The Washington herald., 1911-01-11

San francisco and New orleans met
face to face yesterday in the House Com
mittee on Industrial Arts and EXPOSE
tions. The committee met to consider the
two bflls providing for a Panama Canal
Exposition. Representative Kahn. OF
California, asked the committee to table
the San Francisco bill, stating that the
people of that city had raised the sum Of
81 10000 and were not asking for govern
ment aid. He said San Francisco now
asked merely for the adoption OF the
resolution recognizing San Francisco as
the exposition city. On that resolution
the CalifOrnians ask for a speedy vote.
The claims Of New Orleans were ad-
vanced by Gov. Jared Y. Sanders. of
Louisiana: T. p. Thompson, c. H. Ellis,
and Archbishop Blenk. of New Orleans.
Gov. Sanders admitted, that New Orleans
was asking for a government appropria-
tion of $1,000, OOO but added that it was
for a government exhibit only. He sug-
gested that 1t was not fair to expect New
Orleans to pay fer a government exhibit.
All other nations will be asked to make
exhibits at their own expense, and he
thought the United. States should do the
same.
Messrs. Thompson and Ellis presented
figures showing the accessibility Of New
oTIe6HS, anu tHc tOtoI pOpuihlIou
given radii. They also discussed the po-
sition OF New Orleans with relation to
the Panama Canal. Archbishop Blenk
marshaled the arguments in favor Of New
Orleans.
The committee adjourned to meet to-
day, when other speakers will be heard.
san FranciscO Asks No Aid.
Among the strong financial figures Of
the Pacific Coast is william H. Crocker.
the multi-milionaire, sor of the late
Col Fred Crocker. one of the builders
of the Union Pacific. Mr.. Crocker arrived
yesterday with a few other prominent
San Franciscans to give assurances to
Congress that San Francisco will not ask
for a government appropriation to aid
the Panama-Pacific exposition.
THE people of San Francisco are very
much in earnest about the Panama-Pa-
cific Exposition" said Mr.. Crocker last
night at the New Willard. You may
appreciate their enthusiasm and sincere
desire for this exposition when say that
the leading merchants Of San Francisco
at mass meeting raised A.0SS000 in two
hours, and within a few days raised the
required sum Of S.5o0.00O. Then the peo-
pie of the State by vote Of twenty to
Cne authorized the issuance Of $4,000 900
city bonds and s5.0o0.ooO State bonds.
making $l15OO.oO0 in all for the exposi-
ton.
Such substantial enthusiasm for .
public project is without parallel in the
history of this country.
Proud Of Big Task.
''Our people are very proud Of raising
this vast sum, and desire US to impress
upon Congress and the people Of the
United States that San Francisco is not
asking for a dollar of government loan
or aid.
when the President shall have been
requested by Congress to invite foreign
nations to participate in our exposition.
We shall have attained the object of our
visit to Washington. and shall return to
the Pacific Coast perfectly satisfied
understand that it is almost unprece-
dented for a delegation like ours to ask
favorS Of Congress which do not carry
with them a government appropriation.
Perhaps it is for this reason that the
people of California have been misunder-
stood. l can assure you, however. as
member of the finance committee Of the
Company. that we are perfectly able to
finance the exposition which We have
created and which We propose to conduct
in a manner that will reflect great credit
upon our entire nation. Our exposition
will be up to the standard that is neces-
Sary to properly celebrate the govern
ment's mighty achievement Of joining the
two oceans at Panama.