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Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Greatest and Most Marvelous of
All Celebrations, Opens Completed In Every Detail on Feb. 20,1915
Forty of the World's Great Nations to Join With America In Celebrating the Opening of the
Panama Canal In a Conclave Unsurpassed In History.
Wonderful Exhibits From All Lands Show the
World's Best Progress
From Beginning to End Magnificent Panama-Pacific International Exposition Will Abound With
Superb Educational and Entertainment Features.
By HAMILTON WRIGHT.
THE construction of the vast
Panama-Pacific International
Exposition at Ban Francisco
was 05 per cent completed
three months before the opening day,
on Feb. 20. 1915. The early Installa
tion of thousands of tons of rare and
costly exhibits from all parts of the
globe and the participation of forty of
the world's great countries have assur
ed a celebration that will be unrivaled
In its splendor, magnitude, interest and
comprehensiveness.
From its opening until its close, -on
Dec 4, 1915, the Exposition will
abound with original features collect
ed at an expenditure of many millions
of dollars. It will present a cross sec
tlon of human achievement The Pan-
Francisco in a single day, and, far In
advance of Its opening, the Exposition
had created an unprecedented interest
throughout the world, and its opening
was eagerly awaited.
In keen competitive exhibits there
will be presented more than 80,000 sin
gle exhibits and groups of related ex
hibits portraying the results of the
world's best efforts In recent years.
This wonderful Exposition, present
ed at an outlay of more than $00,000,
000, celebrates a contemporaneous
achievement, the building of the Pana
ma canal and all exhibits that are en
tered for competitive award will be
those that have been originated or pro
duced since the great Louisiana Pur
chase Exposition at St Louis ten years
ago. The possible exception to this
rule will be where earlier exhibits are
fare work will, for example, see in
the Palace of Mines an exhibit three
fourths of an acre in extent, illus
trating the manner In which the
largest steel corporation In the world
is caring for and plans to still fur
ther advance the welfare of Its em
ployees. In the Palace of Education
they will be interested In a great
United States government exhibit
The great war in no way has dimin
ished the prospect of attendance at
the Exposition, and thousands of
Americans will for the first time en
joy the educative trip across their na
tive land. After the outbreak of the
conflict the number of conventions de
ciding to meet in San Francisco pro
portionately' Increased. One of the
moBt Important of the assemblages
will be the international engineering
Photograph courtesy San Francisco Examiner.
THE MOTHER OF LINCOLN BEACHEY, FEOM THE TOWEK OF , JEWELS, 435 FEET ABOVE THE
EARTH, AT THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, WATCHES HER SON
LOOP HIS ONE THOUSANDTH LOOP.
When Lincoln Beachey, a son of San Francisco, on the occasion of his homecoming after breaking all world rec.
ords as a daredevil looper of 009 loops, performed two entirely new and death defying stunts over the completed"
palaces of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition it was his aged mother who for the first time waved him
on to fresh achievements. Mrs. Beaehey held a place of honor, 435 feet up In the air. on the tiptop of the won
derful Tower of Jewels. From this aerie she was able to watch every erratic move of her daredevil son She
cried out only once. That wa when be wrote the figures "1000" against the clouds, high above the two miles
of completed exhibit palaces, significant of the looping of his one thousandth loop.
ama canal Is today open and doing
business on a far vaster scale than was
predicted for It and the Exposition,
which celebrates the opening of the ca
nal. Is today revealed as the greatest
manifestation of national achievement
In American history. Here will be a
neutral ground where even nations en
gaged In warfare will display on a
wale never before equaled their prog
ress in the arts. Industries and sciences
of peace.
Within three months before the open
ing of the Exposition as many as 2.000
tons of consignments bad reached San
shown to Illustrate the evolution of the
processes of manufacture as, for ex
ample, a display of a model of the first
cotton gin in connection with the mar
velous equipment Into which It has
evolved. .
Many of the displays will be espe
cially adapted to study by the dele
gates to great national and Interna
tional congresses and conventions, of
which more than 300, embracing al
most every phase of human activity.
have voted to meet In San Francisco
in 1015. Delegates to the congresses
Interested In social progress and wel
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"THE END OF THE TRAIL," PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL
EXPOSITION, SAN FRANCISCO, ' 1915.
