The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 18, 1898, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, TEBRUARY 18, 189S. 'ALL. FAVOR A LARGE EXPOSITION. A Prominent Business Men Say That It Would Prove of Incalculable Benefit Not Only to ' California, but to the Entire Pacific Coast. N\ Assurances Received From Neighboring States That They Will Aid in Fittingly Celebrating the Semi-Centennial Anniver- sary of Admission to the Union. EXPOSITIO PLANS SUGGESTED. I am not prepared to go into detail regarding what, in my judgment, would be the best plan to be adopted for promoting and carrying on the proposed exposition. [ will make such svggestions, however, as may come to my mind at this time. I think the idea of putting up a reproduction of one of the old missions is good. The cost would be only about $40,000 or $50,000, and during the exposi- tion it could be used to advantage in making a grand exhibit of our flowers. Besides being a great attraction, it would commemorate an early period in the history of California. The other buildings should embody the best ideas of modern architecture, and should blazon in Oriental splendor. There should be an abundance of artificial light, Electricity can and shoujd be one of the matters taken into serious consideration, as it can be used to advantage in many ways. It will, of course, necessitate the putting up of a plant for that purpose, but that can easily be done. : I would suggest as a novel feature of the exposition ing aside of September ¢, the great and most significant day of the exposition, for the purpose. of holding high carnival. Let it be a day of mirth and let it be celebrated in a way entirely new here. Parisian confetti and spirals could easily be procured for the purpose, and as they are inexpensive every one would be enabled to procure themand participate in the en- joyment. The amount of fun to bte gotten out of this kind of amusement is not to be realized until partici- pated in. Admission day must certainly be marked by special features. Three or four days could be <et aside for each of the several industries of the State—during such time the special branch of exhibitors to have full charge. The farming interest could present special features connected with the product of the soil. The manufac- turers of material articles, the manufacturers of fabrics, and last, but not least, the wine-makers of the State, should make a special effort to exhibit on a grand scale. They should also make a free distribution of their products The exposition could be rounded out by the hold- tes of various kinds, and other features nt themselvss. ve $150,000 will be sufficient for all pur- M. H. DE YOUNG. nter Fair. near sister States. consummated months. tennial it is a different matter. people within a very fect ail their plans. offset the Paris exposition. tions of the ¢ part of our merchants. Many th is of peo- g ure. 1d what they were looking for, dition became acquainted with the climate of this land of sunshine and of gold. They are still with us. an attractive display. The exposition contemplated will be ar greater scale than that of the Every one of the re- es and products of California will »sented, and it is not improb- The Midwinter Fair was planned and few ‘With the proposed semi-cen- The and commercial organizations have two years’ time in which to per- There is no reason why they should not be able to present an exposition that will in a measure All that is now required is a little energy on the California can produce and does produce nearly every- thing that would be required to make ‘With the assist- ance of sister States, and that has been promised, we are in a position to give an exposition that will attract the at- tention of the entire United States to- ‘3)3,00‘3‘000C‘OC‘00C‘DOfiflo&fififififififififififififififlfififi b= A MOST COMMENDABLE PROJECT. The proposition for an exposition commemorative of the cemi-centennial anniversary of the admission of California as a State into the Union of States is most commendable and will surely secure the assistance of all parties interested in presenting to the world the superior possibilities of the Pacific Coast as a whole and California especially, giving visitors opportunities to better judge of its resources and the advantages to be secured by decidig to make home locations on the western side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. An exposition in the year 1900 should and must receive the hearty support and co-operation of all transportation lines, both land and sea, as it will bring to the coast a very largely increased number of visitors from far distant as well as near by localities, and will tend to keep among us many of the hun- dreds of gold seekers who are now passing