The San Francisco call., 1899-03-12
THE QUESTION OF EXPosITloNs.

= ROM the good Scottish city OF Glasgow there
came to us not long ago a cordial invitation to
take part in an exposition to be held in that city
in 1901 and now comes Buffalo with invitation to
the Pan-American exposition which she proposes to
open in the same year Each OF these desires US to
make State appropriation and ht California out tor
d brilliant display at its festival
To both of these invitations shall have to return
thank, with regrets at our inability to attend as a
State owing to a previous engagement California is
herself preparing for Pacific Ocean exposition TO
be held in San Francisco in that year, and all the
money and energy she can afford for such purposes
will be needed to provide for the undertaking.
The vely TACT that such progressive cities Buffalo
and Glasgow have selected 1901 the year for hold
ing their expositiors is proof the opportunities OF
that year for grand displays will be SO exceptionally
good that sagaciors men both in the Old World and
in the New are eager to take advantage OF them In
deed, it will be many years before so favorable sea
son comes again as that which will follow the great
lair to be held in Paris in Iooo and for that reason
while we recognize the wisdom Of the choice OF date
determined upon by Buffalo and Glasgow, we cannot
consent to postpone our exposition for the purpose OF
approprating State money for theirs.
1t is notable that the Examiner, which opposes the
California enterprise favors appropriation for the
Buffalo exposition 1t declared yesterday display at
that place would be good advertisement, while it
has several times OF late maintained that eXpOs1-
ton at home would be advertisement at all.
Such views OF course carry their reutaton their
face and be answered need only to be stated They
are peculiar to the organ OF a nonresident who
patronzes nothing in the city except the crematory
to which he sends his paper with other garbage to be
burned and nothing in the State outside the city
cc2t the jute mills at San Quentin, from which the
Examiner has been in the habit of obtaining its
pliscn-nade twine.
From the nonresident patron OF the garbage fur
mace and the penitentary it is not necessary to take
an appeal The Examiners and snarl at
everything Californian and its laudaton OF every
thing in New York is part OF the habit acquired by
non-resdents who lose all State and civic patriotism
and look upon California outlying province
whose industries and interests be advertised only
by making them subordinate features OF an exposi-
ton held in Europe or the metropolitan East.
The issue is the people and the Legislature
will clearly understand. The intelligence of the
world recognizes that 1901 will be exceptionally ia
vorabe for exposition purposes, and the intelligence
OF the State recognizes that California should in
some way profit by the opportunities it will afford
The sole question is Shall we expend money for
expositions abroad for exposition at home?
Shall we send samples Of industries to be mingled
with varied displays in far-away States shall we
attract the attention Of the world to California and the
Pacific Coast?
Non-residents may haggle over such questions but
true Californians will hesitate moment in giving
the answer. Whatever money have for exposi-
tions in 1901 must be devoted to the home enter
prise