Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-09
HOT FIGHT WAGED
OVER PANAMA
EXPOSITION
San Francisco and New Or
leans to Seek Aid of Congress
on Thursday Of the Present
Week. Time Is Short;

san Francisco. Cal. June g.
Thursday of this week IS the big
! day in congress On the Panama canal
issue, according to II telegram re-
ceived yesterday at exposition head
quarters from G.. $. Aiken, publicity
manager ut present in Washington
attending to the needs of san Fran
cisco. Al the time indicated the
strenuous fight that is being made by
New orleans and san Francisco for
the honor of celebrating the opening
of the great Panama canal will be
settled and the local enthusiasts say
that ii will be settled in favor of san
Francisco.
Calfiornia's congressman, accord
ing to Aiken's report, have addressed
communications to the foreign affairs
committee asking its support fer san
Francisco as the site for the 1915 eX-
position.
SAN Francisco, the city which re-
ucted itself magnificently in
-four years, asks no appropriation
from the government of the United
states. All it asks is the moral sup
port of the government. The city
feels capable of handling all financial
matters itself, whereas all its rivals
for the honor ask that ngr APP
propriate at least $4,000. 600.
Al that a Francisco asks is an
authorization to permit the president
to invite foreign governments to par-
ticipatc in the exposition to be held
in this city in 1916 to commemorate
the completion and opening of the
Panama canal. The city OF New Or
which also desiI es the EXPOSE
ton, proposes to raise $1,000, 600
among its own citizens and $4, 900, 600 |
by a special tax to be voted upon in
connection, with a constitutional
amendment to be submitted to voters
Of Louisiana at the election to be held
November.
In justice to the people of Louisiana :
ought to know whether congress
Will designate New Orleans as the
foI IN international exposition
commemorate the opening of the
SO that they may be able to
in~telligently uDon this constitu-
ional amendment. If they are not to
the exposition in all probability
hey will not want to burden them
with the $4,000. 600 special tax,
or the money could not be used for
my other purpose than that of the
XOosition.
In the second place, prompt action
t this session is urged because the
ime is short to make Il successful eX-
Iosition. Bctn Chicago and st. Louis
too late and had to postpone
heir opening a year beyond the en-
nnary celebrations they were COM
n~emorating. Then, too, ii Is conf
emily believed that the canal viii be
ompleted before 1915, which makes
all the more important hat work
e commenced forthwith if the COM
lotion of the canal and opening OF
nc exposition are to be contempor-
The west has never had q great in
irrational exposition. There have
several expositions, but they s
ere generally local in character, and
Icy were always successful, There
ave been four great international ex-
Dsitions held in this country-the
rst at Philadelphia on the Atlantic
aboard in 1876; the second on the
ississippi river at New orleans in
the third in Mississippi valley |,
'gion at Chicago in 1898: the fourth I
st. Louis on the Mississippi river u
1904. They all received large gov s.
nment aid. New Orleans by act of 3
'ngrcss received Il loan of $1,000 n
o, subsequently, 100000 was APP &
opiiated for Il government exhibit b
eIc, and in 1885 $350,000 additional 81
rs appropriated to pay debts OF the /
position. New Orleans was as much n
g center of population then MS to- n
Y. statistics show hat expositions n
pend for patronage largely upon /
9rby population. Fully 1000, 900
tive, prosperous, pleasure loving n
people live in San Francisc n
d its near vicinity. New Orleans n
s not half this number within fifty Il
les. California and the west have
attractions which will draw n
assure seekers, independent of the G,
position. Yosemite valley, big