The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22

The amusement part Of the exhibi-
ton will Guido all previous Efforts In
that direction. Mr.. Moore predicts. Six.
ty-five acres have been devoted to this
part Of the enterprise and nothing
shown at any other exhibition will he
permitted space. Besides tho replica
of the canal referred to. there will be
submarine gardens and railways. carry.
ing passengers down into green depths
q replica Of the Grand Canyon Of Art.
zona. an Ice palace for skating anc
a twelve acre city called "Toylanc
Grown Up" where Fred Thompson. Wit
jumped into fame At the Chicago exhi.
billion a. an entertainer. will turn H..
100000 Into fun. Some Sll.000.000 vii.
be spent on the entire amusement sec.
ton.
The climate Of California will make
possible a floral and horticultural dis
play which promises to 60 a long way
toward making the exposi..on thins
Of beauty. Rare plants W., bloom In
the many courts all through the ten
months Of the celebration. some
thing that has not been possible At any
past exposition. Rose growers Of Ire.
land, Germany and France will show
their blossoms. and the Government
Of Holland will make q large display
Of flowers and bulbs. Some have al
ready been shipped. The rare plants
Of the tropical Orient and q wonderful
Hawaiian water garden will add to the
beauty OF this portion Of the exhibits.
There will be athletic games. mill
tary tournaments and other contests
In the great concrete stadium. Two
months after the battleship parade will
come an aquatic sports festival. There
will be motorboat races. regattas and
shell races Submarines will poke their
prows into the waters Of the bay. and
many of the battleships will remain to
add to the spectacle.
As Is natural in this gate through
which the trade Of the Orient flows to
America. one OF the most interesting Of
the foreign concessions will be built by
the Chinese merchants Of San Fran
cisco. They will spend 100000 on a
Chinese exhibit which will be sur
rounded by a model OF the Great Wal
OF China. Junks. temples, sampans and
pagodas will be inside the wall. and II
visitor wishes he may take ride in
rickshaw around the top OF the wall.
A marble art gallery which will house
noted paintings will be built. San Fran
cisco will spend 500 900 In public
improvements within the city ITSELF and
the exposition will arouse a building in
terest which will Leave permanent mon
uments. Near the junction OF Market
and Van Ness streets will be estab-
lished a civic centre with a great audi
forum TO accommodate conventions
during the exposition. A new City Hall
to replace the one destroyed in the fire
will be the nucleus Of this civic centre
The International conventions that
will meet In the great hall VIII number
2l2. There will be the International
Congress on Education and the Ma
tional Education Association. with over
40 900 members; the International Erg.-
neering Congress, Of which Col. Goethals,
builder Of the canal. is president. with
10000 delegates; the International Fiji
cheney Congress. the International Agri-
cultural Convention. the International
Congress on Marketing and Fari
Credits. the International Genetic Con-
eress, the Worlds Congress of Nurses.
the American Breeders Association.
labor conventions and many more.
This bringing together Of the East
and the West. partly through the me
dunn OF the canal and by the interna-