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Revel : of Cairiaxlian National' xhr itjor
µtveals It As World's Largest.
Only :3 Y*rs $ tice= Inception ' =1as�aine&,World Wide Prominence •- ---Every Activity -
and Products Shoe 'n in L)etail--Aptjy ' shed'' "Show Window of Nations'
Afteritha comparatively short exis
'nee o •fifty three years the Canadia.-
National N7xhibition at Toronto has
achieved 'the unique s.uocess of becom
ing the 'world's 'largest annual. expos;
tion. This is not an idle boast Mr. the
attendance' has at times exceeded the
twd million mark. and •the park build
ins and, equipment have:4 'value hi
excess of .twenty-one •trillion dollars. •
Eleven years after the Contedera
tion 1•of ' the Canadian Provinces was
effected; and hope sur•eci high in the
----;717:b�reaste °of•'-~Cairaaie isTthe J•ixhTbitlo
came into ,being, :.arid ;from that time
'•forward -kept .astride.,with the new
eon ry, and ie.'maity'instances was 'a
s see of,iinspiratlon for new and as -
a' unding.,'aciiieveinen•t, lom the A:t=
antis tq .the Pacific
Througl► •the''decades: •.the itidiistrial
ve1opm'ent and the Canadian `}Int bn
al Exhthition :h -ave 'progressed 'to-
geth'er. From the time of 'its incep-
• tion hr 1879 as the "Toronto Industrial
—� -- xliibi an, =-unt l nthe=yeasr-l9A.d-. iCs lli
$:ttrencerwas almost en'tirely.ibcai, but,
it was steadfastly liecomiii-g Dominion=
wide in 'activities. In that year the
Board of 'Directors; realised. that the
• whole Llomi on of Canada wee,: vitally
�� ni a..t y
interested in' the•'future and the: activi-
ties. of the'. institution' and had the,
name changed .to meet the new .con-
. 'ditlons. • . '
"..Fr`om the exposition,'
of -1904 to the
"close -et the Great War it Served only
Canada, but with • th.e cessation 9f hos-
tilities the nations of the world to -_i;
ed, %heir thoughts . to 'trade dev lop-:
ment, and`•sought a means' of fostering
World 'trade. The' CanadianNational'
Exhibition Presented the' opportunity,
'an'd to=day most of the nianufactur-i'n$g'
'nations of the western and eastern
Hemispheres . are increasing. th,e:•size
of'.their exhibits at this:institution.•It'
has. now out grown its purely 'latioual
• characteristics and:has 'beeotne.a'per-
'inatient, " Woi'ld''s • Fair." .
' To say that.it is one of the wonders
of,' the ;world might be considered. by
some to 'be ,a broad- and extravagant
statement, but nevertheless it - is one
• of the most 'important; and most.
unique wonders •existent in 'the • 20th
'Century. For here are gathered tor.
the short •space of .tw'o reeks of every
...year' the prized possessions• and the,
:. ... _best_ t1f ''-tJie_12codaicts_,nf.. th.e�wocld.`
Every phase of human activity is re-
presented , in a •.detail of• astounding,,
completeness. •
Thetdis`play of the Federation •ot
tislj •industries is the aa+rkest sent,;h7_
any' country .to,' an' exposition and re
presents a' coinbiTi`ed-• capital invest-
went of approximately .th'irty biitlons
of doll'ai.. France, United .States,._13er.,-
�muda, .Cuba; British West Africa, Mex-
ico, New' Zealand, Australia; India, the
• ' '1Tn•ion of'South' Africa; 'Panarra`:and
'Many other countries have exh'i'bits at
the Canadian National Exhibition.
