Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-16
EASTERN EXHIBITS.
An Interesting Interview
With Mr.. tan Freeman.
YESTERDAYS BASEBALL GAME.
Much Kicking Over Rank Decisions
by the Umpire-0akland
Given the Game.

Angeles who have been East recently
have reported on their return that good
many wrong ideas concerning Southern
California are being obtained from the
falsehoods that are being printed and
circulated by people who are desirous of
preventing people from seeking their
homes here. In an interview with Mr..
D. Freeman, yesterday, it was learned
that in his travels in the East, Great
Britain, France, Germany and Italy, and
even on the steamer crossing the ocean,
he met great many American and Eng
lish people to whom he talked about Cal
ifornia. He was astonished to find an
almost universal wrong opinion of THE
Coast, or else those he talked to knew
nothing about it. He also found
that there were always people
ready to believe the false statements
and anxious to spread the evil reports,
while there was no one to set people
right and give them the proper informa-
tion. Everywhere he went he was i'm
pressed with the necessity there is for
letting people in the East know in come
way the exact truth concerning Southern
California. On his return to this coun-
try from Europe in January last Mr..
Freeman spent day or two in Chicago
with Mr.. Marvel, president of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Company. Of the conversation that
occurred Mr.. Freeman said:
"We talked over plans for bringing
immigrants to California. and came to
the conclusion that permanent exhibitions
at Chicago and New York were the bsst
way to reach the people. SO many mis-
statements have been made in the East
ern States about California that no one
knows what to believe. The lies that
have been published in Eastern papers
have given California a very black eye.
Something must be done to counteract
the bad effects of these falsehoods
The people must see the products
of this country and the only way to give
them chance to see them is to keep up
permanent exhibitions.
"Mr. Marvel agreed that if Southern
California would subscribe enough meney
to place permanent exhibition at Chi
cage and New York he would give free
the use of large store in the ground
floor Of tho Rialto building in Chicago,
for which store his company is now pay
ing So, 600 year rent. Mr.. Marvel also
said that his company would transport
free all articles for such exhibition.
"The exhibits must be supplied with
the finest fruits, samples OF cereals, etc. !; |
one or more intelligent men put in charge
OF each exhibit, and reliable printed
matter must be distributed. An adver-
tisement should be inserted in a first |
class paper and other methods adopted
to bring the exhibit into prominence. 1t
is estimated that it will require from 5000
purposes. A further fund would
be necessary for printing material
and advertising. 1t is proposed to in
clude in the exhibit the counties OF Los
Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino,
San Diego, and if Kern and Tulare county |
desire to come in, to include them.
"Mr. King, banker of San Diego, has
been corresponding with me about this,
and says that San Bernardino and
San Diego counties will contribute
their quota of the expense. The
exhibits should be kept up
for at least two years. II surplus
could be raised above the amounts
necessary for Chicago and New York it
would pay to have an exhibit in London,
England, or DOStOH Of L uli3uoIpuia'
'sl will be one of 20 men in Los An
geles to subscribe $40 month for two
years for this purpose. There should be
no difficulty in raising 81 500 month,
which would give US means to have the
London exhibit also. If these exhibits |
are kept up for two years they will bring |
thousands of people to this Coast. The
rush to the lands that have been re.
Gently opened to settlement on the old |
Indian reserve shows how many thous-
ands are looking for homes. Unless we do
something to counteract the bad impress
sion abroad, in the East and in Great
Britain, regarding California, we will get
no immigration. Now, when this great
railroad company agrees to take half the
burden on its own shoulders, is the time
for us to work in our own behalf"
"My plan would be to have our Cham
ber of Commerce invite delegates from
the Chambers of Commerce of all the
southern counties to come here and dis
cuss this matter, and decide as to the
ways and means, etc. The railroads
would, no doubt, pass these delegates to
and fro."
Mr.. freeman is thoroughly in earnest
in relation to this matter, and intends to
have the exhibits established, If the rest
of the people here can be brought to