The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06
ALL CLASSES RALLY
TO CITY'S STANDARD
san Francisco for 1915" Slogan
Echoes From Atlantic TO
Pacific
SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR STOCK
ARE INCREASING STEADILY

WIN the California delegation
NA/ iu Washington working for the
Panama Pacific exposition here
in 1915. the san Jose boosters shouting
for il while covering the surrounding
countryside. the guests of the san
Francisco and Portland steamship com
psnv raising funds for it while taking
"a pleasure cruise on the bay. and with
subscriptions rolling in from every
possible source. there was given a
striking Illustration yesterday Of the
vast and widespread strength behind
The movement.
10 one class Of men could claim par
teuIar interest or honor in the under
taking. 1t has become so general now
that it embraces all classes, not alone
iu SAN Francisco, bur throughout the
state. The boosters OF san Jose left
tae CITY after stating that they would
raise 100000 among their own mer-
rhants and the probabilities are that
laeir example win be followed by other
rites i'm California. The efforts Of the
finance committee toward selling sin
Ele shares Of stock is meeting with un-
bounded success and the sale Of stock
in small blocks is being made now to
san Frauciscans OF every station.
Washington Invaded
Tic scheme Of J. Charles Green, the
Focal advertising man, in plsstering
Washington with posters proclsiming
81 las
holding Of the exposition produced the
desired result, according to Washing
ton dispatches Washington. which is
trying for the exposition itself. awoke
10 fnd advertisements. Of San Francisco
on every side. The streetcarr were
flooded with them and they held the
most prominnt places on all billboards.
spare no expense in doing the job
right and send me the bill wired
Green, and his instructions were car
ried out
In Washington there was the deepest
surprise, followed by disappointed
irritation in the minds Of those who
are working for the interests Of the
couutry's capitol, but on the whole
the feeling was one of genuine admira-
tion for thus carrying the war right
into the camp Of the opposition.
President Taft wired the delegation
from st. Louis stating that he would
.aeot it in Washington Saturday morn
ing and give the city's claims Official
recognition. The entire party will call
pon the president and Governor Gil
lett. Judge Henshaw and Victor Met
calf viii act as spokesmen. The dele
cation win put up at the New Willard
hotel and viii be joined there by nu-
merous Californians in the east.
$4,000 Subscribed
one Of the most pleasing features of
tne days subscriptions was that of
$4,000 subscribed by a band Of merry
makers on board the steamship Bear.
which was making a trip around the
bay under the direction OF S. P.
Sahwerin, general manager of the Pa
cidc Mail steamship company. The af-
fair was entirely impromptu and the
lrst the finance committee knew of it
was ia the afternoon by the receipt Of
the following aerogram:
Guests OF San Francisco and Pacific
steamship company on steamship Bear
today made subscription TO exposition
$4,000. r. p. SCHWERIN."
Following are the names of sub
scribers TO the exposition fund:
Schmidt Label and Lithogrzph company IS 600
J. H. Rohl- ----.----------. 500
Z. Pinto & Co... ...-,............ 100
A. Jacquemart, 349 Davis ------...... 500
Piedmont Winery, T20 Pacific ......... 500
Marie shubert, 80 Spruce. 100
Sierra Art and Engraving Co., 343 Front 500
simoue Grusto. 1928 Mission -.-.--..-.. 100
sturtivaat g. Co., 423-7 Fulton 500
Sullivan Bros. l3z Haight. ..----.-...'- 100
Sunset barber shop. Hotel Stanford. 100
Joan surges Planning MIL Co., Army and
Condor 1890 ..------------ 500
Thompson Bros 54z Howard ...-.....-- $50
n j. VandaI. $40 Montgomery .-..-... $50
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