• :It is`a'constant wonder�;to the visit=
ors who. • view the Canadian National
Exhibition for the -first-time that such•
a project •conld''be -perfected in the
span of. 53 years.' Here within the'
limits of the city exists the phenom'-
. ena of a second city. Foi • that is pre-
• cisely what 'the exposition' is. It is
populated yearly by a 'casmopolitap
population drawn from every quarter
• oil the globe. It contains' •100 perman-
ent structures. of solid and lasting con-
-—str-uction„--many: ofd_ w1>,i hjia_ e
• hundreds, of• thousands , of dollars to
erect, 'and four in excess of one tnii-
lion •dollars'eacli. It stretches' along
Toronto's waterfront.for a distance
.of 11/2 , miles. The 'grounds. have an
. area a 350' .acres, through which
/ ..winds Sys miles •of paved streets. it
t --•has iia own telegraph • ,telephone,
n• street lighting, strep;&'cleaning, trans-
portatioii; customs, postal, police; fire
-' and hospital systems'"as well as its
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own adlninistrative department. The'
`buildings provide .over 2,000,000 square
feet' of exhibit space. ` Its 'prize lists
yearly atnunt to. the excess. of $100,-,
000:-. To stage,this .Colossal attraction
costs about $1,,000,000• annually.
'It has•been the constant endeavour
of the management to provide a iudlct-
DUB admixture of° education •and re
-ore ver-Theterts Rand sciences; in
dustry, agriculture 'snort and •pageant
ry, are offered' for fourteen' •days 'and
nights, .this year from August 26.th..to
'September 10th., The 01,111 11gs• pare ,gf,
i#tone, steel; ;;briclt and con:erete,- and
of exquisite. architectiira design: The
parlt,is cov•ered with groves•;ofbeaut'i
. s .
fui trees, magnificent horticultural ef-
fects have been obtained throughout'
the '350 acres, and the whole affords a.
Cnpst d.asirable plaice for the combine-
Mon'
ombine-
:tion'of bitshess and pleasule. •
Designed• 'primarily for the stlmuia-
tion of trade, the b.roaden,ng of mar-
kets and the promotion of the general'
Welfare, the Canadian 'N.ational 'Ex-,
hibition
Ex-
hibition has now reached. the .point .at
which it -is describ.ed','as the "Show.
Window .of the Nations" t•i�uly In-
ternational.
n
ternation 1. organization' for the pro- ' --
niotton of; business--.• withou•t•-"-losing : '
sight 4,f. the•oultural phases 'sb. neces,
sary'to'the all-round advanc:eniept of•
the petente•• and 'their 'Interests:. Can
oda, the>groat young giant,•'of'•the
North, continues •.to, exPand• and.'pro, ,: '
•gress; sttniulated-'�i•mmea rp'rably.'.by the
C:anadian, National Exhilii'.tion. ;
It is 'evident that the Seventh' Mara
thon Swim will attract many new con-
testants • this year. Applications, are
coming in from' star swimmers all
over the world:.The'•flrat' event, the
women:'s .swim,..10 _miles, will be . held
on .Friday;-AGgust 26th, and the .men
viwill compete.at 15 miles on Wednes-
'ay, August'31st. ,
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• ..13ess.es,o'-1 h'=Barn, Eng.land"s. ' .• pre,.
niter,' all -brass, br'ganization • and• • the
oldest band in• . existence, ''is t'o• play:
This noted band has won the Gold'
Challenge Shield', 15'1' first prizes, 'five
challenge. cups .and more than .100 spe-
cial, awards.: Thirty Other: prominent
bands will -also give free concerts.. ':
• An immense • pageant, "The Tri
um'ph," •:will be staged nightly in front
of. the grandstand. Fifteen hundred
performers n•. colorful . and' hi§toric'
costumed, wonderful lighting' • a'n'd'.
scenic effects, . music and Magnificent
pyratechnic displays- make. this. 'an
event longbe remembered.
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TWO splendid art galleries feature
the outstanding' creations of the” paint-
=er;-tlhe seuiptor, the -handicraftsman -
and the photographer:. The works 'of
leading aztists., of_Canada• and the.
