The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-21
CALIFORN|ANS BACK
FROM SEATTLE FAIR
Delegation Returns From Expo
sitiOn Pledged to Work for
Pacific Coast Upbuilding
Boosters Decide to Bend Efforts
TO Identification and Inn
provement of City

The delegation of 100 Californians re-
turned yesterday at noon from weeks
visit at the Alaska Yukon exposition
and the northwest The party came
back to San Francisco delighted with
what it had seen and with the courte-
sizes extended during their stay in the
northern cities. Added to this was a
determination TO work, with fresh en-
ergy and unity for the city of San
Francisco and the Pacific coast. The
trip in many respects was one of educa-
ton as well as pleasure. An oppor-
tunity was afforded of observing the
progressive methods in other commun-
tiles. Ideas were imbibed which will
be employed to the practical advantage
4 of San Francisco.
This sentiment crystallized Saturday
night during the run down through the
mountains of northern California The
delegation had seen much and had been
lavishIy entertained. While there had
been much of individual comment and
praise, there had been no general inter
change Of thought. As the special came
in sight of old Shasta the members of
the party by common impulse assembled
in the observation car. Then occurred
one of the most remarkable meetings
that California has known. Nearly so
men were grouped ABOUT the car, some
sitting and many standing and with
the train speeding down the mountain
side they pledged themselves to the
tcause of the rebuilt city by the Golden
gate. There was no formality, but a
spontaneous outpouring of civic pride
/ Charles Belshaw. former state senator
from Contra Costa county, and r. B.
Hale were the moving spirits. Belshaw
began by asking that San Francisco
draw lesson from Portland and Seat
tie and bring rs citizens into complete
and effective harmony
SUPPORT GOOD MEN
You must support good men in
/ Office declared the speaker you
must not only put them there, but hold
: them there You must put an end to
racuonalism- Your newspapers must
1 tell the truth. Every misrepresentation
that is allowed to go out is a danger
TO your city You businessmen must
i cut out graft in business. There is
graft in business and you know il.
When you have graft in business you
will have it in politics 1t too
often happens that a businessman
goes TO a person in office and
asks for special favor. 1t is
wrong. You have no right to ask an
Office holder to do for you what he could
not do for some one else. AS soon as
you pull together you will forge for
ward you should, but as long as you
q Ion a
long will you suffer-
Mayor Mott of Oakland predicted that
/ San Francisco would become even q
II greater financial center than at pres
ent.
Edgar Peixotto emphasized the plea
for a greater tourist travel
SAN FRANCIsCANS UNITED
James RoIph Jr spoke of the BENEFITS
Of the trip and expressed the belief that
San Franciscans were more firmly
united than was generally believed.
This has been a trip of rare pleasure
and of great benefit he said we are
all indebted to those who have so sue
cessfully carried it to completion
When we left San Francisco many of us
were strangers to each other or mere
acquaintance. Now we are friends
We are a unit for the progress OF San
Francisco. do not believe that we are
divided. I believe the people OF San
Francisco will work in harmony for the
progress of their city"
In a brief and concise speech Super
visor NJ. Hall McAllister proposed that
the community urge that a bridge be
built across Carquinez straits, such s
has been constructed over the Columbia
river by the Northern Pacific railroad
He criticized the pilotage charges a the
port Of San Francisco and suggested
that there should be free pilotage sup
piled by the state.
The need of more manufacturing in
dustries and the wisdom Of cooperation
with the traffic bureau of the Mer-
chants exchange were dwelt upon BY
NJ H Robbins Jr. Others who spoke
were: Captain J. r. Foster. president o,
the Marysville chamber of commerce
r. s. Penniman. Henry Meyer A NJ
Davis and DR.. Clarence Edwords.
MESSAGES OF THANKS
Resolutions thanking Jennings anc
the other members of the committee II
charge of the excursion were adopted
unanimously. Before the train reached
san Francisco kilograms were dis
patched to all points where the Califor
mans had been entertained. conveying
the thanks and expressing the appre.
citation of the delegation.