The San Francisco call., 1910-03-28
BOOM MERGED LAKE
AS[XPOSITION SITE
IngIeside Improvement Club ADJ
vances Reasons Why Place
Should Be Chosen

Pointing out, among other things,
that Golden Gate park would be en-
tireIy TOO small site for the Panama
Pacific international exposition of
1915, the Ingleside improvement club.
in pamphlet, gives numerous reasons
why the Spring Valley lands in and
around Lake Merced, according to its
opinion, would prove better location.
Going far ahead OF any suggestions
thus far made. the Ingleside club pro-
poses that the fair be of IL months
duration, eclipsing. both in time and
magnitude, anything that the world
has ever seen. 1t also points out that
the city charter specifies that Golden
Gate park can not be used for exposi-
tion purposes for period longer than
six months.
1t is further pointed out that with
the promised improved transportation
facilities the Merced site will. in 1915,
be of easier access than Golden Gate
park. emphasizing the fact that the
steam roads running down the PENN
sula would tend to draw far greater
crowds than it would be possible to
draw or accommodate in the park
The point is also made that Golden
Gate park would prove an additional
point of interest to visitors from all
over the world, all Of whom have heard
of the beauty and magnitude OF the
park, and who would be pleased OF
the opportunity TO see it during their
visit to the exposition.
Probably the chief argument ad-
vanced by the Ingleside improvement
club is the fact that long after the ex-
position has been forgotten San iran
cisco will be the proud possessor OF
new park covering upward OF z,oou
acres. larger and grander than any IN
the world.
During the present week number
NJ meetings will be held by the finance
committee and fits subcommittee the
directing committee and the committee
on exploitation and publicity OF the
Panama Pacific exposition. Their pur-
nose is 10 inaugurate the campaign TOT
raising the desired fund of s5O0o, ooo'
that will enable the state OF Cahlorhla
to appear before congress with
quest for an appropriation OF an eqaai
amount to assist in financing the ca
position Of 1915.
Charles c. Moore, recently elected
chairman of the committee on explolta-
ton and publicity, is visiting IN soulh-
ern California, securing cooperation
for the expositions success Upon ms
return 70 San Francisco an elaborate
carnnafen of publicity will be insti-
tuted to bring the San Francisco cele-
bration of the completion OF the Pana-
ma canal before the entire world This
committee will meet either Wednesda!
or Thursday and outline an exploitation
campaign which will be prosecuted as
rapidly as is possible.
Numerous conventions and congresses
held recently throughout the country
have agreed that the 1915 meeting shall
be held in San Francisco during the
exposition According TO present indi-
cations this city will be the gathering
place of trades unions, fraternal organ
izations. bodies of commercial and pro-
fessional men and many other organ
izations in 1915.
Secretary Judell, of the United Com
ruercial Travellers, who marshaled the
members of that organization to work
for a large attendance at the Santa
Barbara meeting, where ii was decided
that San Francisco was the proper place
for the exposition, has addressed COM
munications to the travellers asking
them to give the exposition all the
publicity possible and suggesting that
they should always register San Fran
cisco 1915"