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I - I it . Panama-Pacific International Exposition H Marvelously Fulfills Every Pledge and Promise Made by San Francisco i J n 1 3 - H j ; 4 p. " i "4 :4 n , 4 A i mr 4 1 GLORIOUS INAUGURATION OF WORLD'S GREATEST INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATION ASSURES CONTINUED SUCCESS; ITH an attendance for the first week greater than the combined attendance for the came period of the; world'! expositions at Chicago and St. Louis, the Panama -Pacific International exposition at ban ir.;:i cisco has started on a career that the most conservative Judgment predict will break all records fcr exposition success. Th Tnoaittnn ononed on February 20. 1"0 per cent cemn'ete structurally, and opene-1 to on at tendance of one Quarter of a million people. From every state of the IniteJ States and from the nations Of the world came critical visitors to pass on the merit of the celebration that had been so widely heralded. They found nothing to criticize. Every claim made by San Francisco and ihe exposition was fulfilled. It is safe to aay that not a single visitor went away disappointed. The result has beta that the advertisement by word of mouth, and by letters home and to friends the most powerful form of advertisement-has been given the exposi tion. In consequence the transportation companies repart a constantly increasing booking for travel to San Fran cisco both by land and water. Exceptional)" low rates have been given by the transportation companies from all points within the I'nited States to San Francisco, offering many people an opportunity that could not otherwise be taken, of combining a pleasure journey to the exposition with a sightseeing tn:r through California and the West. A feature of the exposition that has called for universal comment is the "action" that mark! exhibits, every exhibit capable of operation by steam or electricity being shown in motion. A flood of Inquiriee concerning rates and hotel accommodations has been received by the Information bureau cf the exposition eince the news of Its successful opening was flashed around the world, all such inquiries being given prompt attention. San Francisco and California ar fulfilling their host duties and living up to the reputation the West has always had for hospitable treatment for the stranger. HANDSOME SIXTY-PAGE BOOK ON THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION SENT FREE OF CHARGE TO ANY ADDRESS. Those who are interested in this great exposition may obtain free of charge a handsomely illustrated book of sixty pages, reproducing the exhibit palaces in their natural colors and giving essential data about the exposition, San Francisco. California and the Panama canal. To obtain thin bock send a letter to the Manager. Bureau of Publication. Panama-Pacific International Exposition Grounds. San Francisco, Calif. DURING A LULL IN THE OPENING DAY CEREMONIES ! ; AT THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION r,v r j tf.i- k I i- 1 - FtaM ft It r A The Panama Taciflc International exposition was opened by a wireless : park, dispatched by President Woodrow Wilson at Washington, and caught on the tendrils of a wireless atrial on i::e lofty Tower of Jewels at the exposi tion. Instantly the power was released in the miiihty Palace of MailiiniT; and the portals of the exhibit palaces opticd. The Bcene is on the grand stand after the ceremonies had ended. Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane, Gov. Hiram Johnson of California, Mayor James Rolph, Jr., of San Francisco, President C. C. Moore of the exposition and a notable group of visiting dignitaries being seen In aninv ted discussion of the epochal event In the press box the correspondents are seen flashing to the world the news that the exposition had opened. WHEN A QUARTER OF A MILLION OF FEOFLE INAUGURATED THE VAST PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION AT SAN FRANCISCO ((())) THE FOUNTAIN AT THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION THAT SYMBOLIZES THE BUILDING OF THE PANAMA CANAL j i 1 1 1 ff ' O- . , .. .- -s jr. (Ms 9 ' ' 4 '-' 1 ' - ' --5."?1V ..vi5 1 is-:-- WYi: 5 3 - v ' -'iim The I ibtir that went Into the builta of the Tanama canal la symbolized In the Fountain of Energy, by . i Stirling Ciiider. 'Ih'.! heroic sculpture stands In the center lagoon of the three lagorns cf the South Garden! and j iaies the main entrance gates. The waters were first released on opening day, February 20, colncidently with the opening of the pcrtuls of the exhibit palaces and by the lame means: the eltotrlc spark transmitted across the con tinent when resident Woodrow Wilson opened the great exposition at San Francisco by wireless. F-z1)ne7 AT THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION lr BV T!' ' wm fy--'rX Through the center of the Zone, the amusement section at the Papania-Pacific International exposition at San Francisco, runs a broad avenue three thousand feet in length. It Is not unusual for this entire avenue to be Jammed with entertainment seeker! who are busy patrorizing the one hundred concessions on the Zone. An exact repro duction of the Panama canal la one of the popular and Instructive features, there being a constant line both day and night of people eager to see the workings of the minlatuie canal. The premier showmen of America have assembled here their finest offerings of amusement, cdificatlol and Instruction. ' THE MIGHTY COURT OF THE UNIVERSE, THE HUB OF THE ARCHITECTURAL " ) SCHEME AT THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPUSHIUN Transportation repoHs show that every ilate In the United States and most of the nations of the world were) represented in th great throng of 250,ono people who inaugurated the Panama Pacific International exposition at c ,n tv.-.ounn nn Fehrnarv ?n. Th! tiletnrp. stinwlni ihe mightr South aardons. gives a eliinrfe of a small frao tioo cf the openins day throng. In the first fTe days of Its progress the exposition had an attrn-lance largr-r than the combined totals of the Chicago and St. Ixuis expositions and the ratio continues In a decree to Justify predic lirt of the most secUi-lar succesi for the exposition. t . . . AH tWtrrs to the Panama Pacific International exposition at Sen Francisco at some time during their itay al the exposition make their pilgrimage through the Court of the I'niverfe. This Is the largest court on the groundJ and '! .'.ie central radiating unit of the architectural and eround plans Ncble iculptcr-d gn ucs ecelllah it th two Homeric groups the Nations of the Fast Bnd the Nat.ons of tiie Wt sf surtnmtnttng tne fiant crenel at w Mat and wtst orUla. Ey nlfht the Uaaty of the court U etitancc d ty t!. toad lighting eTcela. I V
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