forward from Europe and the Eastern States to the mining regions of Alaska, of whom many, successful or other- wise, having broken away from former associations will be seeking new locations for future residence and business. I most heartily concur in the enterprise. T. He GOODMAN, General Passenger Agent Southern Pacific Railroad. o =3 o o bed o b ped o 3 o L £ e o o o £ =4 ped ped o b= L Bes bad o o o bod pe o L el fed pad bas o ped bed b=3 ward the Western Slope. More than that, we will also be able to invite to our hospitable shore many who will at- tend the World's exposition. A movement is now on foot to have a meeting called either by the Gover- nor or Mayor for the purpose of ar- ranging the preliminary details. If the same energy is displayed by our busi- ness men as by those having the Trans- Mississippi Congress in hand, there is no doubt but that we will have an ex- position in 1900 that will make Califor- nia as wide world known as it was in the days of ’49. ENERGY IS NECESSARY A Successful ?;wsition Will Mainly Depend on the Work Now Done. ing a Western States’ exposition is cer- tainly meritorious and deserving of careful consideration. I see but two things in the way of holding such an exposition in 1900. Two years of time is hardly sufficient to get up an expo- sition of proper magnitude as to turn the eyes of the world on California, and that is just what is gfeatly needed. For my part I am inclined to think that three years is none too long, but that the thing could be accomplished in that time with a proper display of interest and energy. Then, again, the great Paris exposition takes place in 1900 and we could never hope to rival that, or even attract many of our own Western people from it. On the contrary, many of them will go to Paris, and should they on their return visit the fair here its insignificance in comparison with the Paris exposition would detractfrom any good impression we might other- wise have made. Our exhibitors, too, will send their best to France, and would not be capable of making two first-class displays in one year. Now, the Columbia Exposition was held one year late, and was most certainly a success, and why can’'t we have a first- class exhibition of all that is best in these Western States in 1901? Every- body will be in the mood for it, and we would be able to secure some first-class displays from Paris which it would otherwise be Impossible to procure. Many Europeans, also, who have seen American products in the Paris fair will be in this country about tHat time and will find it convenient and profit- able to visit our exposition. By all means let us have it, and if not in 1901 then in 1900. I am in favor of it any- way. NOW CALL A BIG MEETING The Enterprise Should Be Set in Motion Without Further Delay. J. W. RAPHAEL was full of the sub- ject of the proposed exposition. He was pleased to see by the interviews with leading business men of the city, as -published in the current issue of The Call, that the burden of the\popu- lar song was emphatically in warm praise of the proposition in hand, and averred that it would be the proper thing to strike while the iron was hot. “Work should be commenced at once,” said Mr. Raphael. A meeting of representative citizens should be called promptly to inaugurate the movement. This meeting should re- quest the Governor to issue invitations to prominent people throughout the State for a meeting to be held as soon as practicable for the purpose of per- manent organization. Then the enter- prise should be incorporated, all the subscribers being shareholders. Com- mittees should be appointed for the various detalls, and the preliminary work should be commenced at the ear- liest day possible. By no means should the slightest savor of politics be permitted to enter into any phase of the big undertaking. The various committees should be so com- posed as to rerresent impartially all parties, all nationalities and all avoca- tions. In the selection of the more imy portant committees, I think it would be well to choose, where practicable, people who have already rendered not- ably good service in the same lines heretofore. “The financial secretary should be a man of undoubted financial standing, Feorm No. 168, A. DENICKE—The idea of hold- R R R R R R AR R R R R R R R A A e R R L R R R A P PR PR TR P R R R R R R R R R R R A ce 54 s P I 88 8 3 8 goes without . saying. events. and greater scale. are in years. BRNRRNRRRARRRNRRNRRRIRURNRENNRN = beneficial in the highest degree. to the credit of California. parison with some of the other States that have held expositions on a large scale, it should not be said that the people are as far behind in enterprise as they Profiting by the experience of Philadelphia and Chicago there is no reason