The San Francisco call., 1910-12-11
LAKES TO GULF PROJECT
MAY CINCH THE MATTER
Much Pressure Brought on the
Southern City to Postpone
It's Fair for Three
More Years
LOUISIANA DELEGATION
is BEGINNING TO WAIVER
[Special Dispatch to The Call

w IASHINGTON, Dec. 1O.-San
w Francisco, 1915. is on the map
W in Washington. All the news
papers here have big advertisements
telling of San Francisco's demand for
the Panama exposition. Notice is
given that the latch string is out at
California headquarters.
Ten men are speaking of California
to one who talks New Orleans. A
dozen New Orleans boosters arrived
today, only to be confronted by the
widespread publicity for San Fran
cisco. Acting President Hale has re-
ceived official resolutions from the
chambers of commerce of China. in
cluding those of Peling, Tientsin,
Canton, Shanghai and Hankau. declar-
ing in favor of San Francisco and
promising to exert all efforts to make
China's exhibit the finest ever sent
across the seas.
The members of the California dele
cation were busy as bees today inter-
viewing senator's and congressman,
meeting visitors at headquarters. hold
ing conferences, working out drafts Of
a dozen plans.
Compromise urged
Dozens of delegates to the rivers and
harbors congress remain in the city
and those from the Mississippi valley
are hard at work trying to bring
abOrt n cOr,vror,iSo La+v,aar g., r--,.
cisco and New Orleans which will work
for the benefit of the lakes to the gulf
project.
Pledges are being obtained from con-
gressmen promising to vote for an ap-
preparation for deep waterways expo
sitiOn at New Orleans and also prom
ising to prevent the abandonment of
the New Orleans navy yard These
pledges are contingent upon New Or
leans Withdrawing from the Panama
exposition contest. II New Orleans will
do this, Pacific coast congressman will
support the lakes to the gulf project
and help New Orleans in the navy
yard fight. Some of the strongest men
in Louisiana are now at work with
tages of the proposed compromise. A
conference on the subject is to be held
at New Orleans.
The Washington Post has an article
on the possibility of arranging COM
promise that shall be for the advan-
tages of New Orleans and San Fran
CISCO The fact that the balance OF
power in congress on the waterways
question and on other very important
legislation lies west of the Rockies was
made clear at the session of the rivers
and harbors congress.
SouthernerS Waiver
The Post this morning. said: EFT
was asserted last night that the only
way in which the lakes to the gulf prob
ect can be crowned with success is
by the cooperation of the Pacihc coast.
Pressure was brought to bear last
night on the friends of New Orleans
to get them to work for the lakes to
the gulf project. Some OF the friends
of New Orleans sent kilograms home,
saying that the city now has a chance
to enlist the support of the entire Pa
cific coast for the deeper waterways
and more than that, secure the votes
in congress TO retain the New Orleans
navy yard which Secretary Meyer OF
the navy department has said must go"
We had better accept this support"
said one of the New Orleans men. 1t
is all very well to talk about the
Panama exposition. but it is uncertain
that we viii get that. Here we have
chance to win the support OF the
Pacific coast for the deep waterway
and for a celebration at New Orleans
| in 1918. when we celebrate our BIZ
centennial. and a vote that viii en-
able US to retain our navy yard.
much prefer this sure thing 70 the
uncertainty of a Panama exposition"
Want Whole Thing
other New Orleans men, however,
would not admit that their city was
not united in favor of obtaining tho
Panama exposition
II do not believe" said one Of the