The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 19, 1898, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1898. Representative Citizens Strongly Favor the ‘Holding of a Semi-Centennial Exposition to Commemorate the Admission of California Into the Union. With Concerted Action No Trouble Should Be Experienced in Securing the Hearty Co-operation of Adjoihing States---The Legislature Will, in All Probability, Make an Appropriation to Assist in » exposition of far ition of 1500 one ttention of the that would tend which would ion Th Statehood he T proposition is ail 1C sco h As an illustratio VERY LARGE UND idea,and | give The Call great credit.for its evolution. It is a very large idea, and its possibilities for good imply incalculable. If elaborated and carried n a scale commensurate with the importance of the undertaking the benefits which would accrue to the citv and State would be beyond all computation — for the reason, partially, that we should feel the direct benefits for years after the close of the expo- sition In a residence of twelve years in this city I have seen some very material changes on the part of the body politic. 1 will cite one. The people of San 1ave begun to appreciate the value of ad- proved a suc- | has been full of development and | and as an Prog g _ S cposition illustrating the mis- many Te- | qon period and the subsequent epochs r history could not fail but excite est interest. It would not a local affair. The ten.States after California would un- take part in the celebration and terially ist in making the exposition one worthy of the occasion. | The people of a have shown | of ou the gre: alone be admitted doubtedl n what n be accomplished by united action. The Tran: sippi Congress | to be held Omaha during the sum- mer pr to be a grand success. All of the i sippl States ave taken g st in the project and will be represented there. No difficulty should be experienced in bringingabout a joint-exposition of the junior States in 1900, The tive Sons intend holding a celebration in 1900, and many of them h: pressed a willingness to aid in ancing the semi-centennial exposi- i The Young Men's Institute and other kindred fraternal organizations also favor the plan of a grand celebra- ERTAKING. right. It is an excellent tion and will assist in carrying out the project. There is no doubt but that the next Legislature would make an appropria- tion if the matter was properly brought to its attention. No time should be lost in getting ready for the exposition. A meeting called by either the Governor or Mayor for the purpose of discussing plans would be attended by represent- ative men from all walks and stations in life. There is no reason why the ex- positon should not be a grand success, for the benefits derived will be shared by the entire Pacific Coast. DESIRABLE AND FEASIBLE. Hard Work Will_Be Required to Effect Gecod Results, fays Irving M. Scott. “The plan is both desirable and feas- ible,” said Irving M. Scott when asked yesterday as to his opinion in this mat- ter. “No intelligent man would at- tempt to deny the benefits which might reasonably be expected as the result of such an enterprise, properly managed as to its working details. But it will call for an immens: amount of hard work to insure resuits of sufficient ben- efit to the city and State to warrant the enormous expenditure of time, money and labor which would neces- sarily be called for in an undertaking cf such great magnitude. When we take into consideration the Paris fair ©5 | in the same year and the Pan-Ameri- can fair to be held in Buffalo, N. Y., @ e nof this I have heard no ¢° | next year, we see that we shall have features of no small force to ‘work against,” and there will probably de- velop other obstacles not now discern- ible, but at the same time I consider this project entirely feasible with the energy and efficient management which so important a work is certain to elicit from the loyal workers of California when her vital interests are at stake. ‘We have a community small in popula- ticn, compared with populations from | which successful fairs elsewhere have | drawn their support, and there are cer- tain disadvantages under which we must inevitably suffer in ‘the way of physical conditions, but there are no insurmountable obstacles in our path, and so I say that the plan is not only advisable but also feasible. I can see of favorable comment from all parts of the State rding the benefit certain toresult from the superb bilee edition of The Call, recently published in the interests of the whole State. The advertising value of that publication is, of course, beyond all computa- tion. So would be the advertising value of the stu- pendous undertaking which is now proposed in this exposition. It could not be estimated in dollars—nor in millions of dollars. I'am heartily in favor of any