Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-21
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SAN DIEGO TO HAVE
GREAT EXPOSITION.
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lSoAuShG WusOn elBu6u INC hoLbnoE
bill extending to the San Diego expo
sition the same privileges and the
same authority granted to previous ex-
positions and to the San Francisco ex-
position, the San Diego exposition at
once assumed that rank among world
fairs its scope and character had pre-.
pared for it.
Starting with a comparatively mod.
est plan in 1909, in a city at that time
of $4,000 people, the San Diego expo
sition was not taken seriously outside
the immediate circle of the city's in
fluence. Steady work of preparation,
devotion Of capital to the amount Of
$50 per man, woman and child in the
city, and a well defined plan for the
profitable participation of states and
governments have combined tn place
the San Diego exposition in such pO-
sition that it no wbids fair to prove
as large and more attractive than the
much-heralded fair at San Francisco,
which, by the way, is not so per cent
as far advanced toward completion as
is that of 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 $6,4000OO have
been set aside for its completion.
Many foreign governments as well as
many states have made arrangements
to participate. The exposition itself
is over so per cent complete and hun
dreds Of workmen are busy with the
buildings and grounds. Most Of the
buildings are to be permanent struc-
lures and all are to be of Spanish
colonial architecture, one of the most
beautiful forms of all buildings.
The action just completed was ont
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 of persons who have
since seen the error of such opposition
prevented such recognition almost to
the last, and, even in the last few
days the San Francisco exposition
sought to prevent the passage of the
Kettner bill
San Diego has Heve' 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 are so
entirely different that there can be no
competition. While others have de-
voted their time to attempting to dis
suade and tear down the work she is
doing, San Diego has gone steadily for
ward with her project until now, with
the government recognizing her exposi-
tion and placing it on exactly the same
footing with that at San Francisco and
with previous expositions, San Diego
is in position to extend to exhibitors,
be they government, state or private,
more actual benefit from participation
than they possibly can derive from the
San Francisco exposition.
The government will bo represented
at San Diego with exhibits from prac.
ticalIy every bureau and department.
Many states will be represented with
spcial buildings, especially those that
offer opportunities to settlers and in
vestors. One of the greatest Of ox-
hibits will be that of tho history and
process of the use of water for agri-
cultural and industrial purposes, Home
building, farm building, as done in the
Americas will be shown in sections
that will give each state and country
in North and South America chance
TO exhibit what It has best to offer
to the land.hungry man from the east
and Europe.
With n group Of beautiful buildings
set in a perfect landscape, surrounded
by wealth Of trees, vines and flow.
crs never before seen in America each
building filled with most interesting
exhibits of vital human interest, at the
first United States port on the Pacific
north Of the Panama canal, authorized
by the government, San riogo's expo.
sition is certain to be one rf tho worl',
famous events, and beneficial to all