The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-11-29
BAY CITY IN LEAD
FOR PANAMA EXPO

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100000 to finance and to prepare for
the Panama Pacific international az
position in 1915. The people of the
state have given $17,500,000 to build
the exposition itself, and November
they authorized, with a tremendous
majority of votes, the issuance of $18,-
100000 in highway bonds that Califor.
MIA in 1915 may be good to look upon
when the exposition visitors crowd
toward the Golden Gate. At the same
time $11 100000 in bonds was voted
to make sure that the harbors Of San
Francisco and San Diego are in condi-
tion by 1915 to handle the increased
shipping that must result from the
opening of the Panama canal. AL
together $47,000,000 has been provid.
ed for improvements and the glory Of
the world show.
California is making ready for 1915.
The sum of ST., 100000 provided for
the exposition is the largest ever gath
cred by any state for any exposition
anywhere. The sum of $1S,000,0O0 in
bonds voted for system of state
highways assures the greatest project
of its kind ever attempted west Of
New York, which is east of nearly all
the United States. Then $4,000, 900
for San Francisco's IS harbor and 81.
100000 for San Diego's is an evidence
that Californians will be ready to take
their part in Americas effort to gain
the commercial supremacy of the Pa
cic when Uncle Sam opens the locks
at Panama. Rich and liberal Califor-
MIA has shown her faith in the canal
and her own future
From the northern line of the Gold
en- state to the Mexican boundary il
800 miles,and by 1915 over this sweep
of mountains and valleys and plain q
system of highways, broad, well kept,
well paved, will give easy access to
every beauty and richness in the state.
These thoroughfares will furnish new
attraction, by making the natural won
ders of California well within reach Of
the motor ear tourist.
1t must be a rich and fruitful state
that can do these things. San Fran
cisco since 1906 has spent more than
$500 100000 in reconstruction, yet her
citizens IN private subscription raised
$7,500,000 for their exposition. The
city of San Francisco is constructing
her own water supply system, building
her own FIRE protection plant, putting
in municipal railway, restoring her
public buildings and yet the munich
pality voted $5,0O0,000 for the fair.
The state exposition tax of 5000, 900
win not be felt by California's s citi-
zens. What, then, are the resources
of the Golden state.
California IS property assessment is
SO, ,43s, 100000. The annual value Of the
products of her soil alone is $500,000,-
900, a sum nearly as great as the total
assessment of Louisiana-$523,0 ,00O,-
900. California, to make the COM
parison more plain, has an assessment
five times as great as that of her rival
state. Both states assess on a 60 per
cent basis.
Such is the bid California makes for
America IS jubilee in 1915 at the COM
pletion and opening of the Panama
canal California will pay her own
bills, and be ready to entertain the
world in a way that will be a credit
to the whole nation. California does
not ask one cent of aid from the gov
ernment
What has Louisiana to Offset thisf
Against $47,000,000 of California 3
public and private money pledged to
the exposition and to improvements in
anticipation of the canal opening, the
southern state and city have provided
So 100000 in state bonds and some
what over $1,000,000 in subscriptions.
Until short time ago Louisiana stat
ed that she would ask loan of $8,-
100000 or $10,000,000 from the gov
ernment in order to make the exposi-
tion as magnificent as it should be.
Lately she has not made that state
ment. Can she give creditable expo
sition ON $s,000,000s
! California bonds sell readily. Oc-
tober IL nearly $2,000000 of improve
ment bonds issued by San Francisco
found seven bidders, and they were
snapped up with high premium for
the privilege New Orleans opened
the sale of $7,000,O00 of Improvement
bonds October A, and could not find q
bidder. The attorney general OF New
York has pronounced Louisiana bonds
unsafe investments.
An exposition is a tremendous finan-
cial undertaking, and luxury only
the opulent could consider. The race
seems between Ear unequal opponents.