Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-04-10

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shown at Americas Panama celebra
ton at San Francisco in 1915. Never
will so many nations have partici
pated in an International event. o.
the nations that take part, and this
includes all the great powers, it is
deliberately represented than at any
exposition ever held outside Of its
own boundaries. Twenty-eight for
eign 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 a number of the exhibits
will range In value from 100000 to
100000; more than two thousand ap-
pllcations 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
aai 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 $1,000,000
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
Ave acres, will be located upon the
United States Preside military reser-
walton Immediately adjoining the ex-
position site. Marquis de la Vega
Inclan of Spain, who visited San
Francisco, will arrange for wonder
full art exhibit to include the original
paintings of the great Spanish mas
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, is
planning to show both the China of
the past and that of the future.
China and Japan, and indeed all far
eastern lands within the sweep Of the
Pacific, are planning to take part in
q wonderful series of Oriental parades
and pageants, during a ten days
fiesta In the fall of 1915. There will
be assembled in these parades per-
haps the greatest gathering of strange
tribes and peoples Of Oriental lands
ever gathered in the Occident.
The Worlds Battleships.
When the exposition opens-Febru-
airy 20, 19l5-the nations of the world
will, In actually, officially come to
San Francisco, for the battleships of
the world will be assembled off Har-
Dor View, the exposition site, at that |
time. That a battleship Is virtually |
the territory of the country it repre- |
sents is fact widely recognized in |
the procedure of international law,
tLlu 50 Lie udLlOiIS VI Lie WOTIu Will,
as it were, gather at the western
gate of America. More than two
hundred foreign battleships will, it is
Known from unofficial advices, partic-
pate in a series of spectacular maneu-
yors in San Francisco harbor in 1915.
Construction upon the exposition has
ong since begun. The service build
ng. which will be the exposition head
quarters, is completed. Machinery
TALL, the largest of the exhibit pal
ices, will be the first of the great
to be completed. This struc-
ure will be 967 feet long and $40 feet
n width: three great naves 1922 feet
Ugh will run throughout it's length
rom north to south. Contracts upon
IL the main exhibit palaces. of which
here are fourteen, are being let at
egular intervals and the highest
oint of construction will be reached
ext fall. All the main exhibit pal
ces will be completed by June 25,
GA, more than nine months before
he exposition opens. All contracts
re being let upon that basis. The :
arly completion of the buildings will I