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Show a I ( O + 4 VR , 13b , ; 4 4a a v ? ' ' at at4f . - 4f 4frr rr rrr xa a ? r x xter ter , , , _ _ Tt The . Esplanade t'1 t1 ' . . , , In Inc ? of c the fin Texas Tnrac Centemual Centennial exposition expositfon at ntght night . The bwldtngs buildings in the background are the Travel . , Transportation and Petroleum group . By ELMO SCOTT WATSON WATSONSATURDAY WATSONSATURDAY WATSONQATURDAY SATURDAY morning mOfmng , June 6 . 0 Parl Parry Parr } } ' ' ' . avenue a.venue in m Dallas DaI1a.s DaI1as , . , Texas Te\.as Te.as Te .as as ' \ . , is jammed with pcoplc- pcoplc people- people pcoplchundreds peoplehundreds people peoplehundreds - hundreds of them thcm , thousands of them them ! Men , women and c11l1- c11l1 chil- chil childrenTexans c11l1drenTe"Cans chil children - dren-Te"Cans dren Te"Cans TeCans dren-Texans Texans dren - Texans " andresidents and residents of dozens of other states in m the theUJl10n theUnion theUnion UJl10n Union They have been beeh here for hours-waltmg hours waltmg hours-waiting waiting hours - waiting " , waiting waitingI waitingSome waitingSome I ' Some of them have been traveling by tram train for days to reachthis reach reachthis reachthis this city . Others ha hate have e come in automobiles-drIving automobiles drIving automobiles - - driving all night nightto nightto to be here on time tunc StIllothel Still othel othcis s scooped Sooped snooped S\\ S \ ooped do down " n from the Skies Skiesto skiesto skiesto to the airport atrport outside the city only this morning mor11111g and hastily hastIlyta.led hastilytaxied ta\.led ta.led ta .led led taxied . ' \ . out here , . But they are all here for the thesame thesame same purpose purpose-to purpose to - - to be on 011 hand atthe at atthe atthe the big bra birthday lnrthday partywhich party which whichthe whichthe whichthe the state of Texas Te\.as Te.as Te .as as ' \ . is giving glvmg . , The crowd is growing grO11g grO\\ grO grow \ \ 11g ing } larger largerevery largerevery largerevery every minute nl111ute nunute , . . It begins begms to stir stirto , to move fOlward forward f 01 ward The moment momentfor momentfor momentfor for which they have beenait been wait \\-ait- ait ti4ait- ti4ait ti4aiting \ waiting \ - aiting - ing is almost at handAt handAt hand handAt At last-the last the last - the signal I 1 ' The gates gatesof gatesof gatesof of the main mam entrance are thrown thrownopen thrownopen thrownopen open and the milling millmg crods crowds crowdsstream cro\\- cro crowdsstream \ \ - ds dsstream stream throughmto throughinto through into mto the grounds groundsof of the Texas Te\.as Te.as Te .as as . ' \ . CentennIalC"CpOSI Centennialexposi Centennial exposi C"CpOSI- C"CpOSI CCpOSI exposi- C"CpOSIhon exposition exposition " - - tion hon , the $25,000,000 25000000 $ $25,000,000w , , w \ world's worlds world'sfair orId'sfair orId's orIds orld's orlds orld'sfair ' fair of the Soutlm Southwest est . . . * . . The Lone Stir St'1r St1r Star ' empire which wbIch tllUS thus tllUSbegIns thusbegins thusbegins begIns the tbe celebration of its one onehundredth onehundredth onehundredth hundredth birthday his h'lS hlS has ' had a acareer acareer acareer career unique among those of the theother theother theother other states of tlie the Union The Tbe Tbegs digsof flags flagsof \gs gs ' \ gsof of Bi\ Bi sl\ sl six Binations slnations \ . \ nations nntrons hive h'1\e h'1 h1 e h'i hi ' ' \ a flown over o\er o er offer \ Its.broad its.broad its itsbroad broad .broad . . cxpinse exp\nse exp nse expanse ' \ of moic mOle mote thin th'1n th1n than ' 2G:5OOOsquare 205,000square 205000square 2G:5OOO 2G5OOO 265,000 265000 265,000square : , , square miles and all of them- them themSpaIn themSpain them themSpain - Spain , France rrance rranee , , Mexico Meuco : , , the Repub Repub- Republic Republic Republic - lic of Texas Teas . " ( , the Confederate States Stales Statesof Stalesof Stalesof of Arnencand America Arnenc\ Arnenc , \ and the United Umted States Statesof Statesof Statesof of Amenca-hlne Amenca hlne America-hale America hale America - have contributed thnll thrill thnlllng thrilling thrillIng lng ing chapters to Its historyFor hlstoi.v hlstoiv history hlstoi.vFor hlstOl . For that reason one of the theprincipal theprincipal theprincipal principal elements of the Cen Cen- Centennial Centennial - tennial exposition is hlstorfcal- hlstorfcal historical- historical hlstorfcalthe historicalthe historical historicalthe - the Texans of today honoring the thememory thememory thememory memory of Texans of the past past.The pastThe . The visitor becomes aware of ofthat ofthat ofthat that fact the moment he enters entersthe entersthe entersthe the grounds grounds.As groundsAs . As he passes through the main mainentrance maleentrance entrance , the first building bulldIog he sees seeson seeson on the left Is the administratlocbuilding admlD1stratIon administration admlD1stratIonbulldmg administrationbuilding bulldmg building which houses the offices officesot officesof officesof ot of the tIle extensive eJ.tensIve eJtensIve . organization nec nec- necessary necessary . - essary to operate successfully 5uccessfully a a and other mcn-who mcn who men-who men - had a hind l1'lnd l1lnd hand ' In Inbull inbuilding Inbuilding bull building mg the great common commonw commonwealthof " eaIth ealth eaIthof ealthof of today today"But today13ut todayBut "But But 13ut " If this trcisure trc'lsure trclsure tre'isure treisure ' houce house hou : e of the thepast thepast thepast past isn't isnt ' enough for one who , \ ho seeksto see1.s see1s seeks see1.sto seeksto . to recapture the atmosphere of the theold theold theold old days , he can find It In the dra clra dram1tlc clramitre drnnntic m1tlc mitre re emctment en'lctment enlctment enactment ' of Lone St\r St r Star Strst'ltehlstorYPlesented Starst'itehistoryP1 Stirstitchistorypiesented ' \ st'ltehlstorYPlesented stltehlstorYPlesented st'itehistoryP1 stitehistoryP1 ' esented under the tIle titleof htle title htleof titleof of the "Clyalcade Clyalcade "C'1valcade C1valcade "Cavalcade Cavalcade " " ' of Texis Te1s Texas " ( ' " " It is isa isa isa a greit grc\t grc t great ' \ pageant produced on a st'1ge st1ge stage stige350 ' 330 350 feet wide and 200 feet fcet deep deepThere deepThere deepThere There 300 actors and acties achesces actresses : essome , , some of ot them the descendants of tlH the theheroes theheroes ' heroes and heroines heroIne whom they are areimpersonating areimpersonating areImpersonating impersonating , present eich e1ch each day di d'1 d1 ' n a apageant apageant pageant depicting 400 years eirs e'1rs e1rs ' of ofTe\is ofTe is ofTexas Te Texas \ ' . 'IS IS ' history , from the landing Jandfng of ofthe ofthe ofthe the Conquistadoies ConquIstadoles Conqulstadores do down " D to the theplesent thepresent thepicsent plesent present div day d'1 d1 daySpanish divSpanish ' Spanish Spamsh galleons gaIJeons and ph pinte pirate 1te ships shipsfloat shipsfloat shipsfloat float on the artificnl artificI\1 artificI 1 artlGcral ' \ river 11er ilier 11\ 11 \ er whichruns whIch whIchruns whichruns runs across this ginat giant stage ; rnn Iran rnnciscall Iranciscan Fnnciscau ciscall ciscan friars , French rrench trench and Spinisli Sp'1n Sp1n Span Sp'1nish Spantsh ' ish tsh explorers cxplorers , , patriots in m the Teas Texas TeasWar TexasWar TexasWar " ( War of Liberation , , Amerl1nfrontIelsmen Amenpinfrontieismen Amerl1n American Americanfrontiersmen ( ' ' frontIelsmen frontiersmen , buffalo hunters , , C'lt Clt cat C'lttIe cattie cittie ' tIe trail driver drivers ; : . ; , , cowboys CObovs CO\\ CO \ bovs , TexisRangers Te'lS TelS Texas Te'lSRaogers TexasRangers " ( ' Raogers Rangers , Confederate soldiers-In soldiers In soldiersInfact soldiersInfact soldiers - infact fact nil aU all of the chiracters dl'1racters dl1racters characters ' 'n n ' who whoonce whoonce ho hoonce once stilked st'11hed st11hed