Show SAN fRANCISCO fRANCISCO- IS WORKING HARD FOR OR PANAMA EXPOSITION Representative of Big Movement Move Hove Movement ment Tells of f City's Claims to It The completion of the Panama canal will open tho the commerce of ot tho the Pacific O ocean an to the world and It seems natural that nn any exposition celebrating tho the event should be bo held In San Srm Francisco tho the IR largest Rt American port on the tho Pacific San Franciscans Francl were first to lay Jay claim to an exposition of this ch character An organization on of with this object In view was effected early in n 1004 1904 San Francisco by reason of or its HI situa situa- tion llon and convenience of access to the tho countries bordering on op the Pacific can b be S1 assured of remarkable exhibitions to tho the delight of visitors and sightseers and andor of or the greatest educational and find trade value especially from Alaska the orient he south seas seal f Australia the tho South and Contra Central American republics and from Mexico New cw Orleans Is 19 RI also o making a 11 stiff fight to land the exposition ft It 18 that Governor Omett stopped the Jeffries- Jeffries John Johnson on fight plans plan In itt California b causo hn ho was wag J told that congress would give Rive tho the Panama exposition to the Louisiana elt city if Ir the prize fight tIght wore held In San Francisco Fran Fran- cl cisco co Irvin ln C C. C official representative of at tho the Panama Pacific International ex ex- position San Francisco 1015 15 Is In Salt Lake L' lie He Ra nays San Francisco Francico is the largest city west of or Chicago tho the central contra port ort of or all al th the pacific seacoast between between Panama and Puget sound the greatest single trade and el 1 i Ing point in all the tho region be between between be- be tw tween n tho th Mississippi 11 I and the Pacific Pacific between Canada and 8 and ld Mexico a region comprising morn more than two third the area of or nil sll the tho United d States and more vi vitally vitally vi- vi t tally affected by the completion of If tho the Panama canal than any other other portion of the thC country country San Francisco I is us geographically MAto MAt east o of th the th center o of our national territory the hc Philippines tho the Alaskan kan Islands GUAm Hawaii and Tutuila carrying the flag fully twice tc a a. as far to the th west south Routh and north norih as 18 San Francisco Is 18 from New Ne' NewYork York San Francisco co Is Ig tor foremost t mo In tho the minds of or the American people as RS n well 11 as a-a the entire world because of or Its wonderful wonderful won won- recover recovery from the disaster of or 1908 1906 The wonderful tenacity of or the citizens of ot the he golden gate gain city should bA be rewarded b by the rl right ht to the exposition In one hour hOUI the business mon men of ot San Francisco raised towards the capital stork k desired This oc occurred occurred oc- oc at a a. ma mass meeting San Frand Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- d cisco co Is 18 the chief city of or a state that last ast year at produced in gold In lit oil and over In fruit Th The entire state stale with It Its flowers flowers flow no- ers It Its orange orl groves Its olive orchards TIIs It Its ts vineyards Its gold mines mine its itA oil w wells lIs its It ts cotton fields Its bl big tr trees el Its Us m- m Ito tr Its Shasta ft its Tahoe will all he a aart aart apart part art of the attractions for Europ European n viston vis- vis t ton The thC attractions of or California will nm prove attractions for the th f exposition San Francisco IK It a n. OC travel tra word ond and I Is the natural trade center enter of or th tho great grent Inte lutr Interior 11 valley of or California Within 17 miles of or It Is a population o of over v r 2 2 the tho present census of or tho the city Itself elt will show a a. population of or over 00 San Francisco can cun at nt one time care care for visitors The Tho city has lias ro 0 new nc elegant hotels and apartment apartment apart apart- ment houses Before 1915 1315 these the accommodations should bo ho trebled Tho city now has raised and will have havea a fair to celebrate brate the opening of the I Panama canal during t the tho o year car 1915 1015 |