Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-31
ANOTHER EXPOSITION
Proposed to Celebrate Com
pletion Of Panama Canal.
DATE FIXED FOR 1913
FATHER THE PROJECT.
Proposed Improvement of the City
MT. Burnham's Trip-Plan to
Beautify Manila.
DATE FIXED FOR 1913
BY WILLIAM E. CURTIS.

for the purpose of concentrating the ex-
petition of Lewis and Clark from the Mis-
souri, river to the Pacific ocean during the
administration of Thomas Jefferson, one
hundred years ago. And the San Francisco
people are planning to celebrate the COM
pletion of the Panama canal upon the four
hundredth anniversary of the discovery OF
the Pacific ocean by yasco Nunez de Bal
boa, on the 18th of September, 1913. The
Portland exposition is to be national only
If any foreign nation wishes to participate
it will be welcomed, but effort will be
made to interest exhibitors outside the
United States and Canada.
The Balboan exposition, as the Pacific
coasters call it. will be international. and
probably upon the same scale as that at ST.
Louis, although the financial failure there
may teach lesson of economy. But so far
there is no definite plan, and the committee
in charge will be governed entirely by cir
cumstances and by public opinion in pre-
pairing it's report. The members of the Pan
anna commission are confident that they can
complete the work in eight years; hence.
1913 would be not only an appropriate but
convenient date for the celebra ton.
The idea was first suggested by r. B.
Hale, member of the Merchants Associa-
ton of San Francisco, which includes hun
dreds of wholesale and retail houses in it's
membership. The presidents of other COM
mercial organizations indorse it, and a ban
quet was given by the California promotion
committee. at which the subject was dis
cussed by representative men from all parts
of California resolution was passed de-
clarlng 1t to be the sense of those present
that the completion of the Panama canal
shall be celebrated by Pacific ocean expo
siflon to be held at San Francisco" and the
presidents of the San Francisco chamber of
commerce. the San Francisco board of
trade. the California state board of trade
the California promotion committee and the
ND
OF California were appointed a central
board, with power to lay out plan, select
the necessary committees and supervise the
preiminaries This board has invited sue-
gestions from all sources and has already
received several interesting responses con-
corning the plan and scope of the exposi-
ton.
Proposed Exposition Sites.
Ihere are several fine sites for an EXPOSE
ton In San Francisco. Golden Gate Park
mas vast unimproved area extending along
the beach of the Pacific ocean. 1t is easy
OF access by the railroads and street car
lines. and can be developed at a compara-
livery small cost No exposition has ever
been held upon salt water. and man does
not require much sentiment to appreciate
the appropriateness of the location directly
on the Pacific, whose pillows come rolling
IN from their journey of thousands of
miles. bearing promises of prosperity and
greatness for all of the coast states
The exposition idea has been discussed
good deal in connection with the plan for
Deautify1ng the city of San Francisco Dan
lei III. Durham of Chicago has been spend
ing month there inspecting the topogra-
ply and getting material for report SINH
lar to that made by Charles F. Mckim
Fred Law OlmSted and Mr.. Burnham for
the District of Columbia. Mr. Burnham
sailed for the east on the 18th of October.
and after spending month in Japan goes
TO Manila for similar purpose. He has
inyyf tn6 hvr
Wright to suggest plans for public improve
ments and identifying the capital of the
Philippines.
AS wrote you from Manila last summer.
that city has the materials for making one
of the loveliesI spots on earth, and it only
requires small amount of money to utilize
its natural advantages and the open areas
fortunately left by the Spaniards.
Improvement Of Manila.
Judge Taft was SO much impressed with
Mr.. Burnham's plans for the improvement
of Washington that he consulted him about
Manila, and particularly about the advis-
ability of adopting definite design for the
guidance of the commission in locating sew
eral public buildings that are proposed and
in making other public improvements. The
river Pasig, which bisects Manila, has a
number of eStuarieS and creeks flowing int :.
1t, and several canals were dug as cut-ofrs
In Spanish times for convenience in the
transportation of local freight. These wa
tercourses intersect the older part of the
city, and are not only of great advantage
to trade, but can be made features of a
very attractive landscape The moat which
surrounds the ancient walls, and a belt OF
open territory which was kept by the Span
iards protection against an attack will
lend themselves admirably to parking pur-
poses. Secretary Taft and the Philippine
commission believe that 1t is better to do
things right than wrong. and before any
thing farther is done in the way of public
improvements they desire to have Mr..
Burnham's advice.
While he is in the Philippines Mr. Burn
ham will also lay out summer capital in
the mountains about $50 miles from Ma
nila similar to Simla, the summer capital
of India, to which the latter government is
removed en- masse on the LIST of April every
year, and remains until the 1st of Novem-
Der. Thus the government of India has
duplicate set Of public officers, one in CAL
cutta and one in Simla. The books and
records are moved back and forth every
year. and the officials and their clerks and
messengers make an annual migration.
Most Of them are thus required to keep up
establishments in both cities. This has been
found to be absolutely necessary to the
families. 1t is impossible for white men to
survive the summer climate Of Calcutta,
while in the winter Simla is buried under
snow.
0OmAcT O6p1LA1.
The climate of Manila during the rainy
season Is similar to that Of Calcutta, and
is exceedingly trying. Few people can live
there for two years in succession without
suffering for 1t the rest of their lives, and
the strongest Of constitutions will break
down ultimately. At present the only re-
course Is to run up to Japan to escape the
heat and the humidity Of the summer, but
that Is too expensive trip for men Of ordi-
nary incomes. and the government cannot
afford to give its employees the long leaves
OF absence that are necessary to make the
journey. Within five hours by railroad of
Manila, however, is a climate as healthful
and an atmosphere as pure as that Of Col
orado Springs or the Adirondacks 1t is
about 5000 feet above the sea, surrounded
by forests and bountifully supplied with
pure spring water.
1t has been decided to build a summer
capital there, and remove the entire gov
eminent from Manila to Benguat during the
summer months. In order to do this 1t will
be necessary to construct number Of
buildings for official purposes and to build
hotels. boarding houses. cottages and other
quarters for the officials and their families
Several of the officials have already erected
houses there, and the medical corps of the
army has established q sanitarium to which
1t sends conyalescents from the military
hospitals Two or three Of the missionary
boards have erected homes and asylums for
destitute and deserving invalids but be-
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