Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-12-05
SCENE IN GOLDEN GATE PARK, SITE OF THE PERMANENT FEATURES OF THE pAEh1s
PA@E1o INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION At SAN EaANCgoo 1915
1915.

portraying the life Of the river dwr'i-
ers around Canton. The coucaas.ou
will cost 81 100000, and influential
Chinese with American atto.a.y IS and
engineers will shortly leave for the
orient. From Nevada concessionaires
will establish a riproarinG Il ning
camp, picturing the days of ~ and
the bonanza era Of the ColaStock
lode. Bret Harte'S heroes, cid Wells
Fargo stage drivers, gamblers and
gambling, bad men. p~rospectors, shoot
ings and holdups will lend a realistic
touch to the camp.
But the chief charm Of IIarbor
View for most people will lie in its
setting in San Francisco bay. AS the
crow flies the site extends along the
water front for about a mile, but fol
lowing the irregular contours of the
shore the distance Is more than that
Along the entire waters edge at Har-
Dor View will be built an eSplanade,
or bund. along which visitors may
walk. and an existing lagoon will be
made the basis Of Il superb yacht har-
Dor. Classic columns will rise from
the waters edge. and near by will be
the great exposition structures, the
Palace Of Liberal Arts. the education
al building, the manufactures build
ing and other edifices that house tn"
more serious phases Of the exposition,
as distinguished from the amusement
features. Harbor View lies rs IN am
%phitheater, with its sides The wooded
slopes Of the Preside and the tenant
ed hills OF San Francisco. 1t is near
the most popuious part Of the city
and is not more than twenty minutes
walk from Mob Hill, where lived the
multimilIionaires Of C%alifornia's early
mining days Looking down from the
hills one can see all ver the Harbor
View site. while from EIarbor View
days. Great saengerfests in which the
choral societies Of foreign countries
participate will be held upon the expo
siti0n grounds.
The Panama-Paciiic international ex-
position will open with Il pageant in
San Francisco harbor Of the battle
ships Of the navies Of the world. The
foreign vessels will first assemble at
Hampton Roads, where, joined by ships
Of the American navy, the entire fleet
will be reviewed by the president Of
the United States and foreign digni
taries. This feet. the largest ever as
sembled, will then proceed through the
Panama canal to the harbOr at San
Francisco. where it will participate In
the most spectacular naval demonstra-
ton ever witnessed. San Francisco in
1915 will see the flags Of more nations
than have ever been brought together
in one place at any one time. From
unofficial assurances now received 1t Is
anticipated that 100 foreign battleShips
in addition to those of the United
States navy will be gathered in San
Francisco harbOr.
A huge commemorative editice, in
purport like Bartholdis statue Of LIB
erty. will welcome vessels from afar.
Tie structure. to be known as the St.
Francis Memorial tower, will be $50
feet IN height. with u base 900 feet
square. The shaft viii be eighty-dve
feet square, with corners rounded, and
Of steel construction and terra Gotta
~veneering. The approximate cost Of
the tower will be S~1,({Fl,O00. From its
summit the sightseeR will look almost
straight down upon The waters Of the
Golden Gate, 1900 get below.