. 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 . rnment also obtained at about one-tenth what it would other-wise have had to pay, the corrugated iron buildings belonging to the Ex-position, which it set up in the Fort Mason reservation for warehouses,just when warehouses would do it the most good. After the war brokeout the Exposition invested $462,600 of its funds in Liberty Bonds. These are among the major material benefits the
. 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 . rnment also obtained at about one-tenth what it would other-wise have had to pay, the corrugated iron buildings belonging to the Ex-position, which it set up in the Fort Mason reservation for warehouses,just when warehouses would do it the most good. After the war brokeout the Exposition invested $462,600 of its funds in Liberty Bonds. These are among the major material benefits the vicinity and the countryreceived from the Exposition. The far more valuable immaterial benefits,social, esthetic, intellectual, moral, spiritual, far exceed anybodys power todefine. In August, 1917, in the midst of war, President Wilson sent his testi-monial of appreciation to the President, Directors, and Sub-Directors of theExposition. We quote the one to James McNab, who was a hard-workingmember of the Board of Directors, and died soon after the close of theExposition. In conformity with the joint resolution of Congress approved by thePresident of the United States, February 15, 1911, the Panama-Pacific. MODEL OF THE UTAH COPPER MINE UTAH BUILDING
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