The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-09

mas a history lbu years VtaF'
those of Virginia and Massachu-
- viii celebrate the two hundredth
11kday OF the founding OF this bs
1est city with a Pan American EX-
MON here IN 1915
II h viii be two hundred years IN
since the Frnhciscan Fathers
~ IN ont OF the heart OF Mexico
NetA bilsh at san Antonio an out
OF Christian civilization. Prior
thAt time many exploring parties
IN passed through wha. was then
untamed wilderness but no formal
<ofts were made to colonize or de-
N1op the country until 1918.
The exposition vii be devoted pr1-
&Hnriiy 10 developng closer conner
MI and social relations between the
United States and the .othcr repuh-
Hen ef the Western Republics of the
ksf%kettern Hemisphere.
sss Practically. ever other section or
&he 13nicn he's er8tomlzed its own de-
<Neiopsnnnt and its relations TO the Re
aD0oair In expositions that have prov
E4d OF lasting benefit
TexArs believe fhe time Is AZ hand
~ an exposition which Will result
s$4n the cernen'}n- ~ ron-A -'-o~ican re-
b 3o&ions for all time to come.
Unrivallcd Opportunities.
They feel that ire European war
04fere now and viii continue 70 offer
M4ffer the war has ended, unrvaled
s&xsnportnntt,es fer ths cultivation et
4 more intimate associations with the
#Aatsons 70 the saHth. II ts expected
II that at this exposition will be display
- net only the products ~ Texas ana
the rest of the United States. but
i tlscee OF every country in spanish
VI America
The San Antonians feel that their
n fisv because If It's cosmopolitan pop
4 uiAfien and It's long continued friend
d 1fap with Mexico and other Latin
y Alherican nations. $ peculiarly place
Wttre rne people Of South and Central
II A&,erica viii End a ready welcome
a and will feel perfectly at home. II
1 fsaa CITY thea. reflects the rnn-Ameri-
<an view potnt more than any city In
sM I-nitcgl States u IS a city where
SHanish il spoken "a much as En-
giish while from climatic ANA archi-
Il t~~trral standpoint II IS typ'ral or La
4 tin-Amerjca,
Texans heh7n4 The exposition have
istd their plans carefully aud altctfN
the proposed exposition has attracted
Y rasionai re welt as international al
tertion President wilson and Score,
tar Of State Lansing have given the
cxro~itton their cordial endorsement
q Recently delegation OF Texas Citi-
So s~''r-- ~Yed to Washington to eX-
piain their plans 10 the President,
& hs~ secre.a"y Of State. and other high
ef7a stalls They returned 70 Texas
highly pleased with their reception
and the pledges of substantial sup
pcr. They received.
rrcei,9cr- Wilson later In tele-
gram to san Antonio friend said
n FyrripIify Pan Nmcricanisrn.
.The Pan American exposition
~Iafr41 YOU are t,fa ming ia hold In
raas Artenio ID 1915, viii I hope n
trsc, wide attention and support
r r~-c-t anrins characterized San
Ansonio as she best eTempliRcation
In this country Of Pau Americanisn.
IN which We are peculiarly interested
at the present time, and which II
drnwinv the various republics OF this
4 he~>i@1hera together
There was recently introduced In
d Ena-resE tnint resolution authoriz-
ing President Wilson 10 Issue proc
,amaticn inviting the participation o.
the South and Central American re-
s-s'ie ~ the exposition. This reso-
lceic1 was unanimously and favorably
.-ortsd ". Tho srnat. Committee on
Tndu-.riol Exposit;ons which In its
srerori t1id
at IL especially appropriate that
such an exposition should he held in
San Antonio The city was founded
by the Franciscan friars IN lGlS. and
for more than 100 years was under
E Spanish rule. With its gradual ex-
ttaas4an into large manufacturing
and distributing center IT'S trade With
4 the Spanish-American peoples to tho
south apidly increased Today 1t on
Z JOYS a Wide commerc Relationship
with these peoples II is ALREADY
therefore. an exem piifcas.on OF prac-
& teal Pan-Americanisnl. and present,
adr,'rahle facilities for an exposition
of the character. now contemplated o.
ORGANIZATIONS hke the Pan-Amcr-
can Union and Chamber Of Commerce
OF the United States devoted cspec al
Il. to the promotion OF Pan Ameri-
can relations. are lending valuable aid
To the enterprise
One OF the purposes the exposition
waIi accomplish will be the rehablli-
q *ation OF the historic missions in and
4 around San Antonio. TO preven' their
n rriim bling iNto dus; With thu ex.
Ger .ton Of nc battle Scared Alamo
which, tor. was originally a mona =
terry. the Ave missions in San Antonio
have been greatly neglected in recent
years. and today they stand as beau
B tffui pathetic ruins 20 remind the
chance passerby of their grandeur
when the Franciscan Fathers were
battling against heavy ODDS 10 estab-
lish Christian civilization In the will
Gerness Of what was 200 years ago the
II northern part of Mexico
Have Missions Rebuilt
The Texans plan to have the mis-.
SONS completely rebuilt by the close
of next year. and 10 assdst them In
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