The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
Lack Funds for State
Exhibit at Paris.
THEY NEED 100000 MORE
SUPERVISORS WILL BE ASKED
FOR $4,000.
State and Local Mining Interests
Expect to Be Able to Raise
the Balance From Other
Sources.

The San Francisco Miners Association
and other wealthy interests of this city
intend to make d determined effort to
induce the Board of Supervisors to set
aside an appropriation of $4,000 to be
used in sending and maintaining at the
Paris Exposition a suitable mining eX-
hibit The miners of the city and State
are very much disappointed over the
State appropriation of only S12O 900, which
must cover the cost and maintenance OF
the entire exhibit of the different produc-
tive interests of the State.
Only $25 900 of this sum was set aside by
the Legislature to defray the expenses OF
the mining exhibit. Those interested in
the mining resources of the State feel
that the above mentioned sum is wholly
insufficient for a creditable exhibit of Cali
fornia's vast mining resources, and they
intend to raise at least 100000 more, max
ing the total amount to be spent in Cali
fornia's exhibit at the Paris Exposition
$225, 900.
If they can induce the Board of Super
visors to appropriate $4,000 for this pur-
pose the miners feel certain that they can
easily raise $4,000 more from other
sources throughout the State.
1t is feared that the mining interests OF
the State will suffer irreparable injury II
they are not properly exhibited at the
Paris Exposition. If they are successful
in raising the money the San Francisco
Miners Association and the California
State Mining Association Will probably
suggest that the exhibit be placed in the
hands of reliable men chosen by the COM
mercial interests of the State and city.
This will be done to obviate the possibility
of the exhibit and money appropriated to
make it a success being placed in the
hands of politicians
When seen yesterday afternoon Julian
Sonntag, president of the San Francisco
Miners Association, pointed out many
reasons why the mining interests would
be injured by not being properly eXhib-
tied at the exposition. Mir. Sonntag ad
mitted that the miners were greatly dis
turbed by the prospect of only sending
a $25 900 exhibit to France He said:
There is absolutely no doubt that such
picayunish exhibition of our vast min
ing resources will work a great injury to
California'S reputation as mining State.
1t will not only injure the State in
that direction, but the people will feel it
here at home. During the next two years
the output of our mines should be at
least $40, 900 900 more than it has been for
the last two years. The winters of 81
and '98 were exceptionally dry seasons
and the mining interests of California
were considerably affected by drought.
This year, however, the State has been
blessed with its usual downfall of rain
and the mining industry will show a
IF our exhibit is properly handled with
these favorable circumstances an influx
of foreign capital to California will re-
suit. Prosperity throughout the State
means. prosperity in this city. San Fran
CISCO Is TO the PaCllc Coast what New
York is to the Atlantic Coast. If our
mines are running full blast and our
miners receiving good wages these
healthy conditions in the interior reflect
on the commercial mirror of San Fran
cisco.
THE merchant feels it, the insurance
man feels it, the labOrer feels tin fact,
all branches of commercial life are eff
fected by the prosperity. These are state
mentS that should be thought of Ser.
ously by the members of the Board OF
Supervisors when the miners appear be-
fore them to request the appropriation.
CALIFORNIA; ground has not been mined.
1t has only been scraped. Mines of wealth
untold slumber in its bosom, needing
nothing but capital and energy to make
II was East last October and Novem-
Der and ] talked with q large number of
people about the resources and general
conditions existing in California l can
are ignorant of its resources, Importance
and possibilities. Eastern folk look with
jealous eyes on California. They realize
that this country out here is a serious
competitor. The West will some day sup.
plant the East in Importance 1t is slow
Look at the fate of Massachusetts.
Before the war she was the great cot
ton manufacturing State. Now that in
dustry has been transpOsed to the South.
State should consider. California has the
natural advantages. Look at our water
power, our climate, our soil and ou1
mines. These natural advantages should
be conspiculously displayed to the eyes
of the world at every opportunity. Al
vertising of this kind induces an influx OF
capital. A creditable exhibit of our min>
ing industry at the Paris Exposition
means all these things and more, too; II
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