This photograph shows James Earle Freser' uiiertvltftS'WfltatQary,
"The End of the Trail," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. More
than 800 beautiful sculptures are shown at the Exposition, the works of
famous sculptors of the day. In addition to the sculptures shown out of
doors, thousands of beautiful works of art are presented In the great false
of Fine Art.
congress, at which its distinguished
chairman. Colonel George W. UoetbalB,
will preside.
The foreign participation will be
notable. The nations are not attempt
ing to show everything that they pro
duce, but will lay especial emphasis
upon those products In which they ex
cel. In the Danish display, for exam
ple, will be shown products of the
Itoyal Danish porcelain factory at Co
penhagen. Japan in her exhaustive ex
hibit will display priceless works of
art, loaned by direction of the imperial
household and tnuny of which could
not be duplicated. From Italy will be
shown historic paintings of the old
musters, hitherto never exhibited In
America In the originals. From China
there have reached San Francisco se
lections of exhibits collected under the
supervision of the governors of the Chi
nese provinces. Rure silks aud satins,
carvings, inlay work In the precious
mctais, exuiuits or the transportation
methods employed In the old China
and the modern methods lined in the
awakening republic will be shown.
New Zeulaud will make a marvel
ous exhibit of its rare woods, of its
fleeces, of Its superb scenic charms.
A large number of rare giant tree ferns
froln New Zealaud will tie found
growing on the ExKition grounds.
- The Argentine Republic early set
aside a larger sum tbau any ever ap
propriated by a foreign nation for rep
resentation lu an American exposition.
The. lumleri cities of Argent Ion, the
achools, churches, libraries, the crout
live stock and agricultural interests
will be extensively portrayed, and the
mutual Interests of South America and
North America, will be emphasised In
almost every conceivable manner
From South Africa will be shown dia
mond exhibits and methods of extrac
tion. The magnificent Canadian dls.
plays will review not only the widely
known agricultural wealth, but will
Illustrate the scenic charms of the
great Dominion, of snow clad moun
tain peaks, of farreachlng forest of
Inland lakes In chains of silver and
rushing mountain streams.
Big International Expositions Amusements
Novel and Wonderful
President Wilson Will Visit Panama-Pacific Display of Nations via Panama Canal-Vanderbilt
Cup Kace and Grand Prix Will Be Held In San Francisco.
By HAMILTON WRIGHT.
WONDERFUL and novel
amusements, parades and
pageants of the oriental
countries, auto and yacht
races and athletic contests will be ob
served upon a scale of unexampled
magnitude and grandeur at the Panama-Pacific
International Exposition.
The extensive participation of China,
Japan, Siam and Indo and Cochin Chi
na, when taken In connection with
the plans already made and with the
interesting oriental population of San
Francisco, assures such spectacles as
have never before been seen In the Oc
cident Pageants of miles In length
set off by wonderful floats and mar
velous pyrotechnics will wind through
the streets of San Francisco.
There will be held throughout the
this event The famous Salt Lake
Mormon choir, the deep toned plaintive
singers of Hawaii and even a chorus
of fifty Maorlan singers will take part
in the choral events. At an expendi
ture of $1,250,000 the Exposition has
constructed a great Auditorium In the
civic center of San Francisco, which
will be used by the great conventions
and song festivals. Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas Crane will present their latest
terpslchorean novelty, the "Exposition
Tango;" Mr. Harry Lauder will sing
the Exposition ballad.
The amusement section of the Ex
position, the "Zone," corresp-mdlng to
the famous "Midway" at the World's
Columbian Exposition at Chicago, will
carry out the purpose of the Exposition
to give every feature a high educa
tional value.
tinental railways. The Grand Canyon
concession Is built upon so prodigious
a scale that visitors will view the
canvases from a standard gauge rail
way coach running on a standard
gauge track. A huge working model
of the Panama canal is so extensive
that visitors seated In comfortable the
ater chairs will be carried along the
route of the canal upon a movable
platform, and a dictaphone at the ami
of each chair will describe each scene
as It comes into view. A novel amuse
ment feature will be provided by work
ing submarine boats of sixty-five ton
displacement which will operate in an
artificial lagoon. The Aeroscope, a
huge inverted pendulum, operating like
a giant seesaw, with a great balancing
weight on the short end and a car for I
passengers at the extremity of Its long-
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WONDERFUL GLASS DOME OF THE PALACE OF HORTICULTURE, PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNA
TIONAL EXPOSITION, SAN FRANCISCO, 1915.