United. States will be•shown this year.,
_The world's4argest and finesli• motor
show stru_ct-u_r_e—the Automotive Build:
ing—will display advance models of
the •1933 . motor cars and automotive
-products•, • •
The British, 'Schneider Cup plane;-
holder of the worl'd's official flying re-
cord of. 388;67. miles' per hour, is' being
bi•oti lit from. England.
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Ath•ietes direct ,from this • year's'
• Olympic' Gaines will compete, in "the Tn-
ternatioual track 'meet and amateur
swiniteings races. .
Theinterested visitor will obtain. an
all -embracing conception of •.Canada's
manufacturing industries !rem the
more than 15;000' displays. •
Children'& dancing' contests will Pea•'
cost Lure the 1'32 yolink Canada=s Day pro
gramme.•• • •' •
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- Outboard motorboat and yachting
races will be '• featured on aquatic
sports programme.'
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. Believe it or not. The Canadian
National. Exhibition •has its own post
Il
s.
VISIT
JI
•—M•ake • your . trip to Toronto'
Complete. ,
—Shop ,for Simps'on merchandise
rer5tembering that only quality'
Is economy.
- bine, in Simpson/s Arcadian
Coui°t.
—See ,the Simpson displays at
the Canadian National Exhibi-
tion.
—If you have not received copies
of SIMPSON'$ CANADA WIDE
leave your order at the Simp-
son exhibit • in the Manufac-
turers -Building; '
THE
t,"tj COMPANY
RO11ERTU r WIN IUI tED •
1 R.ONTO
• tH't2 1144 ti
When in Toronto, Eat and Sleep at
Scholes. ..Hotel
:lic Lunch and Dinner a Specialty.
Yong -e -$t.,.^near• Queen St. -
(Opposite Eaton's)
RNA Rates --$1 per day and up.
Bring this ad to 'save 10 per c'+'n:. 011 •
Room Rate's,
Empress . Hotel
YONGE & GOULD ' STS.
Downtown Toronto'
"Home• away ' from home"
Rooms -=Daily, Si, Weekly $3
CLEAN •AND ,ATTRACTIV• E
Goodyear Tires
A11 Sizes-�'hnmediate Delivery'
We also repair all sizes Truck and Bali-
_ 1.11'ez',_ _A.IC!`olxairs fully guar txrteetl.-
24-Hour Service. •
Mayan's Tire •Service
8 • Eirn St. Phone ADe1..9.947
Opposite 355 Yonge St.,'Toronto •
Lc5RTHE DEAF
• t /hile Visiting the
Canadian N'ationa'l Eid iition
Freebemoriistration
TWIT, 01111AT' 1'.oNT)ON (MARINO'.1D CO., Toronto, are 'f ivtrig special
, and lrroe ''belixOrhstrattons tvittt one.
of the latestand'most powerful hear-
ing aids tor the deaf. A full range o
model.:"
ca*.be fitted to the most diffi-
cult eases Of •deafness: ;'rices to
stilt everyone.' A liberal allowance
trade fly', vour present' hearing 'Aid.
Fionrs 0 A.M. lo .5 1',M,
'kite Great, x,olidon Hearin ; Aid Co; 11((
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Toronto
111$' Star 81dg., -80 Xing;Xing;West, St. '
}tNr'#.Yfli
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',:mice, ligl tinganci: power•plaut;...eua,
toms :house, .telephbz ' ;exchange; tele-
graph offices, street '• cleaning depart
-
ailt,xoap1t .�polioe •s_tatltui, i•o'=
partment, garbage coll;ect'ion,' banks;
transportation system,. etc. ,—• a com-
-pletely self-contained ,community a
city .within a `city.
•
Lovers of the great outdoors=the
prospector, the hunter, the angler and
'the' camper, will find the Province of
Ontario :Building . of ,absorbing
terest.' Live specimens:of practically
every type from •Ontario's forests and
Streams may he seen .amid natural Sur-
roundings. -
Canada's basic industry,.-agricul-m
'tore, ,comes into its own' • at the Can
adian National Exhibition. Its .coin-.
peti'ttons and exhibits; of horses, cat-
tle, sheep, swine, poultry; pet; stock,
dairy products. and• farm equipment,
make .this 'the outstanding ' agricul-
tural;show on the continent.'
