The Parker post., 1913-05-17
WORLD WIDE
ATTENDANCE
MANY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
WILL VISIT ARIZONA IN 1915,
WHEN PANAMA CANAL WILL
BE OPENED.

Thousands OF people who have
never visited Arizona before will see
the state in 1915 on their way from
all parts of the world and of the
United States to the Panama-Paci-
fic International Exposition at San
Francisco
Due to the opening OF the Panama
Canal and attracted by the 1915
worlds fair, more than two million
| will visit California in exposition
year, according to the estimate of
railroad and steamship traffic ex-
perts. These visitors will see not
only the wonderful displays presented
by the states of America and by
foreign nations at San Francisco
They will travel through the west
on their way to the exposition will
stop-Over at the various attractions
along the route and so learn more
about the broad country of the west
than they could possibly do if it
were not for the opening of the Pana
ma Canal and the exposition which
celebrates that opening.
Each state has borne its part OF
the cost of construction of the Pana-
ma Canal and more than half the
commonwealths of America have
promised to participate in the na-
tional celebration. The foreign ma
tons have entered into the partici-
patton on a splendid scale
At Harbor View, the site of the
exposition on the shores of the Pa
clflc ocean, work is proceeding at
a great pace and thousands of men
are now employed in the construc-
tion of the exhibit palaces where dis
plays from all quarters of the globe
will be displayed.
The arrangements now being made
for exhibits in these immense pal
aces assure more comprehensive
display of the resources and pro
ducts of the west than has ever been
assembled in one place at one time.
AS it's contribution to this national
celebration, California has assured a
sum of more than twenty million
dollars. Five million is the sum
raised through a bond issue by the
city of San Francisco and an equal
sum was appropriated by the 1911
California legislature. ST. 500, 900 was
raised by popular subscription and
$4, SOC. 900 is available through an act
enabling the counties of California
to raise necessary funds.
The exposition management has
voted a million dollar auditorium to
be erected on the new civic center
now in course of construction at San
Francisco
In this same quarter OF the city
there will be built "a magnificent
municipal opera house where the
most modern operate features will
be presented during the exposition
year.
A great California building will
be erected on the exposition grounds.
California is giving it's energies and
OF its money i'll manner that is
totally unprecedented in the history
OF international expOsitiOns. The
commemorative of the nation are ra-
pidly taking action in appropriations
for state building and pavilions
where the products and resources of
each individual state will be dis
played to the world when it visits
California and the west in 1915.
New York state has already ap-
propriated 100000 toward the expo
sition and Chairman Norman E. Mack
has assured the management that
the great Empire state stands ready
to Increase it's appropriation if ne
cessary. Oregon and Washington
have appropriated $175,00O each. Ne
Vada will appropriate 500. 900, New
Jersey, 100000, West Virginia $73,-
900, Missouri 100000, Indiana $780,
600. And so it goes.
Participation of the states is as
sured upon a scale that assures the
greatest gathering ever made Of the
people of the states. The nations of
the world appreciating the great work
OF Colonel Goethals and his assist
ants at Panama are preparing to take
part in the celebration upon an un-
precedented scale
California, as host to the world, is
preparing 70 express in some meas
ure her gratitude for the help so
freely offered after the great fire on
April IS, 1906, seven years ago.
Every charm that the Golden state
possesses and all the hospitality of
its people will be offered to- con- |