The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-14
Three SENATORS
PLEDGE SUPPORT
FOR TWO FAIRS
Distinguished Guests at Lunch
con Given by the Panama
Pacific Directors
Bond of Good Fellowship Binds
All to Work for Coming
California Shows

San. Diego and San Francisco joined
hands at luncheon at the Fairmont yes
terday noon and pledged the success
of two great expositions which will be
held in California, in 1915-"twin chill
oren'" as Senator William Stone of Mis-
souri, called them-''the boy in San
Francisco, the girl in San Diego"
The Representatives Of San Diego's
proposed Panama-California exposition
were the guests of the directors of the
Panama-Pacific international EXPOSE
ton Of San Francisco, and they hon
ored the luncheon by declaring that
their coats would be off and their
sleeves rolled up TO work for gov
ernmental sanction for the San Fran
cisco exposition
THREE SENATORS PRESENT
There were three United States SEN
stors and two representatives in con-
gress present at the affair-Senators
William Stone of Missouri and Frank
@. Newlands and George Nixon of Ne
Vada and Representatives Julius Kahn
of the fourth and +. a. Hayes of the
fifth California districts. Senator New
lands in his enthusiastic support of the
Panama-Pacific international exposition
voiced an ingenious idea for holding
the San Francisco exposition along the
water front, with the two main sites
for buildings located on Telegraph and
Rincon hills, those two points to be
connected by an elevated esplanade
along the water front. Senator New
lands plan was that the state use part
of the proceeds from the SO ,000, 600 har-
Dor Improvement bonds. which presum-
ably viii be voted at the coming cleo
lion, for the erection of permanent
and that the second story of the
wharves be utilized during the exposi-
tion for exhibits. He said that five
necessary buildings could be erected
for 100000.
r. B. Hale of the Panama-Pacific in
ternationaI exposition committee pre-
sided over the luncheon. The repre-
sentatives of the Panama California ex-
position who were invited were: Di-
rector General d. c. Collier. ]. D.
Sprecl1els. a. G. Spalding, J. W. Seton
Jr-. William Kettner and r. Z. Con-
molly
In opening the luncheon Toastmaster
Hale proposed the success of the expo
sitions. He then proposed a welcome
10 the United States senators from Ne
Vada Senators Newlands and Nixon
and called on Senator Newlands for
remarks
Senator NewIands spoke heartily of
exposition should expect from con-
gress, but declared that assuming such
governmental sanction did not come
the spirit of San Francisco and of Cali
fornia would be capable OF providing
e splendid exposition. He then fully
explained his plan for a water front
site for the exposition.
GOVERNOR GILLEFT SPEAKS
Governor Gillett was the next
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on its plans for a unique exposition,
and declared that when the time came
for San Diego TO go before the legisla-
ture asking for support the people
would recognize its position and the
merits Of its contention. Together we
viii make California a show place-we
viii both be successful" declared the
governor.
Mayor P. II. Mccarthy declared that
California would go before the world
unit IN asking for international sup
ports of its exposition. He spoke of
The generous aid promised San Fran
cisco by the San Diego contingent.
SAN DIEGO'S EXPOSITION
D. c. Collier, director general of the
San Diego Panama California exposi-
ton. was greeted heartily when he
esting features OF the San Diego ex-
position. which will be both historical
and practical. The historical side will
lay in the general plan for the build
ings and features, in which scheme a
reduplication of all the mission build
ings Of the early California days is
contemplated The reclamation and
development of arid lands is to be
illustrated at the San Diego exposition
in a remarkable series of exhibits, and
the government will be asked to ex-
emplify the work Of the reclamation
service and forestry service. Collier
said that Arizona, New Mexico and
western Texas were to make the San
Diego exposition their exposition, and