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Show j The illumination of the Panama-Pacific Panama-Pacific International Exposition will form a remarkable attraction. The work is under the direction of Mr. W. : D'A. Ryan, in charge of the lighting , of the Panama-Canal and who has perfected per-fected a scheme enabling him to produce pro-duce light effects undreamed of at any of the former world's expositions. '.In the expositions there will not be a single article of lighting equipment that was ever used before. A sum exceeding ex-ceeding $50,000 has been expended in a single line of experiment in the development, devel-opment, of cut glass reflectors, to be known as jewels tor use at the exposition. exposi-tion. The results to be produced for for their reflected light will be of a startling and scientifically wonderful nature. Harbor View, thesitejjf the Panama-Pacific Panama-Pacific International E xposition, which covers an area of 625 acres, streflching along the shores of Sun Francisco Bay for a distance of three miles to the famous Golden G'rite at the edge of the edge of the Pacific ocean, presents a scene of lively activity today. Thousands of men and teams are at work. Several hundred acres of land have been filled in, graded and laid with roadways and railroad tracks a-long a-long the bay shore which forms the northern Boundary of the exposition grounds. Steam cranes, dredges, motors and mule toams by the hundred are at work in the building preparations prepara-tions now making great Btrides at Harbor Har-bor View. Millions of feet of lumber are being unloaded on the exposition site. The buildings are fast beirg raised, givinrr, as yet, but a faint impression im-pression of the beauties that are to be. |