The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-02
SAN DIEGO IS TO
HAVE EXPOSITION
Little California City Will
Be Rival of San Fran
cisco in 1915.
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Washington, d. c Aug. 2-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 viii 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 on
American soil after vessels pass
through the canal into the Pacific;
they may know that there will be an
other one at San Francisco. The lat
ter will be big exposition backed by
millions of dollars, but 1t will be no
more interesting or valuable in the
way Of education than the Exposition
at San Diego, which will represent an
expenditure of $10.0Ob,00O 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
ficiated at the breaking of ground,
and congress Is considering a resolu-
ton which 1t will doubtless pass be-
fore adjourning, authorizing the Pres
ident to invite all the Latin-American
Republics to participate by sending
exhibits. Without such formal invi
tation, Brazil has already announced
through its special commissioner that
II will erect q permanent building and
make fine exhibit, at cost Of prob
ably 100000.
Col. Collier Leads
Congress-, recognized the great ed
ucational value of expositions, has al
ways stood ready to encourage them
In every proper way. San Diego has
been represented at Washington for
several months by the director-gener-
ial of the exposition, Col. d. c. Col
Her. and a committee appointed to Sc
cure from Congress the resolution al
ready mentioned, as well as to look af-
lter 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 MAORI
! ty In Congress and secure sympathet-
&c cooperation and support from 1t.
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 as
we'll pack his trunks and hike home
OF q 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 Die
go. anyway" they practically asked
Him. for more than one professed a
real ignorance of the city which one
day will be known to every newspaper
reader In the world as well as Liver.
pool. New York. Hong Kong. or Ham
burg are now. But the Colonel Is not
the kind Of q man who puts his hand
TO the pillow and then turns back.
Moreover land 1t Is said merely in the
interest of truth and to show that the
Colonel is not an ordinary place seek
err. the exposition was not contribut-
dng one dollar to the expenses of the
director-general, who declined to per-
NIT any OF his expenses to be met by
anyone save himself. 1t Is believed
now that Congress will pass the reso-
Mutton desired by San Diego, some Of
the most prominent leaders having
promised their active support for it.
Work In Washington
But aside from this really important
matter. the San Diego legislative COM
mittee has done great deal in Wash
1ngton In the way Of securing Govern
sment sympathy. support and assis-
tance. 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 personal representative
In the person Of John Barrett, direc-
tor-general of the Pan-American un-
ION. to turn the first spadeful of earth
on that occasion, the second being
turned by u. s. Grant, jr., son of the
famous Civil War hero, and President
of the Panama California exposition
TO 60 into details Of the committees