The San Francisco call., 1898-03-05
Governor Budd's Letter of Invita- ton to Neighboring States
 and Cities.
He Asks That They Join in Ca1fornas Anniver- sary Exercises to Be Observed in
 1900.

would serve to enlighten our own people with fuller knowledge of the arts and industries of the world, and at the same time enlighten the homeseekers and capi talists of the rest of the country as to the advantages the great West offers both as a place of residence and as a land whose rich resources afford safe and profitable means for the investment of capital.
 The splendid results accomplished for the Southern States by the recent expo sitions at Nashville and Atlanta, and the sanguine expectations cherished by the States of the Mississippi Valley with re- gard to the outcome of the exposition at Omaha this summer, attest the value or such enterprises when undertaken on scale large enough to be national in their scope and attractivenesS. A State expo Sit1on accOmpllSheS little, While an expo Sition maintained by a rich and powerful section of the union produces great re- suits. For that reason a combination or all the States of this portion Of the union is desirable in the proposed enterprise The States of the South have acted to- gether those of the Mississippi Valley are united for the Omaha Fair, and 1t is now the turn of the Pacific Coast and noun tain States to initiate their example
 The time fixed for holding the proposed orous men now journeying across the con- tinent toward the gold fields of Alaska will, by the year 1900, have accomplished much in the way of developing that froz-
  seeking in milder climates a home for the remainder of their lives. Why should not all of these men be retained in the West, and thousands of others be drawn from the East by the exposition of such an ar ray of the fruits and products of Western sun and soil as will amply demonstrate the superiority of this section over that of any other portion of the Union?
 As a preliminary step toward the ac- complishment of harmony of effort throughout the great West on this sub ject, l request your EXcellency to appoint convention to be held at a place and date to be fixed in the near future. l propose appointing a committee to represent Cali fornia at the convention and have invited the Governors of the other Western States to do likewise. Your EXcellency will understand the advisability of early action in the matter, in order that the work of preparation so needful for an ex- position on the scale desired may begin as promptly as possible.
 A fuller understanding of the proposed enterprise will be gained from the in closed clippings from the San Francisco Call, the original mover in the plan. From these it will be seen that the movement is already well launched here and is strongly supported by men whose lead erShip assures a strong following, not only in California, but throughout the great West.
 Mayor Phelan of San Francisco will shortly appoint a committee to look after the interests in that city in connection with the exposition, and the Mayors of other cities of the State will do likewise
 Anticipating a favorable response and lency and the State of Wyoming in this enterprise for the general good, 1 remain, very truly yours, JAMES H. BUDD,
 Governor of California.