Show SOME interesting information regarding them the alaskan yukon exposition to be held at seattle during 1909 abill A bill for the participation of tho the united states at the exposition has been introduced in congress and will soon come up for consideration the bill is unique A clause Is contained in it which states that tho the alatka yu kon exposition will not ask expect or accept any loan ot of funds from the united states government nor will it ask expect or accept from the government any appropriation other than the th e appropriation which the government may make for its participation this policy on the part of the exposition management Is meeting with the approval of congressmen public officials the press and the people of the country the bill that has been introduced in congress requests an appropriation of and provides for the rep re sen tation of the united states government ern orn ment tho the noncontiguous contiguous non territory and the fisheries industry as follows exhibit installation and purpose building maintenance total Govern Gove romi mt alaska hawaii philippines fisheries total included in cost of general government exhibit indications point to the early passage of the bill the president of the tha united states commended the exposition to the careful consideration of the congress in his official message delivered on december 4 1906 and also in his message delivered on december 3 1907 tho the latter mention being in the following terms the courage and enterprise of the citizens of tho the far northwest la in their projected alaska yukon pacific exposition to be held in 1909 should receive liberal encouragement this ex position po Is not sentimental in its conception cep tion but seeks to exploit the nat ural resources of alaska and to promote the commerce fade and indus try of the pacific states with their neighboring states and with our insular possessions and the neighboring countries of the pacific the exposition asks no loan from the con congress grev but seeks appropriation for national exhibits and exhibits of the western dependencies of the general government the state of washington and the city of seattle have shown the characteristic western enterprise in large laree donations for the conduct of this exposition in which other states are lending generous assistance during the past year honorary commissioners ners of the exposition visited great britain france germany holland russia china japan italy norway sweden austria canada mexico and the central adf and south amerlean american states and have received assurances from prominent manufacturers shippers and commercial associations that the interest in tho the atins alma and purposes of the exposition in those countries Is sufficient to justify that measure of participation on their part as aa will ill he be in keeping with the scope of our exposition as we have determined it in addition to washington which appropriated for its representation sen tation at the exposition tile the following states have made provision to par participate oregon california pennsylvania nebraska ka missouri alasso uri and utah assurances have been givens given that fifteen other states will also participate work on the grounds is in an advanced stage the avenues av eaues circles plazas and courts have bave been graded and the building sites cleared the administration building has h as been occupied by the executive force for many months the manufactures building Is well under way the auditorium fine arts arra palace and machinery building permanent structures have been started the agriculture building and several minor structures are beginning to rise oregon and california have their plans in preparation and will soon start construction A conservative preliminary estimate of the probable paid admissions tit at tho the exposition Is made inada at this will be larger thin than the attendance at any previous exposition overt evell held in the united states with the exception of philadelphia Chri chicago cago buffalo and st louis expositions the probable number of visitors from east cast of denver Is estimated at approximately |