| Show SHOW A SUCCESS the alaska yukon pacific exposition which was visited by people correa to a close seattle wash at midnight saturday october 16 the electric lights or of the alaska yukon pacilio exposition were put out closing the worlds fair of 1909 which from every standpoint was more successful than its ita most moat zealous friends had bad dared to hops hope the exposition the purpose of 0 which was to acquaint the world with the manifold resources of tho the pacific coast including alastra Alas lra yukon territory and british columbia has amply fulfilled its mission the total attendance was nearly and so many visitors came from eastern states that the tha railroads were unable to handlo handle them comfortably the exposition was financed by the people of seattle without a government ment loan an appropriation by tho the state derived from the sale of state lands in this city was expended for permanent buildings which rever to to the state stata un university hersIty on whose the exposition was held tho the grounds were parked at a cost of the walks and other improvements prove ments being permanent tho the exposition paid all its debt and earned a surplus not yet computed cor car its stockholders |
