The San Francisco call., 1910-04-29
But 100000
MORE NEEDED
BY Directors
Those Who Are Able to Give
Small Sums Urged to Buy
Exposition Stock
Great Enthusiasm Prevails Dur
ing Sale of Shares on Floor
of Merchants Exchange

Western Union sent up a hurry MESA ge
10 tho effect that il subscribed $4,000
the Crown disUllery company came for
ward with "A like amount. j. w. Schou-
ten a Co. bridged pause with $1,000;
and while this was going on at the
rostrUm. men, laughing and pushing
each other out of the way, were sub
scribing smaller sums. ranging from
$500 downward, at the desk. In less
than 10 minutes the 100000 dollar
mark was passed-and then, just to
show that there was till fun left in the
crowd, they doomed il mp $4,000 more.
The crowd was wild with enthus-
iasm. They would have gone on all
night. but the end had TO come.
While more than satisfied with the
opening sale. the directorate OF the
fair realize that the grind is yet to
come in the collecting of the last mil
lion. They know that of some Of the
amounts subscribed a part Will not be
collected in the five Years intervening.
and tie experience Of past cities has
shown the advisability of guarding
against this fact
MCCARTHY GIVES $1,000
Mayor Mccarthy. who by calling out
p subscription OF $4,000 received a whirl
Of applause, declared that the meeting
was one Of the most Impressive he had
witnessed.
1T is a case Of all join hands for san
Francisco" he said. 4 should like to
see every man who is earning a dollar
In san Francisco give his share This
exposition is one which viii benefit the
city AS a whole and the Workingmen
viii share with the business interests
in its fruits. lf san FTancisco-that is,
the rank and file Of the city-will fol-
low the example set at this meeting the
state and the nation viii respond with
greater generosity. We want every dol
lar that we can raise for the eXposi-
tion. Il is going TO be the biggest thing
the world has seen and we can not af-
ford 10 cripple ourselves by quitting
on the proposition after the fine start
II has received"
The value Of small subscriptions is
recognized by the directorate and this
morning subscription lists viii be left
Al all the main branches of the news
paper offices. at the Merchants eX-
change. the Mission Promotion asso-
riation and all savings banks. Plans
for starting the campaign this morning
We're made by the finance committee
after the big meeting in the afternoon.
The members of the committee.
though dead tired. many of them hav-
ing slept little for the last week did
not leave their headquarters till late
a. night
HARD WORK AHEAD
We've beaten the first record said
r.. p. Hale. Now let us keep on beat
ing them right down the line until we
double our present figure so that every
man. woman and child in the United
States viii know that san Francisco
can not be beaten in anything it un-
dertskes. ] can not lay too much
stress on the fact that the hardest work
is yet TO come. That was but the
opening. OF course, We were pleased.
but we must not forget that we yet
have to raise more than million to
meet the demands upon US"
Such also were the views OF A. W.
Scott Jr- The fireworks" he said. ARE
over. and now we viii commence the
grind of collecting the remaining sum.
There are thousands in San Francisco
who have. NOT yet subscribed, or rather.
J -Sf1oufd say invested. These will do
so-if they are approached in the proper
manner and IL ii is impressed upon
them the urgent necessity of helping
their city.
..-One of the most charming features
of the meeting in the afternoon was
the enthusiasm with which the smaller
subscriptions were received. While
thousands were being hurled through