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Show uu SMI FRANCISCO SLOW ON ITS WORLD'S Fi WORK S. T Whitaker. local manager o: the Utah Light and Railway company, has returned from a two weeks' trip to California points While the main objects of his journey were rest and recreation. Mr. Whitaker noted to some extent the present stage of bui ness affairs on the coast. Trade In lower California appeared somewhat dull and thr-re are also an unusually large number of unemployed In that locality. To be ' touched' for assist ance was a frequent occurrence on the streets of San Diego, San Bernar diuo and Los Angeles, he said, in speaking of this phase of labor conditions condi-tions Business conditions in San Francisco Fran-cisco appeared much better as is usuallv the case In that city, but as far as" building Is concerned. Oakland ir- growing faster than any of the other California cities. In speaking of the progress on the Panama Pacific exposition buildings in San Francisco Mr Whitaker said that he had visited fourteen world B f.ilrs during the building period and that the exposition management is farther behind In preparations than was an of the others. The framework frame-work of only a few of the buildings is completed, and the state buildings are not yet started. Though there are nearly 11 months left to complete the work, the opinion of the Ogden man is that the management win bav to hurry If the fair is ready for open ing by January 1, 1915. |