The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-30
Aid Is Expected

The expectations are that when the
businessmen of these other cities real
ize the earnestness and determination
of San Francisco in regard to holding
an exposition here they will give their
aid to this city. The fact of such a
large sum being raised in so short g.
time for exposition work, it is thought,
Will create an exceedingly favorable
impression and pave the way for the
conferences.
Businessmen are about the same the
world over" said r. B. Hale, and we
feel that they will appreciate what we
have done. The amount of the sub
scription is, in fact, our recommends
ton TO the world for a hearing. We
have shown of what we are capable
and by it we indicate the kind of ex-
position we will hold"
The California delegates will travel
in a special train composed of bag
gage, dining, observation and two
sleeping cars The train will leave at
10:40 a. m. tomorrow and proceed TO
Washington direct via Omaha and Chi
cago, arriving at its destination Thurs
day An endeavor will be made to in
terview President Taft Saturday, and
the following Monday the party will
proceed to New York, where they will
be the guests of honor at a banquet
given by the committee of the New
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place in 1913.
TO VISIT OTHER CITIES
On the return trip the delegation is
expected to make stops at Chicago,
St Louis, Kansas City. Denver and Los
Angeles, the present plans being to ar
rive in San Francisco shortly after
May 20.
The raising Of s4,Oss,ooo Thursday
afternoon had almost instantaneous eff
feet in the surrounding country, and
the first material results from it will
be made evident next Thursday, when
a delegation of 500 businessmen of
Santa Clara will come to San Francisco
with the avowed purpose of boosting"
the exposition.
The boosters excursion committee of
Santa Clara is composed of A. j. Hart,
]. D. Custer. w. L. Prussia, V. A. Han
cock and Alexander Sheriffs.
AID FROM Los ANGELES
Perhaps the most pleasing features
of the sale of subscription stock is the
manner in which Los Angeles concerns
are coming in on the books. Among
the subscribers Thursday was the firm
of HIM & Landt, incorporated, of San
Francisco and Los Angeles for $4,000.
This sale was originally published as
having been made to Kinds & Landt of
Chicago, which was an error.
In order to add to the success of
the exposition, the San Francisco
life underwriters association, at
its monthly meeting and lunch
held at the st. Francis hotel yesterday,
passed a resolution pledging itself to
endeavor TO have the convention Of the
national association held here in 1915.
To this end the members of the local
association will correspond with their
associates in other cities, and. as they
aSGnriafiOn for
convention, there is little doubt but
that the plan will be carried through.
This will be merely part of gen.
eral scheme to have as many conven-
tions held here as possible in 1915. The
resolution also called upon the mem
bers of the local association to help the
exposition in every other way possible.
IMPROVERS TO HELP
The Bay View Improvement associa-
ton, which is working to have the ex-
position held in it's district, will give a
barbecue May 8, at l p. M, on Bay
View heights, Fourteenth avenue
South and K street. At this assembly
plans will be laid for the furthering
Of the exposition project.
George H. Scott, manager of the Met
ropolitan life insurance company, a
stranger to the city, declared that San
Francisco was the natural site for big
exposition.
1T has occurred to me- he said,
that there is nothing in the climate
or sea conditions to prevent an interna-
tional yacht race being held here dur
ing the exposition. This would prove
a great attraction
w V. Stafford, president of the har-
Dor commissioners, in statement to
the directors suggested a Venetian
scheme and water carnival
.Islais creek" he. said presents
great possibilities for water effects
and ii would be well to consider this
in planning the general scheme"