The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16
Governor GiIIett Will Call a
Special Session TO Order
Bond Election
$5,OOO,00O Proposition to Be
Submitted to the Voters
of the State
California Viii Go to Congress
With an Assured Capital
of SI7,500,00O
Especial Disposch 10 The Call

q ACRAMENTO. Aug. ia specia
session of the California state
legislature is in probability to bt
called for the purpose Of authorizing
an election 10 raise $4,000, 600 TO hell
California and San Francisco land the
Panama-Pacific international exposi.
ton for 1915.
The governor is in receipt of a let.
ter from the Panama-Pacific interna.
tional exposition management of Sar
Francisco, in which he is asked tC
convene the state legislature in extra
session for the purpose of passing ar
amendment 10 the state constitution, tc
be voted for at the election in Novem-
Der, with the object of bonding the
state for s5.O0O,OoO to support the
proposed worlds fair in 1915.
The amendment will provide for ar
annual state tax of 4 cents on the 500
for five years.
Governor GiIIett Willing
Governor Gillett discussing the mat
ter today said.
7 believe the bonding Of the state
for S5.000.0O0 to bring the exposi-
ton here would be q good thing
for California, as ii is Of statewide
Importance. Now is the time TO
act in the matter
The state Of Louisiana has called
4 special session Of the legislature
TO raise s5.O0O,ooo and if we do not
DO something we viii get left, for
Ehe next congress viii give the
z&fr to Fhe cfty having the coin and
Io compete with New Orleans we
must have the money by December.
am looking up the law on the
matter OF permitting the eXposi-
uon company to pay the expenses
OF an extra session and will refer
the matter also to the attorney
general
! viii be able TO announce a de-
5ision in a few days.
7 am inclined to believe that the
Whole state is so intensely inter-
ested in getting the Panama-Pa-
cifc international exposition for
fan Francisco on account of the
great good it will be TO the state
and 10 the whole Pacific coast for
shat matter. that there viii be no
objection TO the calling of an eX-
ira session of the Legislature. We
want to be ready when congress
eonvenes to show it that we have
she money. 1t is a question of
money. We want TO appear in
Washington with a sum of money
so large that New Orleans will
quit Il will take q big amount
knd we want ito be there with
the goods"
Eyes of the World
The canal viii soon be completed
and the eyes OF the world will
be upon US and upon San Francis
90. We don't want to be bumped
Of the map by New Orleans.
The exposition people say that
Ehey Will pay for the expense entail
ad by the meeting Of the legislature
tn extra session, and the state viii
be TO no expense whatever. The
legislature can convene. Z resolu-
tfon calling FOR an amendment to
the state constitution by which
the entire state may be bonded in
the sum OF $1,000 900 be adopted
and the whole work done in three
or four days at the outside. This
amendment can then be submitted
TO me voters of California at the
next election in November. and
they can then pass upon it.
II the legislature does this, the
exposition viii become a state af-
fair, and this VIII insure sufficient
money to carry on the work.
State Commission
in order that tho state shall have
the disbursement OF this great sum il
is proposed to have the governor ap-
point a commission which shall have
complete charge OF all expenditures
ard the closing up Of ali details of the
work Of the exposition.
Another thing that wiz be voted or
II the legislature meets viii be a
change in the san Francisco charter
allowing the city TO increase its bond
ed Indebtedness. as il is close to the
limit at this time. This will be done
to permit that city TO become more
liberal with the exposition fund il
necessary. :.
san Francisco businessmen wave
pledged the sum Of $500 600. The
city is bonded for s5,oO0.O0O more, and
with Tie s5.0O0.0OO TO be raised by state
taxation there viii be the sum in the
aggregate Of sl7,5OO.OOO to be present.
ed 10 congress when it meets next De-
cember. II the constitutional amend
1aent is made.
Letter TO Governor