The San Francisco call., 1910-04-22
"HELLO, CENTRAL,
give ME- 1915"
That's What You Say When You
Want to Talk to Panama
Fair Headquarters
Hello, centrall Give me 1915"

Hello, Central, Give me 1915"
If you want the Panama Pacific in
ternational exposition headquarters.
Just try this on your telephone
Nobody in all San Francisco, or in
any other part of the world for that
matter. is being allowed to forget the
great event of five years hence, and the
mystic numerals Of the year already
nave become trademark
Just to make it easy to remember.
and as a reminder that up in the expo
sition offices'in the Merchants Exchange
building every thought apd energy is
turning toward the accomplishment of
nVe years hence, the numerals of the
all important year have been assigned
even to the telephones. At the REQUEST
OF exposition officials, the Pacific States
telephone company has given the desig-
nation of "Sutter 1915" to the trunk
lines reaching the exposition offices, and
the Home telephone company has been
asked to give>the same number with
proper prefix
Arrangements have been made to
print, in pamphlet form, the speech
made by Representative Julius Kahn
before the house of representatives on
April Is, calling attention to San Fran
clsco's plans for world exposition in
1918, and these will be distributed in
all parts of the country
TO SELECT DELEGATES
At meeting of the finance commit
tee of the exposition yesterday Morris
Meyerfeld Jr., president of the Orpheum
theater, was made a member of the
committee. A meeting of the publicity
committee will be held at 1 o'clock this
afternoon, while at 3 o'clock the
directors will meet to consider the list
of "a or more delegates who are to ac-
company Governor Gillett to Washing
ton to present San Francisco's claims
before congress.
Plans for the Washington trip have
been practically perfected, but the date
on which the party will start has not
been definitely decided. The plan now
is that the delegation leave San Fran
cisco some time between May 1 and
May 5.
In order to secure a general uniform
ity in the Endorsements given by va
rious organizations. blank form of
resolutions has been prepared at the
exposition headquarters and will be
sent out as guide to various bodies
and to meetings and conventions where
such action is likely to be taken.
SUPPORT PLEDGED
The form prepared is az follows
Whereas. a committee of representative
citizens is engaged at present in perfecting
details for the holding in San Francisco dur
ing 1915 exposition TO celebrate the com
pletion of the Panama canal and
Whereas, the work of these citizens has
already received the general Endorsement of
the press the public and specifically of the
representatives of the 81 counties of Cali
fornia in convention assembled: now. be it
Resolved, that places itself on
record at this time pledging its united
strength and untiring efforts in assisting in
every way possible arranged plans for this
exposition; we pledge ourselves to vigorously
cooperate with the directing committee of
the Panama Pacific International exposi-
tion in assisting to raise the s., ,OO0, coo OF
capital stock desired, and offer at this
time to the committee the further pledge OF
our enthusiasm and support, promising to
give this undertaking every possible publicity
and encouragement, both here and abroad;
and,
Resolved. further, that call upon our
representatives in congress to aid in every
possible manner to secure federal support to
this undertaking. joining with the governor
of California, the Hon. james y. Gilett,
and any delegation of citizens which may be
with him, in personally presenting this mat
ter before congress.