The San Francisco call., 1910-08-24
Change IN LAW
NEEDED TO GET
MONEY FOR FAIR
Legislature Summoned to SUBJ
NIT Amendments to People
for Raising SlO,OOO,OOO
GiIIett Proposes State and City
Bond Issues to Insure Com
gressiOnal Favor

When The state legislature meets in
Sacramento September for the pur-
pose Of acting on the two constitutional
amendments intended TO provide funds
Cor the Panama Pacific exposition,
there viii be in that city a delegation
consisting of nearly eery prominent
businessman in San Francisco.
Several weeks ago September was
set aside as exposition day" at the
state fair. Excursions have been
planned and thousands of San Francis
cans viii go 10 the state capital. Spe-
CIal steamers and special trains win be
operated 10 transport the crowd. All
The directors and prominent officials of
the exposition company, together with
the officials OF nearly every local civic
organization, viii be in Sacramento on
that day.
Should any doubt exist in the minds
Of the legislators as TO the necessity
or wisdom Of the course proposed, the
exposition hackers and the prominent
lnen Of the state viii be at hand TO
settle every question and pave the way
FOR quick and definite action.
Arrang ngements have been made with
The steamship and railway officials TO
accommodate a Veritable exodus from
this city.
PLANS FOR COOPERATION
The California development board is
preparing TO make memorable the eX-
position day at the fair. a trainload
Of its members viii participate in the
celebration In addition 10 this the
board IS arranging for meeting Of the
secretaries OF all the commercial and
development organizations OF Califor-
MA to be held in Sacramento on the
afternoon OF September 8 for the pur-
pose Of discussing matters Of state in
terest. The assembly room of the new
hotel Sacramento has been secured for
the gathering. which is to begin at I
?. m.
At this meeting plans will be out
lined for a closer cooperation of the
organizations Of the state in the hope
that there may be evolved a concrete
idea which will bring about a broaden
ing OF the work Of upbuilding Califor-
MIA.
Every state senator and assembly
man viii receive through the mails or
otherwise within few days a letter
from Homer s King, president OF the
exposition company, in which he ex-
plains the conditions which have de-
lnanded the calling of the special ses-
sion Of the state legislature.
LETTER TO LEGISLATORS
The letter tells concisely the reasons
why the 1915 exposition should be held
in san Francisco and nowhere else
Here it is:
Dear Sir: Governor James y.
Gillett has summoned the legisla-
ture in extraordinary session In
order that California may be in
financial position to support her
claims before congress. as the
place for holding an international
exposition to commemorate the
opening of the Panama canal.
f.ogic and fitness dictate that
exposition, founded upon the work
Of uniting the two great oceans.
should be held at g point on one
of them, and not at an inland city
Nevertheless, absurd as it is, the
contention has been advanced that
the celebration Of the achieve
rnent whereby occurs the wedding
OF the Atlantic and Pacific, shall
take place. neither on the Atlantic
nor the Pacific, but, far from either
at New Orleans
Nothing has ever happened of
such importance TO California and
the west as the construction Of the
Panama canal
STATUS OF PACIFIC STATES
This mighty work was undertak-
en- by the American government
primarily to insure her people
commercial and political ascend
ency on the Pacific ocean and all
countries bordering thereon. Wise
men foresee that, during this cen
tury, the Pacific Will be the scene
Of the worlds great events. Ameri-
ca has the longest border line of
any nation on the Pacific ocean
and must necessarily exercise the
master hand in shaping its des-
tinies. In asserting this suprem-
through these states constituting
her Pacific shore. These states
California Oregon and Washington
must always be trustees for our
commonwealth in ambitions on
western waters.
Of the three. California has the
greatest water line; in fact It has
the greatest ocean frontage of any
state. OF western states, it is the
Oldest in civilization. largest in
population, in area and in wealth
It is appropriate and just that
in celebrating a work created for
the purpose Of developing Ameri-
people bordering that ocean, and
most concerned in its present and
future, should represent the nation.
More than half the human race
dwells in lands touching this ocean.
The Pacific binds together all
lands on its border by the might
lest commercial agency that God
has given to man. If the COM
merce of its bordering population
shall belong TO America, ii can
only come through the medium of
that part Of our country whose
proximity makes it, by nature.
partner with all Pacific lands and
peoples.
HOW SAN FRANCISCO STANDS
The recognition of these facts by
this nation and the world, by hold
ing this exposition here, will be
advantage beyond measure-not
only to California and the other
Pacific states, but TO the entire
west
1t viii define the sphere of west
ern influence.
It viii make the west a world
force.
We will make of the world. not
merely visitor. but friend and
Of much Of it an inhabitant or an
investor.
San Francisco, early realizing
the tremendous Importance of
these things, assumed, on the
ground Of being the Oldest, most
pOpulOus and wealthiest of her
sister cities. the responsibility of
organizing TO secure this interna-
tional exposition.
Application was made to con-
gress for recognition. A commit
tee OF the house of representa-
tives, reporting on the claims of
san Francisco and New Orleans
recommended that neither city be
recognized until il had provided
the sum Of $7,50o,0oo, to guarantee
success.
San Francisco, through her citi-
Zens. promptly subscribed $4,000
600, and by the time of the assem-
bling Of congress in December
this fund viii amount 10 $500
600
New Orleans has. through her
citizens suhSrril,ad 81 O00 000