The record-union., 1899-03-02
SAN FRANCISCANS ACTIVE.
THEY CAME IN FORCE TO HELP
= THE EXPOSITION BILL.
Show That a Great Opportunity
Will BE Lost If It Is Not
Seized.

San Francisco men showed yesterday
that they were alive to the necessities
of the hour by sending a large delega-
tion of prominent business men of thai
city to confer with the Senate Commit
tee on Finance and the Governor on
the bill asking the State for an appro-
priation of $50000O for holding the Pa
cific Ocean and International EXPOSE
ton in that city.
1t is hoped that if the appropriation
asked for is secured, am equal or great
er amount can be secured from Con-
gress in aid of the exposition. 1t IS
felt in San Francisco that the state
has an opportunity before it just now
that if seized promptly will result IN
immense substantial benefit to it, and
the business men of that city will leave
no stone unturned to further the eX-
position. The delegation arrived on the
Eastern overland at 11:3O and proceed
ed to the Golden Eagle.
Those composing the delegation were:
Charles L. Patton, attorney, Chair
man; j.. A. Fflcher. Secretary and Man
ager of the State Board of Trade; Cen
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architect; Howard Black, Supervisor;
Charles L. Field, Secretary Sawyer
Tanning Company; Thomas Morton
coal dealer; Joseph A. Stulz, President
Retail Grocers' Association; George r
Fletcher, President Point Lobos I'M
provement Club; G. M. Agnew, a. B
Butler, raisin grower; Chris Stader
Federation of Improvement Clubs; f
NJ. Torello. M. D.; L. H. Kohn hard
ware merchant; T. H. Kent, contractor;
L. w. Buckley, w. w. Everett, Pacific
Coast Wood and Iron Company; T. c.
Maher r. Keller. Sunset District I1u-
provement Club; George Drucker, den
fist; Howard Harrol. J. T. Bergman
w. NJ. Searby, druggist; t. H. Norris
M. D.; Fred West, j. H. Dawson, r. P.
Doolan, Secretary of associations; T. II
Costigan, Samuel Waller, druggist; NJ
H. Smith, Ernest Denicke, banker; p. j
Harvey, Harbor Commissioner; W
Frank Pierce, President Blue Lakes
Water Company: S. H. Friedlander
theatrical manager; Irving M. Scott.
Among the members of the committee
are the following gentlemen, who were
unable to appear: Henry J. Croker
poiihCl, 1COlS BE L. INtNudl, 1T6SlQSHl
Mercantile Library Association; Chas
Bundschu. wine merchant; Hugh Craig,
President Chamber of Commerce; Jo-
seph Sloss. Miller, Sloss & Scott; j. j.
Reihstein, attorney at law; A. S. Bald
win, Baldwin & Howell; VIM H Mills,
Southern Pacific Railroad
Charles L. Patton, in conversation
with a representative of the Record
Union" said:
We have come up here to endeavor
to impress on the Legislature the i'm
portance of prompt action in this mat
ter A great opportunity is within our
grasp and the question is whether we
will seize it or sit idly and allow it to
go by US and allow others who are more
lar sighted to capture the rich prize
Recent events have opened to us the
rich commercial opportunities of the
Far East and the Philippines and other
islands. This trade will come to US
if we bid for it properly.
This is the natural channel for it,
but others are standing ready to gather
it in. Seattle and other northern ports
are bidding for it and if we do not act
quickly and with decision, some of
them will get it, and it is valuable
prize. If We get it, there is not only
the trade coming from the islands, but
there is the immense traffic in goods
from the eastern part of the United
States that will come to our State in
order to cross the Pacific Can we af-
ford to set down idly and see it drift
away from US without making an effort
to retain it? If we do, we will have
cause for a long time to regret it. This
is not matter of interest to San Fran
cisco alone. 1t concerns the whole
State, for every farmer and business
man in it is directly or indirectly inter.
ested in the outcome of a trade that
viii bring millions of dollars for dis
tribution among them
AT 100 p. m. the delegation appeared
before the Finance Committee of tbs
Senate, to advocate the bill.
j. A. Filcher said he would give q
generalization of the situation as it APP
peared to him. The development 81
events during the past year in the ORR
ent had brought about change of CON
ditions- The present situation is ono
of much moment to the shipping and
commercial interests of the coast arc
Inc dclilc ocedn- we are interested
deeply in the matter and must endeavo,
to get at least our share of the CONNER
cial advantages open to us. The
trouble is that we are situated on thf
edge of the continent and our claims
are not appreciated on account of oui
remoteness. The opportunity now pre-
sented should be taken hold of. A
small result of action will do no good
We must secure a large one and
should inaugurate the largest exhibition
ever held on the coast. In fact, II
is planned to have one of the biggest
buildings ever erected. In order tt
bring to us the products of Europe and
other countries. we must make th5
largest exposition ever held in this
country.
San Francisco will raise a tax OF
three-quarters of a million if this ap-
preparation is made and with half 8
million from the State, he believed
Congress will do as it has hitherto done
in the case of Omaha. Atlanta. ChicagS
and Buffalo In affairs of less nationa