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Every Country on Earth to Be
Represented at the Great
est World's Fair In History.
Eighty Million Dollars to Be
Expended on National Cele
bration. -
WITHIN a few weeks' tltno
thousands of men and tennis
will be engaged In leveling
off the grounds of the Panama-Pacific
Intcrnntlounl exposition situ
Id Suu Francisco, nnd It Is cstlmntcd
that within nix months 10.000 ineii wUl
bo employed In tho coiiHlructlon of tho
material part of tho great exposition at
which tho United States of America
will celebrate the opening of tho Puna
mn canal. Itesponscs to Inrltntlous to
partlclpato and offers of cooperation
from every part of the world are Hood
ing tho exposition mnuugeuieut, and
President O. C. Moore and his thirty
directors, who represent every Impor
tant Interest on the count and $1,000.
.000,000 In Investetl capital, are working
night and duy to keep up wltlPtho
aralanrhu of duties that pour In upon
" thorn.
Itcsponscs of foreign countries stir
pass all anticipations of the exposition
management. Kvery civilized nation
on earth, every land wlthlu (ho sweep
of both adores of the Paclllc ocean
nnd every statu In tho Union will be
represented by the lluest assemblage
of displays the world has ever seen.
v "Han Francisco." saya President
Moore, "us hostess for tho nation will
'' entertain the world In 11)15 with tho
most comprehensive exposition In his
(ory, n Jubilee of nutlojis, u splendid
ominemorallve celebration, which
. shall luclude not only the lluest fea
tures of all former world's expositions
. in recording tho progress of the world,
but yet In magnificence. In diversity.
4 In Its distinctive color of the west, of
tlje orient and of all the countries bor
dering upon the Puclllc ocean will
jslniid alone. The nations of the fcnrld
.jvlll sec the lluest American dlspl; ys
ver sluiwii at the Panama I'acllle In-
jaiTiintloiinl exposition
The plans of tho people of the west
or tli-'' Pnnuinu-Pncllie luteruiitionai
MpoMllon me bclug iiuilerlakeu upon '
f scale of world education and inter-
t, nud the exposition Is tho subject
ef enthusiastic co-operation lu every
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Composite Fleet of Navies of
the World to Pass Through
Panama Canal and Enter
San Francisco Harbor.
What the Great Fair Will
Be Like.
laud iion tho earth. Sun Francisco
Is preparing to meet the standards of
great national celebration. Kvery
laud under tho stars and stripes will
bo represented, nnd tho nations of
tho world are Intensely Interested in
tho Panama canal, America's gift to
civilization, nnd in tho exposition nt
which America will formally celebrato
tho opening of tho canal. This uni
versal interest has assured tho most
remarkable world's exposition In point
of size, diversity and specltl' Interest
cer held."
Tho opening of the Panama cnunl
will not only bo tho most Important
commercial event lu the history of tho
world, but It will mark a supremo
epoch In tlu lives of the nations bor
dering upon tho Paclllc, and appropri
ately tho visitor will see In the ex
position tho greatest displays of
strange tribes nud peoples of the Pa
clllc ocean countries ever assembled.
Down tho streets of Hnn Francisco
In exposition days will pass such'orl
entul pageants as the world has never
Nccn. China. Japan, tho Philippines,
India and other oriental lands will
Join In parades that will rival the In
dian durbar In magulllccuce nud sur
pass the durltar lu variety by reason
of the many nations represented.
The exposition will formally opeu
with tho entrance Into Han I'rauclsco
harbor of a composite licet of the bat
tl ships of the world. Upon Invita
tion of the United States nearly 100
warships of foreign nations will llrst
assemble at Hampton (toads and will
be Jollied by detnehmeuts of the Amer
ican navy, and the composite fleet will
then be reviewed by the president and
by foreign dignitaries. This licet, the
largest cier assembled, will proceed
through the Panama canal, arriving
lu San I'lam N'o harbor about two
weeks after the, exposition opens.
The exposition will be held upon the
sho-es of San Francisco buy and of the
Pacttlc ocean and will occupy an. area
of more than 1.000 acres. The grounds
will describe u semicircle about Sun
TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON,
FrnnclMO. following tho contours of
tho shore ftum tho harbor out to and
beyond tho Golden Gate. Tho struc
tures will be tho largest and costliest
over erected for a world's exposition.
