The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-18

taln the WOIlu On BIduu sCdie III
1915. Before the city had been select.
ed as the location for the Panama
Canal Exposition more than $1,000 900
had been publicly contributed in Cali
fornia for the big show. Since then
the public fund has reached $22,OOO,-
coo. It is estimated that more than
$50, 100000 will be expended on the
exposition.
Several sites will be occupied by the
buildings, but according to a writer in
Harpers Weekly they will be units in
superb group. The two principal
sites are at Harbor View and in the
west side of Golden Gate Park.
| Harbor View lies as a crescent on
the bay half way between the ferry
and the sea- Golden Gate Park faces
the Pacific Ocean and runs back to the
city A winding boulevard will be the
link between these two sites. A track
less trolley will run over it and it will
be a permanent addition to the citys
attractions.
At Harbor View will be located the
Midway and other features that lend
themselves to brilliant electrical eff
fects. An existing lagoon will be con-
verted into a superb yacht harbor; an
aquarium will be located there and the
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strange and brilliantly colored fish of
tropic waters will be brought together.
Also at Harbor View will be located
great structures to house the heavy
exhibits that may be unloaded from
Ccean-going vessels directly upon the
grounds. Among these will be the
manufactures and machinery building
the Palace of Liberal Arts and the
buildings to house industrial features.
Lincoln Park is lofty knoll $50
acres in area, 200 to 300 feet above the
waters of the Golden Gate. The park
will be adorned with terraces and stat
uary and an observation cafe, glass
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the browning achievement will be the
st. Francis Memorial Tower, a huge
commemorative edifice which, like
Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty, will wei.
come vessels from afar.
! Plans have been accepted ana The
tower, will be $50 feet high, including
the shaft and a granite anchored base
22G fcct square. The Shaft will he
eighty-five feet square, of steel con
struction and of marble END terra cot,
ia veneering. The approximate cost
will be 100000. From its summit
one will be able to look almost straight
. down UPON the waters of the Golden
/ Gate, 100 feet below
| From Lincoln Park south to Goldon
Gate Park the distance is almost one
mile. Between these parks the eXposi'
ton directors have secured connect
ing strip If 200 acres Of privately
owned land that will be devoted to
the use of foreign concessionaires, to
live stock exhibits, to gardens, and
doubtless to exhibits from Alaska, Ha
wall and foreign countries.
One of the most notable foreign con
cessions will be that just proposed by
the Chinese merchants of San Fran
cisco, who have at their command
many millions and are enthusiastic. A
Chinese display Of large dimensions
: will be surrounded by model of the
great wall of China.
The concession will be built at a
cost of $1,OOO,OOO and it is planned to
have the whole work completed by the
latter part of 1914 Junks, sampans
temples, and pagodas will be included
within the concession, and the visitor
may IL he wishes take a rickshaw or
automobile around the top of the great
wall.
Golden Gate Park will be the site OF
the permanent structures which will
remain after the exposition. Among
the striking structures here will be
huge concrete coliseum to surround an
existing stadium with seating capac-
ity of $4,000 people and in architec-
ture like that at Rome, Awnings will
shade it and it is planned that an
automobile racetrack shall pass into
the stadium.
A marble art gallery with the noted
paintings of the world will be among
the features, while a chain Of lakes al
different levels will be connected by a
working model of the Panama Canal
In Golden Gate Park Japanese and Chi
nese residents of the Pacific coast may
J build typical edifices in which their so
cieties can meet and their archives
may be kept.
Perhaps the most remarkable ant
, unusual feature will be a wonderful
series of Chinese. Japanese and Ha
waiian gardens. The rarest plants o
| tba tronioaI Oriant will ha shown will