Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-07-22
WORLDS FAIR.

Address to the Public by the San Fran
cisco Association.
The President and Secretary of the San
Francisco Worlds Fair Association have
issued the following address:
To the People OF San Francisco: The incorpora-
tion recently formed in the city of San Fran
cisco under the name OF the San Francisco
Worlds Fair Association is organized without
STOCK and represented by membership only. Its
objects are:
To provide for an exhibition at the Worlds
Fair to be held in Chicago in 1898 of the indus
tries and arts of the city and county of San
Francisco; to join and assist all State and other
organizations IN making al effective exhibition
ct said fair of all the products and industries of
the State of California.
Bylaws have been made by which member
ships are obtained by the payment in advance
of three months dues, amounting 10 81 so, the
monthly dues being but 80 cents for each mem
bership.
The object in making the dues 50 low is to in
terest the industrial as well as the more wealthy
people OF this city, and thus enlarge the sphere
of the organization.
1t is hoped and expected that men of means
Will give according to their ability without re-
gard to the amount OF dues required. 1t would
seem hardly necessary ID urge upoa the people
of this city the necessity of taking early and
active steps toward the promotion of this inter-
national fair. San Francisco is the great COM
mercial city of the West; her geographical posi-
ton, her port and harbor facilities her peculiar
duNdutdSSS IL ItldtlOu 10 foreign commerce.,
her situation midway between northern and
Southern California and the variety and ex-
tent of her industries necessarily make this city
the emporium of the western sloIe of our
country.
These advantages, however, carry with them
equally great responsibilities. We are so re-
mote from the large centers of wealth and pop
ulation of the eastern part of the country that
abe situation known to them as it would be to
people living on another continent.
This city prospers and grows only as the coast
increases IN wealth and population. and as bet
ter markets for the products of the farm are Sc
cured The growth of the ci y depends ON the
growth of the country.
We, therefore, have a common interest in
every part of California: nay in every Pacific
State and Territory In this instance, that in
terest must be voiced by making known at the
Worlds Fair the popularity and attrac .iveness
OF our situation, the variety, abundance and
perfection of our products, and the commercial
and other advantages which we possess
II is thus made our duty to act in harmony
with all organizations for the purpose of ex-
hibiting the products of the cosst and State and
the Industries of the city. We can do this by
means of object lessons at the Worlds Fair in
Chicago.
We therefore ask the people of San Francisco
TO aid US to the fullest extent OF their ability,
and particularly to become members of this
organization. This is the more important be-
cause under the bylaws the annual election of
Directors will take place on the third Tuesday
OF August next, the said Directors to serve dur
ing the ensuing year.
Books for subscription to membership will be
found at the Secretary's Office in rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce daily, from to 5 o'clock
in the afternoon the business Office of the daily
newspapers, the Mechanics Institute, the Mer-
chants Exchange, state Board of Trade, San
Francisco Board of Trade and the Stock and
Produce Exchanges. The public generally are
urgently requested to call and subscribe to the
bylaws and become members of the associa-
ton. For the Board of Directors.
E. B. POND, President
THOMAS j. HAYNES, Secretary.
The amount of money any one may psy
IN will not be limited to ST. so, however,
for dues can be paid for the whole three
years IN advance should any one see fit; Or
tor 500 life membership can be pur-
chased. Any resident of San Francisco
can be member of the association by
signing the book and paving ST so. Men,
bership entities the possessor to voice and
vote in the general proceedings of the
association.
The 100 subscription books of the associa-
ton, each containing fifty receipts for
membership, were yesterday signed by
Mayor Pond and Secretary Hsynes, who
thus had to write their signatures 5000
times.
Mantle Parlor, No los, n. S. G. w, sent
communication to the Secretary yester-
day giving notice that its delegates to the
convention in Metropolitan Hall, Septem-
Der 11th, will be A. J. Donovan and A. T.
McCreary. Golden Gate Parlor, No so, N
ID. u. W., of San Francisco has selected as
delegates Mrs E. S. Merritt and Miss Marion
Bellmer. The Board of Supervisors of
Santa Barbara and the Sonoma Hop-Grow
ers Association also sent in the names of
delegates Yesterday,