The two principal locations of the ex
position will bo ut Harbor View nud
in Golden Onto park. Harbor View
Ilea OB a crescent on Sun Francisco
bay midway between the ferry build
ing, the principal cutrunco to San
Francisco, nud the Golden Gate. Gold
en Onto park fronts tho Paclllc ocean
ouo tulle below tho famous Cliff House.
These two main sites nud Intermediate
locations will bo connected by a ma
rine boulevard that will skirt the
shores of Han Francisco bay and also
by an lutermural railroad. A trackless
trolley will run over tho boulevard.
Harbor View Is within twenty min
utes' walk of the Fairmont hotel and
tile most extensive apartment house
section of Han Frnnrlsco.
At Harbor View will bo located n
yacht harbor, tho Midway and night
life of tho exposition nnd many con
cessions that lend themselves to night
Illuminations as well as great build
ings to house such heavy exhibits as
may bo readily unloaded from ocean
going vessels, such oh tho structures
to contain tho manufactures nnd ma
chinery exhibits, tho Palace of Liberal
Arts and other industrial feature.
Golden Gate park will bo tho seat of
tho permanent features of tho exposi
tion. Willi mi area of more than a
thousand acres Golden Gate park, for
cstcd and created of sand dunes, today
presents one of the most notable
achievements lu landscape gardening
In the world. The west end of Golden
Gale purl;, mniprlslng .Ml) acres, will
lie utilized for exposition purposes
Around ii gieat stadium, already built,
will be erected a huge couciele coll
scum, the largest structure of Its kind
lu America, capable of seating 7.".ooo
people and In orchltivturc like that at
Itoiiie A chain of lakes at different
levels will be connected by a working
model of the Panama canal.
Lincoln park, where (he Golden Gate
rounds out into the Pacltlc ocean, coin
mauds u panorama of the Paclllc
ocenii. of Huti I'rauclsco harbor and of
the hills of the city. Its areu Is 150
acres, and Its contours rise more than
300 feet above sea level. At Lincoln
park will be erected a great coinmem
orutlvo statue welcoming ships to the
Golden Gnto. Tentative plans for St
Francis memorial tower call for n
Btructuro 830 feet In height, with n
bnso 200 feet square. The top of the
tower will bo almost 1,300 feet abovo
tho waters of tho Golden Goto.
From Lincoln park tho boulevard,
turning south toward Golden Gato
park, will pass through an area of 200
acres that havo been secure by tho
director:) for expo-san, pmjiposea. Ilero
will bo locate (he- fo,reJ$ft buildings,
live utQck, exhibits, milling, horticul
ture, nud. agriculture nnd other dis
plays requiring, oxtonslvo space.
TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1912
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FOLLOWING the battleship pa
rado into San Francisco bar
bor ut tho opening of tho Pun
ntna-Paclllc international ex
position there will bo a program of
events of world Interest and Impor
tauco In n succession of two mouths
apart Interspersed with lesser cveuls
yacht races and motorbout races of an
International character for great tro
phles and cash prizes, aviation meets
with the famous bird men of the
world. Olympic games lu which the
athletes of tho world will take part. In
tercollegiate contests, automobile races
lu which tho holders ut the world's
records will participate lu the automo
biles of every nation, military maneu
vers lu which the crack Infantry and
cavalry of this and other nations will
partlclpato upon uu extended scale.
Tho locution of tho exposition gives
widest scope for the greatest Interna
tional sports program In history. The
nuto races will puss Into Golden Gate
park before the concrete coliseum,
which will have a seating cnpaclly of
7fi.000 people. The military maneu
vers and Olympic games will also be
held lu the stadium. On Sun Frauds
to bay umtorbouts will vie for the
world's recoids before tho Harbor View
site of the exposition. Tho yaclitsuicu
of the world will sail from Huropc
across the Atlantic to New York and
then through the Pnuunia canal to Huti
Francisco.
The I'aiiatna-Pacinc International ex
position was tlrst proposed by Mr. It
II. Hale, a merchant of Sun Francisco.
In 1001 Mr Hale wrote a letter to the
Merchants' association, mid the Idea
took like wlldllro. At that time It was
anticipated thut the canal would be
opened In 1IUU, and WIS was the date
set for tho exposition. An orgiiulzu
Hon of tho commercial bodies begun
the preliminary work, but lu iOOUcnino
the lire. No ouo was dismayed In a
shack built over embers hardly cool u
PACIFIC 0CEAM BEACH FRONTING THE EXPOSITION SITE
dry goods merchant placed a great
Hgu, "Panauia-Pacine Intern Uiana!