whatever why this exposition proposed by THE CALL should not equal, if not surpass, those of the cities mentioned. The Trans-Mississippi States are at present arranging an exposition at Omaha, and if the people of the Pacific States would only manifest the same interest and energy in preparing for the semi-cen- ¢ tennial exhibition as is being manifested by the people of Omaha their fondest s hopes will be more than realized. Indications prove that the interest manifested in the proposed exposition by the people of those States that have been admitted to the Union since California’s- ¢ admission would put beyond the question of doubt the success to be achieved by a combination of interests. B | am pleased to see that the Governors of Washington and Montana are IT WILL REDOUND TO THE CREDIT OF CALIFORNIA. That the holding of a semi-centennial exposition in San Francisco would be of inestimable benefit, not alone to California. but to the entire Pacific Coast, To my mind if the people who are directly benefited by such enterprises would only realize the full import of such affairs the benefits s would be increased fourfold. While I believe in a certain degree of conservatism * [ believe that in this age of advanced civilization a greater degree of enterprise should be manifested by the people of California than they have shown in recent I remember full well the apathy that was manifested by some toward the Midwinter Fair, and yet the results show conclusively that the exposition was That proposed for 1900 should be on a larger That of 1900 is certainly intended to be one of much greater magnitude than any yet held because of the fact that contiguous territory would be relied upon to do its share in making it a great success. terested the greater results will be attained. All affairs of this kind, if properly instituted and carried out, will redound young in years in com- While this State is The more people in- PR AR AR R AR R R R R R R R AR R R ® heartily in accord with the movement. and it is such expressions of good feeling & f that will materially lighten the labor and will justify the exertions of Californians ¢ in making the proposed exposition a noteworthy event. The exposition will also §§ i; afford the Native Sons of the Golden West an opportunity such as has never ¢ peen offered them, of proving to the world that they are worthy sons of worthy ;‘ % sires. It is certainly to be expected because of their intended celebration in 1900 £ that they will take a prominent and active part in the management of the exposi- £ ¥ tion, and that in itself, judging by their past record, should be a guarantee of the § ¢ safe and successful administration of affairs. W. P. SULLIVAN JR. 83 snnn Fair, though held during a period of depression the most disastrous in re- sults to the business interests of the Pacific Coast, was a success, and I say this advis 1 have personal knowl- edge of t e of property to penple who were attracted to San Franciscoby the fair. We are now enjoying an era of prosperity, with an outlook for even better times in 1900. We should there- fore reasonably expect the ‘proposed fair to be a greater success and of more pronoun benefit to California. With past experience in matters of this kind to be guided by, we will certainly be able to formulate a plan so attractive that it will not be affected by outside influences. Before adopting or sug- gesting any specific plan it may be well to learn what we can from the Omaha fair to be held this year. I will be pleased to enter into the subject as the movement progresses. T consider the holding of an exposition in 1900 an excellent business proposition. e THE WOMEN WILL WORK Mrs. Frona Eu_ni_c-e Wait Pledges the Efficient Support of the Sisterhood. MRS. FRCNA EUNICE WAIT, a thoroughly representative California woman, who has had much experience in matters of this kind, she having been sible success, and repeat that the women of the State will be found more than willing to do their share to achieve such a result.” GREAT GOOD WOULD RESULT California Was Materially Bene- fited by the Midwinter Fair. THOMAS A. BURNS, School Direc- tor—The Midwinter fair proved a suc- cess. It advertised to the world the products of our Golden State. Many people who came here simply out of curioffty were so charmed by our cli- matic conditions that they determined to remain in the land of sunshine. The exposition proved to be.of incalcuable benefit to the State. An exposition in 1900 in comnfemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the admission of Cali- fornia into the Union would beyond all doubt prove a greater success than the Midwinter fair. I believe that all of our sister States admitted into the Union after California would cheerfully ald in making the project an event that would equal if not exceed the Trans- Mississippi Congress to be held this summer at Omaha. With people at the head of the movement who have had experience in similar expositions, I have no doubt but that we can safely THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY. 21,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA.I A This Compaoy TRANSMITS and DE: i iability, whic e‘gl:.y Tt Imx'.lv:ns :ne-qm only on conditions limiting its liability, whicl for K, -m‘.