The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-10-05
INTEREST IN EXPO
S|T|ONS INCREASING
Especial to the Silver State.)

approval of the San Diego exposition
plans by congress as indicated by the
action of the house in passing the res
olution authorizing and requesting the
president to invite the countries of
Latin America to participate in the
great celebration over the opening of
the Panama canal, the fortunes of the
big fair have taken on an impetus
which even Director General Collier,
its most enthusiastic supporter, did not
at first think would be possible.
! This is indicated by the action of
the directors in altering the location
of the site for the exposition in Balboa
park, San Diego, in order to provide
more room. The new site will cover
167 acres of ground, and it is so situat-
ed as to permit of expansion over $50
acres of ground if that should become
necessary. The scope of the exposition
has been growing very rapidly, and it
is certain that the Panama California
exposition will be one of the most
unique, and also one of the biggest
ever held in this country. 1t will be
only second, it seems now, to the big
exposition which will be held in San
Francisco at the same time, and every
effort will be made to surpass the San
Francisco show, in real vital human
interest
An Exposition Ship.
In connection and cooperation with
the chambers of commerce of Los An
geles and San Diego, the Panama
California International exposition will
equip the Panama California exposi-
tion ship for an excursion to Panama
and back. This excursion will be held
in the latter part of January, 1912. Al
ready business firms are signing up
for exhibit space on the ship and pros
pective passengers are booking pas
sage The ship will touch at sixteen
ports on the west coast between San
Diego and Panama. 1t is possible that
the cruise will be extended to Val
paraiso, Chile.
Steamships From Europe to Eposition.
The steamship people are taking
great deal of interest in the opening of
the canal, and the holding of the
exposition to celebrate that event.
The great North German Lloyd, ope-
rating monster ships and threading the
paths of commerce in every sea, will
run a line direct from Europe to San
Diego, and thence to San Francisco,
during the progress of the Panama
California international exposition.
The plans for this new line are not yet
fully worked out, but in short time
the company will be able to make pub
| lie announcement of its intentions.
This means, of course, a great impetus
in the travel to the Pacific coast, for
much of the tourist traffic now going
to New York will be diverted to the
western coast direct while tourists
will find the direct voyage an induce
] 4n bo of he
west first, instead of coming to the At
lantic coast and possibly getting no
further west than Hoboken.
Ocean Traffic Expansion.
While other lines are talked of more
or less vaguely. great steamship line
already operating between the Pacific
and Atlantic coasts, via the Tehuante-
pee railway has announced that it will
enlarge its facilities, put on new and
modern ships, and enter the passenger
carrying field
This company is the American Ha
waiian Steamship company, which is
now operating eighteen ships with
carrying capacity of 100000 tons of
| freight a year. This means that the
company could now carry the entire
annual crop of $4,000 carloads of or
anges and lemons raised in California.
But with the new 10000 ton ships,
making eleven knots an hour, the COM
pany will be able to give three days
service and it will enter the field of
fruit dispatch with refrigerator
equipment adequate for the purpose.
People who want to see the greatest
engineering feat of modern times can
take the ships of this line and go
through the canal then sail calm, tropic
seas to the very gates of the exposi-
ton, going afterwards to the other ex-
position in San Francisco and ending
their tour in Honolulu.
The South Enthusing
Col. d. c. Collier, Dircecor General
of the Panama California International
exposition, and G. Grosvenor Dave.
managing director of the Southern
Commercial congress,are meeting with
greatt enthusiasm in their tour of the
south to awaken interest in the All
South convention at Memphis on Oc-
tober 9th The south hhas discovered
that it will be a great thing to induce
persons visiting the expositions in Cal
ifornia to go via the southern route,
thereby seeing what most persons have
heard of but few have seen-the beau
ties of the Southland, and the profitable
openings which rival the romantic as
sceiations of that region.
Bailey True to Texas.
It is somewhat interesting that in
this correspondence, Senator Bailevs
intention of abandoning public life
was foreshadowed recently. The senat-
or's motives may or NAV not be for
mally given to the public. but it is
certain that he is dissatisfied with his
environment, that he thinks too many
of his colleagues are afraid to voice
their true convictions, and that he
thinks the standard of craftsmanship
is deteriorating very rapidly.
Senator Bailev's great ability has
never been questioned and so it is not
strange that he received flattering of
fers to 90 to New York City and en-.
ter on the practice of his profession.
He was told that he could he assured
of nj least $50 900 a wear If he would