The San Francisco call., 1910-08-20
TEN STATES
INDORSE CITY
AS FAIR SITE
Convention of State Executives
in Salt Lake Pledges
Support
Mayors of Cities in All Parts of
Country Also Send
Assurances

tain states, through their governors or
the personal representatives of their
governors, at the convention of state
executives in salt Lake City yesterday
indorsed San Francisco as the site for
the 1915 exposition. The resolution was
presented by Congressman Julius Kahn
Each Of the state executives is
pledged to use every effort in the legis-
.ature of his state to have a resolution
passed calling upon the state senators
and congressman to work for San Fran
cisco during the December session at
Washington. Each has further pledged
himself to recommend the appropria-
tion of funds for d competent state ex
hibit al the exposition.
Following is the resolution adopted:
Whereas. the completion OF the
Panama canal will bring to the
Pacific coast states and the ceun-
tries OF the orient into closer touch
with the Atlantic Seaboard, elm
mating 1000 miles from the dis
tance by water between the Allan
tic and the Pacific coast states, and
marking the dawn of new and
unprecedented era of commercial
development of the Pacific slope
and the great west; and
Whereas. the completion of this
titanic project-the greatest engi-
neering enterprise in the history
of the wOrld-Should and is to be
commemorated by a great inter
national exposition; and
Whereas. the city of San Fran
cisco has Signified its intention to
hold such an exposition in the year
1915 20 be known the Panama
Pacific international exposition.
and has, with the aid of the citi-
zens OF the state of California,
raised the sum of Sio,0oo,0o0 to de-
fray in part the expenses of such
exposition; now therefore be it
Resolved. that we the governors
and the personal representatives
of the governors of the states Of
Utah, Nevada Idaho. Montana,
Wyoming, Colorado, Washington,
Oregon. Minnesota and California.
in convention assembled, hereby
pledge our support to the citizens
of san Francisco and of the state
OF California in their laudable and
commendable efforts to secure con-
gressional recognition in behalf of
such exposition
Mayors of cities all over the United
States are daily giving the exposition
company teleerapaic assurances of their
support of San Francisco. kilograms
were received yesterday from mayors
OF Bradford. Philadelphia; Champaign,
Ill, and Butte, Mont. as follows:
Bradford. Pa Aug Is
Homer S King. President Exposition Company
Bradford indorses exposition at San Francisco.
Champaign III. August is.
Homer s King. President Exposition Company
On behalf of the citizens of Champaign l will
say San Francisco is an ideal place for the eK
position. s (. TACKER, Mayor.
Butte Mont. August IS
Homer s King President Exposition Company
Butte appreciates the Importance Of the Pan
ama-Pscihc exposition and takes pleasure in in
dorsing your city as the proper place 10 hold
Ne M'ltLHsE vuef "uA Hs.NlSes anu teei
that under no circumstances should San Francisco
CHARLES P. NEvLIN. Mayor.
The Grand Trunk railway system has
already began distributing literature
to newspapers in the states of Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, New York
Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and to pa
pers in the provinces of Ontario and
Quebec, pleading the cause of San Fran
cisco in its contest for the exposition
This literature sets out the arguments
of this city TO the best possible ad-
vantage.
The claim of New Orleans that it is
the nearest port TO the Panama canal
has aroused the ire of other southern
ports and is promoting dissension
among the southern states which may
seriously affect the solidarity of the
New Orleans advance upon congress in
December.
Florida's Financial and Industrial
Record in recent issue prints govern
ment figures showing that six other
gulf ports are actually nearer the canal
than New Orleans. These are Tampa,
Miami, Key West and Pensacola.
Fla; Mobile. Ala, and Ship Island, Miss.
Six other ports are within a few miles
Of the New Orleans distance
Many of the gulf cities have taken
umbrage at the unwarranted claims of
the Crescent city and are taking pains
In the newspapers of the south to cor
rect the false reports disseminated by
the publicity bureau of the New Or
leans exposition company. Chamber of
commerce secretaries have also taken
up the fight and have been writing
vitriOlic letters TO the New Orleans
boosters.
exposition company yesterday received
the following subscriptions:
MEMBERS OF ENGINE COMPANY No G