Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-20
SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
Politics Mechanics Fair r-0fegon's Exhibit
The Electric Light, Etc.

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EDITOR HERALD: Times are
lively In the Golden Gate City.
Politics occupies the minds of all
and the situation is so mixed up
that 1t is hard to tell what the out
come will be or to predict results
with any degree Of certainty. A
conversation with well posted men
of all parties develops the theory
that the Workingmen will carry
the city by fair majority, but
that in the State contest White
will he third in the race, with
Glenn first, if the White vote is
light, and Perkins first if the White
vote is heavy. These are as good
guess IS as L can make at the pres
ent time and are entirely independ-
ent Of any wishes in the matter.
The Mechanics Fair is now in
full blast aud is becoming quite
popular. AS this Is my first at
tendance | Can make no comparl-
son with former years. As repre-
senting the mechanical industries
of the coast should say that the
fair was q success. The mechanical
and fine art departments are the
best. The horticultural and agri-
cultural displays are not so full as 1
had hoped to see. The Oregon Blu.
reau of immigration is exhibiting
its usual vitality by display of
Oregon productions, which, it is
said, cost $1,000 to procure and ar
range. The exhibit reflects credit
on the managers of the Bureau and
1 presume fairly represents the
wealth of the country. have near
ly completed arrangements for hav-
ing this exhibit shipped to Los An
geles and placed on exhibition at
our Horticultural Society's Fair. L
l do not do this with a view of in
ducing an immigration from South
ern California to Oregon, but I pro-
pose to call on the managers of the
Southern California immigration
movement to assist the Society in
gathering an exhibit of the produce
tions of our favored county to place
by the side of the Oregon exhibit
and thus demonstrate the fact that
we have productions that are
worthy of consideration. L also
wish to show our people what en-
ergy aud enterprise are doing to
people the upper coast country and
place it in comparison with the
hitherto non-activity of our people.
The productions gathered from
Southern California and placed in
our exhibit at the Fair can after
wards be used in decorating the Of
fees of the immigration Bureau in
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oma-
ha, New York or any other places
where they may see fit to operate.
have also succeeded in getting
several exhibitors here to promise
to attend our Fair and exhibit
their goods. There are other COL
lections of agricultural productions
at the Mechanics Fair aside from
the Oregon exhibit which | am en-
deavoring to secure for our Fair
with good chances of success.
AS my visit to this city was
made with view to working for
our Fair L have found plenty of
work to do and thus far my efforts
have been more successful than I
could have dared to hope for.
Negotiations are now pending for
the lighting of the Pavilion with
electric light during Fair week.
This light is now q common thing
in this city and is being slowly but
surely introduced in many places.
L had hoped to be able to state
something more definite in regard
to this electric light in this letter,
but as ] have been very busy on
other matters yesterday and to-
day, arrangements cannot be COM
pleted with the Electric Light
Company before the first of next
week.
Last evening 1 had the pleasure,
in company with Captain P. M.
Darcy, of the Los Angeles Guards,
of visiting the armory of the San
Francisco Cadets, 1t being the occa-
sion of their weekly drill. This is
the best drilled company on the
Pacific Coast. Seven years ago it
visited the Eastern States and ex-
hibited its skill in the fancy Zouave
drill in which it is so proficient in
most of the principal cities. Only
ynnrfinn of fhn
last evening, yet the drill was the
finest ever saw. lam glad to be
able to announce to your readers
that l succeeded in making ar
rangements with this company to
visit Los Angeles and remain dur
ing the entire week of our Fair.
They will select camping ground
in the vicinity of the Pavilion and
go into camp during their stay in
Los Angeles. The company is un-
der the command of Capt. George
Bigley, prominent young busi-
ness man of this city, and will be
accompanied by fine band of six
teen pieces, under the leadership
of Prof. N. Heffernan. During
Fair week the company will favor
visitors to the Fair with display
of skill as soldiers.
This letter is getting longer than
I intended. / will close by assur-
Ing your readers that If the busi-
ness men Of Los Angeles and the
farmers of Southern California Will
half do their duty In assisting the
managers of the coming Fair, we
will have an exhibition which will
be credit to our county and one
that can be used to good advantage
in turning the tide of immigration
towards the best fruit and dairy
lands in the world. Such an exhi-
bition as we can get up will not
only do this, but, rightly managed,
it will bring more people to Los
Angeles than were ever seen there
at one time before.