The San Francisco call., 1910-11-23
FAIR WOULD BE
SET AMID The
VERDANT HILLS
FancifuI Sketch UtiIizes Forest,
Stream and Ocean In
Scheme of Beauty
Citizens of District Prepare Plan
Which Is Submitted TO
Committee

A panorama Of Golden Gate park, the
Ocean beach and Sutro heights as a
site for the proposed Panama Pacific
exposition. with complete scheme of
broad avenues. scenic boulevards, drive
ways and byways, imposing palaces of
beautiful and artistic architecture,
fairylike towers, mammoth exposition
structures. broad promenades and
chain Of lakes. al autographed In soft
coloring, was yesterday submitted TO
the exposition site committee by a
delegation Of citizens represented by
Robert Behlow and Charles H. StolZ.
II is the first comprehensive and de-
tailed reproduction of what a world
exposition would mean TO this city
The advantages Of the heights for at
tractive setting offered by the vary
ing surfaces Of the great Fairgrounds,
parks and reservations TO the west and
north of the city are presented In a
simple but convincing manner.
PARK Is TRANSFORMED
Golden Gate park. the great play
ground Of the city. the pleasure
grounds Of the state, known and loved
the world over is made over again
and becomes a spot Of beauty without
peer in the world. A mighty OBJ
servat tory surmounts Strawberry hill
like q sentinel standing guard slightly
OF the western border Of the proposed
exposition grounds.
The plans lay the exposition to the
east Of Twentieth avenue In this
vast area. replete with natural beauties
as Il stands, viii be approximately 500
acres for the gathering place of the
peoples of the globe that journey to
celebrate the opening of the canal
There is now constructed a splendid
stadium where multitudes may witness
world contested Oiympian games. and
there are artificial and natural lakes
Of great beauty
To the north. rising on an eminence
in Sutro's heights, is a tower It faces
the Golden gate. looking from its lofty
height upon the incoming commerce
Of the world On the east the Ocean
beach is converted into huge pleas
ure resort.
PROMENADE INTO SEA
A series Of promenades and canals
are laid out and the central figure is
2 promenade pier that extends far into
the Pacific and which is surmounted
by a number Of towers and turrets.
This will be an enclosure 10 Won
drous bathhouse-
Great archways at points the
sides and corners Of the western sec
tion Of Golden Gate park lead into the
fair grounds. TWO bridges traverse
the great highway TO the promenades
along the ocean beach.
The citizens committee enumerates
the advantages TO accrue to the city.
The park is the property OF the city and
its Improvement viii be an asset TO the
city and state There are no dangers
from litigation and no delays in ad-
iusting leases and sales.
In addition to the 500 acres offered
are $50 acres comprising Lincoln park
which oVerIools the Golden Gate on
the hills that fringe the strait. Baker
beach, Lands end, and the Cliff house
. offer attractions that can be taken into
the general exposition scheme.
WOULD IMPROVE PARK
There would be no damage to the
park. as all its improvements are pre-
served and others added. AS point Of
sccessi ibility il is unsurpassed. All
street cars lead to the park. Half q
dozen are direct lines and there are
more in contemplation.
The BENEFITS would be direcly enjoyed
by the city The visitors would stay
in the city and visit the park from
their stopping places Tse accommo-
dations are large and the business in
terests Of the entire city would reap
q direct benefit from the exposition.
Lastly it is the location favored by
che entire state All CalifOrnians know
and love Golden Gate park. There viii
be no unsightly temporary houses to be
torn down later. Many people who will
come, viii see beautiful Golden Gate
park with its hills, lakes and many
natural scenic beauties, and remain iI
the city
NEW YORK Is WITH Us
That exposition sentiment in New
York is turning TO San Francisco as
the site for the international exposi-
tion is shown by telegram from
Robert Newton Lynch, who is in the
east representing the California de-
velopment board. He is managing
California DAY" in Chicago. The tele-
gram reads:
The sentiment of New York city
overwhelmingly favors San Fran
cisco as the logical place to hold
the exposition. ] met the principal
commercial organizations of that
city and was extended every cour-
teEy by the press.
The big campaign at the Land
show in Chicago started today. In
this, city I find San Francisco with
q great lead over New Orleans.
The city council of Long Beach, New
Jersey, has adopted resolutions asking
congressman of that state TO vote for
san Francisco for the exposition city
This is due TO the efforts of Robert L
Gullick, chairman of the council, who
recently visited this city.
CAPITAL to Send DELEGATION