The San Francisco call., 1899-03-20

HTOW that the bill appropriating $780,
nj 900 for the proposed Pacific Ocean
Y and International Exposition has
passed the Legislature the projectors
of the enterprise are confident that 1t will
meet with the approval of the Governor,
who will have ten days from last Satur-
day In which to affix his signature to the
measure and thus make the funds avail
able.
1t is claimed by the most influential
members of the exposition committee that
the arguments made against the proJect
are the result of a lack of understanding
as to the objects of it and it's cost to the
taxpayers of the State
It is proposed to endeavor to remove
these unfounded prejudices by calling
special meeting of the general committee
of the exposition on Tuesday for the pur-
pose of discussing the matter fully and
giving to the people of the entire State a
correct presentation of the situation.
J. B. Reinsteir chairman of the general
committee feels certain that the sllght
opposition that has manifested itself TO
the exposition will disappear when the
facts are all clearly set forth. Among the
many strong points he made IN 1aVor Oh
the exposition, in the course of an inter-
view Yesterday, was that San Francisco,
where the exposition is to be held, STANDS
to contribute So 25 for every dollar that Is
paid by the interior taxpayer for the es-
tablishment of the fair. He also demon
strated that the tax on each interior prop
ertv owner would not exceed Y cents
year for two years. .,
t11re." he said, ION a practical pledge tnat
San Francisco would put up $foO,O0o II ~ ~tne
State would put up sZ90VVV tlter 5 10
islatl1re commits San Francisco TO the
proposition that $750,000 shall be appro-
priated by the Board OF supervisors. -
1.-THE next thing in order Is 10 nave q
roeeting of the general committee, Whcn
will be called for Tuesday at 3:3O p. M. d
the rooms of the Chamber OF CommerGe
tanning greater unanimity on the part Oh
all the forces that are eXpecteu " Iul 'Aiot
the enterprise. a;4to,, 20 tho
bo,dine of the fair, mainly in the country,
and because 1t was thought that the STATE
would be required to appropriate 9y& $9yo, "
900 instead of $3.50 900, ana suCn po5d os
much because it then seemed thas tns
State would have the misfortune OF an
other dry year. Sentiment IN the country s3il ny
on this subject has changed greatly De,
cause of the smaller appropriation anu
the general rains, and the opposluoii 10 70
the holding of the fair VIII become lesS
and less in my judgment, as tRe ooJeStts
and purposes and results OF holdlnS TINS
exposition become better and more clearly
understood. ~. +;cr -
of the general committee will be to devise
means of informing the people OF TINS
State thoroughly concerning the adVan-
tages of the fair and also to answer some
of the arguments against the exposluon
which it's supporters consider are not Wen
founded A committee will be appointed 1its
to procure and give publicity TO statfstlcs,
showing the effects of expositions SINH
lar to the one contemplated, although no
exposition of the past will nave haa elIner I,e
the same opportunity or the same pur-
1T seems to be the general onlnion
among the members of the committee
that this exposition should be largely de-
voted to the purpose of increasing tie
commerce and Strengthening. the indus
trial position of the State, of California.
II Is TO be in no sense a theatrical expo
to and the fd tbd side p0p6se of n w of
indicatine the opportunities of Califor-
a thrGagR S San G5e9 f6r GaTans 6hs 6nT foP
eign trade. especially with the Orient and
the islands Of the Poof of the World dh the
adyantages of California and OF the CITY
of San francisco in that regard. 1t Is de-