Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-17
A SUCCESS.
The Southern California Chi
cagO Exhibit.
Chairman Dan Freeman Re-
ports for the Year.
A Splendid Showing of the Results
of the Exhibit.
"A Quarter of a Million of Visitors-The
Good the Show Has DOne-An APP
peal for COntributiOns-Last
Years Subscribers.

A meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Southern California ex-
hibit, in Chicago, was held yesterday in
this city, the following being present;
d. Freeman, chairman, H. q. Osborne,
Los Angeles; George N. Nolan and W.
d. Woolwine, proxy for j. +. Fishburn,
San Diego; M. j. Bundy and W. S.
Taylor, Orange; J. T. Jarvis proxy for
DR.. J. Jarvis. San Diego.
FL Smith, of Pomona, qualified as
a successor to Convers Howe.
J. G. Jarvis reported that the San
Bernardino supervisors had appropri
ated 5000 for the exhibit, and would con-
tribute monthly. He and Mr.. R. e.
Cunningham had raised the balance of
that county's deficiency by private sub
scriptiou.
Mr.. Dan Freeman, chairman, read the
following report:
Los ANGELES, CAL, Sept. 16, 1891.
To the Executive Committee of the Southern
California exhibit;
GENTLEMEN; Our exhibit in Chicago
has now been kept open for over year.
During that time the records show that
over 225, 900 people have visited it: and
our manager has distributed to these
visitors, and to others who have written
for information, over 100000 pamphlets,
papers and circulars descriptive of the
capabilities, climate and productions of
the four counties represented, and it has
been the means of bringing several hun
dreds of people to Southern California.
During this period our manager has
answered over 5000 letters that were re-
ceived by him asking for information
about our golden country.
The attendance at the exhibit has
been steadily increasing. At present it
averages 700 day. The good that this
grand display of our choicest fruits,
grains and vegetables is doing this sec
tion of country is incalculable. The
many thousands who have seen our dis
play have told of what they have seen to
other listening and wondering thou
sands. The many thousands of papers
and pamphlets that have been dis
tri5uted have been read and then passed
on to be read by other hundreds of
thousands. The result of all this has
been that the people east of the Rocky
mountains are just beginning to form
correct ideas concerning the richness
and the wonderful and varied products
of our soil. 1t is just dawning
upon them that here on the Pa
ciic slope is region that for
climate and productiveness is unsur-
passed and unequalled by any other spot
upon the globe, and the most fervent
hope in their breasts is that the time is
not far distant when they can make
Southern California their home. Prep
arations for moving to this section are
Ynr on "a hundraAc of n oct
ern homes.
Already we see the benefits of our ex-
hibit, but they are as nothing when
compared to the benefits we will receive
within the next two years. Major Tru-
man, our manager, in his last report
says "we have sent at least thousand
home-seekers to California during the
year." 1t has been decided, if funds
can be raised for the purpose, to keep
the exhibit open for another year. Con-
sidering the amount of good it is doing
Southern California, there should be no
difficulty in raising the necessary
amount.
The boards of supervisors in all of the
four exhibiting counties have assisted
US by liberal grants. Many individuals
and firms have given us large subscrip-
tions. On the other hand many of our
wealthy men who are largely interested
in the prosperity of this country have
given nothing, and many thriving local
tiles having exhibits in our rooms have
not contributed to our expenses. This
is not as it should be. The labor of col
lecting the funds and managing the af-
fairs of the exhibit at this end of the
line has fallen upon very few men,
who are all busy, and can hardly find
time to attend to the business connected
Herewith; and it is hoped that it will
not be necessary to go around with
subscription list to collect for the cur
rent years expenses, but that sufficient
voluntary contributions will be sent to
the committee for that purpose.
In conclusion I would, on behalf of
our committee, offer our sincere thanks
to the gentlemen whose generous sup
port has enabled us to carry on our ex-
hiblt for the past year, and to the cham
ber of commerce who have assisted in
collecting and forwarding articles for ex-
hibition. d. FREEMAN,
Chairman.
Following is copy of the subscription
list to the chicago exhibit fund:
Board of supervisors of Los Angeles
county, $1,000; E. f. Spence, Farmers
and Merchants bank, Redondo Beach
company, D. Freeman, $500 each; Po-
mona board of trade, $240; ]. M. Grit
fifth, l. S. Slauson, Charles Silent, Haas,
Baruch & Co., K. Cohn & Co., j. G.
Downey, Howell & Craig, Geo. H. Bone
brake, San Gabriel Wine company, j.. F.
Crank, Walter Raymond, Schoder,
johnson Co., M. A. Newmark & Co.,
Los Angeles Farming and Milling com
pany, Kerckhoff- Gunner Mill and Lum-
ber company, Capitol Milling company,
J. Bixby & Co., r. M. Widney, Harper
Reynolds Co., Mrs. E. Hollenbeck. $10O;
Simi Land and Water company, SIS;
Hawley, King & Co., W. j. Broderick,
Whittier, Fuller & Co., ]. D. Bicknell,
H. Jevne, Stern, Loeb & Co., John
Bryson, ST., A. E. Pomeroy, Richard