The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-10-13

West and California, are ia item
selves wort, trip access the CO, :
tinent; anil as the EypoSit on vii
be to many the experiences of life
time, it is inco aceivAble that lhe y
should not prefer the best of this
opportunity.
The bay San Francisco. with lis
back ground OF rolling hills al
mountains, its picturesque islands
and the unusual craft that are ALWAYS
in the marine picture, is undoubted-
ly the thedter designed by nature for
naval I.ageant of such magnitude
as that which will attend the open
ing of, Panama Pacific Canal. More
over, it is toward this city that the
eyes of the world are directed, for
the completion OF the great trans
con tinental cut will undoubtedly
ark the fulfiilment of the city's
manifest destiny as the clearing
house of Occident and Orient,
There is probably no city in the
world near which are so MANY
pleasure resorts and points of IN
terest by sea and mountain, AID no
territory tributary to any American
city that offers so many opportuni-
Il es for sport and recreation of all
kinds.
AS to the city San Francisco it.
self know of no place in the West
ern Hemisphere that is more de-
Iightful to visit han Golden Gate
Park with it's endless stretches of
fine roads bordered with rare plants
and foliage. winding past big open
spaces of finely rolled turf
where hundreds OF games are in
progress at the same time, old
fashioned bowling on the green, ten
mis-, handbail, baseball, football and
polo: winding past delightfully."- exc
tic japanese tea gardens. past the
open air concert where the masters
of music are invoked for the enjoy
ments of thousands; past immense
tracts given over to one of the finest
natural game preserves in the world:
and then to the beach where multi
tudes are wading or swimming in
the surf; watching the seals on the
rocks or enjoying the frequent sight
of whale blowing some distance off
shore.
The principal facts, however in
determining the relative merit OF
the two cities as Fair candidates are
those bearing upon facilities for re-
ceivng "a great multitude of CUES is
when they come ard entertaining
them while they are here.
In marked contrast TO the meagre
provision New Orleans could make
for il large iptluX of stranger, San
Francisco has over 60, 600 hotel
rooms of most modern character
All have been constructed since The
fire ana ali possess, with varying dc
grees Of luxury, the most advanced
ideas of an age which makes a science
of catering to creature comforts
|. There is no city in the world which il
proportion to its size (and San Fran
cisco is no village has so many anC
such good accommodations for hand
ling immense throngs of people
The bald fact is that the city is a
present overstoOked with accomoda
tions for visitors,
In considering his statement on
must bear in mind that in addition
to ihe $4,000 first class hotel rooms
mentioned there are more than th,
usual auxiliary Accommodations il
lodging houses and private resi-
dences, not to mention the excel e.,
equipment of the large and flourish
ing cities of Oakland. Alamenda ant
Berkeley, across the bay which il
Immediate future will probabl,
unite witt the metropolis of The
State to form the greater San Frau
cisco.
Even these accomml dpti ons mig Oh
be ov rtaxed during ala Expositio
Ike the Panama Pacific. but as fO