plan which prom= ises to bring California to the notice of the East. They have too many people in that section and we have not. nearly enough here. Let us show them that we have the best possible sort of an opening for people of the right kind for whom there is no rgom in “older” localities. Here is a pointer. Italy and California have ap- proximately the same area. Italy has 30,000,000 peo- ple; California contains, roughly stated, 1,500,000 souls. No one who is informed in the matter will deny that this State is naturally capable of supporting as many people as Italy. There is need for this pro- posed exposition or for any other agency which shall call to the notice of the world our amazing resources and our possibilities in the way of supporting a dense population. I hope that this thing may be pushed vigorously and that the excellent plan may be carried through ¢! to a brilliant conclusion. Secretar NRBRRV2NVRYVRRY RNUUBURYRRRRN in this project the possibilities of stu- pendous advantage to California, and hcpe that the plan may be fully ex- ploited and adopted in earnest if it shall be found advisable to go ahead in the business.” SHOULD BE A SUCCESS. Possibilities of Benefit Clearly Beyond All Estimate. F. W. Van Sicklen of Dodge, Swee- ney & Co., represented his firm in ap- proving of the proposition in hand. “If taken hold of with a will,” he declared, “there is no reason why the thing should not be made a grand success. | There should be, of course, neither pol- | itics nor personal interests in it, but whole-souled, hard work for the good of the city and State, that would insure a healthy benefit for the community at large—and that is what is needed. The possibilities of benefit in the matter ce | @re, of course, beyond all estimate; the actual outcome of advantage will de- pend very largely upon the details of management, and there is little doubt that if the plan should proceed toward fulfillment these features would be wisely and properly settled. If it should be found advisable to go ahead in this | business I have no doubt that the bus- iness men of the city and State will | stand ready to support the enterprise | in every possible manner.” AN EXCELLENT The CRARCRARR AR R AR AR AR g | PROPOSITION. 3| = @l if Undertaken, Business Men in 2 General Will Support it H. D. LOVELAND, g:‘ Liberally. y Wellman, Peck & Co: §% | George T. Hawley, vice-president of ¢% | the Hawley Brothers Hardware Com- NRRRRRRRL| pany, gave cheerful commendation to | | | | the plan which has for its object the promotion of the best interests of this city and State, and expressed the hope that the good work might be pushed forward vigorously. He said: “It is a proposition which should elicit the co-operation of all of San Francisco’s and California’s friends, for it is clearly In the interests of this city and State. An affair of the kind contemplated, if as well managed as we ought to be able to manage it, could not fail to be | of very great permanent advantage to every California industry. If it shall be found feasible to undertake this pro- posed exposition, I am sure that it will be very liberally supported by business men generally, for it is an excellent business proposition on its face. I hope to see the present agitation of this matter result in some definite action very soon.” ADVERTISE OUR RESOURCES. They Are Not Brought to Pub- lic Attention Often Enough. JOSEPH LEGGETT, attorney—Here in the West we are to a certain extent cut off from the rest of the world and are forced by our environments to adopt methods unnecessary in the Eastern States to attract public atten- | tion. California’s wonderful resources have attracted widespread attention wherever they have been shown, but they are not brought to the attention Carrying Out the Project. should contribute to, as every one will be interested in the celebration of the State's semi-centennial anniversary. Possibly each county might raise a fund by a small tax on property, and if the money so raised should happen to be more than needed, why the sur- plus could be returned to the general fund of the contributing county. If such a fair is to be started, let it be a popular movement, and let every county without exception make an in- | teresting exhibit if its resources. i AN EXPOSITION IS NOW NEEDED. The Resources of the Pacific Slope Should Be Exhibited to the World. P. N. LILIENTHAL, manager Anglo- | Californian Bank—An exposition in 1900 | is just what we need, and let a few pub- lic-spirited men take hold of it and we will have one that will long be remem- bered. The Midwinter Fair gave people | a slight idea of what California can do | in this way, and we want to continue | the good work begun at that time. It: had no financial assistance either from | the State, county or national Govern- ment, and yet it not only paid its own expenses, but there