The Washington times., 1937-02-26
7 COAST CITIES
ENDRIVALRYIN
EXPOSITION

LIS ANGELES, req. 20. - odIl
francisco and Los Angeles Joined
lands today as officials gathered
here from both cities in a huge
rampaign of cooperation between
the north and south in their 1899
and 1912 eXpositions.
The gathering was held in the
board of directors room of the
Los Angeles Chamber of Com.
nerce, with Mayor Frank L.
Shaw and chamber officials eX-
tending greetings to a delegation
Of distinguished representatives
of the Bay City, including Mayor
Angelo Rossi.
Mutual Aid Pledged
Pledging its utmost support in
making the 1889 Golden Gate In
ternational Exposition a success
in the eyes of the entire West,
Los Angeles likewise received the
cooperation of San Francisco in
it's coming 1912 Industrial and
Trade Exposition.
After the opening of the meeting
by Byron c. Hanna, president of
the Los Angeles Chamber, and Of
ficial greetings from Mayor Shaw,
Governor Merriam expressed his
compliments to the two cities in
getting together for the benefit
of the entire State"
Mayor RoSSi pointed out that
San Francisco can take a page
from Los Angeles book on how to
appreciate tourists trade" Re
garding the eXpoSitions, he said:
"a united California for pub
licizing the two expoSitiOns is
our goal"
eve have completed two vast
engineering projects in the bay,
of which we are proud. In our
World Fair, we will point to
other achievements in California
and in the entire West during
the past Is years.
you have your fair in 1912
and we have ours in 1899.
"There is no rivalry today; we
both want visitors in the West.
San Francisco plans to share
distribution of its visitors in the
entire West.
"With the help of Los Angeles
the two fairs will develop trend
of tourist travel in the West that
will become a mass movement"
With definite assurance that the
northern exposition would not ex-
tend beyond its appointed limit
and overlap preparations for the
southern fair, William Simpson,
president of the Los Angeles Expo
Sition Committee. said he saw no
reason why "every city, county and
citizen in California should not do
everything possible to help the
Golden Gate International Exposi-
tion."
Telegram Read
StreSSing San Francisco'S eager.
ness to cooperate with Los Angeles
in its 1912 fair, a telegram from
Leland Cooper, president of the
Golden Gate enterprise, was read
by Col. Franklin ]. Bell, vice presi.
dent, as follows:
1--WE desire to sell all CalifOr-
MIA and the West in order to
make our objective of selling the
fair.
1--WE are asking the IL West
ern States to exhibit their attrac-
tiOnS."
Colonel Bell gave assurance that
the San Francisco exposition
would not become an annual
trade fair, and that it's site was
to be cleared for a municipal air
port.
Foreigners Expected
Frank Y. Mclaughlin, former
late director of the Works Prog
ress Administration, and director
of exhibits for the big enterprise,
said:
eve expect to attract tourists
from throughout North Amer
lea, as well as foreign countries,
and keep many of them as per
manent residents of California"
Other speakers included H. w.
Howell, president of the San Fran
cisco Chamber of Commerce, who
expressed envy of the drive and
spirit here in Southern Califor-
nia," and Roger Jessup, chairman
of the Los Angeles County Board
of Supervisors, who gave assur-
ance of the county'S whole.
hearted support.
The northern delegation also
included:
Charles Page, executive vice
president of tn e San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce; Philip
Lands, president of the San Fran
cisco Junior Chamber of Com
merce; Walter Reimers, manager
of the Junior Chamber; San Fran
cisco Supervisors Dewey Mead and
George Reilly; Leonard Leavy,
San Francisco city controller;
Thomas Creely, president of the
San Francisco board of fire COM
missionerS; j. E. Black, member
of the exposition board of direc-
tors, and Paul Sexon, assistant to
President Cutler, who was unable
to attend.