California Invites the World to the Panama Pacific International Exposition

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California Invites The World PANAMA - PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.U. S.A. 19150 CALIFORNIA. 5,000.000. POPULATION I915 CANAL EXACT REPRODUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL PAINTING. COPYRIGHTED 1910 BY EDWARD ELKUS CANAL STATISTIĆS Length of Canal 502 Miles Culebra Cut Depth 300 Feet Locks in Pairs 12 Locks Usable Length 1,000 Feet Canal Co. Formed by the French 1879 Work Begun Eight Years Work by the French Cost $300,000.000 Work Begun by U. S. May 4, 1904 66 66 1881 Width 110 66 66 Excavation Estimated Total 174,66,596 C.Y. U. S. Paid French Canal Co. By French Useful 29,908,000 C.Y. U. S. $40,000.000 Republic of Panama $10,000.000 5,000,000 C.Y. Cost of Canal Total Over $375,000.000 Date of Completion January 1st, 1915 Shortening of Route N.Y. to S. F. 8,415 Miles A Yearly Saving of Millions to thc Shipping 66 Concrete Total Estimate Time of Transit Through Canal 10 to 12 Hours Time of Passage Through Locks 3 Hours Canal Force Actually at Work 39,000 World

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Place Postage Hero Domestic, Island Posses- sions -10 Cuba Foreicn 2c Published by Edward Elkus, Los Angeles