Salt Lake Tribune | 1910-11-28 | Page 8 | Governor-Elect of California in Ogden

GOVERWOR-ELECT OF CflllFOJIJ OGDEN Can See Nothing but San Francisco Fran-cisco for L915 Panama Exposition. t Special to The Tribunn. f OGDEN, Nov. 27. Governor-elect Johnson of California, accompanied by Mrs. Johnson, waa In Ogden for a short time this afternoon, coming In over the Overland Limited on hie way to Washington, Wash-ington, D. C, The new executive of the Golden slate was In the best of spirits and freely discussed dis-cussed matters of inlcrcot to Ills homo state In his brief stay. Roganling the spirited contest now being be-ing waged between Now Orleans and Sn.11 Francisco for tho Panama exposition In 19J5. Governor Johnson declared that he cannot tee any reason why the exposition exposi-tion will not be secured for the California, Califor-nia, metropolis. The advantage of climate, cli-mate, minimum rainfall and the main reason thaL California, har. already raised som.thinfr like 517.000.000, and moro money Is available, If necessary, to make the exposition a success, are. he says, the strongest arguments in favor of San Francisco over tho bids of New Orleans. Tho fact that thobxpositlon held In the Louisiana city years ago was a financial failure is not used by Governor Johnson as an argument In favor of San Francisco. Fran-cisco. But New Orleans with its lack of facilities and population to draw from, and. up to tho present, Ha lack of mif-flclent mif-flclent funds to make the exposition a success, does not compaxe with the claims of San Francisco, according to Mr. Johnson. John-son. "Tho opening of the Panama canal should properly be celebrated by ono of the cities cither on the Pacific or Atlantic At-lantic coast. Now Orleans is. from one point of view, an Inland city." said Mr, Johnson, "San Fra'nclsco'3 claim for the exposition could only be. logically opposed by New York City, and Gotham 13 making mak-ing no bid for the honor. "The Pannjna exposition commttteo, composed of some of California's liveliest live-liest boosters, leaves Oakland Monday In n. private car. The committee will go direct to Washington, "whore I expect to i meet -it. A campaign of boosting for I Sun Francisco will bo started In the national na-tional capital, and tho committee, as well t as myself, feels that the govornment officials of-ficials will be convinced that San Fran-disco Fran-disco is tho only logical point for the exposition."