The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 20, 1898, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1898, An Exposition in 1900 to Commemorate the Semi-Centennial Anniversary of the Admission of Cali- fornia Into the Union Meets With General Approval. Mayor Phelan Will Appoint a Committee of Prominent Business Men to Arrange the Preliminary Details---The State Legislature Will Be Asked to Make an Appropriation to Assist in Carrying Out the Project---Fraternal Organizations Will Assist. The 1900 s a winter history prov of drawir the wond of our § came h climate semi-centennial g 1 o California, and the expectatio s directors. when there th > who Visite ri exposition in ater afr. It is a matter of the most most certain angu BY a tim h Call's A CALIFOF San Fr should be cel n which growth ma since the year celient one, a as th nu words ATY 0 OU done. Tt CALIFORNIA® San sti all The sugg: neisco ( the Union be Strong Commendations of The successtully carried out. ywever, must be ze: s stage hether the > the ul consumm ial of the admis , for all admit that the | great exposition,in San Francisco fis 1l will prove | anniversary of the golden wedding of | worthy of the serious consideration of ‘he ‘Al | California to the Union should be com- | the people of this State. The year of local | memorated In a manner that will bring | 1900 will be the nineteenth centennial er Fair | PTOSPerity to the entire Paclfic Slope. | ¢ e Christian era and the first semi- value to DO centennial of California’s statehood. RSED The material, educational and moral progress made in this State since 1850 is closely connected with the advance- ment of Christian civilization. An ex- position designed to portray the won- | derful transformation that has been brought about here since the era of Spanish missions, in which the foun- dations of government, industry and the intellectual and moral superstrue- ture of to-day were firmly laid, would attract the attention of the world and add to the glory of a State, the his- tory of whose marvelous achievements reads like the chapters of a romance. The world has never had but one Cal- nia. It sprang into existence al- THE PRESS Timely Sug- gestion. INIA EXPOSITION. cisco Chronfcle 1ggested that the fif- of the adm on of ifornia to the Union d by holding an ex- anc shall fittingly illustrate | t in a single day. Year after year ey eommt = it has poured a wealth of gold into the le by the commonwealth |} nalg of the world’s trade. But that 1850. The idea Is an eX-|jq the least of its achievements. It has d if the people take hold | provided much of the bread for the ould no doubt the pro- | millions of Europe. And to-day it is | known as the garden and orchard of re is no question about the ability | 2 - Jpon i the Basl depeud fon ilifornia to get up an attractive | Pk v zm:,'iu dem:fl(}ll‘l‘: The Midwinter Fa afforded | , Germany and other foreign dant affirmative evidence on that | countries. No State in the Union, no ed | @ | ot | point, and demonstrated conclusively | of similar dimensions on ted | that there Is a disposition on the part | grows so great a- variety of »f the people to support such enter- And its progress in other re- rises if they have instructive has been equally remarkable. i s high in art, science, architect- ation and literature. Here, ss than in the oldest States of the Union, are feund those agencies which | elevate, refine and broaden humanity. celebration such as that suggested would be an event of more than na- tional importance. Would it be pos- sible for California to raise the money that would be required to make the proposed exposition a success? It is the opinion of W. H. Mills that a really great occasion is more easy of accom- plishment than an inconsiderable un- dertaking. Two millions could be raised more easily than a hundred thousand. “Cal- 1sing featu to make a suc rd work will ha Public-spirited turn to and labor nctory efforts will | 1ything substan- from the word must be matched with iplish of the affair it is not atline what can or ought he chief thing to do is to ple desire to fift v do the | jfornia,” he sz “‘expended on the upon_ to | World's Fair at Chicago over $700,000 t in carrying the affair [ to make an exhibit. This sum included ation. all that was expended by the State, counties and by individual exhibitors. S SEMI-CENTENNIAL | Byt California expended, according to ol some intelligent estimates, nearly $10,- o r. aan | 000,000 in visiting the fair. If this be on made by the San|.y,gogerated, let it be assumed that the that the semi-centen- | gtate spent $5,000,000, and the net cost ion of California into | of the exhibit at Chicago was from six made the occasion of a |to seven millions of dollars. This ex- penditure abroad reduced the cash cap- ital of the State by six or seven mil- The mone here. The sum advanced for the exposition would be a safe Investment. The exposition could | be made to pay its way, and indirectly it would attract a vast amount of capi- tal into the State, besides giving us prestige abroad. Let us celebrate with fitting grandeur California’s semi-cen- tennial. Alameda Argus. The Call {s making a stir to haye a great exposition of Pacific Coast re- sources and products in 1900. It is a good move. It should be carried through. And ncw about the time to begin preparations. 