The San Francisco call., 1907-02-19
Berkeley Wants
the State Capital
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is within a 1O-cent car ride of the site
we propose for the Capitol building in
Berkeley. More than so per cent of
the business has its center here. State
commissions all find it necessary to
have their headquarters in San Fran
cisco. This is the logical center. Vast
sums of money are spent needlessly by
persons. private and public citizens,
travelling to Sacramento and this item
alone aggregates a sum of immense
proportions. The magnificent State IL
brary at Sacramento, costing $4,000
wear for maintenance, lies practically
unused, except by a few country law
yers, whereas, if placed here, students,
lawyers the people by thousands
would have the advantage of it's treas
ureS.
ADVANTAGES OF BERKELEY
"Those are some of the economic
arguments to be used in favor of the
transfer of the Capitol to Berkeley In
the matter of beautiful situation, pleas
ing site and all the advantages which
one sees the University of California
has in the way of location, fronting
the bay. there is everything to be said
for Berkeley as State capital, and
nothing for Sacramento. The latter
city is berated by, those lawmakers
who have to remain there. When
bill for removal to San Jose was in
troduced in 1894 it was unanimously
adopted Only a legal flaw in the pro-
ceedings made that transfer impossible
That shows the sentiment of those who
have lived and suffered in Sacramento.
But San Jose has scarcely any ad-
vantage over Sacramento as a capital
city Comparatively little would have
been gained by removal there The
| fact is that the natural center Is here,
| on the bay, where more than half the
population and the business OF the
| State is concentrated.
"There is nothing revolutionary in
! the idea of shifting a State capital, for
| 1t was changed seven times before be-
| ing given to Sacramento in 1854. Put
! it now in a beautiful spot, where the
state can be proud of 1t, and put 1t in
a place that the State already is proud
of. Put it in Berkeley. San Francisco
doesn't want it, and Oakland will help
us get it. We can get it if we go after
/ it. and we are going after it with in
! ducements that the entire State will
approve"
MOTT is FOR BERKELEY
Mayor Frank K. Mott of Ooklano
said:
haven't had much time for consideration
| of this big project but really 1t doesn't neee
/ much time. The truth Is apparent, or should
| be. to all. The capital city is not properly
located now. Berkeley is an ideal spot for it
/ only know of one more suitable-and thai
Is Oakland But are all OF one community
Oakland and Berkeley. and only the engineers
can tell where one begins and the othel
leaves of.
You have nearly all the attractions tha
/ Oakland could offer, and l will say to you tha
as citizen of Oakland and as a member o.
! its administration ! for one wiz join hands
with you and lend support to help locate fns
/ capital here. The idea OF Berkeley capi
i tai city viii appeal to the entire State. Tns
fact that the university IS here will minimiz'
4 jealousies. as in a way the town, far al
q the university is concerned, is already war,
of the State
Judge William H Waste. F. NJ. Will
son, H C. Capwell. F. W. Bilger ant
i G. r. Lukens spoke, expressing ap.
proval of the plan outlined by Louis