Abstract
AFTER viewing the depression with extreme displeasure, San Francisco had three bright ideas: the Bay Bridge, the Golden Gate Bridge, and now the Treasure Island enterprise. This last project, known for the time as the Golden Gate International Exposition, is the excuse for the present report. Capitalizing on the fact that considerable areas of San Francisco harbor are not essential to commerce, the enterprising citizens of the bay region have created a 400-acre island at the city's front door. This new territory will eventually become one of the world's most splendid airports. free from the hazards of power lines or tall buildings. Just now, however, the island supports the exposition. The desire of exposition authorities to create a growing horticultural display involved chemical problems. One hundred and seventy-five million gallons of salt water were pumped out of 200 wells drilled on the new plot, reducing the chlorine content from 5000 to 1000 parts per million. ...
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