The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
BIG EXPOSITION
IS INDORSED BY
VOTE OF 20 TO |
City Almost Unanimous in Bal
Ioting on S5,OOO,OOO Bond
Issue for Fair
State Now Pledged to Advance
SI7,50O,OQO to Celebrate
Canal Opening

BY an overwhelming majority, that
Will reach the ratio of nearly 20 to /.
San Francisco has pledged itself to the
cause of the Panama Pacific interna-
tional exhibition in 1915. BY a vote
more nearly unanimous than ever be-
fore was given 10 any proposition pre-
sented to the people of this city the
100000 bond issue in behalf of the
worlds fair was authorized yesterday
at the polls.
The state of California stands pledged
this morning to advance s17,500,00 in
cash to bring the exposition to this city
and make 1t the greatest event of its
kind in the history OF the world. In
the hands OF California's representa-
tives in the halls Of congress has been
placed the most powerful Of all weap-
ons that can be welded IN the contest
for the honor of holding the fair-a
fund that insures a magnificent expo
sition enterprise without a cent Of gov
ernment aid.
SAN FRANCISCO'S SHOWING
AS a result of the tremendous vote
cast yesterday in favor of the issuance
of $4,000 900 Of municipal bonds in aid
Of the exposition, the following show
ing can be made to congress:
The citizens of san Francisco
have pledged $500. 000 in individ-
ual subscriptions in aid~of the fair.
The state Of California has au-
thorized a state bond issue of
$4,000. 600 in aid of the fair.
The city of san Fra ncisco has
600 in aid of the fair.
The entire exposition fund
amounts TO $l7,500,000.
10000 VOTES CAST
Of all the 3S charter amendments
presented to the voters yesterday the
exposition bond issue proposition re-
ceived by thousands the greatest vote.
although there were included in the
questions at issue several sweeping
measures of great Importance. On the
showing made in the returns received
up to midnight il is estimated that the
total vote on the exposition bond issue
Will approximate 10000, of which not
more than 1900 votes were cast in op-
position to the measure. Even this
ratio is likely to show greater vari-
ance as a result of later returns.
Out of only about one-siXth of the
total number Of precincts in the city,
which We're all that had been reported
in full at midnight. there were several
that showed absolutely unanimous votes
in favor of the exposition bonds. One of
the first complete precincts TO be heard
from was the twentyfrst Of the thirty
second assembly district, for which the
polling place is at Twenty-second and
Kentucky streets. The vote in that
precinct on the exposition bond issue
was 81 favorable. with none against
Other precincts followed with similar
reports.
ALL DISTRICTS AID
From indications given by the vote
in 81 precincts heard from in full out
of a total of 352 in the city, there can
be no question that the bonds were
voted for by magnificent majorities in
every precinct in the city. From boun-
dary to boundary of San Francisco the
people have pledged themselves to aid
the exposition in the most substantial
manner. No section or district can
claim the honor of having been more
instrumental than another in giving
support to the great worlds fair
project.
1t is the voice of all San Francisco
that has spoken, just as the voice of
the entire state spoke one week ago.