The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
DELEGATES LEAVE
FOR CONFERENCE
Chamber of Commerce Party
Goes to Santa Barbara to Aid
in Settling Exposition Site
AmicabIe Adjustment of Con-
flicting Claims Expected by
Local Representatives

Hoping for an amicable settlement
of the present conflict between San
Diego and San Francisco, relative to a
definite site for the exposition of 1915
in commemoration of the opening of
the Panama canal delegation from
the San Francisco chamber of com
merce and one from the merchants
exchange will leave this evening to at
tend the conference called by the Santa
Barbara chamber of commerce to set
tie the dispute
At this conference there will be
representative from every city in Cal
lfornia with a population of 5000 or
more with the possible exception of
San Diego. which, according to reports,
takes exception. to the calling OF the
meeting, giving as reason the fact
that it was not consulted prior to the
calling of the meeting. This fact is
admitted by members of the directing
committee of the Panama Pacific In
ternational exposition. which proposed
to hold the celebration in this city in
1915. However. further statement is
made that San Francisco was not con-
suited either, Santa Barbara working
on It's, own initiative with the idea
of establishing harmony.
SAN FRANCISCO Is FAVORED
Every one of the many civic organ
izations of the state that have COM
municated with the San Francisco
chamber of commerce relative 20 the
Santa Barbara meeting has expressed
itself as desirous of an amicable settle
ment of the dispute between the south
ern city and San Francisco. While
many of the commercial bodies have
expressed themselves as believing that
the exposition belongs to San Fran
-
meeting is to hear all arguments and
from them judge which of the two
points is the best site.
New Orleans, at the present time the
chief contender for the Panama canal
exposition, is the point at which 1t
is the desire of the cities of California
and the entire coast to aim their bat
teries.
NEW ORLEANS BUSY
Washington dispatches state that the
Crescent City has a strong representa-
tive body in Washington at the pres
ent time making fight with the con-
gressional representatives for an ap-
preparation to further the exposition
project The members of the local
directing committee and the state or
ganizations believe that il will be inn
possible for California, to which they
agree belongs the exposition honors, TO
Orleans until all internal differences
of opinion have been settled. Hence
the meeting called by the Santa Bar
bara chamber of commerce for tomOr-
row sat 1890 a. m.
Those in the chamber of commerce
party were: A. w. Scott Jr.. c. C..
Moore, w. L. Gerstle. Frank l. Brown.
r.. ]. Taussig, James McNab and AL
fred I. Esberg.
Delegates from the San Francisco
chamber and from the merchants ex-
change not already en- route will go
today to attend the meeting. leaving z
Santa Barbara tomorrow night, in or
der to reach the city early Wednesday
morning.
Los ANGELES TO TAKE PART
Los Angeles. city and county. was
the one point that was held in doubt
by those interested locally, ii having
been intimated that that city. for fear
of offending San lego, would refuse
to send delegation. However, this
fear has been a1layed. the report reach
ing San Francisco that Los Angeles
is as desirous as any point in the state
of bringing the exposition to the
coast, and will accordingly be repre-
sented at Santa Barbara tomorrow.
The delegates from the San Fran
cisco Merchants association who will
participate are: James McNab, c. s.
Laumeister and T. C. Friedlander, while
the chamber of commerce will be rep
resented by W. L. Gerstle and John
Barneson.
The finance committee of 10, at the
head of which is w. B. Bourn, will
meet at p. m. today in the rooms of
the chamber of commerce.