The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-26
PLAN TO CELEBRATE
THE OPENING
COMPLETION OF PANAMA CANAL
MAY BE OBSERVED WITH
A WORLDS FAIR.

San Antonio. Texas. Aug GA
worlds fair at san Antonio to eele-
brate the uIcuIng al the isthmian
canal has become the all absorbing
subject III these parts. and for that
matter all over Texas The san An
tonic Chamber of Commerce will take
the initial steps in the course OF the
next few weeks. and in the meantime
"A plan Of campaign will he mapped
out. While the date If the opening
nj the fair is still far distant. it is
realized here that little time is tn be
lost if it II tn he held.
owing tn the climate At these parts
many are in favor of the event heing
scheduled for The winter season. The
weather here j. ideal from the first
Of October Ia the first uf May. and
even June. and for this reason a
worlds fair held in the winter time
seems a novelty that would he judi
ciousIy undertaken.
4 worlds fair in San Antonio would
meet with the heartiest support in
Mexico and every other Latin-Amori-
can country. Southwest Texas. for
several centuries tyricaliy Spanish.
has still much that ties it to Latin
America. and for this reason Il fair
here would meet general favor with
the Latins Germany would also give
ii II liberal support. and so. no doubt.
would Great Britain. The former
country is tied tn Texas by some of
ncr hest blood and extensive CONNER
cial relations. and the latter il prac-
tically in the same position. Another
reason for their participation would
he that being the two largest NOR
chant marine powers they will find
special cause why they should support
an exposition that will mark the
opening of the Panama canal and the
development of the Texas ports.
That worlds fair at tremendous
proportions should mark the opening
Of the worlds greatest engineering
feat seems eminently proper. and that
the state of Texas should he it's scene
is fitting for more reasons than one,
That state would develop a maritime
Importance second to no other state
in the Union rs soon as the isthmfan
canal is thrown open. This for the
reason that most of the exports origi
mating i'm the middle west. the south
west. will then he shipped from Texas
ports. This. incidentally. has been
recognized by the United States gov
eminent with rare foresight because
to il alone are due the improvements
now being made along the Texas
shore of the Gulf of Mexico. The mill
lions spent mt Arkansas pass and other
Texas points in harbor improvements
are to meet this condition,
San Antonio is the largest Texas
city eligible to be the scene of the
exposition. Even at present it has
the best hotel accommodations of any
city I'm the southwest. and the con-
stantly growing traffic will tend tn in
crease this. Moreover. 1t In the only
Texas city having historical interest
to the visitor. circumstance which
i'm the case of worlds fair. would
not be small consideration. The
Alamo. the Texas cradle az lndepen-
dence. and the notable ruins of the
missions. could not fail To prove an
attraction tn the worlds fair visit
ors from every part OF the globe.
Ideal sites for the fair abound In
the closest vicinity Of san Antonio
Park-likc slopes ON the banks of the
san Antonio river. extending for
miles. and in which the missions are
located. would form as fine an expo
sftion ground AS was ever nrncurahle
Interest in the proposed undertaking
Is red hot her. among all classes. ana
there IL little doubt that the Wnrids
fair celebrating the opening Of the
isthmian canal. the greatest engineer
ing enterprise Of the age, will be held
in san Antonio.