Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-10
ARROGANCE OF
SAN FRANCISCO
Anglers SOUTH
NO COURTESY SHOWN SAN
DIEGO COMMITTEE
BAY CITY ATTEMPTS TO GRAB
BIG EXPOSITION
Col. D. c. Collier and His Associates
Return with Story of Insult
to the Southern
Counties

IQ AN FRANCISCO'S extremely linn
~ tied vision, which extends no far
~ ther than the summit of Teha
chapi, has preCipitated another quarre
! between the north and the south, ac
cording to Col. D. Z. Collier of tn
San Diego exposition committee
Colonel Collier and his associates
arrived in Los Angeles yesterda,
bringing a story Of discourtesy and ar
rogance on the part OF the San Fran
cisco chamber of commerce that ha:
famed into flame the sentimept thai
was kindled when the state board ol
equalization saddled an additional Al
| per cent of taxes on the people ol
| Southern California.
San Francisco is charged with the
attempted larceny of the year 1915
which for the last three months, as
far as California is concerned, has
been the property of San Diego. San
Diegos proposed California
deposition, which has received the in
dorsement of the Los Angeles cham
Der of commerce and other civic bod
les throughout the south, is now claim
ed by San Francisco with the state
ment that the Bay city is the only
community in California worthy of a
worlds fair to commemorate the COM
pletion of the Panama canal.
Tries to Steal Fair
Hence, to the charge of larceny of
the year 1915 must be added the high
handed attempt to steal bodily San
Diegos exposition.
But San Diego is standing firm and
refuses to yield to her burly and ILL
hammered competitor in the north. The
San Diego exposition is assured, say
the leaders of the movement, and If
San Francisco will not meet the south
erners half way the latter will not
waste their time in pleading with her.
And if San Francisco does not offer
some satisfactory compromise, dire
things are threatened when some pet
legislative scheme of the Bay city
comes up for action at the next session
of the legislature. But that, as Col
onel Collier says, is another story and
will be considered later.
Attitude Unfair
San Francisco's attitude toward San
Diego and Southern California in the
matter of our holding a worlds expo
sition in 1915 is everything that is un-
fair and high-handed,' said Colonel
Collier yesterday. Colonel Collier, ac-
companed by Joseph Seton, jr., and
Robert E. Connolly, is on his way home
with Mr.. Seton to interview the San
Franciscans regarding San Diego's
rights to hold a fair at the completion
of the Panama canal.
Residents Of San Diego have been
planning for months to hold their big
affair in 1916 when it Is supposed the |
big cut from the Atlantic ocoGn to the |
Pacific will be completed. over $780, |
300 has been subscribed as a result of |
two weeks campaign for funds in the |
southern city, and Colonel Collier and |
MIR. Seton were sent to San Francisco |
10 secure the aid and cooperation of |
he merchants there.
when we left for the north" said
Colonel Collier. 1--WE expected fair treat
nent i'm San Francisco from the busi-
less men, members of the chamber of
commerce and merchants exchange,
With whom we were to meet. Our idea
1t the time was that San Francisco
lad decided on holding an exposition in
913, leaving our original time of 1916
pen to San Diego.
Imagine our surprise when at the
Meeting we attended at the merchants
San Diego was entirely ig-
lored and the year 1915 spoken of by
II who addressed the gathering as the
ime when San Francisco would come
o the front with her big celebration.
hose i'm charge of the meeting knew of
he presence of Mr.. Sefton and myself |
nd also the object of our visit, yet t
,e We're neither asked to speak nor was /
ur presence recognized
Later there was another meeting l
18th a committee appointed by James /
IcNab president of the San Francisco l
hamber of commerce. l was pledged y
OF to give out the facts of that gath {
ring, being told by Mr.. McNab that
ne newspapers would be given ac- .
ounts answerable to the purpose.
Accounts Garbed
"The accounts published answered
le purpose all right-the purpose of
an Francisco. They were untruthful
almost every particular, and in the
blowing letter to Mr.. McNab l think =
explained myself in full:
SAN FRANCISCO Dec 8. 1909.
mes McNab, Esq. president San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce.
Dear Sir: You will doubtless recall that at
e committee meeting which was held in the
amber of commerce after the public meet
g. in the merchants exchange you informed
that the meeting was an executive one,
d for that reason you excluded from the II
,eting all newspaper representatives. and -
ked me to promise you that our director of y
blicity would give nothing to the news "
pers. 81
Acting upon your statement, I made the o.
reement and nave faithfully abided by 1t. 81
here was considerable talk at that meet
about a square deal and fair treatment. /,
Is / leaving on the "Owl' tonight, I y
uld esteem it favor If you would write CT
me In San Diego and explain to me how CT
L can justify the sending to the press of | "
n Francisco of the distorted, unfair and
tinctly untruthful typewrtten statement | c,
what took place at that meeting a copy -
which l now have in my possession. H.
let me again relterate that if you desire II
y amicabe settlement of the matters be- ol
cen us you must approach us in the spirit RI
common decency and common honesty.
ours sincerely, ID. c. COLLIER, l.,
ector General Panama California Expo u
tion. III
Although there is but slight chance of CT
amicable agreement between the q
o cities, a meeting between their
will be held in Los An eo
les on a date to be chosen by the
rthern civic bodies. Colonel Collier
much wrought up over San Fran
cos ignoring of San Diegos claims, nr
d it is probable that the chamber q
commerce in the southern munich tn
lity will take the matter up with the We
It of Southern California in an effort H
give San Diego what 1t considers ye
rights. We