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Show H I , Utah and San Diego's "Exposition Beautiful" &. TUB eyes of the whole of Western America will bo turned, on New- Year's day, towards H San Diego, where, with the chiming of the M midnight bolls ushering in 1915, the lights of the fl most unique exposition ever constructed will be M turned on to a full illumination. H The flash of electricity that perfects the 11- m lumination will be produced by the pressure of H the finger of the nation's chief executive at the That San Diego has exceeded all expectations in the constructing and assembling of its exposition exposi-tion is a fact granted by every one who has had the opportunity to see the wonderful work which has been done at this city in the southwest corner of our country. Only in this American Riviera would it have been possible to build up the magnificent mag-nificent picture which the exposition will present Copyright Panama-Cal. Expo. 1914 H THE BOTANICAL BUILDING AND LILY POND H White House. This same flash will start the ma- H chinery in motion and "San Diego's Exposition H Beautiful" will become a glittering, beauteous H reality, to exist for 365 days. H Utah is particularly interested in San Diego's H unique and beautiful exposition through the fact H that one of the strong features in the develop- H ment section is the magnificent building which H ls'T3Pv - , " T :"" --"- "wns-"!rf Hj Cofiynght-Panama-Cal. Expo. 1914 H THE ORANGE GROVE IN FULL BEARING j Utah has erected and in which is being installed B an exhibit of the state's resources, which will tell H the story of the wonderful progress and magnifies magnifi-es cent posbibilities which Utah is now offering to fl the homeseeker and investor. Utah will take a h prominent part in the official ceremonies of the B exposition's opening, which occur on New Year's H day, and Governor William Spry will be one of H the chief officials who will assist California's H t governor in making the exposition's initial day H one of historic significance. HI A large contingent of Utahns will accompany H! the governor and his personal escort to San HI Diego, and the opening function at Utah's build-Hj build-Hj ing will be second only to the official opening of m the exposition itself. in the foreground of which Utah has a most prominent position. The exposition was to be completed on New Year's day. One month in advance of that date the director of works informed the exposition management that his share of the work was entirely en-tirely completed, in addition to which he had supervised su-pervised the construction of several state buildings build-ings and many of the private exhibits and concessions. con-cessions. The work still to be done, with the exception of the Nevada building, is small, and it seems certain that everything will be entirely complete for the opening celebra'tion on New Year's eve. The large structure where Utah's exhibit is housed, occupies one of the most striking sites on the lower plateau, commanding a full view of the main exposition buildings, the other state structures and the panorama down to the sea. In all cases the effort has been to so place these buildings that they will command not only an interesting in-teresting nearby view, but also an imposing panorama pan-orama of the other structures and the broad landscape where the Exposition Beautiful is built. The California building will not be devoted to a display of the state resources as is the case with the other state structures. Instead, it will house tho permanent museum of ancient life on the western continent and the display of resources re-sources is left to the individual county groups These exhibits are divided among the buildings erected by Kern, Tulare, Alameda and Santa Clara counties and the groups comprising the San Joaquin valley, the Sacramento valley and the southern counties. The exhibit materials are also moving swiftly into the main buildings along El Prado and tho amusement concessions on the isthmus continue to take shape rapidly. One of the new concessions is the streets of Japan, being be-ing installed by the same group of Japanese who have built the tea pavilion adjoining tho botanical gardens and the imposing exhibits of Japanese arts and crafts in the foreign and domestic arts building. This is the largest of the foreign exhibits, ex-hibits, j In addition to Utah, the buildings of New ico, Washington, Montana and Kansas have complete for some time ,and the installat) exhibits in them is now well advanced, wit carloads coming each day, supplementing heavy collection of exhibit material alrea hand. The start of construction on the build the state of Nevada marks the last lap li erection of buildings for the different w commonwealths. The representation of Iv will not stand with the other buildings c lower plateau bordering a Via de los Ee but will occupy a wide frontage on the Al in the heart of the outdoor exhibits. The ) for this is that the gardening scheme 01 