Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-23
TIE LONDON EXHIBIT.
INDORSED BY EVERY SECTION OF
THE STATE.

Three Important Meetings HELD
Yesterday-Arguments for
Legislators.
An adjourned meeting of the Convention
of one hundred and ten delegates, ap
pointed by the State Board of Trade, TO
the promoting of an exhibition Of Califor
MA in London, was held at Changers Hal
yesterday and was largely attended, no
only by members of the Convention, bu
by others interested in the welfare ani
prosperity of the State.
Shortly after 10 o'clock H. NJ. LaRut
called the Convention to order and said:
"Gentenlen: This is an adjourned meet
ing of the Convention called by the STATE
Board of Trade to take into consideration &
London Exhibition. Mr.. William H. Mills
was the Chairman of that Convention
Last night received telegram from hin
stating that owing to the illness of his wife
he would not be present and asking me &c
call this Convention to order. which have
done. l now await the pleasure of the
Convention
J. M. Davies, Secretary of the Conyen,
ton, suggested that Eugene German, Of
Los Angeles, First Vice President of the
Convention, take the chair.
Mr.. Germain came forward, was intro
duced by Mr.. LaRue and said:
"GentleDaefa of the Convention: am glad
-. Ill III.
greeting from the South. We have among
us the President of the Chamber of Com.
merce of Los Angeles. Mr.. Jones, who is a
very able speaker, and if the Convention
has no objection, / would like to call him
to the chair"
Mr.. Jones requested that he be excused
THE WISH OF Los ANGELES.
Mr.. Germain-The object of the meeting
as [ unders and it, is to discuss the appro-
priation we are asking from the Legislature
From our part of the country we are all in
favor of getting an appropriation of $3.50.
900. We think that any less amount would
not do any good. l brought with me a
large petition, signed by the prominent
business men OF Los Angeles, requesting the
Governor 10 approve a bill of that nature
The Secretary will please read the names
Mr.. La Rue-I presume it would be in
order to have the minutes of the last meet
ing read.
There seems to have been some confusion
as to what body was in session, as Charles
B. Turril, Secretary of the Executive Com.
mittee, was at the desk instead of J. NJ
Davies, the Secretary of the Convention
Mr.. Turrill stated that he did not have the
minutes of the Convention, but had the
minutes of the Executive Committee, which
he read and they were approved.
NJ NJ. EsTEEs VIEWS.
NJ. NJ. Estee, being called upon for a re-
port from the Committee on Legislation
said: The Committee on Legislation
have not had meeting for the reason thai
we have not been able to get together Mr.
Byington and l have not been able tc
reach, and Mr.. LaRue and myself have not
had chance to meet until last night. Mr.
Mills and myself met in San Francisco.
drew up bill. aud l drew it up with
view of getting the sentiment of this Con.
vention and representing one side of one
proposition. That bill have with me. L
does not voice the sentiment of the com
mittee, except Mr.. Mills and myself. and il
only voices our sentiments provided this
exhibition in London is to be commercial
exhibition; that is, an exhibition for the
purpose of showing the products of Califor'
MIA. In that view, after consulting Mr.
Mills, | drew up the bill. / have been ex.
ceedingly busy, and Mr.. Byington did not
visit the CITY, and we kept putting it of
from day TO day. Mr.. LaRue is not re
sponsible for the bill at all nor Mr.. Bying
ton.
Mr.. LaRue-The San Francisco train
does not arrive until about II o'clock, anC
there will probably be quite number O
members of the Convention on that train
and probably it would be well to take re.
cess until l o'clock.
Mr. Estee-At 3:15 I am compelled tc
leave, and for information only, if the
meeting desires, I will read the bill.
drew it up after consulting with some
prominent men. l know it does not rep.
resent the views of some of the committee
Mr.. Estee then read the draft of the bill
he had prepared, as follows:
Section /. There shall be appointed by tht
Governor seven Commissioners, and as near a!
may be from the two great political parties o
this State, one from each Congressional Distric
and one from the State at large, and who shall
be selected as nearly as possible to represent tn,
varied industries OF the State, whose duty /
shall be to gather and maintain in the city o
London an exhibit of the products of California
For this purpose they shall. elect from their owl
members President, and appoint Secretary
and such assistants as may be required. They
shall have full power to transport such product
to london, to engage suitable rooms for the ex
hibition in that city, and to do and perform
every act necessary TO maintain the exhibit 70
period of not less than two years.
Section ,. Said Commissioners shall select on,
of their members to go to London and superin
tend and have charge OF the exhibit, provided
for in Section OF this Act. Such COMMISSIONS
shall receive as compensation for his service:
the sum of three thousand dollars year. Blu
the remaining six Commissioners shall receiv
no compensation for their services, except sucl
| actual travelling expenses as may be incurre'
while engaged in the service the Commission
within the State OF California.
Section 3. The sum of one hundred thou
| sand dollars is hereby appropriated oat of an
| funds in the State Treasury, which sum shall b
| paid to said Commission in twenty -four month";
| installments for the maintenance of said exhibi
of the products of the State of California in tn
| city of London, England. Not more than tift
| thousand dollars of said sum shall be paid i
! any one year, and the State Controller is hereb
| directed to issue his warrant monthly in fave
! of the President and Secretary of said Commits
! sion for the sum of SLIGO &C upon the Stat
rected TO pay the same Such warrant shall
| Issued upon the order of the President and SCI
| rotary of the Commission.
Section 4. The said Commission shall max
| to the Governor and Stale Controller quarterl
| detailed financial statements of all moneys e,
peLded by it.
| Mr.. Estee-Mr. Chairman, this does nc
| represent the action of anybody in th
committee except myself, after a consults
ton With Mr.. Mills, and with view onl
| of maintaining commercial exhibit. W
want $3.50 600 If we can get it. From il
| formation which | have reason to beliey
| was authentic, it was thought by some pei
| pie who bave something to say about th
| appropriation, that as the matter was el
detrimental we had better not commence
The top. but had better fill the bottle up b
commencing at the bottom. and workin
up and that therefore we had better con
mence making an exhibit first of the pr,
ducts of California, like the mineral pr,
ducts, the wood aud timber, the citrr
fruits, the deciduous fruits, the wool, III
cereals. and the wines and braudies, the oil
ject being to increase our commercial reli
tons with Great Britain, making a mark
for our products. 1t was reported, M
Chairman, by the Fruit Union, l thin
that the average price of green fruit la
year to The producers in this section W,
one and one-fifth cents per pound; tn,
is at his home, after it was packe
in boxes. If / am in errt
my friend Mr.. Hatch, and other
will correct me. 1t is evidel
that the wine interests, so far as price
concerned, is at the very lowest ebb.
other words, our supply of many OF II
peculiar and remarkable products OF Cal
fornia has apparently exceeded the d
mand, when really it has not; because Ia
year the United States imported 10000, On
pounds of prunes from Europe, and y