The record-union., 1893-06-15

quately represented at the Worlds Fair,
called the first convention and pursued
the matter assiduously until the Legisla-
ture made the necessary appropriation.
FURTHER ADVANTAGES.
The third advantage arising out of the
proposition relates to the Improvement of
the park, and to the construction of a
great exposition building in the city of
san francisco which would be permanent
In Its character. We have an institution
here known as the Mechanics Institute.
1t has been giving annual exhibitions by
which It has ennobled and dignified
labor, educated the people in the line of
manufactures and directed thought into
the practIcability of manufactures in our
city. 1t has not received all the eucour-
agement it should have received at the
hands of this people. The best evidence
of this want of encouragement is the
building in which it's exhibits have been
made.
LOCATION.
If the proposed fair is held next winter,
1t should be in two locations. There
should at least be one building con-
structed in the city of san Francisco for
night exhibitions. Considerations relat-
ing to gate money make this prudent.
Joined with the Mechanics Institute, that
building could be constructed somewhere
III IiAO Clby W A16IC dbbIa CLlNG us play y, GS-
pecially of modern discoveries in cleo
trlcity, could be made; and the building
should be permanent in its character and
structure. once acquiring such a build
ing. its existence alone would invite other
and future exhibits.
AN OBJECT LESSON.
When the delegation from California
visited Salt Lake some two years ago to
attend the Irrigation Congress, held in
that city, they were invited to attend a
grand choral concert III the Tabernacle.
The chorus comprised 800 voices, and it
was the judgment of competent critics
that the performance of the evening in
dlcated the existence IN Salt Lake OF the
best trained choral society in America.
The acoustic properties of the Tabernacle
at Salt Lake produced that choral society,
The large seating capacity of the audito-
RUM, the commodious stage, the grand
organ, and, above all, the splendid
acoustics, suggested the formation of the
society, encouraged its training, and
brought it to its high state Of efficiency.
Such institutions have value, not only as
inviting populations, but as retaining the
populations we have. Every community
loses large percentage of its capital by
the accumulation of fortunes in the hands
of a few, who seek other places in which
to crafty the higher tastes brought into
existence by reason of their ability to
crafty them.
Paris is known as 1.-The beautiful" and
its beauty alone attracts to itself annually
thousands of visitors, whose Expenditures
constitute a constant financial resource of
the city. In this way the beauty OF Paris
will pay high rate of interest on the
cost Of its production. Every beautiful
street, monument, building or opera
house in Paris is paying to the city an in
terest on the investment of money eX-
pended to produce that beauty, and will
continue to do so while the contrast OF
beauty between Paris and other cities re-
mains.
BUILDINGS NEEDED.
Whatever buildings are constructed in
the park should be of a permanent char
acter, and whatever effort is made to add
beauty in the way of lakes or canals
should be in reality charged to the park
fund. If a percentage of the park fund
was anticipated i'll this way, just as the
people of California decided to anticipate
the revenues of the harbor fund in the
construction OF a ferry building, part of
the resources, at least, of the construction
of the building and the identifying of the
park in permanent way would be pro-
vided for. | would not have one dollar
less than is now appropriated for the i'm
prOvement of Golden Gate Park. | would
favor an increased appropriation for that
institution. 1t is the cOnservator of the
wealth of the city. 1t adds value to every
piece of realty in the city. 1t eXalts and
embellishes life. 1t adds to the pleasure,
and consequently to the contentment, OF
our people. No man owning property in
the city OF San Francisco, whether sump-
tuous or humble, could afford for 20 per
cent of the value OF that property to have
Golden Gate Park obliterated.
pEPNTANINr TN5DDovU,rr,>-rr
The proposed exhibition affords an op-
portunIty for adding to its beauty in a
permanent way. Chicago did this. The
very first act of that municipality was to
devote 81 800, 900 of the 50, zoo, 900 the city
agreed to appropriate toward the eX-
pense OF the Worlds Fair to permanent
improvements in Jackson Park. Thus
the city created values equal to So, 0OO, 900
or $1,000, 600 in the realty it owned in
Jackson Park, and charged it to the fund
it had agreed TO create IN aid of the fair
like opportunity, in a small way of
course, opens out in the suggestion we are
considering. The requirement of an ade-
quate exhibition building in tho city is a
feature which weighs In favor of the
proposition of holding the fair. Such a
building would have profitable use be-
yond the use of an annual exhibition,
but the city needs an annual awakening
in the way of an exhibition. st. Louis
has its fair, Cincinnati its musical testi-
val, and Buffalo holds an annual grand
fair. And the only city in California
which has attached to itself a feature
which has brought people from all parts
of the world is the flower festival held at
Santa Barbara. l expect to see the day.
and very soon, in California, when from
10000 to 10000 strangers will visit Santa
Barbara annually to visit the Battle of
the Flowers" San Francisco needs the
recurrence of some such feature as this
as permanent institution of the city Ii
the spirit of enterprise is sufficiently
aroused now we may succeed in securing
the necessary building.
THE MEANS TO BE RAISED.
AS to the means for raising the neces-
sary funds, large percentage of the gate
money can be anticipated. Citizens of
this city and State know that during the
continuance of the exhibition they will
want to attend it, and, knowing the price
of the admission, can afford to anticipate
the expenditure of admissions, and thus
tho non-capitalist and labor classes. who
are to be largely benefited by increased
activity III the way of building, could af-
ford to subscribe to the ticket fund. and
something over 100000 can be antici-
pated in this way.
WHAT SAN FRANCISCO CAN DO.
1t has become fashionable to charge the
people of San Francisco with want of
enterprise. l do not think the charge we'll
founded. San Francisco has within a
period of about forty years grown up
from nothing to city OF 300, 900 inhabi-
tants. Ii we include the country immedi-
ately around the bay, the commercial and
industrial lives OF whose people center in
this city, there are 400, 900 people here. The
supporting territory Tor this large metro
politan population does not embrace
100000 of people, even including all
tributary to it west of the Rocky Mount