The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-20
Pacific Northwest
 Commercial and
 Industrial Exposition
To Be Held in New YorkCity.
 Alaska Should Be Repre-
 sented, Says Scott C. Bone

(Reprinted from Business Chronicle)
 Representative leaders in indus try, commerce and finance of Wash ington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana, after a years preliminary work, have perfected plans and incorpo- rated an organization to establish at New York City what is to be known as Pacific Northwest Commercial and Industrial Exposition.
 Endorsed by President Calvin Coolidge. Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, the Governors of four States, by members of Congress and the Legislatures, by Chambers of Commerce and other civic bodies, and by men and women prominent in all lines of business and profes- sional actiyity-here is a carefully worked out plan, both substantial and practicable, for attracting the greatly needed new supplies of cap ital for adequate development of Pa cific Northwest's resources. It should have the enthusiastic sup port of every citizen.
 Date of opening of the first an- nual Exposition has been tentative ly set as Monday. May 10, l926' period of duration to be two weeks.
 Negotiations are now being con- cluded for the use of New Madison Square Garden in New York as the place of the exposition. This impos- ing structure, replacing in new To- cation the famous old building now being demolished, is being erected in the heart of the shopping, hotel and theatre district, on Eighth AV- enue extending from 18th to 6Oth streets. Pacific Northwest Commer- cial and Industrial Exposition is ex- pected to be one of the first large attractions of any kind in the new edifice; and it will thus be Of in- creased interest because Of the de- sire of countless New Workers and visitors from all over the world to see the new Garden.
 Pacific Northwest Commercial and Industrial Exposition, as stated in an official announcement, mas for it's primary purpose the e2ten- sion of eastern markets for the manufactured articles and trade products of the Pacific Northwest; to be the means of attracting more capital, investors, manufacturers agriculturists, tourists, residents and others By visual illustration and personal contact it will acquainl business factors and the general public in the very center of Amer ica's greatest population and finan' cial and buying activity, with tht resources, the possibilities, the op portunities and the achievements o! this rapidly developing New Empire the Pacific Northwest. It will in timately present to eastern capita the opportunities for investment and manufacturers and industrie! with the practical advantages of es tablishing plants in the Pacific Northwest. It will serve to convince eastern buyers and handlers tha Pacific Northwest products are th' equal of any. It will place manufac turers, jobbers, dealers and ship pers in touch with prospective larg' customers and agents, and will opel new avenues of business. With at tendance running into many thous ands daily, it will promote the de velopment of the Pacific NorthWes to an extent far surpassing all othel past efforts. The exposition is not money making enterprise and vii not be used as a medium for pett! bargaining, but will be an homes presentation on a broad and com prehensiye scale of what is being achieved by the most importan commercial and industrial institu tions of the Pacific Northwest"
 Scott c. Bone, late governor O Alaska, and now spending the sum mer in Seattle, having read th'