stalked ' across the stage of ofTe ofTexas ofTexas Te Texas :3s 3s " < : history historY-'nm historY 'nm nm history-will will - will ' appear uponthis upon uponthIs uponthis thIs modern stige st1ge stage In colorful p'lg plg pig pigeantry pigeantry ' eantry . A unique umque "curtain curtain " " " marl.s marls marks marl.sthe marksthe marksthe , . the end of each scene in this spec spec- spectacle spectacle spectacle - tacle It Is a sheet of fine ne water waterspray waterspray waterspray r spray , 100 feet high , , with colored colore coloredlights colorelights coloredlights d lights playing upon It to produce produc producetho productho producetho e tho mood of the scene which fol follows follows follows followsAnother lows lowsAnother Another of the chief clllef elements ot otthe o othe olthe f the Dallas fair Is that it is an ex- ex exposItion exposition es-position es position - - - posItion of the manv many varied varIE'd . ' Industries Indus Industfles Industries tfles tries and businesses of a modern modernAmerican modernAmerican modercAmerican n American state Towering above aboveall nbov nbovnil aboveI e all nil others are the 'Big Big * ' Big Three " o ol of f ' a aARyx ARyx ARyxA a d dY da dY da dkk A ax x kk , Y Y < 4 a . l lH 1 , f- f fw , - w , ) , t t4N 4N 4 d . . l S Sw St + { H- H - Hf w t / ' 41 t , < > t 5 v wo ' / " s ' s , l n ns Z s 'F F ' i imsJ C msJ msJas as ast t A s cNtmui cNtmuiR R ' al a aH65vna H65vna Rdwwa . , H/ H Hr / r/ r rlw / f agsgs , . ; , . . . - - - - , lw + ' < / . . . . . w , < az _ . ses . The Administration Admmlstrahon Building BUlldmg , , the first structure which wh1ch the visitor tcthe to tothe t the Texas Centennial Centenmal exposition s sees es when he enters the grounds Above AboveIts Aboveits Aboveits Its doorways is a huge mural painting pamtmg symbolic of the history of TexasOn Texas TexasOn TexasOn On the left hangs the historic hlstonc Lone Star banner of the Republic of Texas Texasand Texasand Texasand and andon on the right nght the Stars and Stnpes Stripes Stripes of the United Umted States of America Amenca modern v-orld v orld - worlds s f fair l1r Set In the thegleaming thegleaming thegleaming gleaming " white "hite hite fncc fnce face of the build buildiog buildfog buildIng iog fog , , above aboe aboie abo\ abo \ e the entrance entr.1nce entr1nce . . doors , . , Is a abrilliantly hrllhanUy brilliantly ahrllhanUy abrilliantly colored rnuial mUlal metal p pilntlnson doting tinting dotingon tintingon on a theme symbolic symbolac of the hlstol histoisof history historyof of the st.lte5w.1yIn stateSwaying state st.lte stlte stateSwaying . Swaying 5w.1yIn 5w1yIn . . ; in the breeze at the left letlIs leftIs Is a banner composed of two broad broadstripes broadstripes bronistripes stripes , , one red and one white whiteand , and a blue field upon which wbich shine shInes shInesa ; - a single huge " white "hIte hIte star . . It is the theg theflag thflig ( ' flag \g g ' \ of the Republic Uepubhc of Texis Tex'1s Tex1s Texts ' , born bornjU'5t bornjust ' bonjust jU'5t jU5t just ' a hundred l1Uodred years ago and an anIndependent anIndependent Independent aiIndependent nitlon mUon nltlon for nine years yearsThen yearsTIlen TIlen Then ! It t became the state of Texas TexasRnd Texasand Texa'and Texaand ' Rnd and that huge while wbIte star became a astar astar istar star In the blue field of the Amed Amenl Amedcan Amcrlcan Amenlcan can rigliof flag fiag which hangs at the rIght rIghtof rightof of the mural mur.11 mur11 . painting . Walking pist P\st P st pest ' \ this building and andconUnuIng andcontinuing ancontinuing conUnuIng continuing along the beautiful Cs- Cs Es- Es Esplanade Csplanade : Esplanade ' - 1,00feet 100feet 1,000feet planade , 300 feet wide and 1,000 1000 , feet reflectinbasin reflectingbasIn long , with Its huge reflecting basIn In the center , , theIsltor the \ - visitor \-Isltor Isltor ifsltor sees seesrIsIng seesrising seerising s rIsIng alltM allthe before him the