The San Francisco call., 1907-03-07
GILLETT ADVISES FAIR
COMMITTEE To WAIT
Two Years From Now Time
Enough for Appropria-
ton, He Says
OBJECTS TO AMOUNT
Says Sum Given by Illinois
and Missouri Is
Sufficient
CALL HEADQUARTERS,
1907 EIGHTH STREET.

1907 EIGHTH eihEEI.
SACRAMENTO. March 6.-GovernOr
Gillett thinks two years hence viii be
early enough for consideration OF a
State appropriation for the San Fran
cisco Balboa exposition and so told a
delegation Of San Franciscans. consist
ing Of Homer King. Percy 4dorgan and
Marshall Hale, who at luncheon today
advocated Immediate State co-opera-
tion.
Governor Ginett is by no means op-
posed 10 the Balboa Exposition move
ment. nor 70 8 substantial State ap-
preparation 10 assist in making the eX-
position the greatest worlds fair ever
given in an American city, but he
does wish TO see conditions more set
tied and something in the way OF a
subscription from the people Of San
Francisco before he commits himself 10
any measure for an appropriation. In
cidentally the Governors views about
what would be a proper amount for the
State TO appropriate and the amount
suggested by the committee Of mer-
chants show discrepancy OF just
$4,000, 900. Liberal subscriptions on the
part Of the business interests in San
Francisco may bring the Governor s
estimates closer TO that OF the COM
mittee, but he win want to see the
subscriptions.
VIEWS on FAIR BILL
The committee that waited on Gillett
today advocated an appropriation OF
$4,000. .oO0. which the members said
would be eQualed dollar for dollar by
the citizens Of San Francisco. Gillett
argued that 1903 would be ample time
for the appropriation by the State. es-
pecially in view Of the fact that ex-
traordinary conditions had required a
very substantial increase OF the tax
rate. He also insisted that as an evil
dence OF good faith il would be well
for san Francisco 10 raise some Of the
money with which il purpOsed to bal
ance the appropriation to be made by
the State Then he objected to a State
appropriation ia excess OF an amount
apprONimating those made by the Illi-
nois and Missouri legislatures for the
Chicago and St. Louis fairs. 81 .000. .0O0.
To The Cali the Governor said he
wished not to be understood as opposed
10 an appropriation for the exposition.
but he thought in the two years that
must elapse before another Legislature
met, conditions in San Francisco would
undergo radical change and any pro-
posed legislation could be made to fl
the new order Of things.
CAPITAL BILL SIGNED
The bin for the removal OF the seat
OF government 10 Berkeley received the
executive sanction today and now all
that remains FOR the decision Of Sacra-
mento's fate is certiication Of the
proposition to place on the official ball
lot and the vote OF the people in 1903.
Tho claims Of sacramento partisans TO
the contrary. there never was a Ques-
tion bout tho bill receiving the ap-
proVal 0f the Governor who accom-
panied his notice Of signature with a
brief message. In this the Governor
points out that he was constrained to
sign the bin because OF the over
s.a+1Uing vote IL received IN both
houses. and further because the people
had a right to decide for themselves
where the seat Of their government
shonld be located.
In anticipation Of the character OF
the csmpa gn that will undoubtedly be
waEcd for and against the removal of
the capital, the Governor expresses a
wish Inat none but fair and legitimate
arguments be used and that nothing be
said or done that may in any sense tend
10 injure the great Sacramento VAL
ley, which he believes is destined TO
be one Of the most populous and pros
porous parts Of the State and a sec
tion that all California Will be proud OF.
That Giliett does not yet take the re-
moval proposition as seriously as DO
the proponents and opponents of the
measure is beyond question. He be-
lieves the people should and will set
tie the matter 70 their own satisfa ction,
as is their right.
Gillett also signed today the en-
ployers' general liability act. for which
organized labor has worked so hard.
and which. when the Southern Pacific
semaphore was dropped for a clear
division, went through both houses
with a clang Of bells and shrek OF
whistles. The advertised theory Of the
railroad interest is that so long as the
measure affects employers alike they
arc satisfied 10 submit to what amounts
10 a repeal OF the fellow servant law.
TSLAIs CREEK PROJECT
Assemblyman Coghlan says he was
laboring under a misrepresentation when
he had senator Welchs bll providing
for a sL00o,000 bond issue for the
acquisition Of the China Basin property
withdrawn from the Assembly and re-
committed 70 the San Francisco dele
cation. CoghIan said today that he
had not known that the bill had been
in the delegation and that il would be
enough to avoid the delay that might
10 expected from the recomnnittaI But
while II is in the hands Of the San
l4aacisco delegation Governor Gillett
viii ask for one amendment He
thinks that the expenses Of condemna-
fion should come out of the proceeds
Of the bond sale instead Of being pro-
vided for separately Gillett was on
posed 20 the scheme TO borrow $3.50. 900
from the school fund for the acquisition