was money left over. About the time of the prcposed exposition many successful gold hunt- ers will be returning from the Klon- dike, and the exposition will just fit in where it is wanted. The people of the of the public half often enough. Let us have an exposition State, national, aye, international, if possible, with | California as the central figure, and its | results will be almost incalculable. We | must have something attractive, some- | thing that will be thought about and | talked' about outside the State, and | thousands will come; many of them to invest their money and stay. The labor | and expense of getting up a su(‘cessl’ul“ exhibit is hardly a circumstance when | we begin to figure on the results which will accrue from it. Let our public men take hold and push things with a vim and vigor that will insure success from the outset, and the world will be with us. Don’t hesitate or falter. Get down to active work at once and no mark is too high to aim at—it will be reached. NOT WELL KNOWN ‘ IN THE EAST. | A Grand Opportunity to Exhibit the Resources of the Golden State. EX-MAYOR L. R. ELLERT—A great exposition, such as the contem- plated one in 1900, can have but one result—the attraction of great num- bers of people to the far West and the | impressing upon their minds of its great advantages. It is surprising to | find ‘how little people in the BEast know of conditions and advantages in the West, From time to time exhibitions | of various kinds have been success- fully carried out here, and while all | have been of some value, none have | been broad enough in their scope to be | of any lasting value. We want some thing out of the ordinary, something | grand in its conception and lasting in its benefits, and we will have occasion for congratulation. It has always been | demonstrated that nothing is too vast for California to attempt, so let us all | get together at once and show the | world something. We can do it if we only half try, and our children and children’s children will reap the re- | sults. IS A GRAND SUGGESTION| Every County in the State Should Contribute Toward the Exposition. CAPTAIN D. A. SMITH, adjutant of | the Fifth Regiment Infantry, N. G. C.— Of course the proposed exhibition | is ‘a grand project, but to carry it out it ought to be started by popular sub- | seription. I do not believe In soliciting money from a few for such an event. I would be something that every one | has before now attracted the attention | of prominence show | fairs, providing they are properly man- | sition of a grand exposition on the ‘West are especially noted for their en- terprise in matters of this kind. The vim with which they take hold of them of the world. Let us have a grand ex- position of the products of the Western | States, with California as the central | figure; one that will eclipse the Mid- winter Fair, and its results will be in- calculable. The Call is to be com- mended for its public-minded spirit in forwarding this enterprise. — - THE PEOPLE ALL APPROVE| Popular Expressions Show That the Proposition Is Generally Favored. The following interviews with people that the idea of having an exposition to commemorate | the fiftieth anniversary of the admis- sion of California into the sisterhood of States meets with general approval. It is admitted by every one that an expo- sition such as is contemplated would prove of great benefit, not alone to California, but to the entire Pecific Slope. GEORGE T. SHAW, grand secretary of the Independenc Order of Odd Fel- lows—I indorse the idea of a grand fair in 1900. We cannot have too many such aged and are made attractive. Such a fair should be in the hands of persons thoroughly competent to present to the visitors all the resources of our State. FRANK 8. POLAND, deputy grand master workman of the Ancient Order | of United Workmen—There can be no doubt about the amount of good such an exposition will de to the State. It will advertise it, and we cannot ad- vertise our State too much. If such an exposition is got up it will be the means of having the State talked about for a long time. I'm in favor of advertising our State all the time. JOHN J. CORDY, grand secretary of the Foresters of America—What do I think of the proposition of a California exposition in 1900? Why, I think it is grand. Tt ought to be supported and advocated by everybody. Such an af- fair would be of immense benefit to the State in the thousands of people it would bring here and the amount of advertising it would give to our re- sources. MRS. S. ISABELLA HUBBARD, re- gent of Sequoia Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution—The propo- semi-centennial anniversary of the ad- mission of California as one of the States of our glorious Union is one that deserves the hearty support of every patriotic man and woman who believes in_the advancement of our State. MRS. EMMA HARRINGTON, grand chief companion of the Companions of the Forest of America—I am in favor of any concerted movement that will | standpoint of a trades union man, no place our Golden State before the world and attract the attention of the people to it. Such a fair or exposition as The Call suggests would be the greatest kind of a drawing card for the State. