Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-01-26
THE NATIONS BIG
EXPOSITION
Composite Fleet of Navies Of
the World to Pass Through
Panama Canal and Enter
San Francisco Harbor.
What the Great Fair Will
Be Like.

/ 10 preparing " At-ct tue OF
| D great national celebration. Every
land under the stars and stripes will
be represented and the nations Of
] the world are intensely interested in
the Panama canal. Americas gift to
| civilization, and in the exposition at
which America will formally celebrate
] the opening Of the canal. This uni
| versal interest has assured the most
remarkable worlds exposition In point
Of size, diversity and specifl: interest
/ ever held"
The opening of the Panama canal
will not only be the most important
commercial event In the history Of the
world, but 1t will mark a supreme
epoch in the lives Of the nations bor-
dering upon the Pacific, and appropri-
| ately the visitor will see In the ex-
position the greatest displays OF
strange tribes and peoples of the Pa
ctftc ocean countries ever assembled.
Down the streets Of San Francisco
In exposition days will pass such orr
entail pageants as the world has never
seen. China, Japan. the Philippines,
India and other oriental lands will
join in parades that will rival the In
dian durbar in amagnifcence and sur
pass the durbar in variety by reason
of the many nations represented.
The exposition will formally open
with the entrance into San Francisco
harbor Of composite feet Of the bat
tleships of the world. Upon invita-
ton Of the United States nearly 100
warships Of foreign nations will first
assemble at Hampton Roads and will
be joined by detachments Of the Amer
lean navy; and the composite feet win
then be reviewed by the president and
by foreign dignitaries, This feet, the
largest ever assembled, will proceed
through the Panama canal, arriving
in San Francisco harbOr about two
weeks after the exposition opens.
The exposition will be held upon the
shores of San Francisco bay and of the
Pacific ocean and will occupy an area
of more than 1000 acres. The grounds
will describe q semicircle about San
Francisco, following the. contours OF
the shore from the harbor out to and
beyond the Golden Gate. The struc-
lures will be the largest and costliest
lever erected for a worlds exposition.
The two principal locations of the ex-
position will be at Harbor View and
| in Golden Gate park. Harbor View
| lies as a crescent on San Francisco
| bay midway between the ferry build
| ing, the principal entrance to San
Francisco, and the Golden Gate. Gold
en- Gate park fronts the Pacific ocean
one mile below the famous Cliff House,
These two main sites and intermediate
locations viii be connected by ma
rine boulevard that will skirt the
shores of San Francisco bay and also
by an intermural railroad. A trackless
trolley win run over the boulevard,
Harbor View ia within twenty min,
utes' walk of the FairmOnt hotel ana
the m0st extensive apartment house
section of San Francisco.
At Harbor View will be located a
yacht harbor, the Midway and night
| life of the exposition and many con-
cessions that lend themselves to night
Nominations as well as great build
ings to house such heavy exhibits as
may be readily unloaded from ocean
going vessels, such as the structures
to contain the manufactures and ma
ohinery. exhibits, the Palace of Liberal
, Arts and other Industrial features,
{ Golden Gate park will be the seat OF
, the permanent features of the exposi
ton. With an AREA OF more than
. thousand acres Golden Gate park, Tor
ested and created of sand dunes, toda!
presents one Of the most notabl'
achievements in landscape gardening
In the world. The west end OF Goldel
. Gate park, comprising $40 acres, WI
be utilized for exposition purposes
: Around great stadium. already built
= will be erected huge concrete coll
. scum. the largest structure Of Its kin
s In America, capable Of seating 1910
!, people and In architecture like that
Rome. A chain Of lakes at dineren
e levels will be connected by q, workin
model of the. Panama-eanal
ri Lincoln park, where the Golden Cat
ID ROUNDS out tut0 luo AIM oSoohs w.
mands a panorama Of the Pacid
ocean, of San Francisco harbor and
the hills of the city. Its area Is l1
:, acres, and it's contours rise more tina
e 500 feet above sea level. At Lincol
% park win be erected great commen
oratiye statue welcoming ships to II
Golden Gate Tentative plans for 8
/. Francis memorial tower call for
J structure $50 feet In height. with
Z base 200 feet square. The top of Il
, tower win be almost 1880 feet abo'
the waters OF Che Golden Gate.
From Lincoln park the boulevar
g turning south toward Golden Ga
J. park, will pass through an area Of 2
. acres that have been secured by Il
directors for exposition purposes. He
win be located the foreign building
live stock exhibits, mining, hortict
ture and agriculture and other d
plays requiring sxtsnsive apAes>