The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-02

money in it unless they see some good
chance of its return with interest.
The project is good enough. but when
it comes to merchants and bankers putting
/ down their names for stock, there is too
little public spirit abroad to unite them
| for something which Will not yield cash
returns or any returns that are not in
direct"
Barry Baldwin said he saw nothing in
the scheme on which to pour the cold
water OF disapproval, but it would require
careful consideration of ways and means
on must remember" said ne. that
while Chicago has contributorv territory
/ OF 100000 people and New York %, 000-
coo Sau Francisco has only $780, 900 to draw
! upon.
! No doubt the fair would attract people
to San Francisco, but the question arises
upon whom the burden OF supporting the
! lair would ultimately fall. AS a business
man L should require some business propo-
! sition, and although personally approving
! OF any plan which will rebound to the ad-
! vantage of the city and coast, it is too early
TO speak definitely. No doubt we shall
have more details before long"
prominent official of the Chamber of
| Commerce said:
The promoters of the scheme are try
ing 10 bite of more than they can chew.
Who Is going to hold up the fair? If the
exhibitors will do it for the honor and
glory of the thing, San Francisco will be
happy to do all in her power to make the
proposed fair successful. San Francisco
| is not Chicago. and is not likely TO get an
appropriation from Congress to help her
out"
John l.. Howard. manager of the Oregon
Improvement and South Oregon companies,
! was emphatically in favor OF the idea.
ut is a good one" said he, land !
! hope it will be carried out. a large num-
Der OF Eastern people winter in California
anyway, and this fair Will prove an addi-
/ tonal attraction 10 bring them here. |
think all difficulties might be overcome by
little management. People would see
our country and our resources, and would
tell the results in the East. | am decidedly
in favor of the fair
Frederick S. Samuels, manager for
SpreckelS Bros, thought the plan good
/ one, but Impractical be
ut would take big lot of money!" said
he. OF course they would not bring all
the Worlds Fair here; only the exhibitors
willing to come. The result would be a
very small edition of the Chicago enter
prise and tits doubtful whether without
be attracted.
/ But the main difficulty is the coin. On
the present Lookout do you think if any
man were asked TO subscribe for stock to
float such scheme that be would go down
into his pockes. / know | wouldn't. No,
SIT. 1t is not business proposition.
I'VE have enough local troubles and ex-
penses to stagger under as II is. What
with railroad fights and dull times there is
not much money floating about idly for
big schemes. unless they are financially
| sound"
E. w. Maslin, secretary of the State
Board of Trade, feared that State apathy
! might stand in the way of a consummaton
of the idea.
A member OF the Produce Exchange said
the fair was quite practicable if it could
be financially arranged for.
There ought to be fnanciers enough
and able enough in California to back this
scheme, was his opinion. my idea
would be to combine a horse-show or
winter race-meeting with the fair. The
fact that the Bay District track is some
distance from the Golden Gate Park ought
not TO matter much, or possibly the pro-
motors of the fair could arrange to lay off
and prepare track in the park.
"Of course the fair is big thing. but
what is wanted is the support Of the
whole city and State and some pretty
smart financiering, and then the scheme
would be carried through with rush"
D. l. Stewart the prominent coal mer-
chant, was opposed to the fair scheme as
ii now stands.
1t IS not new enough" he said. 1.-THE
euge OF novelty has been taken off by the
Wlde advertisement of the Chicago ter
prise. 1t does not seem probable that
eastern people will come all the way out
here to see another fair of the same kind
on smaller scale. Nor are there enough
people here to support fair, even if every
one attended. which would be doubtful