The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-07-01
FIVE GREAT EXHIBIT
PALACES BEING BUILT
Eight Others Under Contract To
Begin Before August-Thou-
sands OF Applications For Con-
eessions Received; Millions To
Be Expended In Marvelou.
Exhibits.

w. S Il. !
ama-Pacifc Exposition will open on
More than n year ago this
promise was made. Today. it's reali-
ration Is certain.
When the gates swing wide Feb
ruary 20, 1915. the grounds will b. in |
order, the vast buildings completed,
the exhibits installed, the amusement
features in operation. every detail Of
the colossal enterprise perfected. This
- not only a conviction Of the pres
ent: it will be the pride of the future.
Five of the largest and most i'm
portant Of the thirteen exhibit palaces
w nov under construction: Machin-
cry Hall, the largest wooden building
in the word, aud the palaves devoted
70 Education, Food Products, Agricul-
tnre and Liberal Arts.
The constructive work incident to
the planning Of the exposition may be
said to be finished. The design of the
Administration Tower, or colossal
Tower Gate, the dominating feature
Of the architectural scheme, is Sc
fected and approved. Artistic concep-
fountains, columns, archie and orna-
ment4a details, have been evolved by
h worlds masters, all of which have
commissioned and many modelled.
The color scheme by the famous
painter, Jules Guerin. is fully wrought
~ ~ Ally
marvellous effects Of the Illumination
are already prepared. All the remain
ing exhibit palaces ave been design
ed. and will be under construction by
tixne-nmit contracts before the n
Of July. More h n hundred n
have beer cured. The service build
ing on h grounds is competed and
occupied. In this, and in the large
Office buildings In the city, the drilled
and classified forces Of the executive
divisions are at work The whole
great plan moves forward rapidly;
surely, orderly to the certain fulfil
ment of its beneficent purpose. an ex-
position ~unrivaIled in the history Of
the world.
The Panaca-Pacifc international
Exposition will open on time!
Thai the exposition will be intetna-
tiona1 in character Is also assured. Or
fc1al acceptances OF the invitation OF
the United States to participate has
been received from twenty-Seven ma
tons. From the Orient will come
China and Japan. From the Soath
Americas continent, Bolivia Ecuador
Peru, Uruguay, Argentine Republic
France. Holland, Portugal, Sweden
Spain and Denmark will send exhibits
Cuba, Costa Rico. Canada, Dominica
Republic, Guatamala, Haiti. Liberia
Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama ana SaA
va4Or will be represented by the or
der and appropriation OF their respec
tive governments.
Two great European Ommercla
nations have not yet sent their ofnc1a
acceptances, owing to consideration
Of space. But it Is confidently anti
cipnAed that every commercial natfol
Of the world, whose trades will be at
fected by the opening Of the Panam'
canal, viii appreciate the Opporcunlt
afforded and officially exhibit its re
sources In addition to this, privat
exhibitors will come from all parts o
the civilized globe. The largest apprO
priation SO far made by a foreig1
country is 5000, 900, by Japan.
The states and territories OF tn
United States have responded prompt
ly and generously. and there is n
doubt that every one will be repre-
sented- Already thirty-five have mao
follows: -.
Arizona, Colorado. Hawaii, sldah'
Illinois, Indiana. Iowa. Kansas, hen
lucky, louisiana, Maryland, MASS
chusettz. Minnesota. Missouri MOI
tana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jerse'
New Mexico, New York, North D.
kota, Ohio. Oklahoma, oregon, fenr
sylvania. the Philippines, Porto Kic'
Wisconsin. The largest
made by any state IS $70O,V0V, by &c
State of New York. Appropriately
by seventeen states aggregate S2,eoo
600. Large displays will also De MAJ
independently by commercial pOdi'
from many Of the states lars
cities. :,
Applications for exhibit space a
overwhelming, and it wou1d De pos
BILE al his date to allot avaaAabie are
Many Of these exhibits Will De cosel
Involving an expenditure OF FRO
t25O,O0O to $500, 900.
Applications for amusement conce
sions have been received IRON .
parts OF the world, and the manas
ment is confronted only with q -
pOrtant task of selecting 'ne n