‘mmm#:h‘y‘mfi ted R T R NCORPORATED CABLE 10 the sending station for com} SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD. h have been assented to by thesender of thefc mcesage back "and the Company will not hold itself liable ““‘"-beyannm.ummomu-puw-rm.mmwuuwmnmculnummm.nmf transmission. ‘aud is delivered by requeat of the sender. under the copditions named above Ry “THOS..T. ECKERT, President and Genéral Manager. o, Freas ._THOS.T. EOKERT, President and Cor e e RECEIVED & s Francisco, Gala. W. S. Leake, Mgr. of The Call, S. F.: Salt Lake, Utah, Feb. 17, 1898. Answering yours of yester- day, I think California can safely count on the support <_>f the people of Utah to aid in the celebration of the former's admission into the Union, in 1900. one able to sufficiently cover all sums entrusted to his care. “The head of each and every depart- ment should be a man of éxecutive ability, and it would be a good ldea to look to it that the various depart- ments be equipped with men whose main purpose should be good, hard, consclentious work, rather than the putting on of style and the, furthering of individual interests.” A BUSINESS MAN’S VIEWS Can Reasonably Expect the Pro- posed Fair to Be a Pro- nounced Success. S. C. BUCKBEE—I fully indorse the sentiments of M. H. de Young as ex- pressed in to-day’s Call. The celebra- tion of our semi-centennial should be on a scale worthy of a great occasion in the history of the most progressive State in the Union. The Midwinter HEBER M. WELLS, one of the National Commissioners of the late World's Falr at Chicago, is thoroughly pleased with-the grand pro- ject in view to celebrate California’s golden jubilee as a soverpign State of the Union. When seen on this sub- ject yesterday she said: ~“It is a bril- liant conception, and there is no rea- son why it should not be carried out to a most successful conclusion. In such an undertaking, of course, the women of the State will be expected to do their share to contribute to the success of the enterprise, and you may take my word for it that the women of Cali- fornia will not be found wanting when it becomes time for them to do thelr part In making a creditable showing for their beloved State. It is a ract that California has more noted women, in different lines of distinction, than any other State in the Union, in proportion to her population. These women—the noted ones and the ones who are quite capable of becoming noted if they be given half a chance—will be heard from in case of the carrying out of such an admirable plan as The Call has pro- posed. I heartily wish the plan all pos- Governor of Utah. count on an exhibition that will be relatively as attractive as the Paris exposition. A meeting called by either the Governor or Mayor for the purpose would be largely attended, and 1 sin- gerely hope that one of these officials will take the matter in hand. An ex- position such as contemplated by The Call would prove of great benefit to the' entire Pacific Slope. WHOLESALERS : WILL STAND IN J. A. Folger Heartily Indorses the Golden Jubilee Expo- sition Idea. J. A. FOLGER, head of the pioneer firm of J. A. Folger & Co., and presi- dent of the Merchants’ Transportation Company, declared that the proposition in contemplation was one of the best that he had heard of in a long time. “The plan is one to be commended most heartily,” said he, “and I hope it can be carried out. Indeed, there is no NN RN RSN NN NN RERRNNNNRRRRRRARRARBRRRRLR R NS earthly reason why it cannot be carried out, and that is one of its admirable features.. I am sure that the wholesale merchants of the city would all ‘stand in’ on this proposition as they do on all others which contemplate the further- ance of the welfare of this city and State—and, for that matter, that the plan will receive the hearty support of all classes of our people. As a matter of fact, it is probable that very few people could be found who would care to oppose what is on its face so good and so thoroughly advisable a proposi- tion. I hope to see some definite action in this matter in the near future. An organization should be effected at once and preliminary work begun. There is a lot of hard work to be done before the ball can be set a-rolling in good shape, and the sooner operations are =g commenced