The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-07
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Francisco the nine years that nave passed since this great metropolis was shaken by earthquake and ravished by the spirit of San Francisco than the picture spread out here now: a worlds exposition pronounced the greatest of all worlds xpositions-fnanced and built and successfully conducted with in less than a decade of the time when the city where the exposition is held was a smoking ash heap.
 Only exceeded by the epochal achievement of the rebuilding of the burned city in this wonder accomplish ment, the $5OOOOOOO Panama Pacific International Exposition, which, since its opening on February goth. has con tinued in a career unprecedented for attendance in the history of universal celebrations.
 There is one thing above all others that insures the continued success of the exposition. No visitor has left disappointed The statement was ire quently made during the period before the exposition opened that such fea- lures as the color scheme of the expo sition and the night Examinations could not be adequately described. That sounded like a brash statement. But visitors here find that it is liter ally true. Distinguished guests from all parts of the world have been un- animous in declaring that the reality exceeds the most enthusiastic advance notices of the thousands who visited the exposition before it opened
 It is not only in physical character istics and adornment that the eXposi- tion has made it's high impression. Equally significant has been the praise extended to the exhibit features. With out thorough representation by the na- tions of the earth of their utilities and products. their economic, social and ethical progress no universal eXposi- tion could be held to he successful Education is the dominant phase of any universal exposition. education in it's broadest sense Education has naturally been the theme of the ex- position builders-ed education in the material progress of the world for the pastd ecade. In order that an epitome of the worlds progress for the past decade might better be given, the rul- ing was made that any article entered for award must have been produced since the St Louis exposition ten years ago. So far as practicable every eX- hibit is shown in action. where it has properties of action.
 This has resulted in a vast interest in the eleven major exhibit palaces They are the deciding factors in the unprecedented success of the exposi- ton, The external features of beauty architecture, color, illumination sculpture and landscape. to say noth- ing of the glorious San Francisco cli- underworld not of themselves. effec- tive as they are, serve to sustain last ing interest. Men and women of the bay counties who have season tickets would not be visiting the exposition from three to five times week merely to gaze upon the beautiful adornments. Neither does the amusement Zone complete and diversified as are the elements of amusement there. serve to sustain it. Nor would the entertain. ment and host features of the many pavilions of the foreign nations and the buildings of the States.
 The reason for the expositions sue cess is the reason for the exposition: Exhibits-the presentation of the world Tn brief for men and women too .bused with their individual affairs to keep pace with the decades advance.
 Universal eXpositions usually pre- sent some significant or revolutionary advance in though or invention. At the Philadelphia Centennial in 1876 the dominating feature was the Bell tele- phone. With the Buffalo exposition came the steam turbine St. Louis featured the "Old Reliable" Corliss engine as signal advance in power generation. Likewise there are epochal advances signalized at the Panama Pacific International Exposition: wire less telegraphy and telephony the aeropiane and the Diesel engine in power generation. The world has moved very swiftly during the past decade. That is one of the contribut- ing factors making the exposition q source of interest to keen men and wo- men who desire some sort of a nanor- annie of progress.
 To attempt to give even the most skeletonized review of the tens of thousands of exhibits would not he possible in one article There are Soma that natirallx, 1,y