The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-02-10
Replica Of Canal and the Grand CIR,
yon to be Among The Aruse-
f ment Displays.
BE EDUCATIONAL
Director Burt Of the San Franc SEQ
Exposition is Beseiged by
Many Applicants.


| San Francisco, Feb. 9--More tina;
two thousand app icaiion for con
eessions, flied by amusement pur
veyors in all parts of the wor d
have been received by Director o
| Concessions Burt OF the Panama
| iacific International Exposition
Many of the concessions viii b.
lcriginal and striking. Eight o
/ them viii, in The opinion OF Mr.
Budt, involve an expenditure OF
more than two million dollars.
The concessions will be notable
not ony for their great size ant
their splendor, but also for the fac
that they are selected with view
to their educational value. The ar
OF presenting cycloramas and pano
ramas upon an e aborate scale ha.
made tremendous strides in the pasl
| few years.
Panama Canal to be Shwon.
| Among the more important con-
cessions already accepted are: 'The
Grand Canyon OF the Colorado, a
splendid spectacle to be displayed
by the Santa Fe railroad; "The
! Panama Canal" a working model
and panorama of the great work at
sPanainas Two thousand Isl si.s
wa be#atIe q make the trip along
the canal every twenty-five minutes.
The Grand Trianon at Versailles, {"
reproducing the famous battles Of
Napoleon. The eanvases for this
concession viii be painted in France
Another concession to be known as
"The Creation, is based on the first
chaper OF the Book OF Genesis. An
elaborate series of scenic devices
will be used to visualize tho Bible
story Of the creation OF the world.
"The Evolution Of the. American
Navy viii, upon an elaborate sea G,
depict all phases in the development
of the navy from the era OF the
wooden frigate to the present dread
nought An ice palace in which In
ternational skating and hockey
matches will be he'd. a Fofty-niners
camp, depicting upon an elaborate
scale the discovery of gold. "The
Battle OF Gettysburg and 'The
Aeroscope" are among other notable
concessions.
The Grand Canyon of the Colo
RADIO in all of it's grandeur and
color as seen from the platform OF
an observation car will be among
the most unikue of all the conces-
sions. Walter Burridge will exe-
cute the paintings, which will depict
the scenes OF the canyon. The con-
cesslon will occupy 300x7uo feet oof
ground space,
Display to be Educational.
The Santa Fe plans to render the
concession OF high educational va 8
rather than one to amnse only, and
to this end the company will engage
the foremost talent OF the country
A motor electric train will take the
visitors through the canyon:
guides will deliver running lectures
on the points Of interest. In con
sonance with the setting an Indian
village will be installed, and mem
bers of the rueb 0, San Domingo,
Navajo. Zuni and Hopi Indian
tribes viii present their dances and
customs in native costume and dis
play their handiwork. The Pueblo
Indians noted for their work as
silversmiths, will be seen engaged
in this craft. The Navajos will
weave their blankets, SO much priced
by tourists, and the San Domingo
Indians will give an exhibition OF
pottery work. The illumination OF
the canyon will receive the same at
tention which is to be given the
lighting of the exposition by Direc-
tor OF Lighting w. d. Ryan, SO that
al Of the colors of the canyon viii
be seen in their natural shades.
Shows Growth Of Warshins
''The Evolution OF the Dread,
nought,3 realistic illustration of
the birth, growth and development
Of the modern American navy. will
entail an outlay Of s15o,ueo. Tie
concession is in charge of e. ". Me