The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-12
GREAT SAN DIEGO EXPOSITION

!, San Diego Cal. June l1-When
}, Wilson signed the eKttner bill extend
Z ing to the San Diego Exposition t1e
same privileges and the same author
ity granted to previous expositions
and to the San Francisco expos ton,
, the San Diego Exposition at once az.
sumed that rank among world fairs
. its scope and character had prepared
for It. 80. t >.
, Starting with a comparatively mod
. est plan in 1909, in city at that
time OF $4,000 people, the san Diego
Exposition was not taken seriously
outside the immediate circle of the
city's influence. Steady work OF pre-.
paration, devotion Of capital 70 Tue
am ount of $50 peT man, woman and
child in the city and well defined
plan for the profitable participation
of states and governments have coin.
bined to place the San Diego Exposi.
ton in such position that 1t now
bids fair to prove as large and more
attractive than the much heralded
fair at San Francisco, which, by the
way, is not fifty per cent as far ad-
vanced toward completion as Is that
at San Diego.
Since the day ground was broken
! in San Diego the city has more than
doubled in population the scope and
character of the Exposition has grown
so that no less than $6,400,OO 90 have
been set aside for its completion.
Many foreign governments as well
as many states have made arrange.
ments to participate. The Exposition
iself Is over 80 per cent complete aud
hundreds Of workmen are busy with |
the buildings and grounds. Most Of |
the buildings are to be permanent. |
structures and all are to be of Span
ish Colonial architecture, one of the
most beautiful forms of all buildings.
The action just completed was not |
obtained without struggle 1t has
been three years since San, Diego
first asked the government to take
official cognizance of her exposition
project. The opposition or persons
who have seen the error of such OPP
position prevented such recognition
almost to the last, and even in the
last few days the San Francisco ex-
position sought to prevent the pass
age of the eKttner bill.
San Diego has never had thought
Of competing with San Francisco for
patronage at her exposition. She has
held all along that the scope and
character Of the two expositions sre
80 entirely different that there can
De no competition. While others hays
devoted their time to attempting TO
llssuade and tear down the work she
s doing, San Diego has goae steadl-
y forward with her project until
low, with the government recogniz-
ng her exposition placing it on exact
y the same footing with that Of San
Francisco and with previous exposi-
ions, San Diego Is in position to ex-
end to exhibitors, be they govern
nent, state, or private, more actual {
benefit from participation than they
AN possibly derive from the T. San
Francisco exposition. .,r
The government will be represent.
ID at San Diego with exhibits from
practically every bureau and depart
nent. Many states will be represent
I'd with special buildings, especially
hose that offer opportunities to set
.lers and investors. One OF the q eat.
sst of exhibits will be that OF the his
.ory and process of the use of water
'or agricultural and industrial purpos
IS. Home building farm building,
as done in the Americas will be
shown in sections that will give each
state and county in North and South
America a chance to exhibit what 1t
has best to offer to the land hungry
man from the East ana EUROPE.
With a group OF beautiful buildings
set in perfect landscape. surrounded
by wealth Of trees, vines and flow
ers never before seen in America,
each building filled with most inter-
esting exhibits Of vital human inter
est, at the first United States port
on the Pacific north OF the Panama
canal, authorized by the government.
San Diego's exposition is certain to
be one of the world famous events,
and beneficial to all.