The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-26
SAY WAR WILL HELP
BOTH PANAMA FAIRS
Railroad Men See Increased
Crowd for San Francisco
and San Diego.
no LOSS IN EXHIBITS

Officials OF great railroad lines ere not
to be numbered among those who have
feared that the Panama Pacific Exposi-
ton which opens in San Francisco next
February would be hurt by the war. one
and ali they aRreo that the exhibition,
which Is to last until December 4. 1915,
and the Panama California Exposition,
which II 20 be held IN San Diego con.em-
peraneously, will meet with the utmost
success, and that tho attendance will he
fully up 20 what II would no In times OF
peace.
Influenced to some extent by tho early
belief that the expositons would not be
w to standard the railroad managers
have conducted most careful investiga-
{ on OF tho situPuon and have reached
the conclusion that the extreme optimism
which Characterizes tho managers OF tho
fairs IL fully warranted
Admitting that the exhibits from Eu-
rope will be lessened by the war c1ndi-
tons, tho fair managers and rho rail-
road men nre able 10 show that the thou
sands who go TO California for the two
events will be furnished with an enter
tninment OF most unusual merit To
mako up for the weakness OF tho Europee n
showing tho South American countries
havo Increased their exhibits. and tho
various States and private concerns In
the United States have also enlarged their
showing. until both exhibitions Will he
tho most complete tho world has ever
known. on this score railroad repre-
seutattves hnvs tho following 20 gay:
W. J. Black passenger traffic manager
for tho Atchlson, Topeka and Santa Fe
lsystem.--'"The Panama expeditions a. san
Francisco and San Diego in 1918 will be
held as scheduled, war OF no war. That
much IL absolutely certain They VII
be lust as big and Just az fne AS at flrst
planned Tho slight decrease IN European
exhibits and attendance will DO moro
than made up in increased support by
tho United States and tho South Anerl-
can countries"
l.. NJ. Allen Of the Rock Island lines
Tn my opinion the effect OF the war IN
Europe upon the attendance Mt tho
Panama-Pac!nc International Exposition
nj San Francisco and tho Parama-tali-
furnia Exposition AT san Diego In 1915
viii be beneficial rather than otherwise.
This conclusion ls based primarily on the
/ fact that foreig n travel will be Impossible
and the American people Will have the
greatest Incentives ever offered to see
! America now. Foreign attendance AZ Dest
would have been negligible
T. &. Eustls of the Burlington railroad
/ The thousands OF persons who have too
| commonly travelled abroad Will have NJ
4 ting opportunity 70 listen 10 the call SEC
/ America First and Z should result In large
| numbers Of people making tho trip TO the
/ Pacific coast
J. II H!iand q tho Chicago, Milwaukee,
and ST. Paul: The travel from America
| That normally goes to Europe will 70 quite
an extent go to San Francisco next sum-
mor with tho result that the fair Will be
n great success In point of attendance,
I while art.st!caiiy g viii not lose anything
az result OF the war
Ten acres viii he devoted 20 ire Gov
ern,nent exhibit, 40 ac-cs to state build
| !nEs and 81 20 forelsl concessions. The
concessions section covers SO acres. There
will I've a horticultural display OF 30 acres
within tho grounds. and tho rest or the
/ exhibition n commensurate with these in
| size and completeness.
Tho railroads 70 san Frnnris>o ar
making great efforts tn provide tho most
! comfortable, safe and thorough sci''c'
| from all points that tho peopl" ~ th's
country have ever enjoyed.