The San Francisco call., 1910-09-07
ALL OPPOSITION
is STAMPED OUT
Harmony Reigns Over Free for
All Exposition Discussion
in Assembly
Prominent San FranciScans
Convince Lawmakers State
Must Get Celebration
ISpeeial Dispatch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO, Sept 6.-Whatever
opposition that may have existed to
the general propositions in the two
constitutional amendments providing
for a 100000 bond issue by the state
and similar bond issue by San Fran
cisco for the 1915 exposition was prac-
tically stamped out this morning as the
result of a free for all discussion of
the two proposed amendments in which
the members of both houses and the
boosters committee participated while
the lower house sat as a committee
of the whole.
The big idea of the exposition is to
unite the west" said r. B. Hale on be-
ing presented by Speaker Stanton. 1T
has been estimated that s20O,000,000 is
spent yearly by our eastern brothers
in travelling abroad. What more beau
tifuI scenery can be found in the world
than we have on this coast. When
they see these things and begin to rea-
lie they should spend their money
with US instead of abroad we shall
have accomplished something"
TASK NOT EASY
Leon Sloss said that the task of con-
vincing congress that California was
the place to hold the exposition was
not an easy one.
We of the committee are convinced
that this shall not be a San Francisco
exposition" he continued, but an ex-
position of California and the coast.
San Francisco will raise s7,5oO,o0O by
private subscription. There is no doubt
that the bond issue in San Francisco
Will carry overwhelmingly"
James McNab followed, outlining the
magnitude of the proposed exposition.
He argued that it would put the state
further ahead as the result of five
years work than 30 years under ord
mary circumstances. Congressman
Julius Kahn of San Francisco was ap-
plauded as he was presented by the
speaker. He asserted that the pro-
posed exposition was something entire
ly new in eXpositions.
The state of Louisiana" said Kahn,
has already had a session of it's legis-
lature and that state has passed a con-
stitutional amendment appropriating
S6.500,000 for an exposition at New
Orleans. $1,500,O00 more than the city
of San Francisco is asking you to vote
for, and the entire taxable property of
the state of Louisiana is only $500, 000,-
600. The taxable property of the state
of California is $4,000, 900 ,000-five
times as much"
COLLIER APPLAUDED
When Colonel d. c. Collier director
general of the San Diego exposition.
was presented there were rounds OF
applause. He told of the temporary
differences between San Francisco and
San Diego relative to the site for the
exposition, and then set forth how San
Diego was heartily in accord with San
Francisco now and was also going
ahead with its own exposition, to be
held in 1918 also.
The assembly then took an adjourn
ment until tomorrow morning.
During the afternoon the assembly
committees on constitutional amend
ments, ways and means and municipaI |
corporations, with Nathan c. Coghlan
presiding, threshed over the phrase
ology of the proposed constitutional
amendments and made several changes,
the most important one being the elm
ination of the clause providing that the
bond issue of the state shall be con-
tingent on bond issue by San Fran
cisco. It was feared that this clause
would make the proposed legislation
unconstitutional 1t was finally decided
to refer the entire matter to a com
mittee consisting of Coghlan, Johnson
of Sacramento, Preston, Baxter, FeeIey.
Hanlon, Beardslee, Transue and JuiI-
lard to whip the measures into shane
tomorrow morning before the conven-
ing OF the lower house.