The Coconino sun., 1914-07-03

PhES1DENT ChARLES c. MOORE, PANAMA
 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION.
 more than 500,O0O accredited delegates will assemble, have voted to meet in San Francisco in 1915. It Is expected that fully 300 conventions will meet in San Francisco. The delegates to these assemblagcs will come from every DOT tion of the globe, and leaders in art, science, industry and in the teaching of ethical propaganda will present in standardized form the results of the worlds best effort in recent years.
 Construction upon the Exposition early broke all records in exposition building. giving assurance to the prom ise made by the management more than two years ago that the Exposition would swing open its gates upon q fully completed and perfected specta- cle. At this writing most of the huge exhibit palaces are completed.
 Splendid Landscapins.
 Preparations for the adornment of the huge exhibit palaces and the courts have kept pace with construction. The works of number of America's most notable sculptors and artists are now in evidence and bear out the high prom ise for their beauty and originality made early in the history of the Ex- position. The landscaping. which will be perfected to a far greater extent than has been possible at any former universal exposition, is far advanced. Hundreds of thousands of rare shrubs and trees, including 300 giant tree ferns from Australia. have reached San Francisco to be set upon the grounds.
 Before the site, which faces north on San Francisco harbor just inside the Golden Gate, extending almost three miles east and west. there has been created a marvellous esplanade the Ma. rina villa gardens). This is great, broad stretch of lawn dotted with cypress and eucalyptus, more than 400 feet in width and one mile in length. It forms the frame of the main north ern facade of the exhibit palaces along the shores of San Francisco harbor, the surpassing frontage that will be first seen by visitors who reach the Ex- position city by water and enter San Francisco bay through the Golden Gate. In the Marina, with it's vast stretch of grounds and terraces. foun. tains will play and huge groups of statuary be set at intervals. Here dur ing the Exposition thousands will gath CT by day to view the assembled war ships of the nations. the bird men of the world in mimic contest with the war craft, to view the motorbOat races, yacht races and all sorts of aquatic sports. In this connection it will be in teresting to note that aviators of fifteen nations have already signified their in tentlon of entering the round the world aerOplane race. for which prize of $15O,OOO is offered to the daring bird man who actually completes the circuit of the globe, while lesser prizes will be awarded aviators completing different legs of the race. Many of the worlds most famous aviators will en. ter for the races, for although they may not win the major prize in circling the globe all have a chance at the lesser prizes. The race will start from the Ex- position grounds in May. 1915. The great race will not seem so difficult of accomplishment when 1t is recalled that Fornay, in France, flew CPS miles in thirteen hours and eighteen min utes: that Brindeionc des Moulinais made thousand mlles Tn stnsans