The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-10
PANAMA FAIR
CONES TO END
Worlds Greatest Exposition at
San Francisco Closed.
WAS TREMENDOUS SUCCESS
Despite War in Europe, Exposition
Proved to be Both an Artistic
and Financial Success.

San Francisco, Dec. 4.-Today was
closing day at the Panama Pacific
international exposition. A salute of
Il guns at sunrise opened carnival
of music and dancing 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 it turned out that
the attendance and the financial re-
turns were considerably greater than
expected. The attendance passed the
100000 mark on November 19, with
the record for single day being 348,-
472 visitors on San Francisco's day,
November ..
The final report of 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.
41O,s76 out of gross income of &c.
O4S,129.
The conclusion of the exposition
tonight will be signalized by the sing
ing of Farewell to Thee" from the
tower of jewels, the highest structure
on the ground, by the sounding of
taps by detachment of United
States buglers and the pressing of a
button by c. G. Moore, the president
of the exposition, to extinguish all
lights; by the lowering of the count
less flags, and the salvo of rockets
from the Marina. AS the lights &C
out for the last time, Arthur Smith
an aviator in an illuminated flight
will write Farewell P. P. l. E." ir
letters against the sky
Notwithstanding the war in Europe
it has been triumphs of peace thai
have been shown most prominently
at this exposition, the avowed pur
pose of which has been to celebrate
the completion of the Panama canal
In every feature it has been an expo.
sition Of today, rather than of histori
cal interest, for no exhibits which
were the products of period ante.
dating the last decade were admitted
for awards.
In his final address today, Presi
dent Moore declared that the conclu
sion of the exposition marked "al
opening of period of new vigor ant
prosperity to San Francisco, Califor
MIA and the United States"
For the first time in the history O.
international eXpositions, the aero
! plane, the submarine and the interna
combustion engine were exhibited il
actual operation. New processes il
engineering, mechanics, electricity
manufacturing, mining and sanitation
were shown. Such divergent inter
ests as the latest systems Of chilt
;, welfare, oXy-acetylene treatment o
metals, modern methods of mine res
cue, target practice with great coas
fortification guns, placing and explo
sion of submarine mines, and trans
continental telephone conversation
were presented to the public for tn
first time at the exposition.
Activities of the submarine, othe
aquatics and the coast defense gun
in action were made possible by tn
! fact that the exposition grounds o
635 acres bordered on San Francisc,
bay near the Golden Gate and tn
Preside, military reservation.
The San Francisco exposition hat
many features peculiarly it's own
. Aside from the beauties in art, color
night illuminations, it's courts, archi
lecture and landscape engineering
and it's educational qualities, the sit
! itself was novel in that semi-circl
of hills covered with homes and apart
ment houses reached out from IT,
very gates of the fair and looke
down upon these accomplishments O
man.
Bearing in mind these hills, from
the ridge of which many visitors Oh
; tanned their first glimpse of the expo
sition, the architects and Jules Guerir
. director of color, created a block plal
of palaces and courts to form singh
architectural theme. The bay, an
rolling hills beyond and in the dis
tance Mount Tamalpais, formed pic
turesque background.
Massing of the buildings was decid
. ed because the architects believed tina
! if set far apart they would be dwarfe'