River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-11-04

Read before the Tuesday Club at
the meeting of Oct. -, 1850
CONTINUED from last week
Balboa Park is 400 acres in ex-
tent, is 800 feet above sea level and
it comprises rolling hillsides and
level messas inlersected by can
yons or anvyos. The walls Of the
canyons have been terraced and
planted with flowers of brilliant
hue, palms, of every variety, shade
tress, and dense shrubery. Wind
ing walks and by paths lead in all
directions The Pepp Trees Grove
is oae of the many attractions. It
lis a grove of these beautiful, grace
full soft dropping trees, with lawns
Of blue grass, clover and Scotch
heather Here with rare vista scf the
distant sea one can sit and rest and
think oyer the beauties of this
charming place, This beautiful
gala CITY set upon a hill resemb les
a walled town Of old Spain, with
cleaning white facades, glittering
dcmes, towers and Minarets, red
tiled roofs and everywhere trait
ing vines, feathery palms, and ex-
quisite flowers. 1t is named the
Mission City" for many of the
buildings are reproductions Of tie
old Missions. The buildings are
of permanent construction and
after the close Of the Exposition
they Will be dedicated to the uses
of education, art, the sciences,
museums etc. The San Diego idea
expressed here is the worlds work
in the process, and especially as it
relates to the Southwest reclama-
ton of desert is shown by means of
The irrigation canal on model farms,
citrus fruit groves in bloom and in
bearing. San Diego does not show
its agricultural machinery housed
II great bu ldings but shows the
giant tractors, reapers, plows, and
cllgivators ont iii the field at work
showing what they are built to do
on an American farm. Sir Thomas
L.pcon $ tea farm which if success
ful promises 10 become permanent
industry III the Southwest The
Horticultural Building and Botani-
cal Gardens have on display the
plant life Of the world. The red and
purple bongainviiieo are especially
admired he honeysuckle and
Cecil Drummer rose is much used
for decoration. There are fruits,
vegetables, and grains in the pro-
cess of development. The main
entrance has a splendid commenoI-
alive arch that joins the California
building with the chronological
buildings, the latter housing the
great exhibit from the Snitnson
ian Institution. This exhibit con-
tains the most complete records,
data, and relics Of the early peoples
Of the Southwest including the Az
tcs, Incan and more remote periods
concerning which SO little is known.
The dominating architectural fea-
tu-e is the great tower 200 feet high
and 500 feet above sea level in the
California building. This may be
seen for many miles out to sea and
fir inland. The first function of
the California building is social.
1t is he host building. This is not
a building devoted to displays of
state resources; those are shown in
in the County buildings. For the
nrst time in the history of expo
sicionS a great building is devoted
to Ancient America. Here are to
be seen the mos1 important works
of the arcient peoples of Central
A nerica, civilization WIKI d
reached it's zenith and went down
before it became known to white
men. The picture Of this ancient
culture is presented in fac-simile
reproductions of their remarkable
bas releit sculptures, hiero9lyphic
inscriptions, and majestic monu-
ments in models of their temples
and palaces, paintings Of their tenn
pie and cities. Sculpture depicting
their activities, and obj cts of art
excavated from their ruins. Never
before have the works Of the Nav
as been given such setting and
never before nave they been pre-