The San Francisco call., 1910-06-21
Shoe LEATHER
PROMISED FOR
Big FAIR FUND
Volunteers Will Wear Out Their
Footwear in Campaign for
Subscriptions
Last Roundup of the DereIicts
Should Fatten List of
Contributions

On Shoe Leather day, Thursday. June
%. an army Of volunteer solicitors, rep
resenting hundreds of business houses
interested in the fight to secure the
Panama Pacific exposition for this city,
VIII invade the commercial and financial
precincts gathering the last of the sub
scriptiOns to exposition stock
The unique plan has met with the
unanimous support of large merchants.
Shoe Leather day is the result of much
preparation. No definite move was
taken toward its realization until it was
assured that businessmen would give
fl support Hundreds of letters re-
Ceived at Panama Pacific headquarters
pledging aid and appointing employees
10 represent business houses in the one
day canvass indicate that rich return
VIII crown the days efforts:
Arrangements for the final cleanup of
tardy contributions are being made
With great care. so that the canvass
viii be thorough. The city viii be
suboivided and apportioned to COM
mtttees.
Shoe Leather day has met with great
favor among the men who viii partici-
pate in the work. These viii meet in
the assembly room Of the chamber of
commerce on the thirteenth floor of the
Merchants Exchange building, Wednes-
day, June -, at 3 p. m.
PROPER CREDENTIALS
Here they will be given their in
structions and provided with the proper
credentials to carry on their work. The
blanks TO be filled out by the sub
scribers viii be distributed also. It is
the intention of the committee to have
i la - 80.
and set forth the status of the expo
sition question between this city and
New Orleans.
The Panama-Pacific committee han
ding the Shoe Leather day campaign
asks all businessmen to help make the
day success by the appointment of a
representative TO work for the fair
Thursday. Many letters have already
been sent out and in almost all cases
favorable replies have been received.
Volunteers will be received at the head
quarters.
SOME APPOINTMENTS
Up to date the following have been
appointed, the name Of the firm and its
representative being given:
Alexander & Baldwin. Linlited-Services of
Two men
Alaska packers association-C A Renwick
Anelo-American erockery and glassNare-A.
s. Alderman.
~ . nt tsiiiutleteth q ~ w wagner ana
V. J. Wthers-
Baldwin ievelry eompany-Leon Van vllet
Bates & Chesebrough-AIr. Berteaud-
Britain & Co.-M. :. letters.
Barneson- -5ibberd company-Stanley Hincelor.
california hg syrup company. {. Queen.
City OF Paris dry goods company-A. Medley
and I. H. Schsadt.
California wine associstion-Clarence H. Fos-
ter.
California pine box and lumber company-wilI
pay for outside persons.
Commercial Union assurance company. Lin
ited-Georce r. Henar
California barrel company-Charles Dsy
Castle Brothers-Walter N. Castle
CUrtaz & SOn-W. J. kuss and ". H. French.
Ehrman Brothers-Alexis ;. Ehrman
Eastern Quitting company-H. Sierofy.
Friedman Col. Friedman.
tlsntner Mattern company-Ralph j. Seeds.
tTladdiug. Mclean Co.-Walter Heath, with
automobile
GulliNson Brothers. Inc.-H. G. Barclay.
Hasslett warehouse company-M. G. Pfan
q. A. Hooper & Co.-Sumner Crosby.
kOhlcr & Chase-Air Wiems.
Ie Grande laundry company-Charles P. Cain
and u. =. Coleman
LTley & Thurston compsny-Con Roman
Levenson-Schiucter company-H. {. Keller.
Lester, Ierrick & Herrick-Two not yet Sc
lected.
Alfred Iilenfeld & Co.-Leon S. Clsyburgh
AIcNab & Smith-George A. Smith
Moore Watson dry goods cOmpany-Henry
Karm-
Se.sr- Earle shoe compsny-Thomss NJ. Earle,
cyeIbsuer BrOthers-J- Ncubauer.
OTIS elevator compsny-A. ]. McNicol and II.
7. Johnson.
The Owl drug company. A. Erickson.
Prayer company. Inc.-A. Peterson and z.
solomon.
Parafhne paint company-w. H. LoewenthL
and 7. T. Girl.
Port Costa milling company-E. ]. Luke and
II. II. Person.