New-York tribune., 1909-12-12
THE PACIFIC SLOPE
Pdnama-Pdcifc Far Project
an San Francisco.
IBy Telcgaph 20 me tribune. !

san francisco. Dee. 1i-PreIiminarv
meetings were held this week and an ex-
eeutive committee Of six appointed to
draft plans for a Panama-Pacihc fair 10
be held in san Francisco on the compile
tieH ~ The Panama Canal in 1915.
The executive committee consists Of g
e Moore. Homer :. King. James NfcNab.
r. ~ Hale. James RSlph jr and Andrew
aL Davis. These men were all prominent
IN the PeTtOia festival and with others
who were active in making Portola week
a success. they viii form a committee OF
l59 90 which viii b. intruSted the raising
Of funds and the mapping out OF plans
for one OF the hnest worlds fairs ever
hell in this country
At the first meeting o n. Baldwin.
resl estate man wanted 20 start the sub
scription with s5.909 and ne said that a
million could be raised from those present
az the meeting There is no question of
funds, but the executive committee be-
heves the plans should be matured before
subscriptions are called for
BY the time the canal is completed san
francisco viii have covered all the scars
left by the big earthquake and IRE. the
city viii then have thFee-quarters OF a
million population, and viii be far hand
The superv isors have approved a meas
ETe calling for bond election on January
"A providing for the purchase or the
spring Valley Water C0Ilpzny's plant. a.
well as the Sierra Nevada supply. The
Spring Valley company has offered its
plant 20 the city for s35.000.900. The cost
Of the Eleanor dam and connections 10
bring the water from the Sierra 10 San
Francisco is estimated At go, Oe0, ,000.
The first Of the new hFeb0ats was ac-
cepted this week and the result is that
insurance on al property near the water
front will be lowered The boat is named
after Dennis T sullivan. the hre chief
who was moTtsIly injured on the morning
Of the great earthquake
Most stringent regulations against
tuberculosis have been approved BY the
supervisors The ordinance gives great
power 20 the health officer who NAV sep
srate "A mother from her children or a
husband from his wife IL he regards saeh
separation necessary to the public
health. He has also large powers in com
pelling the renovation ef rooms i'm which
tuberCulous. patients have been kept. and
IN case OF tIe NNn~fS fetuSdi TO do this
work he may close the house or apart
ments and post placards warning any one
against occupying the rooms until they
have been properly cleaned and disin-
fected The ordinance is the msst drastic
ever adopted in this country
Mayor Taylor has given salOoukeepers
much fright by his opinion that the char
ter cannot be amended BY the ordinance
passed at the recent election. He holds
that the new heuor ordinance. WHICH per-
mits an increase IN the number OF saloons
and limits the license 20 $500 a year
il Illegal IL the Judiciary committee Of
the supervisors agrees with the Mayor
the ordinance will be thrown out.
California IN few years viii be ranked
among the cotton producing states In
the Imperial Valley. whirh Is Irrigated
from the Colorado River and witch has
land equal in fertility 20 the Nile delta
slo,9eo worth of cotton has been produced
this season. and teas Is only by way Of
experiment. A large acreage In California
as well a. In Hawaii Il suitable for cotton.
and sith cheap fuel cal there j. no reason
why Californian mills should not turn o.t
homegrown cotton for Oriental use.
NiSg Miss Geodlrigh Is something ~ a
prlls, isn't vhee