Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-23

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Santa Fe, Feb. 22.--rho report of
the New Mexico board of exposition
managers made to Governor McDon-
aid Just after the converting of the
present legislative session, Is most
interesting document and details in
a convincing manner the good that Is
being derived from the states exhibit
at san Diego 1t is as follows:
Honorable William G. Mcdonald,
Governor of New Mexico, Santa Fe,
New Mexico.
Sir;--America has had many great
expositions beginning with that held
at the Crystal palace in New York in
the early ffties; later came the cen
tennial celebration at Philadelphia;
following came others of minor inn
purtance until 1893, the year of the
Worlds Columbian exposition, which
up to that time was the greatest
worlds fair ever held. When
st. Louis celebrated the Louisiana
purchase, that exposition was modelled
upon the same lines as those which
obtained at Chicago, but with less sue
cess. Not that the 81. Louis EXPOSE
ton was not in many respects as
great as that of Chicago, but the
world was older; science and art in a
brief had made many strides and,
with these rapid changes of modern
civilization, the world demanded
much and it was not entirely forth
coming nor in keeping with what
might have been demonstrated.
The celebration of the opening OF
the Panama canal, the greatest event
since the discovery of America by Co
umbus, demanded some epoehal cele-
bration fitting to this task in which
American genius has triumphed
where an older and in some ways
more capable nation had failed.
Origin of Idea.
The idea of such a celebration first
originated at San Diego, California, a
comparatively small city but one
whose citizenship has already demon
strated its true American spirit. San
Francisco, in the opinion of its people
and Of many Californlans. believed
that San Diego-as Pacific coast
propostion--wa unable properly to
carry on an undertaking of such 81
gantic proportions and through its
great influence In the congress of the
United States succeeded in making
J
position the official governmental ex-
hihtion and celebration.
Undaunted and undismayed by this
official setback, the great men of
southern California, living in the city
by the harbor of the sun, decided TO
proceed with their first proposition
and build an exposition commemora-
tive of events in the progress of Am
att et. Il hXf
bus which should be different from
the one which would be held at San
Francisco and radically different
from any other ever held in America.
In other words, it was determined to
proceed upon new lines in exposition
matters and create a type so sgnifl-
cant that it would stand on its own
merits and rank with any yet held in
exposition history This was pro-
blem but its solution was possible as
has been demonstrated by the re-
suits now in evidence at San Diego.
No Staguation 10 Follow.
The Panama-C california exposition
at san Diego is, in the judgment OF
those who have had opportunity SO
far to pass upon its merits, one which
In every detail adds to the sum OF
human knowledge ana is in no sense
of that sort which will leave "a condi-
ton of stagnation behind it. Since
the inception Of this exposition idea
the city of san Diego has doubled in
population and trebled In material
wealth. This shows the wisdom of
the plan adopted by their board of
managers,
This state was invited to participate
in the exposition. Inasmuch as the
center Of all authority, military, civil
and ecclesiastical, for more than two
centuries, was located in the capital
of this state, during that period, and
as late as the last half of the eigh-
teenth century controlling even Cal
ifornia itself il was particularly prop
er that New Mexico take advantage Of
this great opportunity and derive a
proportionate share OF the benefits
Of the millions OF dollars which were
to be expended by San Diego and
southern California, at a compare
lively small expense to our own citi-
zens. II was to the utmost degree
fitting that New Mexico take part in
an exposition which had for its mo-
tive by way of celebration, the prog
ress Of that portion of the United
States in which New Mexico had taken
the most prominent part. Santa Fe,
its capital, had been the center and