The San Francisco call., 1910-11-02
MAYOR SPEAKS FOR
FAIR AMENDMENTS
Mccarthy Addresses a Large
Meeting of Alameda County ::
Building Trades
Declares Passage of Measures
VIII Be Powerful Argument
for California
ESaeeiol Dispatch 10 The CoIl]

tSpecIol Dispatch 10 he (dltJ
OAKLAND. Nov. IA arge meeting
was held under the auspices OF the
building trades council of Alameda
county at the council auditorium.
Twelfth ano Brush streets, tonight
Mayor P H. Mccarthy Of San Francisco
president Of the state building trades
council, delivered an. address on the
great Importance Of the Panama-Pacific
exposition to California and the neces-
sixty Of carrying, senate constitutional
amendment No. 81 and assembly consti-
tuuiOnal amendment No. 33 in the fight
10 secure the big fair for san Francisco
3n 1915. Il J. Banker, president of the
building trades council presided
Mayor Mccarthy drew a concise COM
psrison Of New Orleans and San. Fran
cisco, dwelling at great length upon
. the resources and wealth OF the two
cities and what each had TO offer as a
site for the big exposition. He said in
part:
New Orleans IS working hard to
secure the exposition. None OF us
here even dreams Of the energy she
is putting into the fight or the
strong support she is receiving. If
we Californians were putting forth
as great efforts in proportion 10 cur
strength there could be no question .
but that the holding OF the eXposi-
zion ii san Francisco in 1915 would
be an assured fact
But New orleans is doing great
deal OF knocking and SO are all
those who are Cooperating with .
New Orleans Let the knocking
end OF II rest with New Orleans;
she has taken her stand Cali
fornia viii attend 10 the. boost -
ing and 40 II IN such a. decided
manner that the exposition will
be brought TO the golden west =.
with the approval and permission .
OF congress.
The question Of capital concern
at present is whether we are going
10. carry unanimously the amend
ments, by which we viii viii bond
ourselves TO The amount of s10.-
100000 and be able 20 offer a fund
Tor the holding OF TIT fair so over =
Whelnlngly. Ia advance Of any
amount New Orleans could proffer
that the choice would instantly go j.,
10 san Francisco and this. fair
state. The federal government has
not quite forgotten the fact that
NeW orleans owes i just $1,000
600 on the last exposition, the only
one ever held within the portals of
Iae southern CITY People would
not 60 there, and -oUr rival city p
made failure Of that celebration
on the other hand, san Francisco -
and California have. declared to
congress that they Will finance the
exposition without one single cent
from the federal government We
must make the declaration good. .
and The only and simplest way is
Tor is 10 pass the amendments
when chey. come before us .NOvem-
Der 3. - Every sEoFlng man IN this
state should consider himself a
specially appointed committee of
one TO secure votes faVOripg the
meas ures-
Il IS. merely a matter of paying
a four cent tax TO raise SO 900 900
throughout the great common
wealth of California for the hold -
ing Of an immense celebration by
which the entire community viii
be benefited q hundred fold know
Of no greater opportunity that ever
has or VIII be ours. Il. would mean
millions in. capital and the open
Ing Up OF vast lndustris that have
been thrOttled by the false state
ments of those who don't like as.
Visitors would see the difference in
climate. citizenship. resources. the
business opportunities and meal
-Culable value Of real estate. The
question as 10 how this state and
especially this baE community
would be benefited by the exposi-
ton needs no answer. It is plain.
and our duty now is 10 show con-
gress- that we really want the fair
amendments. If we viii do this,
when the committee makes its
claim before congress in December,
there viii be no hesitancy in select
ing San Francisco. which deserves
the honor, If for 40 other reason
than her rehabilitation by her own
people since the 1906 disaster.
which so many claim placed her
out OF line In the present fight for