The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02
Los ANGELES IS
SOLID BEHIND
SAN FRANCISCO
Pledges Aid for Great 1915 Pam
ANA Exposition to Be Held
in This City
c. c. Moore Returns From South
Bringing Assurances of
Hearty Cooperation

Los Angeles is now in solid forma-
tion behind San Francisco's purpose to
hold united Pacific coast Panama
Pacific exposition in this city. The Los
Angeles chamber of commerce has
adopted resolutions heartily indorsing
the plan to hold the fair in San Fran
cisco and President Joseph Scott of
the chamber Of commerce of the south
ern city is one of the states most
earnest advocates in favor Of San Fran
cisco. The Los Angeles papers are pub
fishing editorials commencing San
Francisco's purpose. Charles c. Moore
of the executive committee of the
Panama-Pacifc international exposi-
ton returned to this city yesterday
from Los Angeles bringing glowing
accounts Of the position Los Angeles
is taking in support of the fair.
The Los Angeles sentiment is strong
for San Francisco in every way" de-
ciared Moore Not only has the Los
Angeles chamber of commerce gone on
record in our support, but President
Joseph Scott of the Los Angeles cham
Der Of commerce has volunteered to be
2 member Of the delegation, headed by
to Washington. D. c., and present the
claims of san Francisco before con-
gress.
BACKED By ENTIRE WEST
What we are TO have is a west
united in backing San Francisco. The
plan is bigger than to have it San
Francisco's exposition. It is bigger
than TO have ii California's exposition.
It is TO be the exposition Of the entire
Pacific coast, and il viii be held in
san Francisco because il is realized
that San Francisco is the greatest city,
the first seaport, the best adapted city
for the fair There are movements on
in other cities in the south to secure
the fair, but San Francisco has the
backing of the west and will be the
logical point for the fair"
G. =. Dearborn of New York. presi-
dent OF the American Hawaiian steam
ship company. said in an interview
yesterday: san Francisco is the only
logical place for the exposition to
celebrate the completion of the Pan
anna canal"
Dearborn arrived here yesterday on
the liner Siberia from Honolulu. where
he has been lighting for a renewal of
his company's sugar carrying con-
tracts. OF 100000 tons of sugar to be
carried from the Hawaiian islands each
season Dearborn secured about 100000.
The Pacific coast" he continued.
will derive most of the benefit from
the Panama canal, and of all the Pa
ciffc ports San Francisco will be most
favorably affected. For that reason
alone the celebration Of the opening of
the canal should be in San Francisco
and it should be a big celebration for
the reason that the cause for rejoicing
viii be great
REnTrC.ErS COST OEv faRRVFNc
The opening of the Panama canal
Will bring you within p days of New
York. your most important market, and
at the same time will materially re-
duce the cost of freight transportation.
II will do more than this, however.
When the canal is opened the tide of
immigration will turn this way and
California viii get what she needs
more than anything else. colonists of
the right kind and in sufficient num-
bers to develop the resources of the
state. Broadly speaking, the $780,
100000 that the government is spend
ing on the construction of the Panama
canal is for the direct benefit of the
Pacific coast and" he added quietly, '1t
win mean a great deal for the Ameri-
can Hawaiian line
The people of Honolulu who have
been agitating for the suspension Of
the coastwise shipping laws are begin
ming to calm down, Dearborn says, and
only the island newspapers are keep
ing the fight alive.
The demand for more steamers" he
said, is not reasonable. This is their
season Of heavy travel. The Siberia
and Wilhelmina both left there on the
same day and, although both ships car
ried q large number of passengers from
Honolulu, both ships could have ac-
commodated a good many more. The
Siberia had accommodations for 40
more and the Wilhelmina sailed with
at least so vacant berths. The records
of the steamship companies for the last
year show that the supply of first class
transportation was about 5000 berths
in excess of the demand.
HOTELS ARE CROWDED
7 told the people of Honolulu that
before they asked the steamship COM
psnies TO put any more vessels on the
run they would have 10 increase their
hotel accommodations. During nv
stay at Honolulu all the hotels were
crowded. and if the number of visitors
had been greater l do not know what
they would have done with them.
There are very few places in the
world that enjoy such good transpor-
tation facilities as Honolulu That
there are times when intending travel
ers have TO wait for accommodation
7 do not deny. but / have seen 1t in
New York when one had to book three
months ahead to get decent accomnlo-
dations across the Atlantic. I also have
distinct and painful reconections OF
having TO wait for Pullman accommo-
dations on the transcontinental rail-
roads.
The trouble is that the Honolulu
people have been spoiled. Everybody
wants to travel on the biggest ship
ha %
lulu trade alone would not support a
feet of big liners | do not helfere