Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-20
VIEWS AT THE CENTENNIAL.
VIII Los Angeles be Represented I'm
Panoramic FOrm?-A Proposition
which our Public spirited Citizens
should Read.

We have received the following let
ter from Mr.. A. r. Meserve, a gentle
man well known in this county, and
now resident of Santa Cruz. Though
not designed for publication, as the
writer states, we nevertheless trans
gress his commands and present the
letter in hopes that it will elicit an ex-
preston from our people:
EDITOR HERALD.-A Mr.. r. E.
Wood, resident of this county, Sc
cured during the past Fall considera-
ble space in the Centennial building,
comprising window, wall and counter
room, and facilities for exhibition,
hoping that our county of Santa Cruz
would take interest sufficient to help
carry out his programme, to present
before the questioning gaze and inves-
tigating minis of the many thousands
who will visit the Centennial few of
our numerous natural beauties and re-
sources. But while nature has done
much for us, man is disposed to do
correspondingly little. l will send
you several of our local papers, show
ing their views upon the subject. To
sum up the affair at one dose, our peo-
pie are unable to raise the neces-
sary funds. All he requires is money
to simply pay the expenses of himself
and wife to and from Philadelphia,
freightage and board bills while there.
In return he will give this space and
devote his time, as will also his wife,
to the exhibition of resources, answ0r-
ing questions, explaining every un-
certain matter, etc. He has the larg-
est lens Oh the coast for exhibiting IL
lustratiOns; also photographing appa-
satus to take pictures of different To-
calities, etc. 1t was part of his in
tended programme here to have rep
resentations of most of our points of
interest, and every evening to give an
exhibition in the manner of dissolv-
ing panorama. For instance, to illus
trate by Los Angeles: Have several
pictures of Mr. Wilson's orange grove,
improved land and unimproved. When
thrown upon the canvas in q picture
double the size of those given by Mr..
johnson, under much stronger light,
with full data of all the facts connect
ed with it, showing the enormous
profits-present value-with chances
to secure equally as valuable property
in a few years, the impressions are
much more vividly received and last
ingly retained. Another feature of the
exhibition and outlay of money is to
secure as many papers that are pub
lished in the locality as possible, for
gratuitous distribution to all who may
want to read. They are to occupy
very conspicuous position on the
counter, and should be continually
filled with interesting matter about
any and every subject necessary to
full knowledge of the country. By
such means you reach those who feel
an interest in your country. 1 have
persuaded Mr.. Wood to wait until l
could correspond with you and others
before making other arrangements, as
it does appear to be an unusually good
chance for comparatively small out
lay to show up our county of Los An.
geles in very thorough and effective
manner, all kinds of products for ex-
hibition, manufacture, etc.
Truly yours,
A. r. MESERvE.
Santa Cruz, CAL, April Sd, 1875.