Kaye Don, the great British .sports-
man, who is 'to make .Gar ' Wood "'step,
on the gas," at Detroit, this . summer,
will.. be ori . hand with his..uew Super -
boat "Miss England 1:1;1." `
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More than 750,000 school children of
Ontario have• received invitations' to
attend the Canadian National Exhibl-
tion, as guests .ofthe management "'on
young Canada's -.-I a=y,.Xotiday,�-Ali
ust 29th.
The e Process' Building provides the
.visi'terwith a close-up of the actual
Process of manufacturer at a _hoat.af:
articles in common use, •
The Horse ,Palace, • Coliseu'm . and
Live Stock Pavilion is 'the' world's
largest exposition building, covering:
24 aures. t'
- Music Day, one of outstanding at-'
tractiveueSs at the Canadian National
Exhibition, falls this year' cin Thurso
day, September 1st. •
'Parade of Cattle •-pautsot}m• Arena,'' ,
• The Li.ix , Stock %Pavilion accom'mo-
�__ 2,Aj(Lhea-d of..eatt-le, 150'0 -sheep
and 1,200`swine. '
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• The new Engineering and Electrical
Building has bee'n'.the'subject of Much
favorable comment Siete ce its .e ei^tion.
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Its towe'in
r Corinthian ' columns s
g u n and
imposing statuary cause the visitor to
linger 'and to, .admire' before entering
its equally interesting interior. •
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' The amazing. developments of sci-
ence and invention are' demonstrated'
in the 'Engineering • and Electrical
Building: The ,'dis'Rlay • rovers ,a 'wide
range of', mechanical achilevements
from the tiny electric clock' to mam-
moth cranes • and far, tory equipment
weighing many tens. • '
The permanent infil'dings'at'the Can-
adian National ,Exhibition amaze the
visitor. These great palace -like edi-
fices —• dozens ' of . them distr'ibu'ted
throughout . a beautiful park of 350
acres -would arouse the envy, of an
Eastern potentate.
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For the feminine visitor the Fashion
Show has its : particular appeal. •' Each
afternoon and. evening; ' spectators
Will see, the latest .creations displayed
by over, one hundred mannequins:
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Exhibition Chorus of 2,000 'voices,
accompanied by England's oldest brass
band—the "Basses -e th'-Barn r' will. be
Beard it `four concerts this year, Aug.
27, Sept. 1, 6'and 10, in the Coliseum.
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—Au • amateur swinr'ot-one-acrd a halt
miles for boys, and of one mile for
girls ;for Canadian championships are
carded on' the aquatic programme.
Railways, coach lines and steamship
companies have :offered especially low
excursionfates • dto Toronto for the
Canadian National Exhibition,August.
26 to Septembe0.0 ,
Looking tbrorrg'it The IThnt'*'s ("lite Eastorn. Etttrance
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'The cost of constructing the O ."
tarso-Gbeernme�nt" -Build'ing—ar ilii
Canadian, National= Exhibition, -Toron•:
'to,' was' approximately"4700,000.,
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The •
•ran s a
g d t ndand' , addoc�k have a
eapaeity of twenty-four• thousand eight
hundred. • • '
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,The coat- 'of Staging •:the Canadian
National Exhibition annually is 11,-
225,000., .
'' This year's agricultural prize list, of
the .Canadian National„Exhibition, To-,
ionto, is in excess: of. 1125,000.
"Anything :wrong in front, 'mate?”
said one driver to another in: a long
traffic "wait; "Yes; the '>copper's
gone: fo lunch an' left 'is 'and up."
"Ever •been to the National Gal
lery? "NO, we have_', plenty' of that
sort of 'thing at. home. You see, my
daughter' paints."
