Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-22
WORLDS INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION
Visit of Commissioner Earle to Los
Angeles-An Interesting Statement
OF the Plans OF the Industrial and
Cotton Centennial Exposition.

A meeting of those interested in the
Cotton Centennial Exposition that is to
be held in New Orleans, commencing the
first Monday in December of this year
and continuing until May, 1885, was
called to meet in the Chambers Of the
Board of Trade last night. In conse.
quenoe of the small number present. the
meeting was adjourned until to-day at
. o'clock, in the office of the Rural Cali
toraian, % Baker Block. The reporter
of the HERALD desiring to gain such in.
formation as might be OF interest to the
Horticulturists of Southern California,
cleaned from Parker Earle, President of
the Mississippi Valley Horticultural So,
ciety, who is also Chief of the Horticul-
tural Department of the Exposition, and
who comes here now in the general in.
terest of the Exposition, the following
information: In reply to the question.
"Wbat special benefit may be derived
from an exhibit OF our products gener-
allyF MT. Eufle rtpneu;
''The exhibits OF California made at the
Centennial at Philadelphia and Allan ia
have made such favorable impressien ms
that good exhibit at the Worlds Elk.
position would directly attract the atten.
ton of immigrants to the State"
"What interest has the X. r. Company
taken in an exhibit from Southern Cali.
| formal"
"They have shown deep interest by
offering to carry all articles free to New
Orleans, and also that very cheap passen.
ger rates will be gwen to the people, and
California is therefore more fortunate
than other places, because other roads
charge half rates for the carrying of ar
ticles, while the Southern Pacific has
shown a most liberal and sagacious
spirit in thus fostering your industries
and growth"
"Will European countries be largely
represented in exhibits and visitors :"
applications for space for exhibits
have been made from all European coun.
tries and very large amounts from some.
Fourteen foreign countries have ex.
pressed officially their intention of being
represented in the Exposition. Mexico
has appropriated quarter of million
to meet the expenses of her exhibit
Mexico proposes to show every plant.
shrub or tree, and every kind of fruit
and grain and other productions of the
Republic, either under glass or in the
open air. FIX. President Diaz is the
Commissioner General of this exhibit"
"What provision has been made to
show California fruits during the Win.
ter?'
Abundant provisions have been made
for showing not only those fruits that
keep during the Winter, but those OF
the summer and Autumn seasons. The
pears, apples, grapes of all the States,
as well as California, are TO be shown
there in January in fresh state, and
this condition will be effected by hold.
ing them in cold storage in New Or.
leans. We have the most perfect cold
storage, and probably the largest in the
world, and they will give us any tenn
perature desired. The most delicate
grapes and pears and other Autumn
fruits of California can be held in this
storage without essential change OF
deterioration until midwinter, and can
then be shown in connection with the
citrus fruits and apples of all the North
ern States and Europe"
The interview here ended, but in a
general way Mr.. Earle stated that the
Government was in hearty sympathy
with the Exposition, aud has encouraged
it by the use Of all its influence with for.
eign governments and by the loan OF a
million of dollars, and Congress has ap.
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