L.insltion. Sun Fnuu Isco, mill." and
this became the battlecry lu the tight
to build a lieu city
Or mine than K.'D.oon.tmo now appro
printed by fallt'ornlii Si.uoiMKMi has
lieen raised tiy popular subsu'lptlous.
f I.OOO.IKH) Is assured through a xpoilnl
act of the legislature permitting the
counties to tux themselves for expo-.!
tlon purposes, $.),000.000 was upproprl
ated by the state of California, uu I
Sun FrnncNoo has voted a bond Issue
of .000.u00 This Is tho largest sum
thut has ever beer, raised for a wjrld's
exposition ut un Initial stajre. Hut It
U only a starter.
EVENING EDITION.
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ST. KIIANCIS linUOIIIAL. TOWKK.
The contributions of I'hlnn and .la
pan toward the exposition in mnirnlll
ceiice and variety will surpass au.
thing ever seen outside of the orient
and even lu tho far cast Itself A eon
servatlvo estimate ut their combined
expenditure toward the exposition Is
$1(.(:oo,CiJO Hawaii nud the Philip
pines will contribute more than $1,000
mo e.ich.
The Pnellle coast of the United
States and the whole weet will be
featured up more etensel than they
have been within their history. Side
cxcur-iniis from the main Hue or stop
n"crs upon any ut the eight tiaiiscon
tlueiitnl s stems terminating upon the
I'acllle const will afford (lie visitor uu
opMoituuliv to see those attractions of
America thut appeal tohtm. To most
people the names of these (ibices will
curry a phture the '.'oeiulte, the
Uraud Canyon of tho Colorado, the
iiii&fraisrcTw
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Yellowstone National park. Great Salt
lake, Pugct sound, tho Inland trip to
Alaska, the government's huge recla
mation projects lu sixteen western
states, tho Columbia river region, tha
redwood forests of California, tho tlri
of Oregon, tho big trees on tho ap
proach to tho Yoscmlte, Arizona nnd
Now Mexico, youngest of tho states
Nevadn nnd bouio of tho greatest min"
Ing camps in tho world. Perhaps most
Interesting of nil wlU bo tho opportu
nity for u trip through tho Panama
canal either coining or going.
Tho reconstruction of Sau Francisco
Is ono of tho greatest miracles wlthla
tho history of American municipalities.
Five hundred nnd eight city blocks,
embracing tho principal business and
residential isirtlous of the city, wcru
wiped from the earth In 11)00. Tho
streets were covered In some places
with debris forty feet deep, yet today
n stranger to tho city would novcr
know from Its appearance that a flro
had occurred.
Tho loss through Uio flro Is estimated
by Insurance underwriters ut $400,000,
000 To reconstruct San Francisco
culled for greater wealth than was de
stroyed by the lire and far exceeded
tho cost of building tho Panama canuL
Since the lire $212,000,000 bus been ex
pended upon new buildings alone.
Today Hun Francisco Is tho nowest
city In the world. Its buildings rep
teseut the latest type of modern ro
enforced concrete structures. It has
more than 1,1100 hotels nud apartment
houses, with accommodations to suit
ull parsons.
In preparing for tho Pununiu-Puelflo
International exposition hundreds of
Its emissaries are visiting nil tho re
gions of the world. Fourteen gover
nors of western states on a -l.ono mllo
trip through the east on a special trula
recently culled attention to tho exposi
tion nnd became hotter acquainted wltti
their brothers of the eastern state.
IN GOLDEN GATE PARK.
Ono of the directors of the exposition
Is now In .In pun It Is said that his
majesty the Ftuperor Mutsithlto will
dona to tho use of tho Imperial art col
lection to tho exposition. The board of
'ady managers, of which Mi's. Plioebo
Hearst is honorary president, Is In
dependently tuklng up those phases of
the exposition that beloig particularly
to woman's domain
'J ho setting Is being propured. With
inpresslvv exposition structures rising
from Hun Francisco buy. with city nnd
wooded slopes as u background and In
th. foreground n vast fleet of battle
ships of the world, the sight will be ono
of tho magnificent spt etudes of history.