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Show SAN FRANCISCO FAIR IS TO CLOSE DEC. 4 Information to This Effect Is Sent by President Moore to Governor Spry and Others. j Southern Pacific representatives ! throughout the United States have ber-u authorized ty the management of the I'anaina-l'a'.ific exposition to make announcement an-nouncement iu the strongest terms that the ex".-it inn will positively elose its gates Jjeien: ber 4, 11 1 nfornm tion to this ef t'',-t was reo'ived yesterday by C. Mrl'mil, district freight and pa-cng-'-r agent of the Sunt hern Pacific. Pa-cific. I'rgent requests to keep the fair open next vear have been received bv the exposition ex-position management from various P:irt of the country. Prei-ient Moore of the exposition has announced that it will be impny-d ble to grant the re.pip-t. Practically all the states have made appropriation ap-propriation to cover the maiiitf na nee of the ex hi bi N for but. one year, and furl her mo re the expu-.it inn corn pa ny 's lease on a part of the ground covered by the fair ex pi res at t iie end of the year and cannot he renewed. ! The following tel. -grain w;is received yesterday by Governor William Spry: The P:i na ma Pacific 1 n tenia t ion-al ion-al ex posit ion will positively cloe December 4 . There seems to Jo a rumor somewhat prevalen t. that the exposition will continue longer, and we have reports of ma ny peo- fle planning to come hero al l er eeeniher 4, expecting to nee the exposition. I am sure from what you saw of the exposition on your visit here you will agree wi th mo t hat it would be most un fort una to if any bod v plan ning to come t o the ex posit ion would arrive too late. We appreciate the great interest in-terest von have always taken in t he exposition as an exam pie of the pride of the American people in tho coin plet ion of the Panyina can a Ir T would en f nest I y request you to give all poible publicity to the fact that. Ihe exposition will posilivelv dose December 4, next, so t hat the people of you r st ato mnv tie informed to that effect, (Signed) CKAKLKS C. M'XHfK, President. |