largest larbest of ot all tM the athe exposition CXpo'5lt1on CXpo5lt1on ' buildings-the buildings the buildings - the million mlllloidollar milliondollar dollar Te Texas as Hall RaIl , . of Stale State . BuIlt BuIltof Builtof Butof winhouses winehouses of nitivo n'lt1e nltlie n'lt1\ n'lt1 nlt1 ' \ e white limestone Ume'5tone Ume5tone ' , one wine \ In . ; ' , honses houses e exhibits .hlblts hlblts . Illustrative lllu'5tr.1Hve lllu5tr.1Hve lllu5tr1Hve ' . of the tlihistorical theDlstorlcal thehistorical Dlstorlcal historical events which m\d m d model modelthe mide ' \ ' the thestte thestate tlstite Q st\te st te state ' \ of Texis Texas Te 1B ' , , and another Is de devoted devoted dvoted voted to dIcph displijs dlcplays ; s of the socialnd social \nd nd and ' \ irIndustrial ndIndustrI.l1 andindustrial IndustrI.l1 IndustrIl1 industrial . life of the state s > tate , . Here Herealso Heralso Herealso also , is the nail DaU Hall of Heroes , where whereIn wherein wherIn In tribute is pild p'1ld p1ld paid ' to the ploneci pIoneers 8 cattle catUe , cotton and oil 011 which In less lessthan lessthan lessthan than 100 years ; cars ears hive h1\e h1 e hlme \ placed Te1s Texts Textsfu Te1sIn TCMSin ' . ' In fu the foicfront fOlefront forefront of economic importance importanceSince 1m inn 1mportance innportance portance portanceSince Since the birth of the republic republiccattle , , catOe cattle ] hive h'1\e h'1 h1 e rime ' \ been a vitally Impor Important importaut Important tant taut factor in the prosperity procperlty : of ot theLone the theLone thLone Lone Star state Her IIer broad plaIns plaIns"ere plainswere plainwere "ere ere were " i ideil ideal c\l c l ' \ "cow cow " country " nnd and an she shega shgave shegate ' gave gate ga . e to the world worJd that ronnntk rom'1ntIc rom1ntIc romantic rom'1ntIcfigure romanticfigure ' ; figure , the cowboy , w \ with Ith rth his widebrimmed \ wide l e ebrlmmcd brimmed brlmmcd , high bight cro\\ cro crowned croned \ ned hat bat , , his hislether hisleather leither le\ther le ther leather ' \ chap chaps ; , to piotect plotect protect his legs legsfrom legsfrom leg ' > from the sharp thorns as he be ch'1scd ch1scd chlsed ch'1scdtho chlsedthose ' tho those e gaunt longhorn steers throughthe through throughthe the mcsquite mesquite , , his hlgIt high.heeled highheeled higlLheeled . . heeled boots bootswith bootswith boot ; with their th.lr thlr thclr ( . jingling spurs nnd and hIs hIsdarmg hisdaring daring darmg and endurance , , necessary for necessaryfor the job of trailing the vast cast castherds vastherds vas herds north over the cattle trails trailsthat trailsthat trail ; that led out of Texas AIthougl Although Althoughthe Althoughthe the day of the open range Is vIr- vIr vIrtuany virtually - lually tuany tually a thing of the pist P1St past , Tc\a Tc a Texas Tc\.as Tc.as Tc .as as Tc.asstIll Texasstill \ . ; still has bas some of the largest cattle cattleranches cattleranches ranches and nnd the greatest herds ot of ofcattle otcattle o cattle In the world today , nnd and thi the thecattle thecattle cattle business buslnes is still stiB one of oC the thel.eystones thekeystones keystones l.eystones leystones . in her prosperity . . In contrast to the grassy plaIns plaInsof plainsof of "Cittleland Cittleland "C\tUcland "C C tUcland "Clttlcland Clttlcland " , \ ' are the lush rher rifer rherbottoms riferbottoms bottoms where "King King " Cotton " rules ? 1 or Texas also holds an outstanc outstnnd outstand outstnndIng outstandlag ing lag position in the cotton produc- produc ; - Ing producIng " world "arId arId imorld And in Cast Iast East ; Texas , , ' where 'nhere nhere oil 011 deuIc1.s deuIc1s derricks dei ricks . point pomt towird tow1rd toward thesky the theshy thesky shy sky , , thet theie thete e flows floes O\\ O Os \ s constantly constanUv n a stre streim streimof strcimof 1m 1mof of ' ' blick bhcl black , . gold ' to complete thetrinity the thetrinity tlietrinity trinity of Tc Texas Tesas as ' |