Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-09
FRISCO THE MECCA FOR
MANY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE

| tening to San Francisco to view tbs
wonderful spectacle within the hear
of the great city at the Golden Gate.
Since the gates of the exposition
opened more than six million admis
sions have been registered at it's turn
stiles. The huge attendance, despite
the abnormal conditions prevailing ger
orally, indicates the success of this
wonderful exposition.
The railroad companies have begun
to send their trains across the CONT.
nent in from three to ten sections
each Thousands of people are going
every day by automobile tour from the
Atlantic coast across the lofty Sierras
Every detail of the exosition has
been completed, including the price
less exhibits brought from Europe
On the T. steamship JASON" one OF
1na vessels by which the foreign ex-
esaEzs were carried to San Francisco.
GIVING - ne war. there was delay in
sssg.s 20 M 3 number of European ex
as. -1gl15es3 in the shipments
we're ma sss2lays from France and
-z4-E Aze2g these are rare works
L 4r- maj .rs exhibited in the pavil-
MS u s2e1 co1aEry an din the Fine
Arts 8s1-zE Most OF this art and
sasse -eEeS q the French had never
eefzrs been permitted to leave their
aAzzrs ecl-y. II value OF the
FrsnGh gcTs---=1t exhibits, they told
Is vas Placed II I've million francs.
L l1el-s.=s wonderful bronzes, paint
1z : zzgatsceEt display OF wax
zzl1s. gorrraits. works Of art and
sculpture water paintings, veilings.
l4czs. etc Tie wax dolls are valued
a Two million francs. 4 miniature
theatre has been erected and the dolls
placed there TO represent great French
actors and actresses.
The work Of the French. English,
Germans. ard others represented Al
the fair have 2 special interest at this
time owing to the war. Many Of the
artists, before whose works the
throngs stand, arg either dead, wound
ded. or in the trenches. Each artist Of
note was allowed to exhibit but two
paintings. Before the exhibits had
been assembled, ready TO send out, the
war broke out and many difficulties
were encountered in getting the paint
ings from the studios. Many of the
artists had closed up and taken the
keys with them when they went to
war, and the commissioners, although
authorized had difficulty in obtaining
| possession of the art treasurers.
| In the pavilion erected by Sweden
is seen a wonderful collection of mod
Ell ships, power plants, bridges and
engineering construction. Samples of
the famous Swedish iron and steel
products; miniature model off a won
derful paper making machine" and
other interesting subjects. which indi-
cate the strides the country has made
in the last few years.
Norway is represented by pavilion
typical of the architecture of thar
| country. There are models showing
| the maritime career of Norway, for in
proportion to its population, it ranks
first as maratine nation. In this
Norwegian building we found attrac-
tive spots to obtain good things to
eat, being served by bevy of pretty
Morse girls.
The Portugal pavilion is very at
tractive with the Portuguese works of
art, and no visitor can afford to pass it
hurriedly by.
Then there are the Republics OF
South America; especially interesting
at this time, while the commercial ir-
terests of the United States are hon
ing to capture the markets of the Latin
American countries. Argentenia, for
example, appropriated more than ST..
100000 to be represented at the fair
and has one of the most beautiful ma
vilions On the grounds.
Then there is Bolivia-the South
American republic responsible for the