades and goy.
scr basin form the center Of an
elaborate decorative scheme. abour
which are grouped the main build.
ings They include the Agriculture
Manufactures. state Fisheries Mines.
Machinery. Fine Arts. Transportation
Foreign. Auditorium, Forestry Unit
ed states government Canada, la.
pan, Alaska, Hawaii Philippine a"d
Government Fisheries.
The Foreign Exhibits palace con
taius house exhibits from Great Brit
ain France, Germany Russia, the
! Netherlands. Chile, China, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Ecuador, Formosa, Ko.
rea. French East Indies. German
colonies, Guatemala, Honduras, Brit
ish India, Mexico. Dutch East In
dia. Nicaragua, New Zealand Pana
ma. Peru, Siam and salvador,
For months an army OF landscape
gardeners have been setting ont the
millions of plants which will later
make the grounds riot of color
Everywhere is seen the cactus dah
liza. which is the official flower OF
the exposition. In one vast bed there
are more than 100000 tufted Eng
! lish pansies.