The San Francisco call., 1910-03-22
Los Angeles Would Mediate
[ Special Dispatch 10 The Call

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Los ANGELES, March 21-The Los
Angeles chamber of commerce to-
night offered its services as medi-
ator to San Francisco and San Diego
in an effort TO adjust the difference
existing between the two cities re-
gardlnS the Panama canal exposition
in 1915. This action was taken after
long secret session of the directors
and was preceded by an open meeting.
AT the open meeting it was decided
that the chamber will not send dele
cation to the conference at Santa Bar
bara tomorrow.
Directors of the chamber appeared to
be divided in opinion, a strong element
favoring the plan to send delegates
and others declaring that Los Angeles
should keep hands off. D. C. Collier Of
San Diego was bitter in his declaration
that San Diego would not be given a
fair show and insisted that the pur-
pose of the conference is to discredit
San Diego in the eyes of the people Of
the state and of the nation.
At joint meeting of representatives
OF the chamber of commerce, mer-
chants and manufacturers association
and Los Angeles realty board, with a
delegation from San Francisco, efforts
were made to induce the three bodies
to send delegations to Santa Barbara.
After spirited arguments, the realty
board and the merchants and manu-
facturers announced that they would
senr representatives uninstructed but
the chamber of commerce postponed
definite action until night.
In the course of the discussion W. NJ
Garland of the realty board, declared
that in his opinion 8 out of 10 of the
merchants of this city favor San Fran
cisco as the place of holding the ex-
position.
Joseph Scott, president of the cham
Der of commerce, and w. D. Stephens,
former president, objected to taking
action until San Diego had been heard
Accordingly. action by the chamber was
postponed until tonight. when Colonel
D. G. Collier of San Diego could be
present. San Francisco was represent
ed at the conference today by c. c.
Moore. G. Brenner, M. J. Brandenstein,
r. J. Tausig and NJ H. de Young A. A.
Dennison. secretary of the Oakland
chamber of commerce, was also present.
Many Delegates to Attend
Especial Dispatch TO The Call
SANTA BARBARA, March r21.-Indi-
cations tonight are that the worlds
exposition convention here tomorrow
may not be as one sided an affair in
favor of San Francisco as appeared
probable last week. While a big ma
Jority of the delegates hail from cities
north of the Tehachapi, the local cham
Der has been notified that at least two
Los Angeles commercial bodies-the
Realty board and the Merchants and
Manufacturers association, will be rep
resented
The meeting will take place in the
ballroom of the Potter hotel at 2 o'clock
The majority of the delegates will ar
rive from the north tomorrow morning
They will be met at the station by a
band and automobiles.
The San Luis Obispo delegation favors
San Francisco. Several prominent San
Franciscans arrived tonight.
The cities and organizations that
have formally notified the local cham
Der that they will send delegates are:
Long Beach, Bakersfield, LoniNoc, San
Luis Obispo. Berkeley, Stockton, Oak
land, Alameda, Eureka, Hollister, Ven
tura Redwood City MADEIRA. MarysviIle
Santa Paula, Tulace City, Modesto,
Santa Rosa, Los Angeles, San Jose
Santa Clara, Los Gatos, San Rafael, San
Francisco, Napa, Palo Alto, Santa Cruz,
Auburn, Oroville, Chico, Grass Valley
Visalia, Red Bluff, Woodland, Santa
Maria, Pacific Grove, Petaluma. San
Francisco merchants association, San
Francisco commercial travellers con-
gress. San Franisco chamber Of COM
merce, Oakland merchants exchange.