The San Francisco call., 1910-01-17
SAN DIEGO FAIR
MANACERSHOLD
FAST TO PLANS
San Francisco Delegates Find
Representatives of Southern
City Are 0bdurate
Lyman Gage Predicts Bitter
Fight in Legislature for
State Appropriation
ISpseial Dissateh 10 The ceul

Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI
7 Os ANGELES. Jan 1.-two ex-
positions celebrating the compile
tiou Of the Panama canal viii be
held in California in the year 1915
unless san Diego. after further delib-
Grafton. decides 10 cooperate with San
Francisco in commemorating the great
event
After fruitless conference held be
hind closed doors at the Alexandra
hotel today. the delegations from san
Francisco and san Diego, assembled
here 10 reach an agreement regarding
the claims Of the two cities for the
honor Of holding the exposition, re
turned TO their respective homes. San
Diego refused 10 withdraw her claims
Bitter Fight Predicted
Although it is believed that today's
session was stormy. no statement was
given OUT by either side 1t was hinted
that san Francisco was willing to con-
cede state fair to san Diego which
would not interfere with a larger expo
siuon and that the northern city would
aid in financing the same.
That the debate was not confined TO
the ChesterheIdian arguments which
characterized the public meeting Of
Saturday night was apparent from the
discussion in the hotel lobby imme-
diateIy after the committees ad-
5ourned-
Lyman Cage. former secretary of the
treasury: colonel D. c. Collier. direc-
tor General of the proposed san Diego
exposition. and Leroy 4. Wright, state
senator. who represented the southern
city in yesterdays secret conference,
predicted that the result probably
would be a bitter tight in the state
legislature Of 1911 for an appropriation.
Moore Expresses Sorrow
Charles c. Moore Louis sloss and
n II. de Young represented san Fran
cisco At today's conference.
san Francisco optimism is as much
In evidence as the enthusiasm shown
by those persons wearing the san
Diego badges. Charles c. Moore and
Charles ". Hornick. who took promi-
nent part in making the Portola festi-
val a success, expressed no fear re-
garding the outcome, as they made
preparations TO board their special
train for san Francisco.
Il am sorry" said Moore. that san
Diego is so unwise and maintains
such a shortsighted policy as to stand
in her own light Can the citizens Of
that very enterprising city hope TO
make their western fair success with
2 great international exposition open
in san Francisco? Any thinking per-
son can see the outcome. We are
willing to aid San Diego in holding
an exposition any other year. but we
can't allow 2 city of $4,000 persons to
stand in the way of san Francisco.
Both Sides Determined
Why" concluded Moore, If we went
back 10 san Francisco and told them
we had conceded 10 san Diegos un-
reasonable demands another commit
zee would be appointed Immediately
and we would be fired"
Just where the battle viii end I can
not say said Colonel D. C Collier of
san Diego. I firmly believe the state
legislature wiz support US in our at
tempt TO aid not only San Diego, but
The entire south. san Diego. and not
san Francisco, is the logical place to
hold an exposition of the south. for the
south and by the south. The great
southwest never has had an exposition.
san Francisco has had her carnivals.
her Portola expositions and other
events. Fhey DO not need the fair, and
the south does. The south is back of
us. and anything that southern Cali
fornia backs viii come pretty near to
being d success.