The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-03-21
They Propose That Minnesota
Shall Have Fine Exhibit
SHOW TO OPEN FEB. 20, 1915
All The Magic Wonders of Big World
Will Be Found Within Its
Wide Gates
JOHN G. HOLME.

When the Panama-Pacllc lnterna
tional Exposition opens Saturday
February 20, 1916. it will be ready
The exposition commission has profit
ed by the experiences of worlds fairs
of the past, some of which have been
postponed a year because of delayed
building construction. The opening
weeks OF other fairs have been mar
red for visitors because of unfinished
work.
AT this writing, nearly two years
before the formal opening of the San
Francisco fair, the exposition site
covering 625 acres at Harbor View
has been leveled drained and pre-
pared in every way for the construc-
1iOn of Il city of palaces, such as the
world has never seen. The network
OF sewer mains and water pipes has
been laid throughout the tract. One
building, Service hail. has been COM
pleted and is now occupied by the
department of works The founda-
lions of Machinery hall, one of the
main exhibition palaces, has been
laid. Work has begun on the founda-
lions of the palaces of Liberal Arts
and Automobile hall.
Harris ID. III. Connick, director Of
works To the exposition, declares that
the main group of exhibit buildings,
fourteen in number, will be complet-
ed before the end of the year At the
present time 1,400 men are employed
at Harbor View. Next July when the
peak of the construction work will
have been reached 1000 workmen
will be engaged Mr.. Connick states
that all the exposition buildings will
be ready eight months before Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson presses the
Evolutionary gold button which presi-
dents always press in order TO open
the gates leading TO the magic won
ders of worlds eXpositions lin this
country.
The installing of exhibits, terrac
ing and identifying the grounds,
planting ornamental trees and flower
beds will be finished two months be-
fore the exposition is opened.
State Wouldn't Be Neglected.
If all the Minnesota state commits
sioners TO the exposition were to re-
sign today and Governor Eberhart
.~cre unable 10 appoint men to fill
their places, the interests of the
North Star state at the Panama-Pa-
cific fair would not be neglected
Minnesota is especially fortunate in
possessing a large colony of loyal
natives and former residents in San
Francisco and the environs, who have
taken a lively interest in the pro-
posed representation of the state at
The exposition. The Minnesota So
ciety Of California numbers about
300 members. w. S. Gray, former
resident of Brainerd, Mimi, is the
president of the society. Miss May
Jones. formerly of st. Cloud, Mimi,
is the treasurer.
The Minnesota society has made
itself a factor in working out the
most ambitious project which the
city of San Francisco and the state
of California has ever undertaken,
the building of worlds fair. This
the society has accomplished through
loyalty to Minnesota. Ever since ac-
tive work began on the Panama-Pa-
cific exposition, the Minnesota So
ciety Of California has devoted itself
10 boosting" the Minnesota exhibit.
The society sent memorials to all
the state officials, including the
members of the legislature request
ing that the legislature make such
an appropriation for the state pa
vilion and exhibits at the fair as
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