the better for the enter- prise. The Legislature should be called upon for help—a great, big lot of help—at its next session, and every county in the State should provide, through its Board of Supervisors, fo a grand exhibit to represent its status in the surpassing economies of the Gol- den State.” WOULD PROVE OF . GREAT BENEFIT The Proposed Semi-Centennial Exposition Meets With Approval. A. S. BALDWIN, acting president of the Merchants’ ciation, expressed himself as highly pleased with the en- thusiasm elicited by the exploitation of the plan by The Call, and declared that it looked well for the future of the city and State to see so many prominent citizens united as one man in commen- dation of an enterprise for the good of the whole State. “It shows,” said Mr. Baldwin, “that our people are alive to any proposition for the advancement of our public in- terests, and it is a most healthy exhibit in the line of public sentiment. There is no doubt that the great mass of our citizens will heartily approve the ex- cellent proposition made by The Call in this matter, and I think the ideashould be resolved into tangible form without delay. A meeting should be called to discuss the project and to organize for definite action in the business. Work- ing plans should be formulated and ac- tive work begun without unnecessary delay. A stupendous amount of work must be done before such an undertak- ing can be even said to be started in good shape, and the sooner the prelimi- naries are over the sooner actual prog- ress may commence.” iRl “A GOOD PLAN,” SAYS MR. HUME With Details in Competent Hands a Grand Success May Be Achieved. HUGH HUME, publisher of the Evening Post, said: “It is a good plan. Any is that has for its main object the fostering of State pride or the promo- tion of national patriotism. The expo- sition idea for 1900 is all right, and 1 should be glad to see it carried through to a succesful issue, as I think it can be if properly managed. Let the details be put into the hands of men who will work primarily for the good of the en- terprise in hand, and not for their own indfvidual ~interests and giorification, and there is no reason why such an un- dertaking could not be made a most gratifying success.” IT MUST BE : ATTRACTIVEY Strongly in Favor of the Move- ment—The Whole State Will Be Benefited. BAKER & HAMILTON—We are in favor of <celebrating the semi-cen- tennial of the State by the holding of a fair such as The Call suggests and would do all in our power to help the movement along. It will, however, have to be very attractive, so much so that it will turn the minds of those antici- pating a visit to the Paris Fair toward our own here. Of course the possi- bilitles for making the exhibition a grand affair are good and the whole State will be benefited thereby. JUSTLY PROUD OF OUR . PROGRESS. I concur in the suggestion of THE CALL that the circumstances and conditions surrounding the admis- sion of California into the Union are of sufficient im- portance to justify the celebration of the (fiftieth anniversary of that event. proud of the material progress of their State and the bearing its acquisition and development have had upon the political fortunes of the country. The other States. both older and younger than California, may reasonably be expected to share the sentiments of the citizens of our State in these regards. To pe strictly commemorative, I presume that the celebration should take place in September and that Admission day should be the day of jubilee. it not be better, however, that our visitors should see California in her most beautiful garb in the springtime, when the hills are green, the flowers blooming, the trees blossoming and all nature rejoicing ? As to its character, | have no suggestions to ‘make. The half century of California’s Statehood has been so full of development and progress in every direction that the difficulty will be to limit the scope of the com- memoration of particular events to the time and means Californians are justly Would b= o o < p=d pd o Xt o g2 o =4 o o o o bad Lt b3 o o o pad bed bed o ped o o o =3 bed o = pad o o o o Lt £ o o a3 & bed ped o b= bed bed b= bed =3 o o o o of the people, rather than to find subjects for illustra- tion and means of enjoyment. How much the World’s Exposition at Paris would draw from or divide with us the patronage of other States can hardly be predicted. There is room for both, because it is possible to make the Jubilee of California so unique in -its character as to be at least an even choice with our Atlantic Coast fellows as to the event in which they would wish to participafe. J. C. STUBBS, Vice-President Southern Pacific Company. Wfifififi):i):(fi}:{):!fl{(flflfififififififififififififinfififififififi egeg=gas ] 9 E