Show SOME INTERESTING INFORMATION INFORMATION TION I 1 Regarding the AI Yukon Alaskan Yukon Expos to Be Held at Seattle 1 During 1909 1 A bill for tor the tho participation of the i United States at the exposition has j been introduced In congress and will J soon como come up for tor consideration The J bill is ts unique A clause clauso is contained 9 in it which states that tho Alaska Alaska Yu Yu r kon Pacific exposition will not ask expect expect ex or accept any loan of funds from the United States government nor will It ask expect o or ox accept from tho government any appropriation ap other than th the thO appropriation which the tho government gov may make for Its tion This policy on the part of the exposition management Is meeting with the of congressmen public officials the press and tho the peo pew people people plo of the tho country The bill bIJJ that has been Introduced in congress requests request'S an appropriation of and provides for tor the representation representation rep rep- of the United States go go gov the noncontiguous non territory and the fisheries industry as follows Exhibit Installation tion and Purpose Building maintenance Total Alaska Hawaii Philippines FIsheries ri i Total I Included in cost of general government govern govern- ment meat exhibit Indications point to the early pa passage pas pas- 11 1 sage of the bill Tho president of ot the tho United States commended the tion to the careful consideration P of of r y the congress in his official message 4 delivered on December 4 4 1906 and also in his message delivered on Do Do- cember 3 3 1907 1901 the tho latter mention being boIng boIng bo- bo Ing In the following terms The courage and enterprise of or tho the citizens of the far tar northwest In their their projected Yukon Alaska exposition expo expo- exposition I to be held in 1909 should receive receive re re- liberal encouragement This exposition exposition ex- ex exposition position is Is' not sentimental in Its conception con con- but seeks to exploit the nati natural nat nat- ural urai resources of Alaska and to promote promote promote pro pro- j i mote the commerce trade and Industry industry Indus Indus- try of the tho Pacific states with their neighboring states and with o our r Insular insular lar possessions and the neighboring 1 countries of or of the tho Pacific rhe The rhe exposi tion asks no loan from the con congress 1 but seeks appropriation for national j exhibits and exhibits of the western I dependencies of ot the general government govern- govern went ment The he state of Washington and J the city of Seattle have shown the tha characteristic western enterprise in large largo donations for the conduct of or this i exposition in which other states are lending generous assistance t During the past year honorary commissioners commissioners com com- missioners of the exposition visited Great Britain France Germany Holland Holland Hol Hol- land Russia China China Japan Italy Norway Norway Nor Nor- way ay Sweden Austria Canada MexIco Mexico Mex Mex- ico loo and the Central and South American Amer ican lean states and have received assurances assur assur- assurances ances from prominent manufacturers shippers and commercial associations that hat the Interest in the alms aims and purposes pur pun poses loses of the exposition in those countries countries coun tries is sufficient to Justify that measure measure meas meas- ure of participation on their part a awill aa will be In keeping with the scope o oO our exposition as we have determined It ItIn In addition to to Washington which appropriated for tor its representation representatIon representation at the exposition the following fol fol- lowing states have made provision to participate Oregon California Pennsylvania Nebraska Missouri and Utah Assurances have been given that thal fifteen other states will also par par- Work Vork on the grounds is in an ad ad- stage The Tho avenues circles plazas lazas and courts have been graded and the building sites cleared The administration building has been occupied occupied occupied oc oc- oc- oc by the executive force torce for many mabY months The manufactures building is well under way tho the auditorium audi audi- orium fine arts palace and machinery machin cry ery building permanent structures lave have been started The Tho agriculture v building wilding and several minor structures are beginning to rise Oregon and California have their plans In preparation prepare atlon and will soon start construe tion lon A conservative preliminary estimate esti esti- mate nate of the probable paid admissions J i at the exposition is made at This will be bo larger than the attendance attend an ance co at t 1 any previous exposition ever held in the United States State with the ex of Philadelphia Chicago But Dut I falo tale and St Louis expositions The probable number of visitors from east cast iP t tot j of ot Denver is estimated at approximately approximately I t s |