The San Francisco call., 1910-05-02
bring BACK FAIR
CRIES CITY CROWD
Mayor and Businessmen Go to
Washington to Promote
Panama Celebration
Governor Gillett Joins Party at
Capital and Delegates Will
Appeal to Taft

Encouraged by the cheers of the
spectators and the music of a brass
band, the delegation that goes to Wash
ington to win for San Francisco the
Panama Pacific exposition in 1915 left
San Francisco at 10:40 o'clock yester-
day morning, the intention being to
make a hasty tour of the country be-
fore returning in order to create en-
thusiasm for the fair
Bring back the fair" shouted the
crowd.
Bring back Hetch Hetchy,'' shouted
man to Mayor Mccarthy, who while
away will make a fight for the water
system as well as the exposition.
Well bring back BOTH said Nc
Carthy.
The delegation will be joined at Sac
ramento by Governor Gillett and Will
liam E. Gerber and at Los Angeles by
w. F. Garland, president of the real
estate board. The party also includes
Judge F. w. Henshaw, James Rolph Jr.,
William r. Dargie, M. F. Tarpey of
Fresno, Victor II. MetcaIf William f.
Gerstle, f. c. Friedlander, F. Zeehanda-
laar, secretary of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association of Los An
geles, and Charles S. Aitken, publicity
H.
CONFERENCE WITH TAFT
On arriving in Washington they will
make arrangements for a conference
with President Taft Saturday. The
delegates will then proceed to New
York, where they will be joined by sew
eral prominent Californians and be the
guests of honor Monday night at a ban
quet given by the directors of the
worlds fair of New York to be held in
1913.
Special cars accommodated the dele
cation. On the train which carried it
east was Jacob Dold, president of the
Jacob Dold packing company of Kansas
City, St. Louis, st. Joseph and Buffalo
and one of the meat magnates of the
country. He was in San Francisco and
present at the meeting when the
$4,0S9,000 was raised and so impressed
was he by the patriotic spirit display ed
that he declared that he felt bound to
help in the work.
1T was the most remarkable exhibit
tion of civic pride 1 have Witnessed he
said. ''and as soon as | return | shall
write to my representatives in Wash
ington informing them of what l oh =
served and asking them to help the
cause of San Francisco.
CITY ENTITLED TO SUPPORT
"A people who show such grit and
StuulHS ducCllOn IOT lIl6lT CITY OuS 1T
to receive the support of the entire
country. 1t was a beautiful and won
derful illustration of civic pride, and
observing it 1 caught the fever.
My great fear is that the east will
not quite grasp the immensity of the
sacrifice of the people of San Francisco
or the sentiment which underlies it, 7
promise to do whatever / can toward
having the exposition here in 1915"
This statement, made by Dold to
some of the members of the delegation.
was appreciated deeply, as they realized
that it represented strength in the
middle west.
SALE OF STOCK TO PROCEED
There was no sale of stock yesterday,
but a campa gn among the employees of
the various stores, offices and work
shops in the city in an effort to sell
small punches of stock will begin today
Subscriptions have been raised by the
employees of the Hibernia bank, the
German savings and loan society and
the merchants exchange. In the week
to follow similar subscriptions will be
started in many other places.
The delegates hope that when they
confer with the president the fund OF
$5, 100000 will have been raised. This
will be a safeguard against any excuse
that congress will not be in position
to act until the city has raised its
quota. With six days in which to do
the work the finance committee will do
it's best to secure the desired amount.
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