The Story of the Exposition. Vol. 2
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- Title:
- The Story of the Exposition. Vol. 2
- Author:
- Frank Morton Todd
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- Printer:
- G.F. Putnam’s Sons, The Knickerbocker Press
- Place of Printing:
- New York
- Date of Printing:
- 1921
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Author and Commentators
Frank Morton Todd (1871-1940). Born in San Francisco, Frank Morton Todd attended the University of California at Berkeley, where he received a degree in political science in 1894, as well as being the editor of the Blue & Gold. In the same year, he married Margaret Augusta Woodall. Todd then received a law degree from Harvard. He worked as editor for the Chicago Daily Journal (1897-1900), the SF Merchants Association Review (1901-1911), the SF Chamber of Commerce Journal (1911-1913), Berkeley Argonaut (1922-1924) and the SF Bulletin 1926. He also was historian for the Pan Pacific International Exposition in 1917-18.
The Book
This is volume two of five concerning the history of the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition held in San Francisco. The Exposition was a World’s Fair held to honor of the completion of the Panama Canal and the discovery by Balboa of the Pacific Ocean.
Contents
- Panama 7
- The Dream of Four Centuries 11
- The Cruise of the Oregon and its Result 13
- A Nation’s Work 20
- Changing the World 29
- The Exposition Idea 34
- irst Steps 38
- The First Incorporation 41
- Don Gaspar de Portola 43
- Psychological 49
- The First Mass Meeting 55
- The Certificate of Birth 61
- Incorporating the Exposition 62
- Laying the Financial Foundation 63
- Two Mission an Hour 69
- Birth of the Municipal Bond Issue 77
- Shoe Leather Day 81
- The People Tax Themselves 86
- Convincing Congress 89
- Organization Development 99
- Members of the Board 110
- Representing California 119
- A Singular Contract 122
- The Expositions President 126
- Where to Put It? 129
- Financial Aspects and Prospects 134
- Budget Building 140
- Evolution of the Budget 144
- Building Up the Working Forces 152
- Organizing for Construction 159
- The Frame of the Picture 164
- The Boundaries of a Dream 171
- Getting Ready for the Joy Zone 178
- Governing Principles 184
- Accounting Plans and Policy 177
- President Taft Starts It 184
- Serving the Work 188
- New York Sends the First Commission 184
- The First Financial Report 197
- Practical Counsel 202
- Development during 1911 208
- Inviting the Nations 213
- Bringing Europe into It 216
- Developing an International Festival 221
- Auxiliary Troops 229
- The Division of Exhibits 236
- Preparing for the Main Attractions 243
- Publicity 247
- Machinery of Exploitation 252
- Enlisting the States 257
- Making the Law Fit 263
- Federal State and Municipal Legislation 266
- Some Peculiar Legal Troubles 272
- Internal and External Legal Relations 278
- Getting Possession 282
- A New Creative Harmony 287
- A Strong Architectural Board 290
- Oregon Selects the First Site 297
- Starting Construction 299
- Creation of the Building Plans 302
- Gardens at Command 307
- A City to Order 312
- Developing a Construction Budget 317
- Pacifying the Public 322
- Labor Cooperates 325
- The Building Organization 331
- The Memorandum Account 334
- Civil Engineering 337
- A Versatile Department 342
- Coloring a City 347
- A Sculpture Factory 354
- Rallying Patriotism 358
- Creating a World Forum 362
- Reaching the World’s Organizations 366
- General Concessions Problems 369
- Securing One Hundred Percent 372
- Selecting Pavilion Sites 375
- Progress in 1912 378
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