Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-28
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH.
Getting Ready for the Chicago
Worlds Fair,
The Meeting Yesterday Of the Local
Committee.
The Women's Annex and SILK Culture.
Reports Of Committees-The Bus
mess Transactsd--WOrld's
Fair Notes.

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rooms of the Los Angeles chamber O
commerce yesterday, Charles Forrestel
occupying the chair and Frank Wiggini
acting as secretary. Messrs. Wells
Klokke, Teale, Lukens, Mosher and
Vawter were the other members pres
ent.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved, after which Mrs.
Lansingh appeared before the committee
as a representative OF the ladies' annex,
with illustrations of the orange wood
bedroom set that the ladies wish to have
made and exhibited at the worlds fair
in the ladies' department, as illustrating
woman's work in this country. She also
gave report of the progress made in
their silk culture undertaking, and
stated that they were in need of finan-
cial assistance to carry on both projects.
The matter was taken under advise
ment and referred to Mrs. Cole, who
represents the commission on woman's
work from this district.
In the report OF the standing commit
tees, the committee on dried fruits,
canned goods, etc., reported that Bishop
q Co. OF this city would require 225
square feet to exhibit their crystallized
fruit, and that the California Fruit
Evaporating and Manufacturing COM
pany would require '240 square feet in
the state building and 600 square feet in
the department building for exhibiting
their dried fruits and evaperator, and
that the Southern California Packing
company would require 100 square feet
in the state building.
The committee on literature reported
that A. ID. Marchand had applied for 100
square feet in each the state and de-
partment buildings for Photographic
display.
The committee on cereals, wines, nuts,
etc., reported that G. s. Campbell j ohm
ston of Garvanza would exhibit Burger,
claret and port wines, and that the Los
Niet0s Walnut Growera' association had
offered to exhibit zoo sacks 81 walnuts,
provided the committee would furnish
and also that Wells A. White would re-
quire 24O square feet Of space in the
manufacturers' building for exhibiting
carriages with his patent hub.
The committee on citrus trees, shrubs,
etc., reported that they had sent q list
to the state commission wherein they
bad promised to furnish, as this
county's quota, 460 trees and shrubs for
the California display.
The other committees reported favor
able progress.
There appearing to be no committee
on curioe, the chair appointed commit
tee to act in this capacity consisting Of
:. r. Lukens, @. M. Wells and E. Fl. @.
Klokke. Mr.. Lukens reported thas \
proper protection could be guaranteed,
he could furnish one Of the largest col
lections Of Indian baskets, curios, etc.,
ever exhibited from this state.
It was moved and carried that the
be empowered to receive bids
Tor making cases wherein to make cur1o
display, and also ascertain what would
be the expense of caring for the same
during the exposition.
A communication was received from
offering to cell the COM
mittee collection of California birds.
The matter was referred to the commit
tee on curios, who reported that there
was collection of birds at Pasadena
hat would probably be placed on exhi-
oition at Chicago, that would fully illus
rate the different species of California
birds. q
The Ulrich plan of horticultural court
display of citrus fruits, shrubs, flowers,
'tc., was accepted, provided such plants
md shrubs could be substituted for
hose named that the committee were
Unable to furnish.
Several communications were read
md referred to proper committees.
Bills amounting to $249.72, we're or
lered paid, and the committee ad-
ourned to meet. on the last Friday in
[une.