The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-04-01
EVERYTHING TO Be
SHOWN At BIG FAIR
Exhibits Being Prepared For
International EXPOSE
ton.
IA DIFFICULT TASK
Universal Event Will be Epi-
tome of Human Achieve
ment.
IA DIFFICULT TASK

SAN FRANCISCO, April 1.-The
most wonderful and elaborate CLASH
fication of exhibits ever made for any
international exposition is that which
has been prepared for the Panama
Pacific International Exposition to be
held in San Francisco in 1915, to COM
memorate the opening of the Panama
canal.
In the vast work of getting ready
for worlds fair, perhaps no feature
is of greater importance than the plan
ming of the manner in which the ex-
hibits shall be displayed, in order that
their inspection shall prove of the
greatest benefit to the visitor, no mat
ter what his walk in life.
A modern universal exposition is
an epitome of human achievement
containing in logical relationship
mans words and work. 1t constitutes
compendium, for ready reference,
of the accomplishments of all peoples
in all phases of their activities, both
dictionary of human development.
Because of this development, and
because public opinion becomes more
critical as the years go by, the task
of creating a classification of exhibits
becomes more and more difficult with
each succeeding exposition. 1t must
satisfy present conditions of art, sci
ence and manufacture.
With these fundamental conditions
confronting him Captain Asher Carter
Baker, U. s. NJ, (retired) Director of
Mkt l.. tol oof ION
months to the plan and preparation
of a plan of classification that is pro-
nounced marvellous by the best known
experts on the subject. The docu-
ment has just been issued by the eX-
position, and bears the endorsement
of DIR. Frederick J. V. Skiff, Director
in-Chief of the exposition and well
known international expert on classi-
fication, under whose supervision it
was created by Captain Baker.
The classification includes eleven
departments: Fine Arts, Education
Social Economy, Liberal Arts, Manu-
features and Varied Industries, Ma
chinery, Transportation. Agriculture,
Live Stock, Horticulture and Mines
and Metallurgy. These departments
have been divided into 1856 groups,
subdivided into 500 classes.
The utmost care has been given by
Captain Baker to the classification of
each department, and in many in
stances notable departures from the
methods followed at previous exposi
lions are apparent. For example, the
visitor to San Francisco in 1915, will
find that the department of electricity
has been eliminated as such, and the
classes are distributed in those
branches of human activity where
they are used. The majority of cleo.
trical exhibits are classified under ma
chinery, and electricity is made d
group in that department.
The exhibits which will be grouped
in the Transportation exhibits palace
will be wonderfully arranged, accord
ing to Captain Bakers plans. AS the
exposition is to celebrate the opening
of the Panama canal, a distinct mari
time event, it is the intention to
feature marine exhibits under the ma
fine section of transportation exhibits
In the Transportation palace will be
shown the exhibits of all the great
steamship companies; water transpor
tation of all countries, navigation and
commerce.; characteristic boats of all
nations; complete exhibit of motor