| Show I WESTERN ST STATES A TES FORM COALITION Will Stand Pat With San Fran Francisco Francisco Francisco cisco for the Panama Pacific Exposition WAR OF WEST AND SOUTH Southern States Have Already Taken Like L ke Stand for New Orleans Governors of at the west have Joined hands In 11 endorsing San Francisco for forthe forthe forthe the Panama canal exposition to be held In 1916 1915 This action was taken yes yesterday yesterday es esterday at a conference of ot governors In Inthe Inthe inthe the office of ot Governor William Spry when conservation matters were wele being g considered But the San Sau Francisco delegation held matters up long enough for tor all the governors and representatives representatives representatives tives of other governors to unite in approving San Francisco for the expo exposition The following resolutions In Inthis Inthis inthis this regard were adopted Whereas The completion of ot the Pan Panama Panama Panama ama canal will bring the Pacific coast states and the countries of ot the Orient into closer touch with the Atlantic sea seaboards seaboards seaboards boards eliminating four thousand miles from flom the distance by water between the Atlantic and the Pacific coast states and marking the dawn of a new and unprecedented era of ot commercial devel development development develOpment of ot the Pacific slope e and the great west vest And whereas The completion of ot this thin Titanic project the greatest engineer engineering ing lag enterprise in the history of ot the world should and is to be commemorated commemorated commemorated rated by a great International exposi exposition I tion And whereas The city of ot San Fran Francisco Francisco FranCiseo cisco has signified Its intention to hold such an exposition in the year ear 1915 to be known as the exposition and has with the aid of ot the citizens of ot the state of ot Cali Call California California fornia formula raised the sum of ot to defray detray in part the expenses of ot such exposition expo Support Is Pledged Now therefore be it resolved That we the governors and the personal representatives of ot the governors goern rs of ot the tho states of ot Utah Nevada Idaho Mon Montana Montana Montana tana Wyoming Colorado Washington Oregon Minnesota and California in convention assembled hereby pledge our support to the citizens of San Francisco and of ot the state of ot Call Cali California fornia in their laudable and commend commendable able efforts to secure congressional recognition in behalf of ot such exposition San Francisco and New Orleans are making malting the fight for tor the exposition Both are determined to hold the expo exposition exposition exposition in 1915 but federal recognition Is desired by each The city ctt receiving this recognition will probably be the victorious one in the fight Congress demanded that the city desiring the ex ax exposition exposition position should raise but San Francisco has already raised with a like amount promised by the state of ot California Some Somo weeks ago the governors of ot the solid south at a conference in At Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta lanta Ga voted to support New Or Orleans Orleans Orleans leans for the exposition site and fights tights are being made for the votes of ot other governors It is asked that through the governors the congressional dele delegations delegations delegations work for tor one city or the other Both cities wilt will carry their fight tight to Congress at its next session and the vote of ot the western governors will ap au appear pear solidly In favor of ot San Francisco |
