The San Francisco call., 1899-02-12
One Of the GrandGSt OppOr-
tunitiss Ever Offered to
CaIifornians,
Situation Ripe for Securing Com
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......-nerciaI PTe-emIReRCe in the
i. Countries Of the ORIENT

"HERE was much qualification eX-
pressed yesterday by the friends
and promoters of the Pacific Ocean
and International Exposition over
the success of the committee on leg
islation at Sacramento Friday in
the first steps taken toward securing State
. Rid for the momentous enterprise.
Only two of the members of the general
committee-C. /. Patton and Supervisor
:LRokmann, accompanied by Secretary r.
p. Doolan-made the trip to Sacramento,
and the great progress made in the work
assigned to them showed all their energy
and enthusiasm were fully enlisted in the
task. They made their report yesterday
TO the other members of the committee on
legislation, who met in the office of c..
L. Patton. Mr. Patton, who is chair
man of. the committee, related how the
San Francisco delegation had unanimous
ly indorsed the bills in aid of the fair;
that Senator Wolfe had fathered them in
the Senate and Assemblyman Cobb in the
Assembly; fhat the Governor was favor
ably Inclined toward the project, but
~ wanted more time TO investigate the mat
ter. and that the measures were to be
-eonsidered before the Ways and Means
Committee of the Assembly on Wednes
day.
AFTER some discussion it was decided
that the entire committee, consisting of
G. /. Patton, Mayor Phean, Henry ].
Cracker supervisor Lackmann, George a.
NeWhau. J. b. Reinstein and J. A.
FtlcherI go to Sacramento and appear be-
fore the Committee on Ways and Means,
and that an EFFORT be also made to have
The. Finance Committee of the Senate con-
slider the fair bills about the same time.
No :dIhculty is anticipated in enllSung the
support of the State, through the Legisla-
.turer. for this great commercial and educa-
ttoAal project.
- It's. 81 eat Importance to the people of
this state ana of the entire country is
shown by the visit OF Lord Charles Beres-
ford who comes as the representative of
. the Associated Chambers OF Commerce OF
Great Britain, and his significant utter
ance, when asked the object of his visit
. TO America. Il am most anxious to OBJ
tain, he said, IAN opInien from some of
the. American Chambers Of Commerce
=. with regard to the futre development of
= trade and commerce with the Chinese
empire. 1t is argued that il Great Brit
ain hndS it adViSabl far removed as she
is from. the field of commercial activity
to send out an advance agent of the
standing and character of Lord BereSford
TO look after her interests in China alone
no. effort on the part of Americans can be
too great or too costly which will tend to
protect and increase her commercial in
j.. tefests throughout the many and popu-
lous countries which border on the Pa
. cific.
These are facts which are realized and
fully appreciated by the men who have
: lent their names and their efforts to the
proposed exposition of 1901. 1t is not in
o tended TO make it a provincial or To-
cal, affair in any sense. While it is
to- be located in San Francisco and this
city is pledged to contribute the largest
sum toward its creation and maintenance,
there is no section of the State, no section
OF the Pacihc Coast and TO section of the
United States that will not eventually
feel the benefits of the success of the Pa
cihc Ocean and International Exposition.
The views of c. L. Patton, as expressed
IN the course of an interview yesterday
the fair. 9N0Po VI
.oI was very, much pleased on arriving at
Sacramento" he said, Ito find that there
was. no opposition to these measures
passed on the impression that we were try
tne 10 get an excessive amount from the
STATE Tor the fair. The attitude of MANY
OF the legislators seemed to be one Of
Mnether or not this exposition would be
:De{er for the State than any other in
'NeStment of the money which could be
.: mace maze at this time. The matter
presented itself to many people in
= this, way: The condition of trade
IN the United States is such that the