Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-02-15
VAST ARMY OF WORkMEN ARE
NORIHNG ON EXHIBIT BUuD-
ING FOR EXPOSITION.
fast NEARING COMPETITIONS
Millions of Flowers, Rare Trees aud
shrubs From Distant Portions OF
Globe AdoIn Courts.

an cnchantment city Of marvellous
! palaces and wonderful gardens the
! Panama Pacific International EXposi-
tion IL raising from the shores Of san
Franciscos beautiful bay and although
the date Of opening IL still year
away the construction is more than
half completed and every detail will
be perfect within the next six months.
Millions Of people throughout the
world are dreaming today of their
visit to this wonder-spot which has
risen like magic from barren sand
heap in less than one year,
When San Francllco. crippled by
an unprecedented disaster in 1906,
asked to be host to the world at an
exposition which should celebrate the
greatest achievement Of the Anglo
Saxon race II seemed improbable that
even with all the vast resources of the
west at its command II could accom-
plish the gigantic task of building the
greatest exposition the world had ever
seen
Yet without a moments hesitation
this city of dreamers and doers chose
| site which in respect to nearness to
the hotel and shopping district is
iueaA put Whlch Ihoked All OF the
hdtural advantages considered neces-
sary.
vast era OF oso acres situated
upon the shor's OF the pay was Sc
,eC'eu' 10 the rear were the splehdid
Helshts oI tHe ITeSIa'o' 20 the lett the
great lorts ana army posts upon
"ilich the country depends to defend
itS western shores from INVASION ne
yohu "l'hlh stone throw the ever
green portals OF the lar-famed Golden
udte invited tne commerce OF lhe
world ana across the narrow strait OF
water directly in front Of the site the
naJecuc NILS OF Marin county cast
tlelr relIccuohs IN the Iucid waters
OF the pay
Nhile the location was ideal
eHhlpse OF the SPOT would nave damp
ehed the ardour ol most engineers. A
vast heap OF SAND dunes, a large por-
tioh OF Whlch were half-sunken be-
80 1t was at first necessary to fill
this IN with millions OF cubic yards
OF rlch riVer-b'ttom soil from a point
on the Saciemenlo river seventy
miles away rms latter was to he
the Dase Tor the wonderful gardens.
upon the receipt ol cahle dispatches
from the exposition directors hor'l-
tultur1sts IN an parts OF the world
commenced the coilecuon OF thou-
SaHus oL peautllul IoWeTlhs PlahlS
ana shrups peculiar 10 the 'lllne IN
"hlch each nNed ana shlpped them
10 oah FRANCISCO lHeSe were Illl'Ie-
diately replahted In specially CON
structed greenhouses lath-houSeS
ana nurseries TO De trahSplahleu later
arter the preliminary CONSTITUTION
work had Deeh competed 10 th' expo
sltlon grounds
thousands "i rare trees many OF
them huhureus OF years oIu, were coi-
lecteu ny expert gardeners Ill austria
lia' lhula' Alrlca' oehtral ana ooulh
AHerlca ana the ihlilpplue lsIahus
ana transported 10 the EXPOSITION size
where they now Dloom ana spread
their great Dranches ana create Won
dertui shaue spots on the sIounus'
FROM TINS typlcaI Hardeh OF bdeh'
a Veritable falryiand. rise the ma)es-
uc palaces "hich Will mouse 'he mar
Vels OF the world
Ground was broken Tor the trst
structure on January l. 1913, In the
presence OF 2oO'ooo people and year
later this marvel OF architectural In
genuity' the palace OF machinery the
largest wooden building ever erected
was completed ana on December 80
Lincoln Beachey' the great American
aviator, made fllght In MS aeropiane
from the north TO the south wall,
distance OF S6| rect at speed OF 10
miles an hour. And SO through the
history OF aviation marvellous though
1t may be- the palace or machinery
VIII always be noted as the building
In which the first indoor aeroplane
fisht was ever attempted
Nine OF the eleven great exhibit
palaces have reared their minarets
and domes and turrets aloft and tho
Exposition CITY presents marvel
picture to the thousands OF visitors
on ocean craft which pass IN ana out
OF the Golden Gate Construction
lnOu all the main buildings Ia undpr