Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-16
STATE TO ASSIST
1915 EXPOSITION
Expect Governor Win Call Special
Session Of Legislature to
Consider Bonds
-
ASK $5,ooo,oO0 FOR PROJECT
Legislative Favor viii Enable
California to- 0utbid
New Orleans
ASK S5,ooo,ooo FOR PROJECT
ASSOCIATED Press>

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Aug. 15,-Gov-
ernor Gilett will undoubtedly call a
special session of the state legislature
to take action upon the question of
issuing $5009,O00 bonds to assist in Sc
curing the Panama Pacific internation-
al exposition in 1915 for California ard
San Francisco. At least, that is the
way he feels at this time. He will
give the matter thought tomorrow and
decide Wednesday.
The governor is in receipt of letter
from the Panama-Pacific International
exposition management of San Fran
cisco, in which he is asked to convene
the state legislature in extra session
for the purpose of passing an amend
ment to the state constitution. to be
voted at the election in November, with
the object of bonding the state for
S5,O0O,000 to support the proposed
worlds fair in 1915.
The amendment will provide for an
annual state tax of cents on the $l0O
for five years.
II the electors of California subscribe
to it by voting favorably on the resolu-
ton it will place California in a posi-
ton to outbid New Orleans for the
fair.
LOUISIANA TO ACT
The state legislature of Louisiana IS
in session, having met today for the
purpose of bringing before the voters
of that state the necessity of making
the exposition a state affair and giving
authority to the officials of that state
to issue bonds in support of their
claims.
According to the letter from Director
General r. b. Hale of the San Fran
cisco committee, all expenses of the
special session of the California legis-
lature will be paid by that committee
and the state will not be called upon
for a dollar.
the disbursement Of this great sum
ii is proposed to have the governor APP
point a commission which shall have
complete charge of all expenditures
and the closing up of all details OF
the work of the exposition.
Another thing that will be voted on
if I'll, legislature meets will be
change in the San Francisco charter
allowing that city to increase its bond
ed indebtedness, as it is close TO the
limit at this time This Will be done
to permit that city to become more
liberal with the exposition fund II
''No PLEDGES SUPPORT
San Francisco business men have
pledged the sum of $7,500,0000. Ehe city
is bonded for $5,000,000 more, and with
the So, 900, 900 to be raised by state tax
alton there will be the sum in the ag-
gregate of $17,500,O00 to be presented
to congress when it meets next Decem-
Der, if the constitutional amendment Is
made.
The governor today said:
IT am inclined to believe that the
whole state is so intensely interested
in getting the Panama Pacific Interna-
tionaI exposition for San Francisco on
account of the great good 1t VIII be
to the state, and to the whole Paclnc
coast, for that matter, that there Will
be no objection to the calling OF an
extra session of the legislature. we
want to be ready when congress con-
venes to show it that we have the
money. 1t is a question of money. We
want to appear in Washington with a
sum of money so large that New Or
leans will quit. 1t will take a big
amount, and we want to be there with
the goods
WORLD WATCHING Us
"The canal will soon be completed
and the eyes of the world will be upon
us and upon San Francisco We don't
want to be bumped off the map by
New Orleans.
"rhe exposition people say they will
pay for the expense entailed by the
meeting of the legislature in extra
session, and the state will be to nc
expense whatever. The legislature car
convene, a resolution calling for ar
amendment to the state constitution
by which the entire state may be bond,
ed in the sum of $5CO0,0O0 be adopted
and the whole work done in three oil
four days at the outside. This amend
ment can then be submitted to the vot'
ers Of California at the next election in
November and they then can pass
upon it.
"If the legislature does this the ex'
position will become a state affair
and this will insure sufficient money
to carry on the work. The legislature
of the state of Louisiana is in session
today to do what it IS asked for by
New Orleans, and we want to be pre-
pared for any emergency bidding, and