Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-03-27

shown at Americas Panama celebra-
tion at San Francisco in 1915. Never
will 30 many nations have partici-
pated in an international event. OF
the nations that take part, and this
includes all the great powers, 1t is
probable that each one will be more
elaborately represented than at any
exposition ever held outside of its
own boundaries. Twenty-eight for
elgn countries have already respond
ed to President Taft's invitation. More
than eight hundred leading exhibitors
Of the world have applied for exhibit
space and q number of the exhibits
will range in value from 100000 to
100000; more than tive thousand ap-
plications for concessions have been
received. The responses show the
spirit OF appreciation with which
Americas sister nations regard the
work at Panama.
Display by Foreign Powers.
The foreign powers will display all
phases Of their progress at home and
in their colonies. Mr.. Harcourt, colon
ial secretary Of Great Britain, has
addressed the governors Of the self
governing dominions, crown colonies
and protectorates requesting them to
consider the question of participation
with the remark that the British dis
play should be worthy of the British
empire. Japan will expend $1000,0C0
upon its pavilion which, upon the
conclusion of the exposition, will re-
main as the gift OF Japan to America.
The pavilion and grounds, occupying
FIVE acres, will be located upon the
United States Presidio military reser-
vation Immediately adjoining the ex.
position site. Marquis de la Vega
Inclan Of Spain, who visited San
Francisco, will arrange for wonder
ful art exhibit to include the original
paintings Of the great Spanish mas
Z ters and many historical trophies
tapestries, and rare pieces Of sculp.
ture. Holland will be represented
upon a scale never equaled outside
the Netherlands. France cabled San
Francisco requesting twelve acres as
the location of a superb exhibit pal
ace to be built by France. China
newest Of the world republics, IL
planning to show both the China ol
the past and that of the future
China and Japan, and indeed all fai
eastern lands within the sweep of the
Pacific, are planning to take part IL
wonderful series OF Oriental parade'
and pageants, during a ten days
fiesta in the fall Of 1915. There viii
be assembled In these parades per
haps the greatest gathering of strange
tribes and peoples Of Oriental landi
ever gathered in the Occident.
The Worlds Battleshlps.
When the exposition opens-Febru
Rry 20, 1915-the nations of the worlt
will, in actually, officially come Il
San Francisco, for the battleships o
the world will be assembled off Har
Dor View, the exposition site, at tha
time. That a battleship is virtual,
the territory of the country 1t repre-
sents is a fact widely recognized Il
the procedure Of international Law
and SO the nations Of the world will
as II were, gather at the wester
gate OF America. More than tw
hundred foreign battleships will, It
known from unofficial advices, partlC
ipate In q series OF spectacular maner
,vers In San Francisco harbor in 191E
Construction upon the exposition ha
long since begun. The service builC
ing, which will be the exposition heat
quarters, is completed. Machiner
hall, the largest Of the exhibit pa
aces, will be the first OF the greI
buildings to be completed. This stru
ture will be 967 feet long and $40 fec
in width; three great naves 122 fee
high will run throughout Its lengt
from north to south. Contracts upo
all the main exhibit palaces, Of whic
there are fourteen. are being let
regular intervals and the highe,
point OF construction will be reache
next fall. All the main exhibit pa
aces will be completed by June Q
1914, more than nine months befol
the exposition opens. All contrac
are being let upon that basis. I'll
early completion Of the buildings wi