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL VICTOR D. DUBOCE of the First Infantry, Na- tional Guard of California—There is no question but that the idea of a semi- centennial exposition advanced in The Call is a good one. Such an exposition would do much to advance the State and to bring it.prominently before the | In the furtherance of such a | world. proposition there should be unanimous action of the press of the State, no matter what newspaper opinions may be on other matters. With the unani- mous aid of the press of the State such an exposition can be made a great suc- cess. COLONEL H. P. BUSH, N. G. C, retired—A grand exposition as I noticed outlined in The Call is one that would be of great benefit to the State if handled in the proper spirit. ‘W. J. McARTHUR, editor Coast Sea- man’s Journal — Speaking from the cate the people. been written. has been accomplished. rant its being kept open. I am always in favor of any public demonstra- tion which will bring Califcrnia to the fore and edu- You can write pages and fill volumes, but the people will never read what has What you need is something to at- tract them to a given point and then have some- thing there that will be impressed on their minds for all time—something that they can and must see and see plainly, and when this is done something I would favor a complete and comprehensive exhibit of all that California produces and as much other material as can be con- veniently procured, the exhibit to last as long as there is sufficient interest manifested in it to war- I do not look at the finan- cial end. of the thing at all; that will take care of one knows bétter than I the advantages of an attractive exhibition. It bringt hundreds of people here—some to coma and see and go away again with broad- ened ideas, others to ccme, be fascis nated with our wonderful resources and make their homes here. Of course this makes things better for us, if properly managed, otherwise it will increase our sufferings. While the Midwinter Fair was a great thing for California in many ways, it was not the benefit ta the workingman it might have been, as too many workers were brought here from the outside, and being without re- sources were willing to take employ- ment at almost any figure. As a natural result T believe there was only one ex- hibit placed by union men, and that, strange to say, was the Chinese exhibit, If the management of the coming ex- position will make arrangements ta give local union workers a fair show= ing, then I think the support of all local workingmen can be safely counted upon, and this, I think, will be found to mean really more than it may ap- pear to mean on the face. 0C0CO00C0000000000000000000CCO0000C000 [+] FAVORS A PERMANENT EXHIBIT. itself. Let us spend as much money as is necessary, and if it proves a financial failure and an educational success it is a grand success. We may feel truly grateful—the end has been accomplished, the goal reached. But we must not let matters end with the erection of a few flimsy buildings, to.be torn down a few months after their erection—we want some- thing permanent. Of course we must realize that much good material will be collected which can only be borrowed for a short time, but there will also bea great deal which can be kept as long as necessary and renewed from time to time. What we want then is a permanent building of good dimensions, say 7ox300 feet, where there will be a permanent exhibit of the best the State produces with some novelties thrown in to attract. Then we will have a place where visiting strangers can go at any time and be both instructed and entertained. The cost of keeping such a building will be slight and the results almost incalculable. California has always been a point of attraction beckoning tourists hither from afar, but there has been no one place where they could be taken and shown all the wonderful resources of this glorious State. The Midwinter fair was a grand conception, and the various jubilees and fiestas held from time to time have all been good in their way, but we want something better, first to attract attention and then to hold it. 000000000000 00000000 000000000000 000000000000000C00000000000000000000C0000 J. B. REINSTEIN, ‘Regent State University. 00000000000000000000000000000000C0000 CHILDREN AT CLOVERDALE'S CITRUS FAIR Five Hundred Lads and Lassies En- tertained. Attendants Kept Busy Answering Volleys or Questions. G. W. Hoyle Gives Some Sound Advice to California Fathers. Spectal Dispatch to The Cail. CLOVERDALE, Feb. 18.