The morning call., 1890-07-20
WORLDS FAIR.
An Address to the Public by the
Local Organization.

The President and Secretary OF the San Fran
cisco Worlds Fair Association yesterday issued
The following address:
To the People Of San Francisco: The incorpors-
tion recently formed in the city of San Francisco
under the name of the San Francisco Worlds Fai r
Association is organized without stock and repre-
To provide for an exhibition at the Worlds Fair
to be held in Chicago in 1893 of the industries and
join and assist all State and other organizations In
making effective exhibition at sa d fair OF all the
products and industries of the State of California
bylaws have been made by which memberships
are obtained by the payment in advance of three
dues being but fifty cents for each membership.
The object in making the dues SO low is to interest
the industrial well as the more wealthy people OF
this city and thus enlarge the sphere OF the organi
cation.
IL is hoped and expected that men OF means will
give according to their ability without regard to
the amount Of dues required. 1t would seem hardly
necessary TO urge upon the people of this city the
necessity of taking early and active steps toward
the promotion OF tnis International fair San Fran
cisco is the great commercial city of the West; her
geographical position her port and harbor facilities
her peculiar advantages in relation to foreign
mrrce, her situation midway between Northern and
Southern California, and the variety and extent OF
her Industries necessarily make this city the en-
porium of the western slope of our country.
These advantages however, carry with them
equally great responsibilities. We are remote
from the large centers OF wealth and population of
the eastern part OF the country that 1t becomes al
most necessary to make our favorable situation
known to them as 1t would be to people living on
another continent.
This city prospers and grows only the Coast In
creases In wealth and population, and as better mar
growth of the city depends on the growth OF the
country.
part of California;; nay, In every Pacific State and
Territory. In this instance. that interest must be
voiced by making known at the Worlds Fair the
popularity and attractveneSs of our situation the
variety. abundance and perfection of products.
and the commercial and other advantages which we
possess
1t is thus made duty to act in harmony with
all organizations for the purpose of exhibiting the
nT fha Cpag and Sfasn and tNn cfrfac
OF the city. We can do this by OF object les
sons at the Worlds Fair in Chicago.
We therefore ask the people of San Francisco to
aid to the fullest extent of their ability, and par
ticuiarly to become members OF this organization.
laws the annual election of Directors will take place
on the third Tuesday of August next. the said Di-
rectors to serve during the ensuing year.
Books for subscription to membership will be
found at the Secretary oice in rooms OF the Cham
afternoon. the business Offices of the daily news
papers, the Mechanics Institute, Merchants Ex-
OF Trade and the Stock and Produce exchanges. The
public generally are urgently requested to call aud
the association. For the Board Of Directors,
THOMAS J. HAYNES, Secretary.
The amount of money any one may pay In VIII
not be limited TO 81 90, however, tor dues can be
paid for the whole three years IN ad-
vance should any one see fit or for SIOO a
life membership can be purchased. AM resi-.
dent OF San Francisco can be member OF the
association by signing the book and paying
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voice and vote In the general proceedings OF the
association.
The 100 subscription books OF the association,
each containing fifty receipts for membership,
were yesterday signed by Mayor Pond ana Sec
rotary Haynes. who thus had to write their sig
nature 5000 times.
Mantle Parlor No. los, N. s. G. W., sent
communication 10 the Secretary yesterday giving
notice that Its delegates to the convention In
Metropolitan Han. September l1th. will be A. j.
Donovan and A. I. McCreary. Golden Gate
Parlor, No. 80. N ID. q. W.. of this city has
selected as delegates Mrs. Z. s. Merritt aud
Miss Marion Bellmer. The Board OF Super
visors OF Santa Barbara and the SOnoma Hop
growers Association also sent In the names OF
delegates yesterday.