. The Chamber of commerce handbook for San Francisco, historical and descriptive; a guide for visitors .. . xhibition of stupendous human effort. Visitors will be admitted within the fence for a nominal reach the center of activity at the Exposition grounds, nearthe general Service Building: Take any Sutter street car and transfer to Fillmore street,going north. Or, Presidio & Ferries car (Union street line)and transfer to Fillmore. To reach foreign, state and county buildings, in the Pre-sidio : Take Presidio & Ferries car (Union street line) from theFerry, or on transfer from the OFar
. The Chamber of commerce handbook for San Francisco, historical and descriptive; a guide for visitors .. . xhibition of stupendous human effort. Visitors will be admitted within the fence for a nominal reach the center of activity at the Exposition grounds, nearthe general Service Building: Take any Sutter street car and transfer to Fillmore street,going north. Or, Presidio & Ferries car (Union street line)and transfer to Fillmore. To reach foreign, state and county buildings, in the Pre-sidio : Take Presidio & Ferries car (Union street line) from theFerry, or on transfer from the OFarrell street line, and go toterminus. Automobiles can go out Van Ness avenue and turn in atLombard street. Extensions of present street car facilities will provide manyadditional ways of reaching the exposition grounds, but theseare the direct approaches at present. 78 Handbook for San Francisco Fifty million dollars is a conservative estimate of the amountthat will be expended in the construction of this greatest ofworlds fairs. Over $10,000,000 will be invested in amuse-ment concessions PliAN OF THE rANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION. The celebration of the opening of the Panama Canal in thismanner was first suggested at a meeting of the directors ofthe old Merchants Asociation in 1904, by Mr. R. B. Hale,then a director of the Association and now a director of theExposition. On the 28th of April, 1910, over $4,000,000dollars was subscribed to the stock of the Exposition companyin less than two hours by a meetmg that crowded the Mer-chants Exchange to the walls. The total subscriptions ofthe citizens of San Francisco will approximate $7,000, State of California has appropriated $5,000,000, andthe municipal government a like amount. The Californiacounties are raising millions for their exhibits. The officers of the corporation are: President, Charles C. Moore; vice-presidents, William , R. B. Hale, I. W. Hellman Jr., M. H. de Young,Leon Sloss and Hon. James Rolph
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