Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25
PREDICTS VICTORY
OF FAIR PROJECT
President Scott of Chamber of
Commerce Returns from Mis-
sion to Washington
SENATE FAvORS ALL PLANS
Indifference of Some Congress-
men Declared Sole Difficulty
in the Way of Success

With the belief that California has
every chance to win the exposition with
which it is planned to celebrate the
completion of the Panama canal in 1915,
and delighted to return to sunshine and
flowers, Joseph Scott, president of the
Los Angeles chamber of commerce and
the only Southern California member
of the delegation which for a month
has been working in Washington to
secure the big fair for San Francisco,
returnel to Los Angeles yesterday
afternoon on Santa Fe train which
was nearly two hours late.
Glad to get back? Well, I should
say am" and Mr.. Scotts usual CHEEKY
smile seemed to expand a little. Il
have had all of the CONCEALED atmos-
phere l want. Think of leaving a hotel
where it is seyenty-tive in the shade
and having to go out on the street
where it was twenty!
"T. nix of that will you? Why, it's
bad enough for big strong men to en-
dure, not to mention women and chill
dren. tell you, the cast doesn't know
what we have out here in Southern
California. II 1t did it would lose more
population,
"As it is. our census returns par
alyzed them, simply paralyzed them.
The ashingtonians could hardly be-
lieve that Los Angeles is the size it
IS. This city is next to the nations
capital now.
BRISK FIGHT FOR EXPOSITION
'As to the fair, the situation is sim
ply parliamentary one now. Hard
work is being done on both sides, both
by the Callfornians and the men from
New Orleans. l think California has
the advantage, however, in that the
committee on rules has set January II
as the date when the city to have the
exposition must be determined. We
had been afraid that becay Sc of the
large number of appropriation bills and
legislation which President Taft wants
attended to that the exposition might
be sidetracked for this session.
I'm the senate we can win out with
out any trouble, / believe. And much
of the credit for that is due to Senator
Flint, who Is a strong man there es-
pecially so because he is member of
the finance committee. Senator Per-
kins is doing all he can, but he Is not
a well man and neither is he as young
and active as Flint.
I'm the house we are not so certain.
There has been no absolute poll taken,
but we believe we have enough favor
able votes there to succeed. Some
congressman are noncommittal, how
ever, and only the roll call will show
how they view the matter.
I'VE must not be too sure but must
continue to work. Any Los Angelan
or Californian who has influence with
any eastern congressman or with any
person who can influence any eastern
congressman should write to him and
urge him to vote for San Francisco.
CoNGREssNEN SEEM APATHETIC
"'The greatest obstacle to the success
of California is the absolute indiffer-
ence of some of the congressman. Many
of them don't care whether there Is an
exposition at all. The failure at
jamestown and the financial loss to
the government at st. Louis are causes
of their indifference.
THE New Orleans delegation is COM
posed of clever men. They are suave,
genial and are good mixers. Theirs is
a fine committee and it is working hard
and systematically, especially in the
house.
"If the fair is won by San Francisco
It will be called the Panama. Pacific
exposition and VIII be of the greatest
benefit to Los Angeles without this city
being at any financial risk. Fully 80
per cent of those who come to the fair
will pass through Los Angeles. The
way the people in this section feel
ABOUT 1t WAS SHOWH dl ldSl eIeCllOli,
when the constitutional amendment by
which the state is to give $5000,000 for
the fair carried two to one.
1.-The Californians at. the national
capital worked we'll together, regard
less of their different political creeds.
Governor Gillett and Governor-elect
Johnson work side by side for the ex-
position. Taft received us very cor
daily and our general impressions Of
Washington were pleasant
With considerable coaXing Mr.. Scott
was persuaded to tell of the auto
graphed photograph which President
Taft gave him. 1t was presented when
the California delegation called on the
chief executive and bore, in addition
to the presidents signature, the words,
ITO my friend, Joseph Scott, with af-
fectionate regards for a real live boost
err" and was in memory of Taft's trip
around the kite-shaped track in COM
pany with other representative men of
Los Angeles when he visited this city
last year.