The Washington herald., 1911-01-10
SAN FRANCISCO ASKS
DESIGNATIONONLY
Has All the Money Needed
for Big Exposition.
EXPECTS TO WIN THE PRIZE
Opulent Boomers to Offer Every
Possible Assurance to the Govern
ment Through Congress OF the Pa
ciAc Coast City's Ability to Pro-
vide Adequately for Celebration.

That San Francisco expects to be des-
ignated by Congress as the place for
holding the Panama Canal Exposition is
shown by the advertisement appearing in
this issue of The Washington Herald, in
which the Panama-Pacific International
Exposition Company sets forth the fact
that San Francisco has raised sufficient
money for the worlds fair, and asks no
aid from the government
The claim is made by the Californians
that San Francisco is the only city that
does not ask for government aid
The people of San Francisco SUBJ
scribed s7,5oO.OOO to the exposition and the
State of California and the city of San
Francisco were authorized at the NoHem-
Der election to issue bonds for $5,0oo,0G
each, making sl7.500,OOO in all.
Already Financed.
r. B. Hale, acting president of the
Panama-Pacific International Exposition
Company, said last night: Our sole aim
is to secure upon the floor of Congress
at an early date a fair and impartial
consideration of the claims of the rival
cities and a clean-cut choice between
San Francisco, with her plan for an ex-
position, and New Orleans, with hers.
We have a resolution pending before the
House, in which We simply ask that Con-
gress request the President of the United
States to extend an invitation to foreign
countries to participate in and visit an
exposition to be held in San Francisco in
1915 to celebrate the completion OF the
Panama Canal. This is IA simple, reason
able request. San Francisco is creating
and financing and will conduct Its own
exposition a scale which Is up 10 the
American standard and which will be
of great credit to the entire nation. with
out costing the government a dollar. The
entire West is back of US in this project,
and feels as we do, that we are asking SO
little that Congress cannot fail TO grant
our simple request. Now that Ne"
Orleans is well represented in Washing
ton and before Congress. we sincerely
hope that the matter will come to an
early vote"
Strong Men on the Way.
The strongest fnanciers on the Pacific
Coast are on the way TO Washington 10
give personal assurance to Congress that
San Francisco will not ask for a dollar
of government aid. Among those coming
are w. H. Crocker, president of the
Crocker National Bank; w. B. Bourn.
president of the Spring Valley Water
Company: Frank Anderson, president of
the Bank of California: A. W Foster.
president of the California and North
western Railroad; Joseph D. Grant, pres
ident of Murphy, Grant Il Co; Fred c.
Lloyd, president of the Pacific Surety
Company; p. II. Mccarthy. mayor of
San Francisco. and Joseph d. Redding-
They will join President Hale and other
San Francisco representatives already on
the ground, among them being Leon
Leon Sloss, president of the Alaska Com
mercial Company: a. w. Scott, jr., pres
ident of Scott, Magner & Miller. and
James McNab, president of the San
Francisco Chamber of Commerce
JOHN Hays Hammond is on his way
here from st. Petersburg. and will take
off his coat for San Francisco.
Joseph Scott. president of the Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce, and
Father McQuaide. representing Arch
bishop Riordan, are in Washington work
ing in behalf of San Francisco. They
came via New Orleans, and were guests
of the New Orleans boomers on their
special train to Washington. Father Nc
Quaide is a famous Wit. and he had the
Gulf City delegation in a roar all the
way to the Capital.
But the New Orleans fellows nearly
got u.s." said Mr.. Scott. They took a
peculiar way to conquer us. They nearly
killed us with hospitality. Just before
We left New Orleans big banner was
displayed at the station. reading, If
you don't win the prize, don't come
back There were lot of ladies at
the station, and they applauded the SEN
timent on the banner. There will be
trouble for Dan Cupid when the New
Orleans boys return home without the
prize. But | think tie people down
there will give them credit for having
put up hard. clean fight. and will not
blame them for losing through no fault
of their own.
Visitors at the California headquarters
at the New Willard yesterday We're
much interested in a gigantic f1ashlight
picture of Nine Tetrazzifii, singing on
Christmas Eve to crowd of $1,000 people
at Lotta's Fountain. in the heart of San
Francisco. The photo shows the ma
jority of the men bareheaded and with
out overcoats which gives an idea of
Christmas weather in California.
Ready for the Battle.
The battle for the exposition will be-
gin this morning before the House Com
mittee on Industrial Arts and Exposi-
tions. New Orleans has a bill before the
committee. providing for government
commission and government appropria-
tion of sl,OOOO0o. San Francisco had a
bill before the committee last year. ask
ing for an appropriation of $1,000, ,oO0 but
since that time the people of California
have raised the required amount, and the
California delegation will ask that the
bill be laid on the table. San Francisco
will ask merely to be designated as the
exposition city, and will give assurances
that no government appropriation will be
asked for.