—This . was children’s day at the Citrus Fair. The public schools adjourned at noon and 500 Native Sons and Daughters received lessons in one of the leading indus- tries of California—the citrus industry. All the attendants were continually kept busy answering leading and in- telligent questions propounded by the Joungsters, whose search for knowl- edge will in future years redound in the | berefit and improvement of Caiifornia. The pavilion was well fillad to-day with Cloverdale people and strangers. The first day’s sales of tickers exceeq doubly the expectations of the mana- | gers. Credit is given to The Call on all gides for its superior mention of the fair, Among the leading exhibits which have not been heretofore reported are the displays of G. B. Baer of the grape fruit or pomolo, an almost {iropical fruit used meostly for medicinal pur- poses. Menihan's display of navel oranges from a one-acre grove a half | block from the center of town, is in- deed wonderful. It includes some large Joppa oranges two years old, picked this week and well preserved. Two large-sized palm trees at the entrance of the pavilion give an artistic effect. About fifty canaries owned by Mrs. P. Anker are distributed in the pavilion, and add to the musical features of the falr. Mrs. Alice Bryant and Miss Annie Laughlin of Mark West, display a large case of handsome needle work. _ G. W. Hoyle included a few remarks in his welcome speech which are ;lvorthy of careful consideration. Said e. Did you ever think what a fine legacy it would be for your children, when you are called to leave them, if you_could leave one acre of citrus fruits. For in- stance, take one acre of lemons. That means about one hundred trees. Put the cost of one acre of land at $50, the cost of trees at $50 and $900 to care for them for six years, which I think is a liberal allowance, That means a total allowance of $1000 for one acre of lemons in bearing. At the end of six vears, as demonstrated by the orchards of Meni- han, Haney, Crocker and others, you can pick one dozen lemons, or an average of that number, from each tree each week throughout the year, the lemon being a perpetual bearer, That means 100 dozen of lemons a week from one acre. Count those lemons at 20 cents a dozen, which is a low estimate, and the yield would equal notice that it would require $13.000 placed on interest at 8 per cent to yield the same annual income, while in reality you have only $1000 invested. Just consider this matter, as it will bear investigation. Prizes were awarded by Judges D. M. Winans of Petaluma, E. D. Sweetser of Santa Rosa, and J. L. Blair of Porterville as follows: Best display of navel oranges, Captain H. H. Haney; best artistic dis- play of citrus fruits, Miss Lena Brush; best_artigtic display of oranges, Frank Yordi; best display of lemons, Ttalian- Swiss Colony; best artistic_display of ol- ives or olive oil, Brush & Williams; best artistic dls%lay of wines, Cloverdale Wine Company: best artistic display and qual- ity of dried fruits, A. N. Clark of Dry Creek; best twelve navel oranges, H. J. Crocker; best twelve Mediterranean sweets, Mrs. L. J. Cooke; best twelve Jop- pa oranges, M. Menihan; best twelve Jap- anese oranges, G. Hagmayer; best twelve Malta blood oranges, W. Caldwell; best twelve Villa Franca lemons, H. J. Crock- er; best twelve Sicily lemons, C. C. Car- riger of Sonoma City; best display of limes, J. Shaw of Kenwood; best pickled olives, Dr. A. M. Coomes; best olive ofl, J. A. Kleiser; best display of nuts, J. C. Holloway; best display of citrons, G. W. Prescott; best display of deciduous fruits, A. N. Clarke of Dry Creek; best artistic display, Brush & Williams; best display of canned fruit, John Elden; best display of jellies, T. J. de Hay. ' Time For Decisive Action. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Feb. 18— Judge D. M. Key of this ciiy, Post- master-General in President Hayes’ Cabinet, and ex-United States Judge, expresses himself strongly on the dis- aster to the Maine. He is quoted lit- erally as follows: “If this catastrophe can be traced to any Spanish officials or any subjects owing allegiance to Spain, I think the United States should demand an indemnity, and any neces- sary measures to collect it without de- lay should be taken. No dilatory tac- tics should be employed with Spain in a matter of this kind. No amount of money can.pay for the lives lost, but the American people will demand some heavy compensation for the dlsaster $20 a week from the orchard, and for a year it would be $1040. Now, you will and will not rest until they get it. The time has come for decisive action.” RATES SLASHED 10 THE WEST Canadian * Pacific Road Makes Some Whole- sale Reductions. Passengers Carried From New England to North Pacific Points for $30. The Grand Trunk Invites All Chicago Lines to Fight the Foreign Competitor. