Amador ledger., 1910-12-23
EXPOSITION PLANS
IN STRONG HANDS
San Francisco Proud Of Men
Directing Its Big Enterprise

tional Exposition may be regarded as
one of the most remarkable products
OF that remarkable city. For several
years political conditions in the com
munity, through some unfortunate Sc
ries of condolences, have been open
to criticism. A year ago the average
Californian of Siskiyou or San Diego
might have protested the city's right
to hold great worlds fair.
But at the proper time, when there
was made evident the need of big men
for big undertaking, there emerged
from their places of habitual retreat
thirty of the foremost citizens of Cali
fornia, ready and willing to assume
the burden of detail and the heavy re-
sponsibilities that the situation i'm.
posed. Politics, opposing business in
terests, private antagonisms and feuds
a generation old we're laid aside and
forgotten when there was presented
the opportunity to accomplish a gigan-
tic result.
In the selection of the board of di-
rectors the San Francisco Exposition
Is more fortunate than many another
California institution organized for
pecuniary profit Practically every
branch of business is represented, nor
was there neglected the interests of
education and morality. One of the
best advertisements that San Fran
cisco has turned loose in many a day
is the roster of the board of directors
of the Panama Pacific Exposition.
The thirty members of the board
with list of their offices and ac-
tivities, is as follows:
HOMER S. KING-President Pana-
ma-Paciflc International Exposition
Company, Former President Bank of
California, Former President Wells.
Fargo Nevada National Bank, Director
Pacific Telephone e Telegraph Co., Di-
rector Southern Pacific Railroad Co.,
Director Spring Valley Water Co.
RUDOLPH J. Secretary
Panama-Pacific international Exposi-
tion Company, Regent University of
California, President Mechanics Insti
LuJC, lColuCHJ aC1uCIuy dCluC NOdSL
History, Chairman Executive Commit
tee California School Mechanical Arts,
Chairman Wilmerding School Commit
Tee.
JOHN BARNESON President
Barneson-Hibberd Company, President
Macondray & Company, Director
Chamber of Commerce.
w. 3. OURN-President Spring
Valley Water Company, President EN-
pire Mines and Investment Company.
JOHN A. BRITTON-Regent Uni
versity of California, President Cali
fornia Gas & Electric Co., President
San Francisco Gas & Electric Co., Vice
President Pacific Gas e Electric Co.
M. j. Observation-Disclosures Di.
rector Chamber of Commerce, M. ].
Brandenstein Company, Importers.
FRANK L. BROWN-Member of Ex-
ecutive Committee California Develop
ment Board, One of the original Com
mittee of the Panama-Pacific Interna
tional Exposition, President Brown
Walker Simmons Co., President Pa
cific Telephone Equipment Co., Presi
dent Palmer Oil Company.
P. T. CLAY-Former Director Down
Town Association, Vice President
Sherman Clay & Co.
VIM. H. CROCKER - Regent Uni
versity Of California, President Bishop
Armitage Orphanage, Member Episco.
pal Church Corporation, Director Ma.
ria Kip Orphanage, Director st. Luke
Hospital, President Old Peoples Home,
Director Children's Hospital & Train
ing School for Nurses, President Cali
fornia Academy of Sciences, President
Scottish Rite Temple Assn, Director
Young Mems Christian Assn, Presi-
dent Crocker National Bank, President
Crocker Huffman Land & Water Co.
President Crocker Realty Co., Director
rector Humboldt County Bank, Vice
President Humboldt Savings Bank, Di-
rector Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.,
Director Pacific Improvement Co., Di-
rector Pacific Surety Co., Director Pa
cific Telephone & Telegraph Co., Di-
ISClOI IdldCS IlOVcl w., NlCS TIeSI
dent Sierra Railway Co., Director Yo-
semitic Railroad Co., President Crocker
Estate Company.
J. H. CRoTHERS-Former Manager
Bulletin, President Country Life Pub
fishing Co.
ANDREW M. DAVIS-Former Presi.
dent Merchants Association, Secre-
tary The Emporium.
CHAS. DE YOUNG-Business Man
ager The S. F. Chronicle.
M. II. DE YoUNG-Proprietor The
S. F. Chronicle, Former Director-Gen-
eral Midwinter Fair.
ALFRED I. ES6ERG-Member Elk.
ecutive Committee California Develop
ment Board, Member Original Commit