Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-12
CALIFORNIA A UNIT
TO SECURE BIG
EXPOSITION
Pacific Coast Boosters All Pull
ling Together for Panama
Pacific Celebration in 1916
No Show for New Orleans,


fspssial correspondence 10 Morning Journail
san Francisco. Cal. Dec. 10-No
better evidence could De had of the
unaaimlty with which C~alifornians
are working Is secure the interna-
tionai exposition III 1915 than the
vote poiled throughout the state
November Sth on ,he constitutional
amendment that imposed a worlds
faiI tax Of S5,009.0oo upon the peo-
Pile a review Of this vote rs the fig
nres actually stand. fs educational
and Inspiring ID proves that from
the northern boundary of California
as ahe Mexican line, 500 miles away,
Caaiforni4ns acre willing p eager
so tack their adHoeaCy Of san Fran
cisco with hard cash. The trcmen-
dcue favorable vote is an the more
gratifying Ia Callfornians because OF
the fact hat the state is divided
geographically into five distinct sec
tlcuE. but by sentiment On this contest
for thc exposition the state Is united.
Iu SAN Francisco "a large majority
would be expected. and IL Is no sur
prise to learn that the vote there
went 90 10 for the tax The totals
show mat 42,546 votes were poieo
Tor the measure, N but z.468
aeuinst h.. Across the bay from san
Francisco. la the region so closely
connected with il commercially and
sotiauy. an overwhelming favorable
vote was registered also. Alameda
county. in which are the cities OF
oakland, Alameda and Berkeley. re-
turned their verdict by casting 1881
yofcs ior the proposition 60 lax them
selves for san Francisco. and l5S3
votes against il.
sacramento. the capital of the
state. located ia the heart of the sac
raInento valley and distinctly an in
terror town. voted 5,N21 90 tax itself
for The world shuw al san Francisco,
and only 1861 against a. q Mateo,
on tho peninsula near san Francisco.
voted 8.204 for. and "a 1872 against
the state tax shasta. in the heart u
the northern mountains zoe miles
avfe from sen Francisco. cust l.a4i
votes for the measure. ana oniE 5AA
against ID. Humboldt. another FAR
northern county. went better than =
10 3 Tor the proposition. Placer
of thc famous placer mining counties
of pioneer days. cast l,5sf Tor and
bst 400 votes against it,
That b. o. wonderful showing IN
p~recedentsd IN any state ID IS b
resnlt rreseHf.d IN plain figures not
EA0E-|A VIZ %"
should Louisiana bring forward
her vote for the bond proposition IN
the southern state. 81 could be- shown
how fer bchind this record she fails
Tho sndthtruers have never presented
their record over tie state
Hut moss as fa che southern part az
California Los Angeles and san
Dlezo-hov Hia their votes run il
vas freely predicted that southern
california, 500 mites away from san
Francisco. would never Civ a lavor-
lie vote g. e. proposition which meant
that the district should carry IT'S
hea4y part ot d state sax g. help san
Francisco iu her exposition Tight
Yet Los Angeles went better tnan
: to ! Tor fhc tax In D. q metropolis
uf fhe southland -l-seh votes we're
cast for tie tax. and lo.sse against
ln SAN Diego which is Tar below
Los Angeles aA hlt snug against the
Mt-leln Hne 3S2s votes went for the
tnz and nnft 1899 against b. Even
n susrsrlt settled Mono county.
nnl.h sfr.ttnes along tha NCVaaa
Hrf fsr tn the south. f-Q votes were
poHrf tor ttt tax o. but ugatnst
e. Fresno returned q favorable vote
asse. % an opposing vote of hui
1fEE Mnrteret county went leal
votes fn. ODE lN and A-a aeainst g.
80 much ior the state t1 81 f-
ele @ ior fhe exposition. D. Fassea
81 M HFeru heiUluE vote. ~ LHltsi-
tna can urt .1ne an-thinE approach
frH tho ur.nfufW displayed ln tEtf-
farn lr mlfhern Cnlfurnla thf
tax rasstd better than . tn Do The
futaf s.t ~ aDt % tlt.uel 81
tu j.
Nafemher I-th the city san
FrauC.sce again pert to che polls
this tun fn vote an proposition
ts aui tl- litt lcr