The San Francisco call., 1910-03-04
sAN FRANCIsCo aUEEN cITY

il and forward the work which is had
underts ken.
SAN FRANCISCO QUEEN CITY
Il want TO see Alameda grow said
Mayor Mccarthy. Il wish il were
hundred times as large as IL is. For
no matter how large il might be il
could not detract one iota from the
prestige and power OF san Francisco,
ne Queen city Of the Pacific, which is
destined TO become. not long hence, the
distributing center Of the world.
~SOme day san Francisco hopes TO
-cop-operate with AL ef the east bay
seitfes 70 make this great community
what il ought 70 be. a single munich
pslity with common aims. common in
Ierests and common endeavors.
Mayor Mccarthy referred 10 the repu-
tation which Los Angeles had acquired
through its boosters. He dubbed the
southern metropolis the cemetery city
OF the south
Let US do more boosting here on
san Francisco bay he admonished.
Let as be 4 unit in boosting Let US
stop knocking 50 much. After all there
is not 50 much difference between those
OF Us who live IN San Francisco and
those who live in Oakland. Berkeley or
Alameda. For some day we are all
destined to be citizens of a greater San
Francisco. which shall be the greatest
THANKS ALAMEDA FOR AID
The mayor Of the transbay city re-
ferred 10 his affiliations with the union
labor party and declared that he would
not give Up his place in organized la
Dor for the best position in the gift of
Tie world.
In behalf of san Francisco he
thanked Alameda for the assistance
:given the stricken city after the earth
quake and fire Of 1906 and declared
that the citizens Of San Francisco
would never forget their Indebtedness.
-. DR.. r. ". D'Evelyn. president of the
chamber Of commerce who presided as
chairman OF the convention. next in
.:Iroduced Wev. Willsie Manning Mar
jin. pastor OF the church in which the
-convention was held. assigning TO him
: The theme. civic Awakening-Need of
. nd. How Best Secured" In the
course Of an interesting and humorous
:1sIk the pastor advocated the inclu-
!: sion o. the study Of local civic prob
, 1ems in the curriculum OF the public
schools. The church is now located in
2 ma gnifcent new temple of worship.
half block from the one used tonight.
MOTT ADDRESSES GATHERING
>. The second or the mayors to be in
.+roduced was Frank K. Mott of Oak
land Mayor Mott devoted himself to
effective methods of advancing the in
terests Of the east bay cities and en-
phasized the ultimate necessity Of the
formation Of a consolidated city and
county government in Alameda county.
.. TT is our common aim in develop
fng our cities to bring in new people
and new capital" he said In bring
Sng people 70 our midst il is important
10 sife them something to do. There
fore we are ali interested in CONNER
.cial development as wei as civic and
esthetic advancement
Perhaps the most important devel-
opment project which has recently been
undertaken on this side of the bay
from the standpoint Of common interest
IS the development of OUT water front.
This development has been inaugurated
bJ Oakland. but Alameda is deeply in
.iterestes. because our sister city has a
wealth OF locations for all sorts of
=. commercial industries which would be
2 attracted here by the great increase in
the amount OF shipping which will
igfeVitably follow the hsrbor improve
. nlents:'
MANY INTERESTS IN COMMON
. -.>'Oakland and Alameda have a COM
mon interest in the esthetic side of
their civic life. for beauty of a city is
one Of its greatest attractions in draw
ing cultured people within its borders
O5klsno's recent expenditures for civic
beautifcation have been among its
most important public undertakings,
while Alameda and Berkeley rank with
Pasadena as the most beautiful cities
of the Pacific coast"
.AlaIaeda's facilities for salt water
) athing an dher excellent beaches were
characterized by Mayor Mott as one Of
the citys most important resources for
Advertising purposes, and he urged the