The San Francisco call., 1910-02-20

@ AN FRANCISCO, city of achievement is cradlng
today the plans for achievement of the future that
- is destined find place its history second only to
that accomplishment which has challenged the admiration
of the world-he rebuilding of magnificent, modern
metropolis on the fire swept ruins of the old.
The city already has been given world wide
honor and the nations of the earth have found in this
splendid result of the energy and courage OF its people
unparalleled wonder. Now hating for its first rest from
the strenuous abors of four long years. San Francisco is
looking ahead another occasion when the eyes of the
world will be focused here and when people OF
all the nations will proudly extend the hand of sincere
congratulaton and say again, well Done.
Five years hence the completion of the greatest
engineering feat in the worlds historythe digging of
the Panama canal-wyi bring the wedding of the two
and San Francisco that the joyous festivities
in celebration of that be held Here the
Golden gate, newly important the gateway through
which will pour a tremendously increased volume of
commerce. arise golden city, beautiful dream,
where every nation of the globe will be invited to join in
world revel
The Panama Pacific international exposition is
longer air CASTLE but a thing assured. San
Francisco has pledged itself to the holding of worlds
fair in 1915 celebration of the opening of the canal that
will vie nagnihcence and importance with any exposition
conceived The intricate machinery of organization
has been planned and being erected piece by piece;
committees of earnest working without thought
of fatigue perfect the details of the thousand subdivisions
OF the vast undertakings problems daily beng met and
conquered the city is alive keen interest in all that
pertains to the great project and week by week the goal
of success looms up more clear ahead.
one respect the international expo
ston will differ from all former worlds fairs for others
have been merely commemorative of past event, this
will be both commemorative and celebratory. 1t will mark
the opening OF the great waterway between the Atlantic
and the Pacific it will close the epoch of rebuilding of
city destroyed by powerful forces of nature will usher
in new of commerce the Pacific and it will pay
recognition the fourundredt anniversary of the dis
covery of the Pacific by Vasco Nunez Balboa.
In laying the foundations for the labor that be
accomplished within the five years that will elapse before
the gates of the fair thrown open the upon whose
shoulders rests this important task of directing the pre
mary steps have kept constantly in mind purpose The
dominant idea has been to make the exposition worthy
every respect of the great achievement by this nation
of which marks the elimination. AS the digging of the
canal stands unrivaled among physical accomplishments
is the PanamaPachc international exposition stand
without a peer among international fairs
The project for exposition in San Francisco to
commemorate the opening of the Panama canal alive
the minds of many San Francscans full five years ago.
R. B. Hale in address in January, 1904 suggested the
project publicly and the idea taken up The
date of the completion of the canal then thing of
mere hazy speculation and when December H. 1906
corporation formed tor the purpose OF establishing
this city's prior claim the right of holding such
commemorative exposition, only tentative date was
considered.
The company, of which Homer S. King was made
president incorporated the Pacific Ocean exposition
company and had original stock holders directors
R B. Hale, l. W. Helrnan, William F. Herrin Rufus P
Jennings, Homer S. King Hartland Law, William A.
Magee, ]. Martin, w. H. Metson, Percy T. Morgan,
Charles R. Better, Henry T. Scott Frederick W. Sharon
Harry L. Tevis and Fred Till1ann.
The fact that the our-hundredth anniversary of the
discovery of the Pacific ocean by Balboa would fall 1913
and that this seemed likely date for the completion of the
canal led coupling of the in the statement
of purpose forth the articles of Incorporation where
the object declared be ito the four
hundreh anniversary of the discovery of the Pacific ocean
by Vasco Nunez Balboa and to CELEBRATE THE COM
PLETION OF THE PANAMA CANAL" The Pacific
Ocean exposition company capitalized S500OOOO
with $4,000 of stock subscribed by its organizers
In January 1907, bill introduced in the state
legislature by State Senator Edward Wolfe calling for