Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-05
THE CHICAGO EXHIBIT.

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about the proposed Chicago exhibit that
we supposed that every one in Southern
California knew all about it. But so
many inquiries have reached us lately
on this subject that we find it necessary
to re-state the case.
Some months ago, Allan Marvel, the
president of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railway Company, made the
following offer to the citizens of South
ern California, viz: That he would fur
nish free two large stores in the Rialto
building, in the very center of the city
of Chicago, and provide free transporta-
tion for all the products of this section,
and for the men in charge of the ex-
hibit, if our citizens would provide
frst-class exhibit of the fruits, cereals,
vegetables and other products of our
fertile soil, and place and maintain such
exhibit in the building so provided by
him.
A meeting of delegates from the coun-
ties of San Bernardino, San Diego, Or
ange and Los Angeles was held in May
last to take into consideration the mu-
nificent offer of President Marvel. At
that meeting it was unanimously agreed,
that, as it was manifestly to the interest
of Southern California to have an ex-
hibit of our products in the great rail-
way center, Chicago, the offer should be
accepted, and Mr.. Marvel was so noti-
fed.
A committee consisting of H. q. Os-
borne, D. Freeman and Philip Stein, of
Los Angeles county, F. Kimball and Geo.
N. Noland for San Diego county, R. F.
Cunningham and DIR. Jarvis for San
Bernardino county, and B. F. Bundy
and w. S. Taylor for Orange county was
chosen at the same meeting. Mr.. D.
Freeman was elected president and Mr..
Osborne, secretary of this committee. 1t
hibit and properly maintaining it, and
the salaries of two good representatives
at Chicago, would be about
$1,000 year, which sum was
allotted to the different counties
in the proportions following: Los Ange-
les county, $4,000; San Diego county,
$1,000; San Bernardino, $1,000, and
Orange county, 81 ,020. In short time
the delegates from San Diego county re-
ported that they had collected their
quota and several hundred dollars over.
San Bernardino has reported that their
money will be forthcoming before the
middle of August. Orange county has
not yet succeeded in raising its share !;
but it is expected that her delegates will
soon report favorably. The amount
allotted to the city Of Los Angeles was
raised some time ago; but the col
lections from Pasadena, Santa Anita,
Pomona and some of the outlying dis
tricts in this county have not yet been
sent in. Mr.. Freeman, however, as
serts that from what he has heard from
the collectors in these districts, there is
no doubt that the amount collected in
Los Angeles county will exceed the allot-
ment.
1t is expected that a meeting of the
executive committee will be held in a
few days, and the managers of the ex-
uluit dppOlHJcu. IL lS W Dc uOpcu
that steps will be taken to
have the exhibit opened in
Chicago by the middle of September.
1t should be in good running order by
that time, as it is in September, October
and December that the eastern farmer is
preparing to escape the rigors of winter,
and is looking for home on the Pacific
slope. Thousands who are ignorant of
the advantages of Southern California
are preparing to go to Oregon, Utah, Col
orado and Washington. An OBJ
ject lesson, such as our exhibit in
Chicago would be to these men, would
convince many of them that in Southern
California they could find homes and
farms where little well-directed labor
would bring them comfort, happiness
and affiuence. Every dollar spent by our
people in this good work will be returned
to as a thousand fold. The eastern
farmer and horticulturist, accustomed
to hard work, and Of frugal habits, will
mske our now vacant lands to "blossom
like the rose," and while he is making
fortune for himself will be adding to the
wealth Of this community.