. The story of the exposition; being the official history of the international celebration held at San Francisco in 1915 to commemorate the discovery of the Pacific Ocean and the construction of the Panama Canal . ADMISSIONS AND CONCESSIONS-REVENUE 155 opening, over three years and eight months before closing. The greatestgood fortune attended on these selections, for not the most daring anddiscerning prophet would be rash enough to undertake a prediction of SanFrancisco weather so far ahead. From the beginning it had been the Presidents idea to conduct theExposition the year around: from Dece
. The story of the exposition; being the official history of the international celebration held at San Francisco in 1915 to commemorate the discovery of the Pacific Ocean and the construction of the Panama Canal . ADMISSIONS AND CONCESSIONS-REVENUE 155 opening, over three years and eight months before closing. The greatestgood fortune attended on these selections, for not the most daring anddiscerning prophet would be rash enough to undertake a prediction of SanFrancisco weather so far ahead. From the beginning it had been the Presidents idea to conduct theExposition the year around: from December 31, 1914 to January 1, felt that such a season would have the greatest value in demonstratingthe mildness of the climate, and that it would excite discussion abroad whichwould bring out the fact that this was a winterless land where visitors neednot fear blizzards and snow. When in Europe, just before the first Portolacelebration, Mr. Moore talked the Year-Round Exposition, and his state-ments on its feasibility were received with the greatest interest. But differences of opinion developed at home. Director Esberg wasconvinced by his studies of exposition attendance and its ratio to population
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