The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-12-07
PROMOTION OF
DIRECTOR COLLIER
(Speciei TO the Silver State.)

ID. G.. Collier, director general of the
Panama California international expo
sition, has been elevated to the presi-
dency of the exposition, vice U. S.
Grant, Jr., who was elected president
of the board of directors. Col Col
lier's very exceptional abilities have
thus received the greatest recognition
it is in the power of the exposition
management to bestow The San Diego
Union, telling of the change, said:
'For some time it has been under
stood that Col. Collier was to be given
position of greater prominence and
power in the Panama California expo
sition organization, not only in reeog-
milton Of his services to the exposition
in San Diego in 1915 with more facili-
ty and increased power
"The resignation of U. S. Grant,
Jr., as president was received with
great reluctance by the members of
the board of directors, but he was
promptly made chairman of the board
and will continue to be identified
with the project and to lend it his
hearty support.
4 Col Collier was succeeded in the of
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rector General J. w. Sefton, Jr. B. H.
Vreeland was named as secretary of
the exposition to take the place of L.
j ed Vreeland will be secretary and
auditor. c. A. Richardson resigned as
auditor some weeks ago.
San Diego has already been satisfied
that it acted wisely in undertaking to
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Collier has unselfshly devoted his
time, talents and money to working
out the plans for the great event
working without pay and meeting his
own expenses. His achievements thus
far have almost staggered the people
of his city, and it is not any surprise
that they have declared him worthy of
heading the exposition, which he is
doing so much to bring to successful
issue.
Booms Dry Farming.
The preliminary work done for the
Panama California international expo
sition, to be held at San Diego in 1915,
in the way of forestation and inten-
sive cultivation of dry lands, has at
tracted world wide attention. The de-
partment of agriculture in Washington
has shown a great interest in it, and as
one result the city forester of San
Diego has planted hundreds of acres of
the 1000 acres of pueblo lands belong
ing to the city, and which have never
before returned one cent in revenue,
to eucalypti and other rapidly grow
ing trees. What is considered remark
able is the fact that these trees, culti-
waited under ''dry farming methods,
have shown a growth of eight feet in
one year, and that none have been lost
from drought.
President Collier, the "dynamic
force back of the exposition, de-
clares that the highest purpose the ex-
position can have is to show the mill
lions of visitors to it that the small
farm in southern California offers a
solution of the present high cost of
living problem. The work of the San
Diego city forester and of the exposi-
tion landscape gardeners is being
watched by nearly everv large land
owner in southern California, many of
whom are following the example being
set at San Diego.
Authority has been given by Presi-
dent Collier for the "Little Landers''
to put in two one-acre model farms on
the exposition grounds. These will be
in the perfection of their development
by the time the exposition opens.
City Forester Max Watson intends to
utilize the labor of prisoners to reclaim
the entire 1000 acres Of pueblo lands,
demonstrate their fruitfulness without
irrigation, and lease them in small
tracts to the landless of the cities,
who are yearning for little farm and
a living in the country.
A Garden of Allah.
Where the hot winds of the Sahara
meet the verdure of the oasis the Arab
pitches his tent under the palm trees
by the limpid fountain and lying down
his prayer rug he turns his face to the
east and thanks Allah for bringing him
to pleasant places where he and his
cames may rest.
Did you know that the date palms
which give the Arab bread and meat
and sweetmeats, which furnish him
literally with the staff of life, are
grown in southern California and that
they will be shown at the San Diego
exposition bearing great clusters of
ripening dates9
For ten years the United States de-
partment of agriculture as been ex-
perimenting with dates in Arizona and
southern California. 1t has had
brought from Egypt, Arabia, from the
Soudan, and from everywhere that the
date grows the finest kinds of date
palms to be found in those countries
and its scientists have patiently cult
waited these date palms and have ex--
perimented in the ways to produce the
best fruit. Last year one date pain
in the Coachella valley yielded 10
pounds of dates which sold in Los Al
geles at 80 cents per pound. Fift'
date palms are set to the acre so thu
there is promise of good nroft in ra's
ing dates. The American Date com.
pan expects to have an acre of date
palms in bearing at the exposition in
1913, although the climate of San
Diego is not so hot as the date best
loves.
Mr.. Clark Optimistic.
Speaker Clark is very hopeful of the
prospects of the Democratic party