Excerpt from The Story of the Exposition, Vol. 1 of 5: 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 VI chapters XXV the exposition's president XXVI where To put it? XXVII financial aspects and prospects XXVIII budget building XXIX evolution OF the budget building UP the working forces XXXI organizing for construction XXXII the frame OF the picture XXXIII the boundaries OF A dream XXXIV getting ready for the joy zone XXXV governing principles XXXVI accounting plans and policy XXXVII president taft starts IT XXXVIII serving the work XXXIX new york sends the first commission XL the first financial report XLI practical counsel XLII development during 1911 XLIII inviting the nations XLIV bringing europe-into IT XLV developing AN international festival XLVI auxiliary troops XLVII the division OF exhibits XLVIII preparing for the main attraction XLIX publicity L machinery OF exploitation LI enlisting the states LII making the law fit LIII federal, state, and municipal legislation LIV some peculiar legal troubles LV internal and external legal relations LVI getting possession LVII A new creative harmony LVIII A strong architectural board LIX oregon selects the first site LX starting construction. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.