physical work.

There yet remain ten months in which to put on the finishing touches, and the management is able to announce that without doubt the exposition will be complete in every department on the day fixed for the formal opening. The exposition company is amply supplied with funds for completing its work. The capital stock of the controlling corporation, fixed at $800,000, has been fully subscribed and paid in, and the several counties of the State of Washington have contributed in the way of direct aid over $200,000 more. Many Many of the counties will erect buildings of their own, which will to a certain extent be

$600,000 for a Government exhibit and six buildings. The Government exhibit will be the finest ever made by the Government at any exposition, except the exhibits at the Chicago and St. Louis expositions. Special attention will be given by the Government to exhibits from Alaska, Hawaii and the Philippines and of Pacific Ocean fisheries. Generally speaking, the exhibits under the direction of the Government will be of the practical kind and will pertain, commercially and in all other particulars, to the substantial development of the Pacific West.

A large number of the States of the Union are making arrangements for their participa

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tion. Oregon made an initial appropriation of $100,000 and will give $50,000 more at the 1909 session of its legislative assembly. Oregon's bui ding is nearly complete. California has broken ground for a large building, in the old Spanish mission style of architecture, and already finds that it will need more money in addition to the $100,000 appropriation made by its Legislature in 1907. Washington appropriated $1,000,000 for its participation and will erect a number of buildings, among them a State building, which will be the finest and most costly State building ever seen at an exposition. The New York and Missouri commissions have already selected their sites and will begin building in the near future. Other States are going ahead similarly with their plans. All of the Pacific Coast and Rocky Mountain States will be represented by State buildings and State exhibits.

Thousands of applications for exhibit space have been received by the exhibit

department. Life, color, demonstration and motion will be the chief characteristics of the exhibits of the exposition. Reports from commissioners to foreign countries are to the effect that foreign participation will be extensive. Commissioners are now working in England, France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Egypt, Turkey, Algiers, Persia, China and Japan. Many displays have been secured from the Franco-British Exposition, now being held in London. The exhibit buildings will be ready for the reception of exhibits on January 1, 1909. All the grading and landscaping on the grounds have been completed, so that when the opening day comes the exposition will be a marvel of beauty.

The amusement section of the exposition, known at Chicago as the "Midway," at St. Louis as the "Pike," at Portland as the "Trail," and at Jamestown as the "Warpath," will be known at Seattle as the "Pay Streak," a term well known to

miners in all countries, and especially to those who have worked along the Pacific Coast and in Alaska. The "Pay Streak" will be three-quarters of a mile in length and will have only meritorious attractions. It is the aim of the exposition company to get away from the old and threadbare class of amusement feature at expositions.

Seattle is amply able to care for all visitors who may come to its exposition in 1909. It is a city of 275,000 people, well supplied with hotels. It will be possible for a visitor to the exposition to secure in Seattle next year meals and lodging accommodations for any price that he may desire to pay. In the first-class hotels it will be possible to secure as good a room as in any first-class

hotel in New York, at a cost no larger per day than the prices prevailing in New York. Transportation facilities are ample, and it will be possible for a visitor to go from the heart of the city to the exposition grounds in twenty minutes.

Besides the wonders of the exposition, Seattle and the surrounding country will offer many other attractions. Beautiful Puget Sound, the wonderful lakes and snow-capped mountains will give the visitor a great scenic treat. In addition to the many places of interest in and about Seattle there are many delightful side trips that can be made by rail, boat, carriage or automobile in a short time and at moderate expense.

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