Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-13

screens. w, D'A. Ryan, the electrical
engineer who illuminated Niagara
Falls some years ago, is director of il
Elimination at the exposition.
Some of the greatest steamship COM
panies in the world will send speci-
mems of their latest ocean grey
rounds" to the Panama-Pacific Inter
national exposition, not only to bear
passengers and freight, but to ser7e
as exhibits of the latest advances in
naval architecture.
Military drills by organizations from
the armies of many nations will be
feature of the military display at the
Panama-Pacific International exposi-
ton. 1t is probabl that more than fif-
ty thousand soldiers will be quartered
at the Preside grounds adjoining tn.
exposition site during the summer of
1915.
Car floats are arriving regularly at
the Panama-Pacific International ex-
position freight ferry slip, bearing cars
loaded with building material. Upon
arrival, they are taken by the standard
gauge engines of the exposition rail-
way and carried to any part of the
grounds where needed, exen into ex-
hibit palaces. This will be the first
great American exposition to be held
at an ocean port.
A huge live stock exhibit will be one
Of the most attractive features of the
Panama-Pacific International exposi-
ton at San Francisco in 1915. early
half million dollars for premiums
and prizes will be distributed during
exposition year. OF this amount $175,-
900 has been voted by the exposition
management for prize winning live
stock. $227,0OO has been assured for
harness races to be held under the
auspices of the Pacific Coast Trotting
Horse Breeders association. $4,000
has been raised by the different breed
ers' associations of the United States.
Among those who have entered horses
is Prince Ypsilant of Austria, who is
one of the foresmost horsemen of Eu-
rope. Some splendid cattle exhibits
are assured from Europe and sheep
exhibits from ew Zealand.
Hundreds of thousands of rare
plants, trees and shrubs are being i'm
ported from many parts of the world
to adorn the grounds of the Panama
Pacific International exposition in
San Francisco in 1915. In the huge
courts and gardens will be set 800 tree
ferns, from 20 to 40 feet high and
brought from New Zealand, banana
plants from Central America, rhoded-
androns from West Virginia and Eng
land, cypress, orange and lemon trees
will be among other decorative plants.
Eight hundred thousand bulbs have
been imported from Holland. Vast
fields of flowers in bloom will be set
in the exposition south garden Flow
ers whose blooming season is past
will be replaced by others. In the
spring, the predominating flower will
be the violet, the tulip, the pansy and
the columbine; in summer, in harmony
with the stronger sunlight, the scheme
will include the holder colors, such as
those offered by the geranium, the red
rose and the morning glory. In the
autumn the carnation will be the pre-
vailing blossom. Many thousands OF
cuttings are now being raised in the
exposition greenhouses.
Twenty-Five transcontinental rail-
roads have agreed to a reduction that
amounts to approximately fifty per
cent. of the regular schedule on all
freight consigned to the Panama-Pa
cific International exposition in San
Francisco in 1915. Materials will be
charged at regular rates for the haul
to the exposition, but will be returned
to the place of original consignment
free of charge, provided there has been