The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-01-23

harb0r or composite 1ieet OF f'ne 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 fleet will
then be reviewed by the president and
by foreign dignitaries. This fleet, 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 1.600 acres. The grounds
will describe a 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
ever erected for worlds exposition.
The two principal locations of the ex
position will be at Harbor View and
in Golden Gate park. Harbor View
lies as. 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 will be connected by ma
rine boulevard that will skirt the
shores of San Francisco bay and also
by an intermural railroad. A trackless
trolley will run over the boulevard.
Harbor View is within twenty min
utes' walk of the Fairmont hotel and
the most extensive apartment house
section of San Francisco.
At Harbor View will be located
yacht harbor. the Midway and night
life of the exposition and many con
cessions that lend themselves to night
silluminations 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
.chinery exhibits, the Palace of Liberal
Arts and other industrial features.
Golden Gate park will be the seat of
the permanent features of the EXPOSE
tion. With an area of more than a
thousand acres Golden Gate park, for
esred and created of sand dunes. today
presents one of the most notable
achievements in landscape gardening
in the world. The west end of Golden
Gate park, comprising $40 acres. will
be utilized for exposition purposes,
Around a great stadium. already built.
will be erected a huge concrete coli
scum. the largest structure of its kind
in America. capable of seating 10000
people and in architecture like that at
Rome. chain of lakes at different
levels will be connected by working
model of the Panama canal
Lincoln park. where the GoldenvGate
rounds out into the Pacific ocean, com
mands panorama of the Pacific
ocean. of, San Francisco harbor aud of
the hills of the city. Its area is 80
acres, and its contours rise more than
300 feet above sea level. At Lincoln
park will be erected a great commem-
orative statue welcoming ships to the
Golden Gate Tentative plans for st.
Francis memorial tower call for a
structure $50 feet in height. with a
base 200 feet square. The top of the
tower will be almost 1900 feet above
the waters of the Golden Gate.
From Lincoln park the boulevard,
turning south coward Goldss.... Gate