The San Francisco call., 1910-01-30
PROPOSED SITES
FOR EXPOSITION
SWAMP LEADERS
Many Suggestions for Location
of Big Fair Pour Into
Headquarters
General Committee Drafting Set
of Articles TO Govern the
Great Project

40 announcement has yet been made
OF the selection of a chairman of finance
10 take charge of the local campaign
10 raise funds for the Panama Pacific
international exposition. but the COM
mittee appointed to name this chairman
has been busiIy at work for the last
three DAYS and is expected to make its
decision known early this week Sug-
gestions as to a site are pouring into
exposition headquarters daily, but Vail
not be acted upon until later
In the meantime the committee on
permanent organization and executive
management has held one important
meeting adopted certain tentative
plans and outlined a general scheme
which its members are now considering.
It's report viii not be made until every
detail Of organization has been thor
oughly discussed and provided for, so
that when made il win provide COM
pfete and thorough basis for future
progress
DRAFT SET or BYLAWS
I'm addition 10 outlining the executive
organization and division of depart
ments for exposition building and man
agement the committee is drafting for
NAL bylaws and other things necessary
10 perfect Incorporation. James Nc
Nab. chairman of the committee on
legislation, Is also preparing to begin
active work looking TO state and out
side participa tiOn in the exposition
Suggestions for sites for the expo
sition are reaching the headquarters
with ueorTzr eV-arz- mail and al or7,
nothing viii he done toward selecting a
site until after permanent organizat ton
is completed, many locations are al
ready being strongly urged by local
enthusiasts
Golden Gate park. or at least the
western portion of it, was one Of the
first Of the proposed sites to receive
the attention Of a large number Of
. boosters. and the property lying both
north and south Of the park in the Rich
mond and Sunset districts have been re-
ferred to by many as adaptable TO ex-
position purposes. Many have also
favored the Spring Valley tract south
Of SlOat boulevard. in which lies La Ike
Merced, and an active boom has been
started for a large tract Of several
thousand acres below South San Fran
cisco and north and east Of Tanforan.
MANY SITES SUGGESTED
by John Moore, who proposed that the
exposition should he built around the
gorge east. Of Mission street in the
southern part of the city. comprising
portions Of the Crocker, Payson. Nor
ton and College tracts This is A site
overlooked by Bernal heights. trav-
ersed hy the ocean Shore railway and
crossed at each end by the Southern
Pacific. Moore declared that the dam
ming Of the gorge would produce a
msgni1cent lake and that Jslais creek,
which crosses the tract could be nsed
TO advantage. An extension Of the
Mission. Folsom and other street car
fines. he said, would give ideal trans
port alton service
a strong boost for the proposed South
san Francisco site was contained in the
following Endorsement of the exposi-
ton project received yesterday from
the Merchants board Of trade Of South
san Francisco. signed by President J.
j. Debenedetti and Secretary E. W.
Lsngenbach:
Whereas. we. as merchants of
south San Francisco, are by reason
OF our intimate trade relations and
geographical position part and par
Gel Of The city Of San Francisco.
that touches the prosperity of that
city,
Resolved. that We. the Merchants
board of trade Of South San Fran
cisco heartily indorse the holding
Of the. Panama Pacific exposition
at san Francisco. that we recon-
mend the splendid site at South
san Francisco as a suitable place
for holding said exposition. and
that, as we desire to DO more than
pass n resolution. we hereby de-
cisre our readiness to do all we
csn 10 assist in ma king said ex-
D9Si11On z success.
Another Endorsement was received
yesterday from the Merced chamber
OF commerce containing a resolution of
endorsement and 2 pledge of active sup
port and good will. The letter was
signed by John S. Swan. president of
the chamber, and Mrs. G. F. Jaeger
secretary.
DISCUSSED WITH ANGELENOS
An informal discussion bearing on
the Panama-Pacific exposition was held
during the visit Of the Los Angeles
chamber Of commerce. President Willis
Booth and Ntce President Joseph Scott
OF the Los Angeles chamber talked
tbe matter over with William /. Ger
stle. president OF the San Francisco
chamber, and James McNab, who re-
Gently retired as head OF the local or
ssnization. After the meeting Gerstle
said there had been a friendly talk
which he regarded as encouraging
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