The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-08-09
CALIFORNIA
EXPOS|T|ONS
San Diego Making Great Headway
With Preliminaries for
Celebration
GROUND ALREADY BROKEN
AND EXPENDITURE BEGUN
The Sum of $4,000 900 or More
Will Be Spent in Preparing to
Celebrate the Opening of the
Panama Canal in Southern City

WASHINGTON. Aug. 5--People
throughout the country are begin
ming to realize that there will be an
exposition in 1915 to celebrate the
opening of the Panama canal, and
some of them have heard that there
will be two expositlons in the same
year. in the same state. to celebrate
the same event BY this time almost
everyone has learned that one ex-
position will be held in San Diego,
the first port on American soil after
vessels pass through the canal into
the Pacific; they may know that there
will be another one at San Francis
co. The latter will be the big ex-
position. backed by millions of dol
lars. but 1t will be no more inter-
esting or valuable in the way of ed
ucation than the exposition at San
Diego. which will represent an ex-
penditure of s10.000.000 or more,
and, moreover, will be held through
out the year 1915 and not only for
six months.
Ground Already Broken
Another thing, which may not
count for much in the long rum
the San Diego exposition is already
begun. The organization is COM
pleted, the president of the United
States has personally and also by
proxy officiated at the breaking of
ground, and congress is considering
a resolution which 1t will doubtless
pass before adjournng, authorizing
the president to invite all the Latin
Am erican Republics to participate by
sending exhibits Without such for
NAL invitation, Brazil has already
announced through its special COM
missioner that it will erect a perma-
nent building and make a fine ex-
hibit, at a cost probably OF $1,000
600.
Congress, recognizing the great ed.
ucational value of eNpositions, hat
always stood ready to encourage
them in every proper way. San Die
20 has been represented at WASH
ington for several months by the Di-
rector General of the exposition. Col
ID. C.. Collier. and a committee APP
pointed to secure from congress tho
| resolution already mentioned, as well
as to look after other matters of inn
portance to the exposition to be held
In San Diego. Col Collier is a re-
publican. and something of a polti-
clan, they say. in his own bailiwick,
He had to meet on n business basis
the democratic majority In congress
and secure sympathetic cooperation
and support from II. Many persons
told him at the outset, having the
laudable purpose and intention Of
saving him trouble, annoyance and
expense. that he might as well pack
his trunks and hike homeward. leav-
ing 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 where was San
Diego. anyway" they practically
asked him. for more than one pro-
fessed a real ignorance of the city
which one day will be known to
every newspaper reader in the world
as well as Liverpool. New York.
Hong Kong or Hamburg are now.
But the Colonel is not the kind OF
man who puts his hand to the plow
and then turns back. Moreover (and
| II Is said merely in the interest of
! truth and to show that the Colonel
is not an ordinary place-seekeD, the
exposition was not contributing one
dollar to the expenses of the Dlrec-
tor General. who declined to permit
any of his expenses to BIO met by
anyone save himself.
Congressional Aid Assured
Will pass the resolution desired by
! San Diego. some of the most prom
inent leaders having promised their
active support for it, But aside from
his really important matter, the san
Diego legislative committee has done
q great deal in Washington in the
way Of securing government SYM
patty. support and assistance. 1t
gained from the president his assent
to press an electric button in the
East Room of the White House to
start the ceremonies on Ground
Breaking day, and it also persuaded
him to send a personal representa-
tive in the person of John Barrett.
Director General of tho Pan-Ameri-
can Union. to turn the first SPADE
second being turned by u, 5. Grant.
Jr.. son of the famous Civil War he
TO, and president OF the Panama
California Exposition To go into
details OF the committees work in
Washington would be discursive and
at this time somewhat premature,
It may be said that the personality Of
Director General Collier has inn
pressed itself indelibly on all with
whom he has come in contact He
has won through the force OF his
personality, enthusiasm and agRress-
lveness. and at the same time he has
shown that he Possesses the rare
ability TO walt. when to wait is the
proper course to pursue. Senator
Perkins of California said recently:
II congratulate Col. Collier on his
energy, tact and soahea ditiveness
He Is wonderful man. and Il en-
titled to the greatest credit and
highest commendAtion for his expo
sltion wG-A IN Washington"