Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-01-29

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United States. boz accordance with
au act OF Congress. issued a pr0cla-
nation Inviting aIl nations 20 join
Uith America Boo celebrating the
opening OF the Panama Canal. az
the Panama Pacific international
Exposition an San Francisco 10 1915,
fef tho Following tweuiy-three for
eign governments have already Of
nually accepted the Invitation 10
participate
Guatemala. Haiti. Salvador. DO
minican Republic Honduras Pan
anna Mexico. Peru. Costa Rica. Bo-
lyia. Japan Ecuador. Uruguay
Canada Liberia. France. Nicaragua,
Cuba. Great Britain. China. Portu-
gal sweden and Holland
other nations will follow rapidly
Spain has just selected rs site
The world interest which has led
10 this unprecedented foreign par
ticipation Is equalled By the enthus-
iasm OF the American common
wealths Already the following
thirty-thrce American states and
territories have taken legislative ac-
ton looking toward participation
and other states have given assur
aucr that they viii take similar ac-
'ion as rapidly as their legislatures
meet
Oregon. Nevada. Washington.
Montana. Idaho. Utah. South pa
kota Philippine Islands. Missouri.
Hawaii. Nebraska. Kentucky. III
nois, Arizona. pennsy lyania, New
York. Colorado. NoW Jersey. IN
diana West Virginia Ohio Mime
sofa. California. New Mexico. Iowa.
Kansas. Maryland Massachusetts.
North Dakota South Carolina. Tex
as. Louisiana and oklahoma
Nll phases OF the exposition are
mr advanced 81 this time. more
than Two years Boo advance Of the
opening day February 20. 1915, APP
plicatious for space practically total
thr entire display area OF the great
exhibit palaces More than eight
hundred applications for space have
been received from leading exhibit
tors OF the world \ number of the
exhibits range 100 value from S20O.-
600 10 100000
More than Two thousand applica-
lions for concessions have been re-
ceiyed from leading amusement pur-
yeyors throughout the world Many
OF the concessions are extremely
original and striking Eight Of
them will involve an expenditure
of s.. 100000
The Panama. Pacific International
Exposition Is already assured the
most highly selectiye exhibits of uni
versal interest of any exposition
There is but one way 10 account
for this phenomenal showing II is
due almost solely 10 the world inter
est .n the event 10 be- celebrated
Foreign governments are taking ac-
ton because the exposition Is 10 be
held iu honor of great present day
achievement that Importantly az.
tocts the entire world They realize
that those countries which first
.F. fl 1850 u.1rue 0f the canal
..HUtn- %, fhc Commercial Map
of tho world win reap untold nd
an'agcs and that the exposition
viii give them their opportunity TO
read the canals real meaning to
TO them Boo the exhibits that will
there be- displayed
To the American states the expo
sitiou will present AN unprecedented
opportunity for the display OF their
products 20 a world eager TO be in
formed. and these products will be
reviewed for award alongside kin
dred products from every land and
every cline
n is not for commercial advantage
primarily that the American states
are preparing To take part in this
lr,8t exposition iu such an unprece-
deuted degree Great as will be- the
educational and exploitation adyan-
tages 90 exhibitors. the primary
cause Tor the great interest shown
hy On, states is that the exposition
is 20 celebrate an achievement by
the American people that Is the
greatest of its kind In an the his
tory OF the world and they will take
advantage OF this great opportunity
70 express To the world their pride
In the great achievement
The vast numbers who attend the
exposition viii find In the great eX-
hibit palaces exhibits representing
the very sum OF human achievement
in an that makes for the comfort.
happiness and betterment OF man
Kind. aud these exhibits. carefully
Inspected with "a view to learning the
lesson they teach will send the Wis
itor back 90 his home better inform
I'd along those great economic and
cultural lines which makes for hui
man upli0. socially. economically
and Intellectually
Dr. as first consideration that
fhis great exposition shall bring per
maueri values to tho states 90 the
nation The participating states
viii not ouly reap great trade ad-
vantage by displaying their re-
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