The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-21

most advantageous stes. With ore
CONS massive forestry building and
that VI New Jersey on the north. Call
l%forr.a's mission structure on the east
al tn. head Of the State section. Penn
|sy.yau.a on the west. the Neither
lands and Argentina on the solth, the
Empire STATE j. happily situated.
In the immediate vicinity is the
100000 structure Of NV York city
with every department of the great
American metropolis Nisualized by
paintings. models and working dis
plays. standing as il does as the only
municipal building on the exposition
grounds. a-d representing one of the
greatest Of the world cities. il will be a
centre ot interest IN the State and for
eru nation section.
1t has been largely through such
splendid cooperation as hat of New
York that the panama-PaCitic Inter-
nat.oua. Exposition has erected to
itself such a monument of achieve
ment that will o~yershadow for many
years cNpositions both of the past and
the future. \ sc,f-dssumed obligation
Of the people IF California. built with
out any appropriation from the Fed
eral 1EcrHment, on a scale in keep
Ing VIII "a nations celebration of the
world greatest physical achievement;
forging ahead despite the catastrophe
Of the greatest war in history, the eX-
position was ready yesterday for thu
arrlya. Il the world.
That his j. no empty boast was
lsrpLr-sv ..l ,,rfnafn, ,1,. last, ,,,r.I
Just th rty days in advance of the
formal opening. when 5000 kilowatts of
electricity. direct from the high
SIerraS. giving four hi .on projected
candle power flooded the IMPOSITION In
q fairy and glow. Like a jewelled
crown. 'he ..ght.ug effects of the eX-
position hav, been the last TO be placed
As the surrounding glory of the com
pelcd picture. This rehearsal of color
pagearrry which Illuminated the skies
Tor miles around san Francisco Bay
aid drew thousands to the surrounding
nils vs. cpocha. rot only as ind.ca-
TIVE ot 'hr highest accomplishment in
III" science of lighting but as formally
marking 'hr completion of the expo
Sl"r uNo month in advance Of the
'' 't' 'I'I4lE.
Never before has such "A record been
MAJ" .y any exposition of the size
and SCOPE Of this. But rhis is only
OIL" ~ Oh" many new p~recedents es-
a"...h"i On the evening If Janu-
a'} I' when the exposition gates
"'i' closed against the world, so that
h"'H.ne might interfere with the rush
III attendance to the final details,
'''"' persons on his one day alone
n'' passed into TIE exposition. Dur
1hR 't" |a0lc prc-eXposition period
S"'P'' persons passed through the
tuTns'.'- Int, the grounds, This is
greater '.au the total attendance OF
'a'f"il.a VI dW.utcr Fair in 1894; ii
"rf'.N mates the total attendance of
u" Lewis and Clark Exposition at
f"f'iani IN 1905, At Buffalo there
Was hJi an average daily attendance
VI -'''' a. Seattle, "A profitable fair,
inc average daily attendance was but
@oo'o ana at 81. Louis 6s, 1000.
PNih- the pre-cXpOsition period at
Hdh Francisco the total paid admis-
SONS amounted to 1920, 096, while at
" I'4.- during a similar period the
aims. ~ only tOtaiiod si75,90C.25.
y.
,ohS.drIlng the difference in the
ueISiy If population around 1T. Louis
ana around IA Francisco Bay and
'"e adverse financial times through
"Hl'i the Panama-pacifc Exposition
mas passed, these figures are considered
a happy augury for the celebration
"nl'h opened yesterday.
'"rr h "a a year in advance OF
ee opening date Of the exposition,
"heh the last Of the main exhibit
p''d'es had been completed, every
s4uaie foot OF space had been applied
20 .or nearly twice over. Between $4,000
anu oooo0 exhibits have been awarded
space along the forty-one miles OF
alSles tHd have been installed or are
:" the last stages II installation. Dur
"s the past few weeks the traffit