The San Francisco call., 1910-02-10
BOOST GIVEN TO
GREAT ENTERPRISE
Executive of Every State in the
Union Notified of Panama
Pacific Exposition
Promises of Hearty CO=Opera=
ton and Aid Come to COM
mittee From Every Quarter

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union has received official notice ,
san Francisco's intention TO hold a
international exposition in 1915. Coz
dial responses have already come I
hand, many Of them pledging co-opera
tion and others carrying assurance {
future assistance.
LETTER TO GOVERNORS
This is the form of letter addresse
10 the state executives:
] have the honor to advise you
that since the year 1904 the citi-
zens Of the city Of San Francisco
have been continuously active in
formulating plans for "A great in
ternatiOnal exposition 10 celebrate
The completion of the Panama ca
nal.
This work has been carried on
by an Incorporated company organ
lied in 1906 and at a very early
date a financial campaign viii be
inaugurated for the purpose of
pledging the people Of san Fran
cisco in the amount of $4,000, GOO
for this enterprise The plans al
ready tentatively arranged assure
The subscription Of the entire
amount within six months from
date. The state legislature of Cal
ifornia viii, undoubtedly, supple
ment the amount by an appropria-
tiOu OF S2,500,000 and participation
Of the counties Of the state of Cal
ifOrnia viii, in all probability,
amount to q like sum.
The first bin introduced in this
session OF congress was one by our
representative. Hon. Julius Kahn,
asking for appropriation by the
congress Of the United States in
the sum of $4,000, goo for govern
ment participation.
The Panama canal having cost
The United States some $500, 000,
600. IL is considered most fiting that
upon its completion the people of
this country should celebrate this,
the greatest material achievement
Of the history Of nations, by an ade-
Quate demonstration.
Other maritime and commercial
nations Of the world, which viii
profit by this great expenditure on
the part Of our government, with
out any arbitrary toll in favor Of
the United States as against their
own commerce, viii, undoubtedly,
recognize the obligations Of inter
national courtesy and participate
in this celebration as they have
never participated before in any
celebration held in this country.
As soon as our city is finally
pledged 10 the financial support of
the exposition, both yourself and
the members of the legislature of
your state. viii be memorialized
with the idea Of enlisting your in
terest and cooperation in the
holding Of this international ex-
position TO the extent of your lib
eral participa ton.
Commercially considered the ex-
position viii be most valuable to
the Industries and productions of
your state IN that il will, by its
magnitude and its location in the
nearest large port to the rapidly
developing and promising traffic of
the far east, call these wares and
resources to the attention Of mil
lions of consumers whose trade de-
mands them and viii be the means
Of materially adding 10 the pros
perity of the citizens of your state
as well as those Of the entire Unit
ed States.
viii you kindly accept this let
ter as definite announcement on
The part Of the people OF San
Francisco Of their intention to hold
the Panama-Pacifc international
exposition, pending further advice
from Us as TO details OF plan and
scope, which viii be duly forward
ed 10 you and the members of your
legislature.
/ have the honor to be, sir, your
most Obedient servant,
HOMER ). KING, President.
QUICK RESPONSES MADE
Governor Frank b. Weeks of Cor
necucut and Governor John II. Brad
OF Idaho were among those that offerc
immediate aid. Further informatio
was requested by Governor B. NJ Fel
naId Of Maine, Governor Brooks of W.
oming and Governor Denen of Illinoi
An Endorsement from the Marysvil
chamber Of commerce reached the e.
position officials yesterday in the for
OF the following resolution:
Resolved, that the MarysvilIe
chamber Of commerce indorses the
action Of the San Francisco cham
Der Of commerce in the action it
has taken toward holding the
Panama Pacific international expo
sition in the city of San Francisco
in 1915, or upon the completion of
the Panama canal 1t is the sense
Of the meeting that San Francisco's
position as the largest port on the
Pacific and its geographical loca-
ton make IL the proper place for
such an exposition.
Be IL further resolved, that the
MarysVille chamber Of commerce
extend to the San Francisco cham
Der OF commerce and the committee
in charge Of the Panama Pacific
exposition all aid within its power
10 the furtherance Of said eXposi-
ton in the city Of San Francisco.
SOnoma County Approves