The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
ASKS SUPPORT FOR
INDIA BASIN ACT
Ilslais Creek Inland HarbOr AS
sociation Sends Appeal to
Voters of State
Project Is Indorsed by Governor,
Legislature and Civic
Organizations


The Islais creek inland harbor as
sociation has sent out an appeal to the
people of the state to vote at the com
ing election in favor of the India basin
act. The association has set forth III
condensed form the purposes of the ac1
and the chief arguments in support
of 1T. Accompanying the letters sent
out by the association are copies OF
editorials printed In the San francisco
papers advocating the measure. The
letter addressed to the voters of the
state follows:
The people of San Francisco are
virtually united in asking your vote
and support for the measure known as
the india basin act, passed unanimously
by the legislature and signed by the
governor, both at the recent regular
and extraordinary sessions, and which
Will appear on the ballot for your vote
at the election In November next.
The growing commerce of this port
makes additional harbor room impera-
tive, and the completion of the Panama
canal, together with the awakening OF
the far east, doubles our obligation to
be prepared. The bill we ask your
vote and support for simply means the
repurchase by the state of "a blocks OF
submerged land which was unwisely
sold by the state in or about 1872, and
which, on account of the growing COM
merce of this port and of the entire
state 1T is necessary for the state i'm
mediately to reacquire
The entire cost and interest for the
purchase of this land, the present as
sessed value of which is only $4S,6O0,
will be borne entirely by the revenues
of the port of San Francisco, and the
tax payers Of the state of California
VIII not be taxed a single cent for the
procurement of this much needed water
frontage.
After investigation, the governor of
the state and both houses of the legis-
lature and the following organizations
have indorsed the project:
San francisco labor East Mission Improve
council ment club
trades council citation
The Civic league Potrero commercial and
Pine manufacturers as manufacturers associ-
sociation alton
Fillmore street improve Richmond district i'm.
ment association provement club
Western addition i'm Sunset district improve
provement club ment club
University heights i'm Haight and Ashbury dis
provement club triet club
North beach improve West End betterment
ment club club
Holly park improve South of Market i'm
ment club provement association
Visitacion valley i'm Machinery dealers asso-
provement club citation
southern heights i'm Pacific coast commercial
provement club travellers association
Bay shore Improvement Deyisadero street i'm.
association provement association
fotrero Nuevo improve Sutter street property
ment club owners protectfye and
Glen park improvement improvement associa
association ton
Ingleside improvementIBay View and SiIver
ciuD lnc terrace improvement
Ingleside and Lakeview club
improvement club Bosworth street district
Sunnyside improvement Improvement club
club Fycelsior hom astaad ,,ro
Silver heights improve pressive association
ment club Federation Of Mission
Eighth street improve Improvement cIuh !
ment association south of Army street
Horners addition I'M Market and Church
proyement club sire e I improvement
Dolores street improve club
ment club Central and Hayes val
Cortland avenue I'm ley improvement club
provement club Upper Market street pro-
Bucna Vista improve motion association
ment club Central committee of
Central Mission i'm of South End improve
provement club ment clubs
Academy tract improve United commercial trax
ment cluo elers' association.