Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02
Irande Western and Western Pa.

Grande Western and Western Pa
ciflc, were hosts to the newspaper
party which embarked from Chicago
June 10. Routed through Denver
and the Moffatt Tunnel, the party
reached San Francisco June IL after
the ride down the beautiful Feather
River Canyon, still the scene of
gold dredging operations.
We got our first glimpse of Treas
ure Island from the Oakland Ferry.
Dined by Mayor Rossi at Joe Di
Maggios famed home of cioppino,
we were treated to delightful views
of the city and environs from the
Golden Gate Bridge and Muir Wood,
the nearest redwood forest.
Our introduction to Treasure Is
land fittingly was by night. We
donned our light overcoats and, by
elephant train" toured the ex-
position night spots, dominated as
in the daytime by the Tower of the
Sun, magnificent in its indirect
lighting Deep tones of a pipe Or
gan within the tower rolled over the
island.
Clippers Drawing Card.
Late in the night one of the
famed China Clippers put in from
Honolulu at the station located be-
side the Administration Building
of the exposition, which eventually
will serve as permanent headquar-
tiers Of the trans-Paciflc section of
American Always. The huge
operating machine shops of the
clipper line, open to the public
furnish one of the most interest
ing exhibits of the fair. George
Creel. United States commissioner
declared the aviation displays are
the foremost drawing card. Just
behind the Federal Building throngs
lined up daily for a peep inside one
OF Uncle Sans flying fortresses.
Mr.. Creel is right, but aviation
must share as first attraction with
Sally Rand's Nude Ranch, which
sad or not to relate, is packing them
in. Nudity seemed to be the key
note Of the Midway Sally herself
while appearing only in a downtown
night club, confessed to ownership of
three nude shows at the fair.
Unusual in the industrial ex-
hibits was that of gold mine work.
ing. set up by the California State
Department of Mines.
A silk loom, operated by attrac-
tive japanese girls, was the center
of the Toxic governments contri-
button to West Coast culture, free
to all who would enter, while a few
blocks away the West Coast Chinese
are trying to show their native land
by exhibits in a pavilion erected
from their own savings. Within an
excellent troup of Manchu acrobats
perform between the quips about
the war with Japan supplied by a
California-born Chinese. Most any,
thing is good for a laugh with the
sympathetic audiences.
s35,000,O0 Worth Of Art.
The exposition describes its Pal
ace of Fine Arts and Liberal Arts as
| the largest and finest collection OF
art works ever assembled in Amer
lca-S35 100000 worth. The collec-
ton was attracting good crowds, de-
spite the fact that it was one of the
few exhibitions asking Is cents ad-
mission. Within, line constantly
stood before Mrs. Thorpe's famous
miniature rooms, while Susanna
and the Elders" courted only a few
furtive glances.
Adding to the American display
the governments of Italy, France
Belgium and Holland have installed
world-famous masterpieces datee
from the 14th to 10Th centuries
There are IA Flemish paintings
valued at s1,5oo,OOO. In this sec.
ton are to be found Botticeln's
Birth of Venus" Raphael's Ma.
donna OF the Chair" Titian's "Por-
trait of Paul III" and Michelangelo',
Madonna and Child with Young
st. john" and IA works of Var
Gogh.
The exposition grounds are mecca
for flower lovers. In fact. the dis.
play actually sweetens the breeze
blowing over the island at night
The horticultural program, which
was begun in February, 1897, cost
100000. This included the barg.
ing of 164,500 trees for replantina
and 100000 bulbs. One hundred
thousape cubic yards of soil were
transported to the island. Treasure
Island is a veritable isle of treasure
as the sands pumped from the bay
were washed down the bearing
rivers OF California and actually con.
tain small quantity of gold.
Some Nutshell Facts.
For the information of the travele,
a few facts about the exposition are
given:
Cost of project-$50OO 600, 900.
Size of Treasure Island-400 acres
Cost OF building program-$20,
1000.
Number of participating foreign
nations--25.
Number of participating States-l2
Approximate number of buildings
-323.
Number of industrial exhibitors
1896.
Architecture Combination OF
styles of nations bordering the Pa
cific.
Leading spectacles-Calvade OF
the Golden West on open-air stage
a block long. Props include two
locomotives.
Notwithstanding Of the San