Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1913-03-26
FAIRS SUCCESS
IS ALREADY
ASSURED
So Say Representatives
Now Visiting In
Phoenix

| PHOENlA, March Z4.-Ihat the
success of the Panama-Pacihc In.
ternational Exposition, to be held
in San Francisco in 1915, is already
assured, two years in advance of its
opening day, is the assertion of rep
resentatives of the great exposition
now in Phoenix interested in the
showing this State is to make al
San Francisco.
Commissioner Charles A. Vogel-
sang, of the exposition, and Edward
Rainey, secretary of Mayor James
Rolph, Jr., of San Francisco, are
the representatives of their city and
exposition, commissioned to remain
for a short time in Phoenix, to sup
ply such information as may be
required by the legislators who are
now considering the extent to which
Arizona is to participate in the big
fair.
Already twenty-seven nations and
thirty-six of the States of the Union
have signifed their intention to par
| ticipate in the exposition" said
Commissioner Vogelsang yesterday.
This indicates the worldwide in
terest in the exposition that is to
be staged in San Francisco and we
have assurance that We are to have
the greatest exposition of history,
marking, as it does the greatest ma
terial achievement of centuries, the
digging of the Panama Canal, by
Americans
Not single foreign government
had accepted this governments in
vitation to participate in the ST.
Louis exposition up to a year be-
fore the opening of its gates, while
in the case Of the San Francisco
exposition, more than two years be-
fore the opening day, more than
eight hundred exhibitors have al
ready accepted space, in addition to
the states and nations, and there is
a waiting list OF over two thousand
for concessions.
Only the best of exhibits will be
accepted. The concessions already
awarded, and very few have been
awarded as yet, represent invest
ments OF over 100000. One con-
cession alone, a working model of
the Canal, will cost over 100000
Il regard our exposition as the
great opportunity for all of our
western states and Arizona with her
tremendous resources of all kinds
should take her place with the other
states in having a completed build
ing open before the exposition
opens.
THE exposition will attract not
only Thousands, but actually sew
eral million Of people, from all over
the world" said Rainey. I'VE ex-
pect to see thousands of them set
lie in the west. Oregon, Washing
ton. Idaho, Utah, and Nevada are
already at work, with liberal appro-
oriations to secure their share of
-hese visiting home seekers, and the
great land interests of this state
should be seriously and conspicu-
ously placed before the thousands
who will be at the exposition, only
90 anxious to hear of the posi-
'ilities of the West, which the canal
will at once subject to develop
nent under conditions similar to
hose which have set the eastern
cast so far ahead of the Pacific
states.
Arizona will get a great many {
# these settlers the question now {
o be determined by its Legislature i
'eing only how many shall come, II
rought here by an attractive and
yell managed exhibit illustrating the
dvantages of the region.
"A comprehensive exhibit is re- n
by the Arizona Exposit- o
On Commission, and the personnel il
+ the commission, which includes n
IT. Brady O'Neill, James Douglas, c
lose Drachman, A. A. Jones and ly
DIV a. Thompson, insures an hon p
st expenditure of whatever money
rizona feels she is justified in ap- b.
ropriating upon the greatest pro- m
lotion opportunity she has ever in
adj"
Further evidence of the magnitude
the exposition is given in the
atement that private citizens of
IN Francisco have subscribed seven NJ
Id a quarter million dollars for "a