The San Francisco call., 1910-07-16
PROMINENT BUSINESS MEN DIFFER
AS TO PROPER LOCATION
Good Arguments Advanced in Favor Of Both Golden
Gate Park and Lake Merced Region as
Location for Fair
Location for Fair

I cinity. Golden Gate park would be adj
jacent TO all the most thickly settled
parts of the city. The Mission as well
as the Sunset, Richmond and Western
addition would be in close communica-
tion with it. Besides the three car
lines now reaching from the Mission
to the park another would probably be
built through Scott anJ Page streets
via Noe to the Mission. and the Ocean
Shore road would probably be extend
ed to the park. These are only a few
of the substantial and permanent inn
provements that would come from To-
eating the exposition in Golden Gate
park"
LAKE FOR AQUATIC FEATURES
Herman Shainwald takes an entirely
! different view of the matter. The
Lake Mercei region he says, sis pre-
eminently the one for the exposition.
There is plenty of land there, with a
great natural lake central feature
to group the buildings around. An
abundant water supply would be as
sured for all purposes which is very
/ important matter. 1t is a beautiful re-
gion also-and il would be easy to run
railroad trains direct to the grounds.
| The Southern Pacific already has a line
near there. and others could be added
Streetcar lines could easily be extended
there. But streetcar service alone
would be utterly Inadequate 10 take
care of the big exposition crowds. This
fact alone would make the park site
out Of the question.
Golden Gate park should be an ad-
junct to the fair-an added attraction
to visitors. We shall have hundreds of
thousands of people from all parts of
the world, who will come here TO stay
for weeks and months. We want 10
give them something to see all the
time.
The location of the fair at Lake
Merced would tend to bring about the
building of the Twin peaks tunnel,
which would be an immense improve
ment that would benefit the whole
city
PERMANENT RESULTS
Oscar Heyman is an advocate of
Golden Gate park for the fair site.
He says:
Z favor the park because the amount
of money that will be spent, $4,000, 900
or more, ought 70 he expended in
way to give the most permanent re-
suits
The park itself ! think, would be
improved rather than injured by locat-
ing the exposition there. Some of the
trees would have to be cut down. but
we need more open spaces for vistas
it is too densely wooded now.
IF there is not space enough In
Golden Gate park, part of the expo
sition could be placed in the new
Lincoln park, hitherto the city ceme-
terry. One or two connecting streets.
like Thirty-fourth avenue. could be
parked and form midway plaisance
fr. ~ \
ranged This would bring the whole
fair right into the city and insure the
largest attendance.
at would encourage property owners
about the park TO build large and sub
stantial hotels of brick and stone and
ornamental concrete, that would be an
immense benefit in the future. In New
York the finest hotels are ranged
around Central park There is where
all the tourists go. They get the best
impression of the city from such
viewpoint.
Visitors from the east who come to
the fair would stay here much longer
If they could get such accommodations
here, with beautiful surroundings and
near the exposition grounds II the
fair is held at Lake Merced there will
be a lot OF temporary hotels built
around there that will be unsightly and
uncomfortable.
The Golden Gate park site would
be an encoura cement for the beginning
right now of building operations on n
larger and more substantial scale. I
concede that Lake Merced has many
attractions, but I think that the rea-
sons in favor of Golden Gate park far
outweigh those that can be urged in
favor of any other location
LAKE SITE REST, HE SAYS
Henry Dernham, president and man.
ager of the Emporium. expressed the
following views on the subject:
1T seems TO me the Lake Merced
region is the best location for the ex-
position. To put it in Golden Gate
park would be to tear up the woods
and change the whole appearance of
the park 1t is the most beautiful park
in America, and nothing should be done
TO mar ii in any way.
Lake Merced. on the other hand is
in a situation naturally adapted for an
exposition of this size. There are no
buildings or improvements in the way
Of carrying out any landscape scheme
that the exposition architects might
choose to lay out. When it is over,
no unsightly debris would be left in a
public park. Lake Merced is near
enough 10 the city and easily accessible
to all transportation lines, both steam
and trolley. This location would nat
urallY help to bring about the build
ing of the Twin peaks tunnel. an inn
provement that would be Of the great
est benefit to the downtown business
district. and help TO the whole city.
Altogether I think Lake Merced is by
far the best location that has been
proposed"
PARK Is ILLOGICAL SITEn
Felix Marcuse, the architect and
builder, believes that Golden Gate park
is the best location. He says
The park is the logical site for the
exposition. All drives and transporta-
tion lines lead there and there is plenty
of room in the park for such a purpose
that is now put to very little use II
would give bad impression to visitors
TO take them away out to Lake Merced
through such a stretch of unoccupied
land as exists between there and the
built up districts. Golden Gate park is
a grand situation for the fair It would
make the fair much greater money
Garner than would be possible in any
more distant place. The permanent
benefits to the city from having the
exposition in the park would be meal