The San Francisco call., 1910-09-20
DEEDS SBACK WORDS
OF FAIR BOOSTERS
Enthusiastic Work Being Done
Throughout State by
Journalists

The state is not only in. favor of
holding the Panama Pacific interna
tional exposition at San Francisco in
1915, but active, progressive work is
being done frem the northern to the
southern line to make sure that San
Francisco is chosen as the exposition
site, James McNab, chairman of the
delegation that attended the confer
ence of the southern California edi-
torial association, said yesterday. 1--WE
had high hopes when we went down
to the Santa Barbara meeting but
the action taken there and the hearty
cooperation offered us more than met
our expectations. Now California can
make this campaign felt throughout
the east, for the state is united in an
enthusiastic and earnest desire to
back this city for exposition honors
1T was brought out clearly by some
of the editors themselves that the ex-
position Will not be only San Fran
cisco affair, but that the whole state
and the entire west will share the
expesition's sglory and receive part of
its gains
There was a very real enthusiasm
on the part of every editor. 1t was not
perfunctory Endorsements; behind it
was the heart and soul of the repre-
sentative men present The effect on
the American people of this unaninlity
of opinion among citizens of the state
Will have d decided impression upon
the American people, the delegates
say, and do much toward winning the
approval of congress when California
asks for the exposition next Decem.
ber.'
One of the first evidences of united
action that will be given will be
more general active participation in
the work OF Panama Pacific post card
week, October 10-17, when California
will lombard the section east of the
Rockies with reasons why San Fran
cisco should be made the exposition
city of 1915 The editors throughout
the state are to bring argument
week" as it is familiarly termed, to the
attention of their readers, and them
selves take a, prominent part in volley-
Ing the postal arguments toward the
rising sun.
The arrival of consignments Of argu-
mentative postals to be sold in station
cry stores of the different cities of the
state will be noted by the editors in
their papers, and the citizens urged to
take part in the seven days campaign
by senjing post cards to their friends.
relatives and acquaintances throughout
the east and middle west
1oNerno@5 JudSont Harmon of Ohio,
United States Sera tor Theodore Bur
ton, j. B. Foraker of, Cincinnati. the
mayor of Cincinnati and other notables
win speak for California at the festivi-
ties attendant upon California day.
September %. at the. Ohio valley ex-
position. now being held a Cincinnati.
The Panama Pacific international ex-
position at San Francisco, 1915, will be
the vital theme of the day.
Great billboard posters In everyacity
in Ohio will announce that San Fran
cisco is to be the exposition city of
1915. and point out why the city should
be selected by congress in December.
In all the large newspapers, too, ad-
vertisements will be run calling atten-
tion to San Franciscos claim and in
viting the people to>>be California's
guests at the Ohio valley exposition.
Ohioans to Boost
The directors of tire Ohio society xof
held meeting last even
ing at the ST. Francis and decided to
start a state campaign asking every
Ohioan living in these parts to write
to the congressman of their native
state to support this city's claims for
the Panama Pacific exposition in 1915.
Tentative plans for an Ohio building
were also discussed The meeting was
presided over by E. l.. Baldwin The
next meeting VIII be held at the st.
Francis on the second Monday of
October -