Palace of Horticulture, looking through the Court of Palms. This beautiful structure has a glass dome 185
feet high and 152 feet in diameter. Crowning the dome is a huge basket The general style of the architecture
is the French renaissance, with Saracenic modification. The extreme length of the palace Is 072 feet aud breadth
320 feet
entire period of the Exposition, which
opens Feb. 20, 1915, a series of great
events, Including sports and athletic
contests of many kinds conducted upon
a scale of great magnitude.
. The Vauderbllt Automobile Cup
Race and the Urund Prix, the two su
preme events of the automobile year,
will be held upon a four mile course,
embracing a circuit of the Exposition
puluces, a spectacular background far
excelling in beauty and grandeur any
which ancient Rome beheld during Its
historic chariot races. The Vander
bllt Cup Race will take place on Feb.
22 and the Grand Prix on Feb. 27.
1915. Great motorboata of the deep
aea cruiser type will race for a $10,000
prize from New York through the Pan
ama canal to the Golden Gate. A se
ries of International yacht races In
the twenty-one meter class will be
held in San Francisco bay. President
Woodrow Wilson. Emperor William of
Germany and King George of England
have each offered trophies In these
events. Swimming, water polo, fly
casting, canoeing, football, baseball
and long distance foot racing are In
cluded In a series of more than 200 dif
ferent kinds of contests. President
Wilson himself will attend the Expo
sition, and it is probnble the members
of congress will attend In an especial
ly chartered steamer.
Of International interest will be the
greatest live stock show In the world's
history. More than $500,000 will be
awarded in prizes in a continuous live
stook exhibit Rare aud valuable
breeds of all kinds of live stock from
distant countries of the globe will be
shown. Specimens of the famous
Chllllnghaui wild white cattle will be
exhibited for the first time. v With the
exception of two specimens at the ten
don zoo. this breed has never been
shown outside of Chllllngham park,
England. These cattle are pure white,
with black noses, black tips to tbe'ears
and black horns. An International
sheep shearing contest will be one of
the unique exhibitions.
For the musical events there baa
been built by the Exposition the mag
nificent Festival Palace upon, the
grouuds. This Is equlped with a won.
derful pipe organ, upon wbicb Mr. Ed
win Lemare. world famous organist,
among other celebrities, will give a se
ries of recitals. The International Eis
teddfod will at San Francisco com
pete for $29,000 In cash prizes. More
than 20.000 lingers will participate In
Imagine, for the purposes of Illustra
tion, the Interest action and novelty
of ten great circuses like Barnum &
Bailey's combined into a single "great
est show on earth" and presented at
ten times the cost of the single pro
duction and an '.dea Is gained of the
originality of this section. A total of
more than eleven millions of dollars
has been expended In its establishment
The concessions, as these less serious
features of the Exposition are known.
Include a great open air panoramic
reproduction of the Yellowtone Na
tional park and a similar representa
tion of the Grand Caayon of Arizona,
presented by two of the trnnscon-
er arm, will raise, sightseers more than
32" feet above San Francisco bay.
affording an unsurpassed view of the
Exposition City and the Golilen Gate.
Apart from the amusements, conven-
tlonsand congresses, the vast pageants,
the superb pavilions of the nations and
the magnificent state buildings, the Kx.
position Itself Is a sljrbt well worth
seeing. The giant exhibit palaces, the
loftiest and most. Imposing exposition
buildings ever constructed, are In their .
architecture representative of the finest
work or a commission of famous Amer
ican architects, who freely collaborated '
with distinguished members of this pro
fession abroad.
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VAST TRIUS7ILSL ARCH AT THE WORLD'S GREATEST EXPOSI
, TION, THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION '
SAN FRANCISCO, 1915. 1Ufl'
Arch of the Setting Sun In the west entrance to the Court of the rtm
verse at the Panama-Pacific international Exposition. Surmounting the an
Is a group of statuary representing "The, Nations of. the West" In the ml.litt.
of the group la an emigrant wagon drawn by oxen. Riding In this la til
figure of a woman, "The Mother of Tomorrow." and by her aide are two ci.ii
dren. "The Hopes of Tomorrow." Other figures represent an Americas im.
dlan, a Mexican, an Alaskan and other American types.