Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-30
AROUND THE CITY.
Arrangements for the Ex
position Building.
THE CELEBRATION AT HOME
Programme for the Exercises to be
Held in Los Angeles--Other
Interesting News.

Siun W tdk0 lOrm anu shape. a meeting
Of the citizens was held yesterday after
noon at the rooms OF the Chamber o
Commerce, at which large number O
prominent business men and active
spirits were present, and the plans wal
subjected to a close examination anc
a vigorous discussion for severn
hours. At the end, the genera
sentiment appeared to be that the
scheme would undoubtedly carry, that
people could be found who would be
ready to come forward and subscribe
the amount needed for the undertaking,
and ! b 1t the exposition, when once un.
der way, would be we'll patronized.
A coI1mittee appointed for the purpose
is about to issue prospectus, in which
the advantages of the plan are to be sci
forth for the ediication of the public.
During the next few weeks the solicitors
for the Board of Managers will visit the
business men and capitalists of the city,
and the plan will be subjected to its last
test. From the tenor of the meeting
there is no doubt that the money will be
easily raised.
The meeting was called to order by Z.
E. Hughes. He asked E. F. Spence to
preside, and M. r. Higgins was chosen
Secretary. At the request of the chair
man Mr.. Higgins read from the bylaws
Of the corporation the objects for which
the Industrial Exposition had come into
existence.
Mr.. Hughes, who has from the frs
been one of the most active workers ia
| tb uf1 1ofr ovrd <u a. -
of the corporation, was called upon
are very great, and, if means could
be found to successfully exhibit
then to the people at large it would
greatly hasten the day Of our prosperity
There is an opportunity presented in this
section for an unusual diversity of inter-
ests, and some plan ought to be devised
to help stimulate effort in the direction
of producing greater variety of indus
tries" He referred to number of CO.
related subjects, such as art and music,
which could be included in the exposi-
ton of the progress of the section. The
advantages to the city from the number
of visitors who would come to see the ex-
position were outlined, and suggestions
offered by the speaker as to the methods
to be used in gaining the confidence and
enthusiastic interest Of the people.
Colonel Flournoy, who had been asked
to give some idea as to success which
had attended the st. Louis exposition,
said that, though he was not prepared
with definite figures, he could unhesitat-
ingly affirm that nothing which had hap
pened in st. Louis for quarter of CEN
fury had contributed SO greatly to its
growth and prosperity as the exposition
held there. The speaker had been per-
sonally acquainted with the projectors of
the scheme there and had thought that
they were working on too large a scale.
But the outcome proved what q success
could be made of such plan. They
had building covering over block and
half. This building had been paid for,
and the company had made money every
year. Colonel Flournoy believed that
nothing could contribute so much to the
immediate prosperity of this section as
Just such an exposition as was outlined.
Mr.. R. E. Hoyt responded to call
from the Chairman, and said that he
knew what sort of success had been
made out of the plan in Chicago and in
Minneapolis, and he believed that the
same sort of success could be made
here. At Denver the plan had failed,
but the reason was very evident. There
was a real estate scheme mixed up with
it, and the building was put way out oi
town. The need for instruction in the
matter of the products of the section, was
not confined to visitors from the East.
Many of the citizens could learn much
ffrom such an exposition, and think bet
ter of their city and their section when
they came to more fully appreciate its
boundless resources.
Mr.. Spence said he wanted to intro.
duce a modest young man, who was moi
very we'll known here, and he asked
Mayor Hazard to come to the front. Mr..
Hazard said that he had had some bitter
experience in the former schemes of this
sort. He had seen one which was quite
promising fail simply because an unfor-
tunate locality was chosen for the build
ing. He thought that the building ought
certainly to be erected near the
center of the city. Of course it would
be to his advantage, as one of the owners
of the Pavilion, to have the building
| further out, but he wanted the scheme to
be success.
Inquiry being made as to whether the
stock was now on the market, Major e.
W. Jones said the purpose OF the meet
ing was to hear from the citizens on the
subject, and if the plan met with public
approval, the stock would be immedi-
ately offered fer sale.
Judge Wells said that he believed that
the shortest way to get an expression Of
the opinion of those present was by a
vote, and he moved that the meeting
heartily endorse the plan as set forth
| by the Board OF Directors. Before
putting the motion the Chairman said,
that, in his opinion, nothing could
contribute so largely to the progress oi
Southern California as the establishment
and the successful carrying out of this
plan, but it must have the hearty CO.
operation of every citizen. The motion
was carried unanimously.
Mr.. Robinson, the Vice. President oi
the cable car system of Los Angeles
was called upon. He said that he ha6
had no little experience in England and
Chicago with expositions of this char,
acter, and wss firmly OF the opinion thal
the plan could be carried out successfully
| in Los Angeles. He believed
| in central location, but the
building ought not to be cramped
There was brilliant future in store fol
| this section and for Los Angeles City
and the proposed exposition would helI
to let the whole country know that fact.
Prof. Ivers, who was called upon b,
MIR. Hughes, detailed his idea of wha
| such an exposition should be like.
| G. M. Smith, recently Of Jacksonville