Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-17
EXPOSITION WAR
ISON;; TWOCITIES
WILL CELEBRATE
San Diego and San Fran
cisco Have Failed to
Reach Agreement
NEITHER WILL YIELD
Completion of Canal to Be
Commemorated Twice
in California

DEHIND closed doors special
X meeting of two committees of
- three members each, called to dis
ouss the place of holding the Panama
canal exposition of 1915, adjourned
yesterday afternoon at the Hotel Alex
andria after having failed to break the
deadlock.
Neither San Francisco nor San Diego
will concede anything. and delegates
from each city declare that expositions
will be held in their respective cities
in 1915 to celebrate the opening of the
Panama canal. From the present, out
look, a double attraction in the form
of two expositions will focus the eyes
of the world on the Pacific coast five
years hence.
Although it is believed that yester-
days session was stormy no statement
was given out by either side. 1t was
hinted that San Francisco was willing
to concede a state fair to San Diego
which would not interfere with a larger
exposition and that the northern city
would aid in financing the same. That
the debate was not confined to the
Chesterfieldian arguments which char
acterized the public meeting of Satur-
day night was apparent from the dis
cusson in the hotel lobby Immediately
after the committees adjourned.
Bitter Fight Promised
Lyman j. Gage, former secretary of
the United States treasury; Col D. c.
posed San Diego exposition, and Leroy
A. Wright, state senator, who repre-
scented the southern city in yesterdays
secret conference, predicted the result
probably would be bitter fight in the
state Legislature of 1911 for an appro-
priation,' and San Diegan representa-
tives are confident the south will carry
the day.
Charles c. Moore, M. II. De Young
and Louis Slos represented San Fran
cisco at yesterdays conference.
Just where the battle will end I
cannot say" said Col. d. C. Collier
the man to whom the entire south is
looking to carry the project to a sue
cessful issue.
81 firmly believe the state legisla-
ture will support us in our attempt
to aid not only San Diego, but the en-
tire 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. They do not need the fair and
the South does. The South is back of
fornia backs will come pretty near to
being a success"
Northern Optimism Shown
But San Francisco optimism is as
much in evidence as the unbounded
enthusiasm shown by those persons
wearing the San Diego badges. Charles
c. Moore and Charles w. Hornick, men
who took a prominent part in MAX
ing the Portola festival a success, eX-
pressed no fear as to the outcome as
they made preparations to board their
special for the northern metropolis.
81 am sorry,' said Moore, that San
Diego is so unwise and maintains such
a short sighted policy as to stand in
her own light. Can the citizens of that
very enterprising city hope to make
their western fair a success with a
great international exposition open in
San Francisco? Any thinking person
can see the outcome. We are willing to
aid San Diego in holding an eXposi-
ton any other year, but we can't al
low city of 10000 persons to stand
in the way of San Francisco"
why" concluded Moore, as he bit
the end of his cigar, "if we went back
to san Francisco and told them we
had conceded to San Diegos urBeason-
able demands, another committee I'M
meately would be appointed and we
would be fired"
Conference Game Ended
No arrangements were made for
holding another conference, and at
present there seems to be no chance
of breaking the deadlock. Both dele
cations declare work viii be pushed for
holding their respective eXposltlons,
and that there can be but one result
the failure of the other exposition.
That Southern California is backing
San Diego is an unquestloned fact.
THAT many of the northern counties
do not feel friendly toward San Fran
cisco and the attitude assumed by the
northern city also is admitted But
not only the south. but every Central
and South American republic is more
than anxious that San Diego shall be
successful and even Japan has made
known its good intentions.
With 100000 already raised and an
other 100000 in sight. backed by the
entire southern press and every COM
mercial and business organization in
this end of the state. and with many
able and wealthy men back of the
nroiect, San Diego has little fear of
its northern opponent 1t is not be-
lieved that any sort of compromise
will be reached. What the result will
be: how far the fight will be felt; what
it's influence will be on state politics,
neither side will venture. an opinion.
Although it was publicly agreed to
allow press representatives to attend
Yesterdays meeting. every member of
hoth committees, with the exception
of Col. D. G. Collier, opposed having
any outside person present yesterday,
No explanation for this unlooked-for
action was offered.
Hint at Lively Session
Hints that the conference was lively
and that those present expressed their
oninions freely were given i'm a state
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