The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-10-16
San Diego Worlds Show is to
Be Greater Than First
Planned.

iiIminary surveys and much time
land enort expended in planning ac-
commodations for the various di-
visions of the Panama-CaTifornia
international exposition In balboa
Park, the buildings and grounds
committee of the exposition and the
city park commission have decided
upon the actual ground in the park
where the exposition Will be built,
| and Director OF Works Frank P. Al
lien, Jr., has presented the complete
plans for adoption. Construction
/ on the Administration and lCalifor-
mia buildings will begin 'NOvem-
Der /.
The site finally selected for the ex-
! position embraces approximately
400 acres of high and comparative
tIy level ground in Balboa Park and
is SO situated that 1t will permit of
almost unlimited extension beyond
it's own confines should the growth
of the exposition demand it.
The first intimation that more
space than at first had been consid-
cred sufficient would be neededI
came when Director General d. G.
Collier and other members of the
legislative committee OF the exposl-
ton wrote from Washington, after
having been there several weeks
that indications for a much larger
exposition than had previously been
figured on were apparent. Then
came trip through the southern
states by Director. General Collier
and C. Grosvenor Dave of the
Southern Commercial Congress,
who aroused the enthusiasm of the
southerners in the exposition to al
high pitch, and secured promises OF
participation that made it certain
the original site would not contain
the exposition.
Meanwhile, representative of the
government of Brazil, who had met
and talked with Director General
Collier and other representatives Of
the exposition in New Orleans, came
to San Diego. This representative
was Eugenio Dahne.. and he passed
several days In the city, going over
the exposition subject with acting
Director General Joseph w. Seton.
Jr., and members OF the board of
directors. AT the end of his visit het
announced authoratfvely what Bra
I'll would be willing to do at thei
Panama-Caiifornia International ex
position. The announcement opened
the eyes of the exposition directors
and the original plans were aband-E
oned.
,,oo, ,,1or For tho aVDnsi- d
ton, presented by Director OF Work 1
Allen was approved as to general
features by Director General Collier
with the understanding that minor
changes shall be made to meet ex-
igenctes as they shall arise. This
plan shows the main entrance to the
exposition grounds at Laurel and
Park avenue on the west side OF i
CabrilIo canyon. "A cause-way ana
bridge lead to the east side of the
CANYON, where rises the Admins
tration, California and Art build
ings on the rectangular court sepa-
rated from the prado ahead by
series of mission arches thrown
across the axis between the Califor-i
mia and Art buildings. The en-l
trance to the central court OF honor
will be past this group of buildings.
Leading south from the court OF
honor is a street that rebouches into
a rectangular plaza, rounded on the
ends, the plaza de las Republics
America. At the south side of thet
plaza will be the huge chronological
building, structure that will be
built in the old Spanish-American
down the mesa from this building
Will be the state and foreign build
style with a patio To the west and
ings.
The main buildings. being on thel
axis, or central line of the bridge
will be grouped around formal
courts and will include the Cali
rornia, Art, Agriculture, HIorticul-
ture, both Liberal Arts and Ma
chinery, United States government
and Mining exhibit buildings.
North OF this group will be the
huge botanical gardens with the
finest and most extensive lath house
ever built. The lath house will be-
something like 500 feet square and
100 feet high. with a central court
for band concerts, fountains and