Show rEX EXPO EXPOSITION PO SIT 10 N OFFICIAL LETTER i It STATES IMPORTUNED TO MAKE EARLY APPROPRIATIONS Commission Anxious to Interest Peo Pea People People pie of Utah In Great AI Exposition The exposi exposition exposition tion which will be held in Ia Seattle Wash during the year ear 1009 l 09 begin begInning Jung ning Juno 1 I is just now receiving close attention on the part of tho tM commission having the matter In hand The rhe legislatures of tho the vari various van vanus arl ous us Intermountain states that will bo be entitled to representatIon at the tho ex ox exposition position arc are being importuned to tomake tomake make as large appropriations as pos possible PO sible for the establishment and main maintenance chance of exhibitions commensurate cot with tho the resources and needs of o the states In question Representative McCracken has hus re ro received cowed the tho following communication from the tho commissioner onor general re regarding regarding garding the tho matter malter Seattle Dec 28 1008 Hon lames B McCracken McCrachen Ogden Osden Utah Dear Sir A bill will bo be presented to your legislature at the coming session providing for an additional appropriation tion ion for COI the tho purpose of o advertising the resources of the state of or Utah at atho tho ho exposition at Seattle in 1909 The preliminary appropriation made mado at al the last sos ses session sion was 2000 As this is a matter mattor of more than ordinary Interest to your OUI people wo we weare are arc mailing you on a brief brIer statement nt of the tho reasons for your our states statoR participation pation in this exposition so BO that you may be bo fully advised when the time lime comes to act upon It IL We Vc believe bellevo you ou will agree with u 11 us 5 that advertising Is 16 Just as necessary in iii the lh exploitation of tho the resources of ofa ofa ofa a state as it is 18 i in successful commer commercial commercIal cial and manufacturing enterprises and that a sum Bum of from to 75 OtlO OtHo used at this exposition in erect erecting erectIng ing tag a suitable building and nail maintain lag In an adequate exhibit and bureau of or information for your state would be a n most profitable Investment active support In this moo mona measure ure me will be greatly appreciated Very Ver truly yours JAMES JA lES B MEIKLE Commissioner General Why the States of the Union Should Participate In the cHic Exposition at Seattle Se Every EC rr state in the union un Iou has many ninny products for 01 sale and e nat oat natural ural ual resources resource to he be developed and each state requires a wide market for foi its products pro and men and anil money mone to develop Its resources Advertising A is just Jual as necessary in inthe inthe the tho exploitation of o the resources ota o oa ot of ofa a state as It is in the th business of suc sue successful merchants and manufacturers In marketing their commodities commo and tl there is no bettor better way to advertise a states products and antI resources than thanh by h means of an exhibit and bureau hur au oE or information at III lIvo exposition of or this character From the experience of other Pad Paci Pacific fic ftc const coast expositions and from received by bj the management it is estimated that lint from to persons from outside of o tho the state sate of Washington will visit Isit thin thIs ex cx exposition position and that at least of them will come from tho the states east cast castI of I if the Missouri river All of these visitors will acquire considerable knowledge of the products and re reo resources resources sources source of or The states having compre comprehensive exhibits e and active advertis advertising adv ing lug agencies on tho lie ground and this knowledge will result In an immedi immediate immediate ate rite benefit to the states making such exhibits As ta a n direct result ot of the general advertising of or this exposition hun hunt hundreds hundreds will become residents of the northwestern states and every ono one of or them will contribute something to t the wealth and prosperity or of tho the whole country These people would natu rally look hook back to their home states in the establishment of their future trade trudo relations and thus open up tip a n large market for the tho products of those states which do not enter into Inlo direct competition with the products ot the Uie northwest The rhe migration of oC tho the American peo people PlO pIe from one section of the country to another which Is continually going en has resulted in each state having within its borders citizens citizen from every overy other state and this Is la a powerful agency in destroying sectionalism and provincialism It draws the states Into closer closel relationship with each other and anel makes the whole nation ono one great family whose interests being cr the tho whole country are arc limited only by the national boundaries and this is it if not the least of the reasons for fa l leach each cach states participation in such an enterprise as ns thin exposition |