The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-01

walks 81 life have moi hcstlatod 70
aiye n their time and money ia tina
supreme effort san Diego has made "a
fulfil a Tremendous responsibility.
The work l. nnished. Far-sceins
men planned q bls project other fsr-
aeclrf men with wide experience have
exe-c-cd those plans. changins, eine-
uratlnk and meeting obstinate condi-
lions that could not have been con-
tcmpiated In The ~origlnal eesisas. In
ahe meantime. The people Of this COM
muniff stood vs. with rart patience.
c~ncouruslnE By their moral and nnan-
elaa support IN builders Of the Pan
ama-California exposition. And 20
this municipality. she average man
and oma OF SIN Dsfeo. who. after
an. are the real builders Of tho ex-
position. too much praise cannot be
given, and 10 them the officials Of the
~oxpogilion extend their dccperf thanks.
The absence OF adverse criticism has
made the TASK a pleasure. - much 50
that what mlght have been an irk-
some duty became a happy oblisntion.
And "a might he safe TO ray hat the
men who built this exposition. from
the highest oficial 10 the humhicst
workman. took JOY In this work.
And what does IL All mean what
does Il mean 10 san Diego city and
counigs What does Il mean 80 SOUTH
ern California; What does u mean
to the entire southwest II means
that a new trn has dawncd upon ihia
rripilegcd land. tAis vast territory
hing wcst~Dfrfhpr fauuh irss~,aau-s~ath
- ~ aa..If.A HIa.." Lr 800.
or this exposition Was not selfish In
that Il desired only tho Development
81 San Diego. Indeed. the purpose
Was blgecr and finer. bein3 nothing
lers shan tho helping Of an Caiior-
ga, an tho souihwcat. and indeed al
Of the west. 90 rsaiize itself. Il Was
meant 60 cali the attention ~ the
world % tho possibility % millions OF
acres Of land that have been pecul-
lariy blessed ~ nature and that have
awaited through the centuries the
touch that Will transform them into
the paradiscs o. the western hem
sphere.
L The Panama-c California exposition
WAS conceive6 as "A lifting method OF
., brntlng the opening OF tbs Paa-
anna canal. an undertaking which has
~astoniehcd tim world. al achievement
which ms been the dream OF adyeB-
tuners. travellers. pioneers and scien-
lists for nearly four hundred years.
Tins gigantic ark has been accom-
rllahed, q waterway las been carved
through the blackstone 81 the hem
iaphere and the FAR points OF the earth
brought closer together because the
continent has been a~cparnted and the
earth's tWo vasttst oceans made one.
The heritage OF the ages has fallen
20 this favored coast and the dweilers
on the Pacific sloIe suddenly ind
themselves the ~eusiodians 81 COM
msrciai possibilities eve before
dreamed OF BY any people.
In order fully TO grasp these oppor-
tunlies the san Diego exposition 2
conceived ana Carried 10 completion.
Il was deemed wise 20 call the aiten-
lion 90 the entire United states Ia a
striking manner 20 the tremendous
latent possibilities In the milllone Of
aerea u udesnlopcd territory which
h. rightly called the back county Of
this Pacific slope. To-day that coan-
ny Is barely ta.ped and "a careful
analysis ~ government figures haow
That there 4 Approximately 5000
eco acres Of arabic land N the south
west that can b converted into rleh
farm lands Come 5000, 900 acres nre
under partial cultivation, the revenue
from which In farm products alone 10
$4,000. 900 "a year. With the cuiti-
vntion 81 tho present uudeycloped
land this regenuo q be Increased
from farm products alone 70 the Rp-