The San Francisco call., 1910-11-15

fhc exposition. n VIII demonstfatc ~
the congress Of the United states that
We not only want the fair. but that we
nrc willing to pay for it."-Mayor Nc
Carthy.
The crizens of san Francisco have
declared with voice Of gold for the
Pacific exposition. The state
has responded literally. Today the
city. itself. viii speak. The great fund
has been piled sI2500,ooo high. II re
mains for the city TO roll IL s5.00e.0o0
higher today 10 the final total Of S17.-
100000. It is that total which will
argue more effectively and convincingly
for san Francisco than all the fine
phrases of oratory.
It is todays bond election that is
counted upon 70 win for san Francisco
against its rival Of the south. It is
not enough that the bonds carry.
Unsninlitv is essential The special
effort Of today will be to bring out a
vote SO strong as TO nullify dissent.
COUNTRY WATCHING VOTE
The cause has been pleaded for New
Orleans on the erroneous theory that
the people Of san Francisco are di-
vided. Now is thep moment of un-
snswerable disproof In the Louisiana
city there is division. Here there is q
united municipality.
The exposition bonds viii appear on
the ballot as amendment No. L. II
win head the list. It's adoption by
majority so Overwhelming as 10 make
II practically unanimous is deemed i'm
perative.
As the situation stands New Orleans
has fund of $4,000. 600. OF this
SIS 500. 600 was authorized by the state
~ Louisiana and s1,50o,000 was sub
scribed by the citizens Of the COM
u0onwealth Against this San Fran
cisco has q fund IN hand Of Sl2500 600
s7.500.00o subscribed by individual
citizens and $4,000. 600 voted by the
state san Francisco has set its goal
~ sl7.5o0.ooo. The city OF San Fran
cisco viii today make this ambition a
reality
SOUTH HAS SMALL SUN
tt is the hope of New Orleans to
increase its war chest 10 S10.0O0.0oo
hy the opening of congress. Even at
that it viii be SO far behind this city
IS TO make its disadvantage too vast
to be overcome.
The amendment before the people at
;oday's election has been approved by
every mercantile, civic and labor or
ganization in San Francisco From no
quarter has there come q suggestion Of
opposition.
The only danger lies in failure to
vote. Neglect IS equivalent to mega
ton. A small vote would inspire the
s aunter argument Of Indifference. The
General interest in the exposition man
Tested in San Francisco has been in
emphatic contrast TO the dividend al
leCiance in the south The city of New
leans 10 date has given but $500. 900
coward the enterprise. San Francisco
stands already pledged for s7.50O.o00
lsT tonight il viii have guaranteed
sI2.500.o00. In this ratio is the zeal
~ the two cities.
cFTS is SOLID FOR BONDS
To enumerate the associations that
have declared for the bonds would re-
aEire a recital of the hundred or more
bodies that have been active in the
citzs affairs. The Merchants associa-
iiop. the Civic League the Common
nealth club, the labor council, the
building trades council, together with
scores of Improvement clubs, represent
the range Of the Endorsement
The exposition officials have issued
"a epecial appeal to the voters to cast
their ballots for the bonds. Every bal
san Francisco as against New Orleans.
The Delta City has been active and en-
ergetic II has enlisted the aid Of its
sister cities and the neighboring states
~ the south. II has reached far into
the Mississippi valley for support. 1t
has extended upward along the At
lsntic shore. 1t has invaded the mid
die west. Against all this San Fran
cisco must lift a voice so welded, so
united that its volume will sound
above the clamor of New Orleans and
its friends
CITIZENS MUST DO DUTY
This IN part is the appeal from the
exposition headquarters:
The voters of San Fra ncisco will
have an opportunity today to prove
10 the country that in no respect
have the stories of their progress
iveness. loyalty and liberality been
exaggerated.
san Francisco has proclaimed TO
The country and 10 the world her
desire 10 celebrate the completion
Of the Panama canal by holding a
great international exposition in
1915. She is asking congress 10 for
ward that desire by naming San
Francisco as the official site for the
Panama exposition in preference to
san Francisco has given splendid
evidence Of her ability and liberal
ity BY subscribing approximately
Ft-1LHsRVY a. tA-C = N~1NGo lOI an CA-
position fund. She has applied TO
the state 10 aid her in the night for
congressional Endorsement, and the
people OF California responded
nobly by voting an additional
ss, 900, ,000 for the fund and bv
authorizing the city to amend its
charter so il could raise S5,0O0,00O
more by the issue Of bonds
It is now UP to the voters ofSSan
Francisco to show their apprecia-
tion OF the splendid unanimity with
ola q s1f = lao int
California responded 10 their an
peal and TO prove beyond the possf-
bility Of q doubt the sincerity of
their ambition. They must aSlopt
the charter amendment which wall
enable their representa- tives to 20
before congress with an exposition
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