East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-11
(BY c. X CRANsToNJ


Fact That il IS Moving One.
(BY c. X. CRANsTONJ
SAN FRANCISCO. June 1.-THE
completion Of the Panama canal be-
ing the excuse" If that expression
may be used. for the great exposition
Of 1915 at San Francisco, many visit
ors myself among the number ex-
pected on their arrival to note more
or less OF reference to the great in
ternational waterway in many II not
all Of the individual features Of the
fair. In this l was disappointed, for
with two very notable exceptions,
practically no reference TO it what
ever, beyond the fact that the expo
bears the title Panama Pacific" is to
be found in the bewildering maze Of
interesting and beautiful features
which go to make up this the great
est of international expositions.
The two exceptions are an install
lation ip the Palace Of LIBERAL Arts by
the federal government which con-
sists Of a number Of models, relief
maps. and photographs which very
vividly portray practically every
phase Of the construction and oper-
alton Of the canal; and an attraction
on the zone" which is advertised and
heralded as The Panama Canal" and
consist Of really working model, on
a much larger scale than the federal
exhibit. of the canal itself and the
adjacent territory including all Of the
canal strip and large section Of the
isthmus besides.
The largest of the relief maps, or
models, in the government exhibit is
most beautifully constructed and I
have no doubt as nearly accurate as
It is possible to make it but every
thing about it is motionless. On the
other hand the model in the Zone
show is on a much larger scale 5000
to one on the horizontal, / believe, as
compared with 5000 to one by the
government), and the spaces which
are occupied by water, that is the
J oceans lakes. reservoirs and streams
: are actually filled with water on
: who a multitude Of little model YES
sells, Of various styles, are afloat in a
: perfectly natural manner. Then tc
= add 70 the realistic appearance all the
vast number Of different kinds ol
lights in the harbors and along the
= course of the canal are accurately re-
e produced down to the minutest de
tail A number OF ships are at an
: ohor in the different harbors and OF
2 these the anchor lights shine stead
= lily. Others lie moored at the docki
S and still others cruise back and fortl
throughout the length of the cana
and as often as they come to tht
locks are passed through these JUS
exactly as regular vessels are passed
S through the locks down on the 18TH
5 mus. There are a number Of minia.
ture trains, all properly lighted, con
stantly moving along the tracks Of
tie Panama railway and at the top:
= of the towers of the three wireless:
3 stations the blue flame and sputterinl
9 crackle of the wireless current i:
= faithfully simulated. The manner OF
= moving the vessels and trains is very
! ingenious. Throughout most of theil
Y courses they are moved by means OF
= magnets which are installed undel
the floor Of the room which support,
the model. These magnets are moved
along by electric motors and the ship.
= and trains are supplied with arma-
lures which follow the magnets anC
o are thus guided along the desired
e courses. But when it comes to pass
I ing the vessels through the locks tn
k change Of level as the water is admit
4 ted or released would so change tn
n distance between the magnets an,
r the armatures as to make that methot
/ Impractical So when a ship arrive
+ at the entrance of lock it stops ant
il the tow-lnes of the miniature elec
d TT C towing locomotives are attache,
g and she is hauled into the lock in eX
II act imitation of the method actuall
e in use. The water is admitted. or re
/ leased. the lock-gates are opened an,
e closed, in fact the entire operation /
pVi lNiiteu III miniature IN perfect sim
3 ulation of the full sized working TIL
II manipulation of these locking opera
t tions is performed by an operator VIII
a is stationed in a chamber directly un
der the floor beneath Gatun Lake ant
d the Pedro Miguel and Miraflores lock
@ but his assistance is rendered withou
n his appearing to the spectators an,
s the appearance is as If the whole thin
o were automatic.
l forgot to tell you that when Wis
= tied the Canal for the purpose of get
u ting the dope" for this letter hat
the unusual favor Of being PERSONAL,
, conducted by Mr.. Baxter of the Pa
mama Canal Exhibition company, VIII
. very courteously supplied me witt
many interesting details of the con
l struction and operation of this mar
| velous piece Of mechanism. which ar