...Learn Beauty ` Culture.
Learn Hairdressing and'Ber.uty Cul-
ture. Special 'rates for September.
C.ai1- "akiento-
Parisian Beauty Parlors
'3551/2 YONGE ST., TORONTO,
VN rl'
,326 1CI�NG ST,"r1NEST;•''FO1 ONTO
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A ileal 'Horne -11'k° Hotel.•to
STAY AT WHEN IN TORONTO
Roo 1e E
Single' ms, $•1 6d to: $2. DoAb SEAM
to $3. All rooms with running .water.,
.Also many rooms with Baths.
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• Bicycles, • Motorcycles
For' best- values come and 'see .us, or
write saying, about the price you
wish to pay, aid If not all ''ash, ,,hQW
you• can::pay: • when. 'Catalogue or' -'De,
ecript:ion will be mailed.,
PRCY .A. McBRIDE
36,38'Q.UEEN EAST`, TORONTO
•'Harley- '
Davidson
,1933 Models
now,' on display at our. Stora. `. Also
large assortment of
USED MOTOR.CYCL.ES •
• choose from: Prices lower than.,•
any 'time' -in our history.
We invite you to. call and inspect our
stock of Motorccles while attending
the .,E,rhibition.'•
Kenttedy ,and Menton
421 COLLEGE .ST., TORONTO
Harley-Davidson Distributors
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'At The C_afiadian . Natronal Exhrbitio'n •. it =Your. Nearest'
• • . Rogers -Majestic :Dealer See .
•
• Rogers Radia Majestic. Radio
New' "800
series"' wit advanced .,,.t Latest models with Sinchro,Silen.t-
features• including .twin' speakers ;Tuning and the remarkable spray -
shielded fully -guaranteed Rogers shielded tubes. -
Tubes.
Majestic. Electric lief iri,erator •
with the rotary -pendulum 'type coinpressor with only, three
• moving. parts.
R'OGERS MAJESTIC CORPORATION' LTD.
'located on Toronto's. beautiful 'Lake •
• i;sink this
advertisement
to booths -94A
Process Building..
Shore Road near Exhibition • or 174-176 Eleetri-
Grounds. l ceive a special silinouvenir.
While in Toronto, Have You Even Visited
ITTO
Importers of High Class4'Merchandise, e Since• 1864.
RendWned for their' Table ;and i • Genuine Hudson's Bay a Point
Blankets..
Bed Linens.
Scottish Wool' Blankets.
Famous. Kenwood C o l o r ed
Blankets. - _Highland _Costume Accessories:,'•;-•
Mail Orders Receive Prompt' Attention,
Highest Quality at Lowest Prices.
219 - 221 YONGE, ST., Corner Shuter :St., TORONTO,
Murray Bay Products. •
Scdttish, Clan and Family Tar-
tans.
When at the \ Toronto Exhibition
• ' You' are invited to cali.'at the HEINTZMAN, stand in the Manu-
facturers' Building and see the Wonderful display of UPRIGHT'.
and GRAND PIANOS, as well as the very artiirtic display of
SPECIAL DESIGNS.
• Or when yeti are down -town, we' itotiId be glad to have you call•
in, as a dupticate •display is on hand at our Warero'oms, 195
YONGE STREET, opposite Eatons. '
RADIOS, a w5nderful stock of Radios to choose fromat prices
Which will be sure to meet your requirements
Victroias at very low prices and used 'pianos to suit. All
used :Instrumentsguaranteed;- overhauled by factory workmen.
Easy terns of payment.
Visitors to the
CANADIAN NATIONAL
EXHIBITION
Should fake advantage of their .tay in %he
city to purchase at the low .Eatdn cash
p is s ~shidh 'have 'made iaton values so'
famou . • '
With newest merehandi e• -,-largest variety
-.-:and guaranteed good Thine --
Fr PAYS TO SHOR AT EATON'S
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