lower plateau had been thoroughly starte the erection of the Nevada building at the nal site would have necessitated a coi change in the landscape architecture. The entire exposition is a gay riot of already with the more striking colors, thos tributed by the semitropical foliage of Soi California, where there is never cold in wint sc-vere heat in summer. The surface of the and the surrounding canyons, which a few ago were barren wastes, today are aglow wi brilliant crimsons and golds of the blc shrubs set in the thick green of palm and cj of eucalyptus and acacia and the other monarchs of California tree life. There i quent use of water in the Laguna Cabrill Laguna de las Flores and the small laguni and about the Spanish buildings and the foil the surface of these waters constitute add beauty points. The perfect Spanish atmosphere whic rounds the mission and cathedral and structures that make up the exposition Is further by the costuming of the Balboa guo military Spanish uniforms and the Spani tendants as caballeros and conquistadore iriars and dancing girls. Several of the . ants have trained two thousand pigeons Plaza- de Panama so that they flutter dowi the mission bells and domes and campanil' eat from the shoulders and hands of the v Even the gold fish In the pools have been 1 Copyright Panama -Cat. Expo. 1914 "ATIO OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COUNTIES BU Eome to a particular feeding place at tho tap Km iron gong. The balconies are draped with gs. Tho airs played by tho band are as typi-.lly typi-.lly Spanish as tho costumes of tho bandsmen, ith each unit practically complete far in ad-nee ad-nee of the opening date, arrangements are now ing ahead for tho opening celebration. This M take place on New Year's Eve, starting at et. At that hour the lights along the Prado, Via de los Estados, tho Alameda and the !dus plazas, as well as tho Calcadas, through Botanical Gardens and tho jungles overhang-tho overhang-tho canyons, will be turned on at half voltage mt way until exactly midnight when the flash , telegraph signal from the White House at hington will mark tho coming of 1915, the night -Panama -Cat. Expo. 1914 LAGUNA AND PUENTE DE CABRILLO J cmal opening of the Panama canal .and the art of the iirst all-year exposition in history, m Diego's Exposition Beautiful. This will bo tended by the roar of guns from the American fftleships in the harbor and by the gay tumult the Spanish fiesta which will mark the expo-tton's expo-tton's opening. Through the evening after sun-iwwill sun-iwwill take place the celebration on the Isthmus, Rmusement street. g)n the following day will occur the dedication jremonies In which Governor Johnson of Califor-aand Califor-aand Governor Spry of Utah will surely par-oipate, par-oipate, with probably participation by otiier extern governors and various representatives of uaUnited States, and other nations. From that me on will run the program of special events, hese will Include the days set aside for the vagus va-gus states and cities of the country, the more aportant foreign day celebrations and the regu-3 regu-3 sequence of extraordinary dramatic episodes ised on the religious ceremonies of the ancient gees and Toltecs. These ceremonies which me celebrated hundreds and probably thousands Jwears ago by the first Americans have never eore been given outside Central and South merica and are entirely new in pageantry. priio San Francisco Exposition will open on jruary 20th. In the meantime the one at San lego will have been running for seven weeks, an Diego lays particular stress upon its ability ahold an all-year exposition in tho beneficent ftnate of the country beside Columbia's first port Icall in the Pacific. European travel in 1915 of girso will be practica'ly nil. The thousands of Bierlcans who formerly went to Europe for their olidays will be forced to spend their time in tho United States. It is a peculiar bit of good fortune for-tune that wlih such conditions there should bo in 1915 special rates on all the railroads which will facilitate the "See America First' movement, and also two events of first magnitude that travel still further. San Diego wi 1 reap the benefit of the heavy winter travel to Southern California and expects to entertain a record crowd throughout January and February, to say nothing of the later months when tho travel to expositions is always extremely heavy. Special arrangements have been made with all leading hotels and apartments whereby these places have put themselves under bond to maintain normal prices for accommodations throughout the year 1915. Similarly the eating houses on the exposition grounds are under the control of tho exposition so that in that field there can be no extortion such as existed with distressing frequency with world's fairs of the past. Nothing has been neglected; nothing has been slighted, San Diego is ready to welcome the world on New Year's Ev"e and to entertain all who will remain throughout the year 1915. |