2 e LEGISLATURE SHOULD ASSIST. | An Exposition Such as Projected | Would Attract Many Strangers. M. GREENBLATT, editor California Demokrat—I have often asked myself the question, Why is it that California, so inexhaustible in natural wealth and so0 peculiarly free from elementary dis- turbances, does not attract a more numerous population? Where is there | a State in the Union, aye, a country in | the world, that offers such induce- | ments to the home-seeker as does our | State? | There can be but one answer. We do | not appreciate the importance of a | large population to the development of the country. We have heretofore re- frained from making the proper efforts to attract and draw strangers to Cali- fornia. Of course there will be, perhaps, al- ways enough to eat for the people | within our borde Stream, forest, vineyard, orchard and potato patch will yield enough to feed us for gener- ations to come. But are we content, like aborigines, to forever subs on such meager fare? Can that be the sum and substance of the ambition of a modern people? In order to attract immigrants we must show them what our State is and what it can produce, and I cannot think of a more potent agency to that end than an exhibition such as is suggested by The Call. There is no time to be lost if we avould do honor to ourselves and jus- tice to the State. The next Legisla- | realization. ture should be asked to pass necessary measures and extend financial aid to an enterprise which will enure to the lasting benefit of the entire common- wealth. ITALIANS WILL LEND_ SUPPORT. Leading Firms Will Give Neces- sary Financial Aid to the Exposition. C. P. E. FIGLI, proprietor and editor of La Voce del Popolo, one of the lead- ing Italian papers in this city—I have exploited the idea of+an exposition in my paper, and from conversations had with some of our leading citizens I feel confident that they will lend their hearty co-operation. I can think of no more fitting way to commemorate the semi-centennial admission of our State into the Union than by holding an ex- position. The Italians have always aided in making affairs of that charac- ter a success and will not be found lacking in their support in this in- stance. Many of the leading firms of our colony will aid the exposition, as they know the value to be derived from one. During the Midwinter Fair thou- sands of visitors came to our State, and viewed our products. California’s resources were advertised throughout the country in a way which was of in- estimable value. When the Midwinter Fair was held here there was a gen- eral depresion of business, yet it did | & great deal toward improving things thrcughout the State. It is only by holding exhibitions of this kind pro- posed that California can hope to in- terest outsiders in her resources. I am in favor of an exposition and will do all T possibly can to bring about its WHOLE COAST SHOULD JOIN. Legislature Should Make a Lib- eral Appropriation—San Fran- cisco the Place. M. H. DE YOUNG—The holding of a great exposition, such as has been pro- posed, is to my mind the most appro- priate way of commemorating the semi-centennial anniversary of Cali- fornia. As it will be of inestimable benefit to every section of the State, the next Legislature should make a liberal ap- propriation to assist in successfully carrying on the project. A plan for organizing should be put in shape at once, o that there will be no delay in formulating plans for the exposition. That the exposition should be held in San Francisco cannot be questioned. That this city is prepared to take care of a large number of people has been clearly demonstrated on former great occasfons. The whole Pacific Slope shou}d join in making the exposition a success. Sectional strife should not enter into our minds on this occasion. Let State pride predominate. We must all work together with a will. — - IT WILL BENEFIT CALIFORNIA. Should Be an Exposition Worthy the Great State Whose Honor it Is to Commemorate. STATE SENATOR EUGENE F. BERT—There have been a great many good things done for the benefit of San Francisco during the past twenty years, but I know of nothing as yet attempted in the way of bringing California to the notice of all parts of the United States sand the countries of Europe, China, Ja- pan and Australia egual to this pro- posed semi-centennial celebration of California’s admission into the Union of States. It will not only be a bene- fit to California, but to the entire Pa- cific Coast, and as a consequence every State on the coast should join with us in the movement. It deserves the united support of every man, woman and child capable of appreciating the great good that must follow. Neither politics nor divisional lines should be permitted to interfere in making this semi-centennial one of the greatest successes ever undertaken in this city. If all unite in this great and meritorious undertaking it will, it must be a success; and by being a success the entire State will reap the benefits. Every man, whether he be a native son or an adopted citizen, should be proud of the State that has no equal under the broad canopy of heaven to-day. The mover of this project has, by ex- ample, shown his appreciation of thaq benefits of the State and the city in which he lives and has done so much ta improve and adorn. This is but ona more act added to many others to bring San Francisco to prominent position in commerce and industry that its situ. ation, climate and advantages com- mand and possess. Now for a cele- bration that will cap the climax and be the crowning point of all former undertakings, I am with the movement heart and soul. IT WILL INVITE THE WHOLE WORLD. No Better Way to Accomplish California’s Benefit Than the One Proposed by The Call. E. F. FITZGERALD, Labor Com« missioner—I indorse the proposed semi-centennial exposition. I am heart- ily in favor of all such celebrations held in this State, as I believe they invite the attention of the world to a land whose natural advantages are so great that its possibilities are immeas- urable, but as yet undeveloped to the degree which they warrant. There- fore, I deem this class of advertising an attractive display of inestimable benefit. California opened the first door to the commerce of the Pacific and for years held full sway, but during the last fifteen years competition has de- prived us of part of this valuable heri- tage; it therefore behooves us to cre- ate a strong spirit of enterprise, ener- getically maintain and jealously guard this acquisition—awaken our people to the necessities and invite strangers to join us in the accomplishment of the result. 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