Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-15
ondE BUILDING
At SAN DIEGO IS
MAKING BIC HIT
San Francisco Examiner Story
PronounceS New Mexico
Structure One Of Most I'M
presslve on Grounds.

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san Diego exposition Is attracting wide
and favorable attention and is sure
10 mako II big hit with fair visitors is
evident from a story recently printed
in the San Francisco Examiner, whose
correspondent. writing from san
Diego. pronounccs II one Of the most
impressive structures on the grounds.
The Examiners story Is as follows.
With the closing Of the gates to the
public on November 80, in order that
the last month OF 1914 may be de-
voted entirely to the rapid installation
Of foreign and domestic exhibits. the
san Diego exposition enters on the
last lap of the prc-opening period.
Az sunset on December 81 the gates
viii once more be thrown open, and
az midnight. with the arrival of 1915,
telegraph flash from the white.
House and the boom of the guns on
the hattleships in the bay of San
Diego Will Officially open the first all
year exposition in history.
President Wilson will not he in
san Diego on New Years day, and the
Biographical signal must serve ms a.
substitute for his presence.
Two months later, according TO in
formation from Washington. the
president will passlihrough tho Pana-
ma canal with the fleet Of American
battlcships ana proceed up the coast
TO san Diego. the first port Of call. for
a two Days stay nj the exposition. He
then will move on to thetnorth for the
sister exposition at San Francisco,
which viii open on February 90.
His stay in southern California will
be marked bylspecial celebrations. no.
tably the most impressive being the
Aztec eeremonials and tremendous
showing of the midwlnter flowers of
southern California, where frost never
comes.
Whole Atmosphere Spanish.
Many reservations are now being
made at the local restaurants, more
especially those on the isthmus and
elsewhere in the exposition grounds.
by large parties from different parts
of the west. intent on being in San
Diego for the opening night-looked
upon as the big night in southern
California history.
Uniforms for the Spanish bands
men, the Spanish dancing girls, the
conquistadores who will act as attend
ants. and the Balboa guards--the
name of the Pinkerton operatives who
already are policing the grounds
have arrived and. the display is strik-
ing. The whole atmosphere is Span
ish. st.tst
The pigeons OF the campanlles and
cornices overlooking the Plaza de
Panama at the San Diego exposition
have now become so tame that many
of the colony Of 1000 will feed from
the hands and shoulders of casual
visitors as well as the Spanish boy
who has been training them.
The sight Of the thick eoveys
sweeping down from the flower
covered walls is singulary like that
at Sc Marks in Venice. The gorgeous
peacocks which strut over the lawns
in Las Huertas de Montezuma and the
pepper grove, overlooking the Canyon
Espanol and the ocean, are fairly
tame, and even the myriad goldfish in
La. Laguna dc las Flores and the
smaller lagunitas Of the botanical
gardens have been trained to rally at
the sound of gong which announces
the arrival of dinner time.
state Buildings Finished.
The buildings of the western states
along. Ii Via de los Estados are now
complete.
That of New Mexico. replica of the
ancient mission on the Rock of AGO.
ma, is one of the most impressive, The
thick shrubbery OF the canyon covers
the rear of the building and beds OF
cactus are strewn about the front to
carry out the idea Of the desert where
the ancient building stands.
Montana's building, on the other
side Of the highway, faces the gap
between New Mexico and Washington.
Further down tho road, Utah's build
ing looms up and nearby the pavilion
OF Kansas. almost concealed in thlck
foliage.
These structures form q steady Inc
in the vision OF the observer VINO
stands on The great Puente cabrllio'
over which lies the path of the visitor
entering the west approach, La
Puorta del Oeste.
The exhibits Of the different states
are moving in swiftly and forces
brought to san Diego are working az
full speed in an effort to have install
latiop co,onleted Two weeks before the
opening date.
Washinpton's forestry display Is
now entirely placed and ttahs agri-
culture and New Mexico's Is sea''ere"
over a wide range of subjects Win
minerals, including the precious met
ais. taking an important part
CALIFORNIA; Building.
The California building, the most
expensive on the grounds, IS rot ae-
voted to display of resources 'i'is
work being left to the various coun
" groups. represented in blocks IN
the buildings of Kern, Tuiare. Aia-
media and Santa Clara counties, the
Sacramento valley, taking IN 'ne
northern section. the San JOAQUIN val
ley, taking in the middle section, ana
the southern counties whose 'noue'
intensive farms and citrus orchard are
among the intensely interesting out
door exhibits.
These outdoor exhibits include tne
Ceylon tea plantation, with zoV seu'us
young sapiings brought to san Disso
by Sir Thomas Upton and CROWNS
well under the care Of Singalese nur-
serymen. the great orchard anu 'hoa'.