The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-10
Expo Has Been Great Success,
Declares the Managers

Expo Has Been Great Success,
Declares the Managers
San Diego, Calf, December A.
The official announcement that the
Panama California exposition, which
opened here January OF this year,
will continue throughout 1916 as the
Panama California international ex-
position was made today by c. A. Dav-
idson, president Of the exposition,
who has accepted the presidency OF
the new project.
San Francisco, December To-day
was closing day at the Panama Pa
cific international exposition. sa-
lutte of twenty-one guns at sunrise
opened a carnival OF music and dane
ing which will last until midnight IN
celebration of the success OF the fair.
Owing to the European war, which
began six months before the opening
of the exposition on February 20, the
exposition directors were forced TO
FEEL some anxiety as to the success OF
their project, but II turned out that
the attendance and financial returns
were considerably greater than ex-,
pected. The attendance passed the
seventeen million mark on November
10, with the record for a single day
being 34S,472 visitors on San Fran
cisco day, November 2.
The final report on the financial re-
turns may not be prepared for some
time, but the last one. covering the
period from February 20 to October
81. showed net cash income OF ST.
410.S76 ont Of a gross income OF &c.
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Farewell TO Thee"
The conclusion OF the exposition to-
night will be signaliZed by the sing
ing OF Farewell to Thee" from the
Tower of Jewels, the highest struc-
ture on the ground: by the sounding
of taps by q detachment OF United
States army buglers and the pressing
OF button by G.. C.. Moore. the pres
ident OF the exposition. to extinguish
all lights; by the lowering of the
countless flags, and a salvo OF rockets
from the Marina As the lights go out
for the last time, Arthur Smith, an
aviator, in an Illuminated flight will
write Farewell p. p. I. E." in let
ters against the sky.
Notwithstanding the war in Europe,
Il has been triumphs of peace that
have been shown most prominently at
this exposition. the avowed purpose
Of which has been TO celebrate the
completion of the Panama canal. In
every feature II has been an EXPOSE
ton of today, rather than of histor-
lcal interest, for no exhibits which
we're the products of period anti
dating the last decade were admitted
for awards.
In his final address today, Fresi-
dent Moore declared that the conclu-
sion OF the exposition marked "an
opening of a period of new vigor and
prosperity to San Francisco, Cali
fCrnia and the United States"
Some Big Things.
For the first time I'm the history of
international expositions. the aero
plane, the submarine and the internal
combustion engine were exhibited In
actual operation. New processes in
engineering, mechanics, electricity,
manufacturing, mining and sanitation
were shown. Such divergent inter-
ests as the latest systems OF child
welfare, oxy-acetylene treatment. OF
metals, modern methods OF mine res
cue. target practice with great coast
fertilization guns, and explosion OF
submarine mines, and trans-conti-
mental telephone conversation were
presented to the public for the first
time at an exposition. Activities of
the submarine, other aquatics and the
coast defense guns in action were
made possible by the fact that the ex-
position grounds of 635 acres bord-
cred ON San Francisco Bay, near the
Golden Gate and the Preside, mill
tary reservation. .--. s.s
The San Francisco exposition had
many features peculiarly its own.
Aside from its beauties I'm art, color,
night Illumination, It's courts, architec-
ture and landscape engineering and
its educational qualities. the site it
self was novel I'm that a semi-circle
vi CObticu WIFI tHt nOiiiCS anu
apartment houses, reached out from
the very gates of the fair and looked
down upon these accomplishments OF
man.
Created Block Plan.
Bearing in mind these hills, from
the ridge of which many visitors OBJ
tanned their first glimpse of the ex-
| position, the architects and Jules
Guerin, director of color. created a
block plan of palaces and courts
to form a single architectural theme.
The bay, and rolling hills beyond and
in the distance Mount Tamalpais
formed a picturesque background.
Massing of the buildings was de-
| cided because the architects believed
that IL set far apart they would be
| dwarfed by the imposing setting Ma
ture had provided. So the effect from
| the hills, with the exposition's
greenish domes, and the yeIlowist
towers and minarets standing out In
sharp contrast against the travertine
walls OF the palaces, was that of Q
city OF the orient.
/ Advances in Illuminating methods
made possible a plan OF illumination
at San Francisco undreamed OF al
st. Louis ten years ago. Thomas A
Edison said that IL marked new de-
velopment which he would describs