. California and the expositions, Yellowstone National Park : how to go and what to see en route Union Pacific System . the previous half century. Theworlds economic and artistic accomplishments in the ten yearsfrom 1904 to 1915 are assembled in the eleven Exhibit the best in each art and craft is shown, so that in the vastarray of this unprecedented display the visitor is not confused byarticles of secondary worth. It glorifies heroes now living. Itplaces a milestone in world progress toward the unknown future. The cost of the canal is approximately $400,000,000 — fully$50,000,00
. California and the expositions, Yellowstone National Park : how to go and what to see en route Union Pacific System . the previous half century. Theworlds economic and artistic accomplishments in the ten yearsfrom 1904 to 1915 are assembled in the eleven Exhibit the best in each art and craft is shown, so that in the vastarray of this unprecedented display the visitor is not confused byarticles of secondary worth. It glorifies heroes now living. Itplaces a milestone in world progress toward the unknown future. The cost of the canal is approximately $400,000,000 — fully$50,000,000 is expended in the Panama-Pacific International Expo-sition. The task of making this a pageant that will stand out supremeand unequaled amongst world fairs is rendered the easier from thefacts that never before has a universal exposition been held in aseaport; never before on the shores of the Pacific; never before ina climate of almost perennial summer; never before in celebrationof an event that commanded not only the admiration but the livelyself-interested attention of the entire civilized world. Three i;. CALIFORNIACLIMATE The long duration of the Exposition ismade possible by the rare character of theCalifornia climate. The winter or rainyseason, which ordinarily begins in November, usually ends themiddle of March, and the heavy rains are over a month the rains are mostly at night when the winter days are delec-tably perfect. Snow, ice, or blizzard are unknown. In a true senseSan Francisco has no summer, for June, July, and August are invari-ably cool. September, the warmest month, has a mean temperatureof °, and January, the coldest, °. In the past twenty yearsthere have been only twenty-seven days in which the temperatureexceeded 90° and none when it fell below 32°, freezing point. Differ-ences between day and night temperatures are small, averagingabout 8°. Visitors should bring light overcoats and wraps, butbetween April and November the
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