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, Feb. 18.—The Canadian Pacific road to-day exploded a bomb among its American competitors by an- nouncing a wholesale reduction of rates. These cuts affect business in two directions. 1In the first place the rates from all New England points to Minneapolis and St. Paul are slaught- ered, and again Ney England points and points in the State of New York have had a blanket rate applied so far as all business to North Pacific Coast points is concerned. These trans- continental rates have been cyt almost in two. The present rates from the Atlantic seaboard to tne North Pa- cific Coast are $7935 first class, and $67 40 second class. To-morrow the Canadian Pacifi¢c will make these rates from all points in New England and New York $40 first class and $30 second class. Rates to St. Paul will be cut from $2050 first class and $28 50 second class to $20 first class and $19 second class. On learning the Canadlan Pacific’s intention in the matter the Grand Trunk road at once invited the Chicago roads to join it in’meeting these rates via Chicago. They have been impor- tuning the Grand Trunk for months to Jjoin them in meeting the Canadian Pa- cific rates, little thinking that as soon as such an agreement was affected the Canadian Pacific slash work alone would cause such havoc with their rey- enues. If they agree to the Grand Trunk's request it will mean_the im- mediate reduction of the rates from Chicago to North Pacific points from $61 50 first class and $5150 second class to $40 first class and $30 second class. Doubtless the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern roads- will be as anx- ious as the Grand Trunk that the Chicago roads should join in meeting the rates. Their refusal would simply mean that they had gone out of the business for the time being, and that would mean that the two roads named running west from St. Paul would get little or none of the business, because they would have no Eastern connec- tions to take it to them, and the Ca- nadian Pacific is not likely to give them any. ¢ s A meeting of interested lines has been called for to-morrow to decide on some definite course of action, but it may Have to be adjourned to the be- ginning of the week on account of the absence of many of the general pas- senger agents in the East. At a meet- ing held here to-day it was decided to ask trunk lines to assist in fighting the Canadian Pacifi O'Brien’s patent spring; best and easiest i “:f,"““a'o“‘““‘ rubber or steel tires. Q" n & ,» Golden Gate ayenue and Polk street. e e COLLISION OF SANTA FE TRAINS Three Lives Lost in a Wreck Near Kramer. Locomotives. Crash To- gether at Night on a Branch Line. Engineers Davis and Coomes and Fireman Coomes Killed. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. SAN BERNARDINO, Feb. 18.—A disastrous collision occurred. on the Santa Fe Pacific Road last night at 11:50 o’clock, six miles east of Kramer. It resulted in the death of John Davis and John Coomes, engineers, and Ches- ter Saunders Coomes, fireman. Robert Myers, the fireman on Davis’ engine, is badly injured and will not live. The colliding trains were a mixed train going west and a freight going east. One report says it was a head- end collision, while another gives out the information that the freight backed into the mixed train. The dead and injured were placed in the care of Dr. J. B. Renshaw of Needles, who is a deputy Coroner, and who this morning wired for County Coroner A. C. Keating. The Coroner left for the scene of the wreck on the noon train. The dead engineers were well known in this city. Coomes was an old rail- road man and had been in the employ of the company for many years. At one time he was master mechanic in the railroad shops at Needles. Davis also was an old employe and owned property in National City. Rumors differ as t8 who is at fault, blame being attached by some to the operator at Needles, and by others to the trainmen. The sensational report that the over- land was one of the wrecked trains was incorrect, as the accident did not occur on the main line. MIDDLE DIVISION SOLD AT AUCTION. Government Lien on One Section of the Kansas Pacific Dis- posed Of. TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 18.—A special ta the Capital from Salina says: The Gov- ernment lien on the middle division of the Kansas Paclfic Railroad in Kansas was gold this morning in this city. The road was bought by Alvin W. Krech and Wins- low 8. Plerce, representing the reorganiz- ation committee, for $5,300,000, There was no competition at the sale. Mr. Krech was the only bidder. W. D. Cornish acted as aucti The fac-simile signature of i 000000000000000000000ooeoooooooo‘eoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooeoooooooooo T WOULD ‘BENCEEL T ALLSBEE CORDT 4