Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-04-24
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Worlds Exposition in 1915 to Excel

The largest and most comprehensive
display of agricultural and horticultural
interests that the world has ever known
will be one of the chief features of the
Panam- Pacific International Exposition
which will open at San Francisco on
Saturday, February 20. 1915, to COM
memorate the achievement OF the
Panama canal.
Under the classification of exhibits
which has just been completed, the de-
partment of agriculture has been given
ample space for a record-br.aklng dis
play and the horticulture department
with building of its own, will be added
to and enhanced by the general effect
of the exposition which, when complet-
ed, will present the appear ance OF
vast garden.
The allied departments of agricul-
ture and horticulture at the Panama
Pacific exposition will excel in their
comprehensiveness anything that has
ever been attempted at previous ex-
positions. The displays and exhibits,
covering an area of more than thirty
acres, will include every possible phase
of the agricultural and horticultural in
dustry and will serve as a gigantic
school to farmers, land owners, gard
ners and mechanics as we'll as even tC
the layman whose sole object In visit
ing the exposition is one of purely
human interest.
More than forty acres of land on the
exposition site will be occupied by
agricultural, horticultural and live
stock interests.
In addition to the multifarious attrac-
tions to the agriculturalists from all
parts of the worry, a special feature OF
the exposition which will be the con-
crosses and conventions which are be-
ing arranged for the discussion of agri-
cultural and land problems.
An international congress on agri-
cultural education has been suggested
and will probably be followed by con-
ventions on the preservation of human
life and country life conference which
have already been assured from the de-
partment of agriculture at Washington
Ten acres will be occupied by the
palace of agriculture, the exhibits rang
ing over every possible department O.
the agricultural industry. One of thu
most important Of the many groups IL
the general agricultural classification
is that devoted to agricultural nipple
ments and farm machinery. No les
than seven distinct classes will be re
uuired, for exhibits relative to this sub
ject will be displayed in the agricul
trial building instead of in separate
building as in previous expositions.
Food products, being placed natural.
under the head of agriculture, vii
however have a separate exhibit on
splendid scale and in the group of ami
NAL food products, the dairy exhibit
will play an important part.
There will be separate classes o
milk and cream, fresh or condensed
sterlized milk, butter and cheese in a
forms, eggs, albuminoid food and PREF
arations, dairy fittings and appliance
for the preparation, transportation
transportation, preservation and dis
tribution and delivery of milk for tn
supply of cities and towns.
Thirteen other groups, subdivide
into many classes, complete the foo
products exhibit.
Twenty one acres of the expositio
site will be devoted to the live stoc
exhibit which will be conducted on
scale never before attempted in expos
tons. This section will have peculis
interest to dairymen from all over tt
world, not only because of the int
national exhibits of thoroughbre
cattle which are now being arrange
for, but on account of the special fe
lures in breed milking contests. I'll
agricultural department of the Panan
Pacific exposition has appropriate
$175. 900 for special trophies. The cor
petitions will be open to the world al
only the best from all countries W
take part in the rivalry for honors.
The horticulture exhibit will stai
in the Panama-Pacifc exposition
something different from the place
has had in previous expositions b