The San Francisco call., 1910-06-27
PEOPLE OF EAST DESIRE
TO SEE EXPOSITION HERE
Southern Pacific Land
Man Declares Many
Will Stay Here

BERKELEY, June 26.-That the peo-
pie of the east. almost as whole favor
San Francisco as the place for holding
the Panama Pacific exposition in 1915
was the declaration of Henry Conlin,
assistant land commissioner for the
Southern Pacific company, who has ar
rived at his Berkeley home after an
extended tour of the east and middle
west.
Conlin in his travels took special
pains to obtain the views OF residents
Of different cities along his route on
the subject of the exposition, and is
confident of the support of the east and
middle west for San Francisco, saying
that the people of the cast look for
ward to visit to this state, which, in
the east, where times are hard, seems.
as Conlin put il, "a mecca of oppor-
tunity."
Never before in history. 1 believe"
said Conlin. has there. been so much
favorable interest manifested in the
east regarding San Francisco. The
people want to see the big city that has
grown since the fire. My travels took
me to New York, Washington, Pitts
burg. Chicago and Minneapolis, and in
all these places l heard the exposition
discussed
EYES TURNED TOWARD STATE
Never was there a time when the
people of the east thought so much
about San Francisco. Their eyes are
turned toward California, as a result of
dull times in the east, and business be-
ing better here. People who are mar
-el -s,,cr 1izn
the resources of the Pacific slope, it's
mines its oil fields, its coal, and the
fact that this state is the great fruit
growing area of the United States. The
climate is a great factor and the beauty
of the scenery, the commerce over the
Pacific ocean. are all factors in the feel
ing which has been started in favor of
San Francisco as a fitting place to hold
the exposition
California is necessary for these
people, and they favor San Francisco
rather than New Orleans in the hope
that those who visit the fair and see
the country may find here in the west
the opportunity they long for.
PEOPLE WANT HOME HERE
Now. while this feeling is in the air,
is the time for Californians to get to-
gether and give these people of the east
q chance to see with their own eyes
what they know of our country from
hearsay. If we get the exposition. and
1 think we shall from what / have
heard, it means an era of prosperity
which will be uneXcelled in history and
the permanent basis for growth in the
future.
Many of those who are planning to
visit the fair have decided in their
hearts to make their homes in this
state. They want to see this country
and on this account welcome the fair
as an excuse for doing this and at the
same time looking for a home.
BETTER THAN THE EAST
THE climate in the east is to many,
unsatisfactory, and the soil often not of
the best. The people look to this coast
as to Mecca of opportunity, and on
this account the fair means much to
u.s.
Conlin looked over many tracts of
land while on his trip. He reported a
general business depression in the east.
1.-The people in the big cities, like New
York, and even in smaller towns, are
complaining bitterly" he said And
while we hear some complaints about
dull business in this region, 1 know
that business on the coast is far better
than in the east and middle. west