The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-10
lights. all hidden from the direct view
OF the visitor. pointed their rays.
The coiorcd Lighting.

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OF the visitor. pointed their rays.
The co'orcd Lighting.
Colored lighting was derived chiefly
from two sources: from giant search
lightc before which were placed at
dinerent times screens OF various
tones OF color and from the incan-
descent lights concealed I'm the re-
cesses OF the columns and rejecting
light upon nca-by walls.
Unusual pyro;echnic effects by tho
use of searchlights were attained
Luminous shafts of light were used TO
picture Scotch pla,ds IN tho a.r. The
birth of color" a '.ehcst dance" the
flying serpent" the "spooks' parade"
and other spectacular ofects werc
produced by means OF fireworks,
smoke bombs and the searchlights
with their colored lenses.
? Even the fog drifting i'm at times
through the Golden Gate was dyed
In all the tints of the rainbow by
the searchlight shafts. From the hills
OF the northern part of San Francisco
II seemed that the rays of these
searchlights spread out like great
fan with the exposition in the fore
ground. Twenty -four of these light
projectors have been sold to the Rus
sian government.
The idea carried out In the general
scheme of the palaces was the evolu-
ton OF architecture from the Grecian
period to modern times. Roman,
Moorish, Spanish. Italian and French
RGnQfC n fIno. sy-ox .n1 In,
the lines of the various buildings.
Most Imposing Building.
The most imposing building of all
In the belief of almost all visitors was
the Palace of Fine Arts. San Fran
cisco some weeks ago inaugurated a
movement to preserve IL as monu-
ment to the exposition. To. accom-
plish this IL will be necessary to get
the permission of the United States
government, as the palace stands on
the Preside military reservation.
According TO the exposition manage
ment there were about $4,000 differ
ent exhibitors, the exhibits being val
ned at approximately $3.50. 100000. The
total cost CT the exposition. I'm round
numbers. was S5O, 1910. This in
eludes requirement Of site. construc-
ton, administration, maintenance, re-
pairs and final removal of the build
fnes.
Thirty-nine foreign nations and
nearly all OF the states OF the Union
participated officially Notwithstand-
ing the war, several of the belliger-
ents took part Including France, Italy,
Japan and Tursey. The other bellig-
erents were represented by exhibits
made by their citizens.
During the life of the exposition
more than 500 congresses and con-
ventions were held In San Francisco
and the bay cities. These were meet
ings OF national and international or
CARNATIONS representing social, polit-
zeal, fraternal, industrial. economic.
religious. medical. agricultural.
scientific. and various other associa-
tons. a
Notable persons from all over the
world were among the exposition's
visitors. Some of these were William
Howard Taft. Theodore Roosevelt,
Vice President Marshall, William J :.
BRYAN. William c. McAdoo, secretary
OF the treasury. Speaker Champ Clark,
Joseph G.. Cannon. the Marquis and
Warehouses of Aberdeen, Major Gen
eral George w sGoethals. Thomas A .
Edison, and Admiral Wewa. of Japan.