The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-08-12
TWO PANAMA EX-
POSITIONS FOR 1915
Especial to the Silver State.)


WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-People
throughout the country are beginning
to realize that there will be an expo
sition in 1915 to celebrate the open
ing of the Panama canal, and some of
them have heard that there will be
two expositions in the same year, in
the same state, to celebrate the same
event. BY this time almost everyone
has learned that one exposition will be
held in San Diego, the first port of
American soil after vessels pass
through the canal into the Pacific;
they may know that there will be an
other at San Francisco. The latter
will be big exposition backed by
millions of dollars, but it will be no
more interesting or valuable in the
way of education than the exposition
at San Diego, which will represent an
expenditure of $10,0O0,000 or more,
and, moreover, will be held throughout
the year 1915 and not only for six
months. Another thing, which may
not count for much in the long run
the San Diego exposition is already
begun. The organization is complet-
ed, the president of the United States
has personally and also by proxy Of
iciated at the breaking of ground, and
congress is considering a resolution
which it will doubtless pass before ad-
journment, authorizing the president
to invite all the Latin American re-
publics to participate by sending ex-
hibits. Without such formal invita-.
ton, Brazil has already announced
through its special commissioner that
it will erect a permanent building and
make fine exhibit, at a cost probably
of $1,O00,00O.
Congress, recognizing the great edu
cational value of expositions, has al
ways stood ready to encourage them
in every proper way. San Diego has
been represented at Washington fol
several months by the director general
of the exposition, Col. D. G. Collier
and committee appointed to secure
from congress the resolution already
mentioned, as well as to look after
other matters of importance to the
exposition to be held in San Diego
Col. Collier is Republican, and some
thing of a politician, they say, in his
own bailiwick. He had to meet on a
business basis the Democratic majori
ty in congress and secure sympathetic
cooperation and support from it
Many persons told him at the outset
having the laudable purpose and in
tention of saving him trouble, annoy
ance and expense, that he might al
well pack his trunks and hike home
ward, leaving his affairs in the hands
Of tender Providence, because-they
assured him-congress was too busy
with the affairs of the special session
to pay any attention to exposition
resolutions; and more than one pro
fessed a real ignorance of the city
which one day will be known to ever,
newspaper reader in the world as vel
as Liverpool, New York, Hong Kong
or Hamburg are now. But the oClone
hand to the plow and then turns back
Moreover (and it is said merely in th'
interest of truth and to show that thu
Colonel is not an ordinary place
seeker), the exposition was not con
tributing one dollar to the expenses o,
the director general, who declined t.
permit any of his expenses to be me
by anyone save himself. It is believ
ed now that congress will pass th'
resolution desired by San Diego, SOM
of the most prominent leaders having
promised their active support for 1t
But aside from this really importan
matter, the San Diego legislative com
mittee has done great deal in Wash
ington in the way of securing govern
ment sympathy, support and assist
ance. 1t gained from the president hi
assent to press an electric button il
the east room Of the White house t
start the ceremonies on ground break
ing day, and it also persuaded him t
send personal representative in tn
person of John Barrett, director-gen
eral of the Pan American Union, t
turn the first spadeful of earth on tina
occasion, the second being turned b.
u. s. Grant, Jr., son of the famou
Civil war hero, and president of tn
Panama California exposition. To &
into details of the committees wor
| in Washington would be discursiv
and at this time somewhat premature
but it may be said that the personalit
of director general Collier has impress
ed itself indelibly on all with whoI
he has come in contact. He has wo
through the force of his personality
enthusiasm and aggressiveness, and a
the same time he has shown that
possesses the rare ability to wait, an
when to wait is the proper course
pursue. Senator Perkins Of Califo
mia said recently: ct congratulat
Col. Collier on his energy, tact an
goaheaditiveness He is wonderf,
man, and is entitled to the creates
credit and highest commentator fc
his exposition work in Washington.