The San Francisco call., 1910-05-04
ZOO MORE Names
ARE On THE roll
Citizens Add $35,3I0 to Stock
Subscriptions for 1915
Exposition
Boosters Progress East Proves
Trip of Triumph in State
of Wyoming

the Panama Pacific exposition company
and tender their subscriptions for stock
for the 1915 undertaking. No less
than 207 firms and individuals added
their names TO the roll of honor yes
terday, subscribing amounts ranging
from $40 to $4,000. making a grand
total for the day Of s35,3lO.
The party of boosters. now en- route
to Washington TO place the claims of
the city OF San Francisco before the
houses Of congress, is meeting with a
most enthusiastic reception through
out the entire trip. The local office
is constantly in touch with c. S. Aiken,
who is accompanying the party.
WIRE FROM AIKEN
A telegram dated yesterday, sent
from on board the train, reads:
May 8. 1910.
En- Route to Washington:
Bundled in fur coats, and wearing
caps, Cheyenne citizens came
through snow early today to greet
Governor Gillett and his exposition
boosters. We're with you, sure
said Mayor Cook, and Adjutant
General Dutchall. representing Gov
crnOr Brooks, who sent regrets,
echoed same sentiment. Crowd
Of newspapermen from Denver
sitiOn gospel among Colorado folks.
News Of party's coming being Wig
OrOusly heralded. and all along
route shouters for San Francisco
are being made. Party in Chicago
tomorrow, but only stops an hour.
c. S. AIKEN.
One Of the most important selections
made thus far in the staff of the ex-
position company is that of Theodore
Hardee. treasurer Of the Eilers music
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to the exposition company'S finance
committee. pending the permanent or
Eanization Of the company's admins
trative forces. Hardee has. for the last
10 days. consistently devoted his time
and labors to the campaign for raising
the eXpositionS funds. and the commit
tee feels that his continuance in the
work is indispensable.
HAS HAD EXPERIENCE
Hardee has had considerable expo
sition experience. having occupied the
position Of assistant to General Secre-
tary Stevens at the St Louis world s
fair Of 1904. having direct charge of
an foreign exhibits. During the San
Francisco midwinter fair Hardee was
secretary and treasurer of that
project later joining the government
service. He was attached to the United
States delegation to the Pan-American
congress in the City of Mexico, was di-
rector Of special events" at the Port
land centennial, secretary of commit
tees of the National civic federation of
New York, an institution founded by
Mark Hanna and later presided over by
August Belmont, and, shortly before
returning to the Pacific coast. acted as
executive officer for the Carnegie in
tcrnational peace conference.
OFFICIALS TO SUBSCRIBE
In an effort TO aid the sale of 1915"
exposition stock Acting Mayor J. A.
Kelly has addressed q letter to the
heads Of all departments, as follows:
Mayors Office. City and County Of
San Francisco, May ?, 1910.
To the Heads of All Municipal
Departments: In a further effort to
increase the total subscription
which viii insure the coming of
the Panama Pacific international
exposition to San Francisco in 1915.
the committee of citizens upon
whom the task OF raising money
for this vast undertaking has been
imposed seeks the privilege Of So
hclting the subscriptions from the
officials and employees OF this city
and county.
To that end. and in response 10 a
request made by the Panama Pacific
exposition committee, the mayor
desires TO request that the heads
OF the departments throughout the
city government permit the post
ing Of subscription lists in public
Offices so that those who are dis
posed to purchase bonds even in
small amounts, which bonds NAV
be paid for any time within the
next five years, may be given op-
pOrtunity so to do
II is the earnest wish of the
mayor that all the encouragement
and assistance possible be given
this worthy project, which means
50 much TO the future of San Fran
cisco.
If. therefore, you will be kind
enough 10 post the blank subscrip-
ton list referred to and give your
valuable aid TO the work of the ex-
position committee, the same will
be much appreciated by the MAYOR.
p. II. MCCARTHY
Mayor Of the City and County of
san Francisco.
Attest: 4. c. LEFFINGWELI.
Mayors Secretary.
J. a. KELLY
Acting Mayor, City and County of
san Francisco.
The following is the list Of signed suhscrip-
tions not published up 10 May .. s .. m:
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