The San Francisco call., 1910-06-18

san Francisco and New Orleans
started yesterday on the last lap of a
history making race for the 1915 Pan
ama-Pacihc exposition. 1t is race
which promises to keep the states Of
California and Louisiana in a turmoil
for some time. To that city goes the
victory which first announces to the
world that it has raised $500. 600.
san Francisco has raised more than
S5,75o.oO0 and at the mass meeting
Thursday afternoon pledged itself to
raise the remainder. Perhaps with
this showing the nervous tension Of
the race FOR cash may be averted and
congress may be prevailed upon at this
session to choose the city by the Col
den gate.
At the national capital the members
of the California delegation are work
ing strenuously to get the house to
take up the San Francisco resolution
as proposed by Congressman Kahn.
and award the exposition.
PLANS FOR BOND ISSUE
At the meeting of the board Of
supervisors Monday Gavin McNab win
present resolution authorizing an
amendment 10 the city charter which
viii allow the city to bond itself for
S5,O00000 to help the fair. The reso-
luton, IT is expected, will be sent to
the charter amendment committee to
be whipped into shape
Win the assistance Of the SUPER
Visors the charter amendment will be
submitted to a vote Of the people as
soon as the law will allow, should
the amendment be carried the super
Nlsofs VIII be asked to begin proceed
ings TO bond the municipality for
S5,oo0.000. This, too, will have to be
submitted to a vote
UNITED EFFORTS NEEDED
In the meantime subscriptions are
coming to the Office of the Panama
Pacific exposition company from per
sons in different parts of the state
who declare that to bring about a vic
tory for San Francisco it will be
necessary Tor Californians 10 stand to-
gether and fight with determination.
should the exposition company find
II necessary to wait for a municipal
bond issue there would be six months
delay In reaching the s7.5OO.OOO mark
The state Of Louisiana is trying to
oeat san francisco, and it was an
nounced IN Washington yesterday that
New Orleans had $4,000, 600 subscribed
This statement, however. is questioned
more reliable information being to the
effect that New Orleans has actually
subscribed only $500, 600. The state is
preparing 10 vote on a $4,000 600 bond
issue, but il that is carried about
$2,000.000 more viii have 10 he raised
by subscription. Even should San
Francisco find it necessary to await the
outcome Of the two municipal elections
il is believed that with proper haste.
New Orleans can be beaten.
INSURANCE PAPER ASSISTS
Behind San Francisco are believed to
be ali the big insurance companies of
the United States. An article appea red
Thursday in the New York Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin as
follows:
The New Orleans board of trade
has IN a circular letter asked the
support Of insurance companies
toward securing the worlds fair
for New Orleans. while at the same
lime hitting them over the head
with a club in the shape Of state
rating law. San Francisco is also
in the market for the worlds fair.
and IL does not take a Solomon to
see which city insurance men will
favor. Between eXorbitant Louis
lana taxation and prospective in
adequate rates the supply of in
demnity in that state Is likely to
grow smaller. This is of some inn
portance 10 New Orleans, which
has a bad confia grafton hazard.
Before 1915 San Francisco viii have
in operation the finest fire extinguish-
ing system in the world and exhibitors
viii be able 10 obtain adequate insur-
ance at a lower rate than they could
in New Orleans.
ADDITION TO SUBSCRIPTIONS
The following telegram was re-
ceived Thursday too late for the mass
meeting:
San Rafael Depot, June Is.
Impossible TO attend meeting
but am most heartily with you in
spirit. Please enter my subscrip-
tion for $4,000.
EDWARD F. DELGER
At the mass meeting Thursday the
increased subscription from s5O,O0O to
$4,000 was made by Henry r Fort
man in behalf of the Brewers pro-
tective association.