The herald., 1893-11-04
THE CITRUS FAIR.
OPPOSITION TOITS BEING MERGED
WITH THE MIDWINTER FAIR.
Proceedings Yesterday at the Meeting
of the Chamber OF Commerce Direct
ors-The Beet ~ugsr Bounty and
Congress -ResolufionsA Adopted.

The board OF directors of the cham
Der of commerce met yesterday after
noon at 3 O'Clock. There were present
Directors Freeman, Severance, McGar-
vim, Klokke, Germain, Parsons, Jevne,
Johnson, Forman, Jones and Hazard.
President Freeman occupied the chair
and was enthusiastically congratulated
by the members of the board on his
safe return from the east.
Director McGarvin reported that the
supervisors had referred the matter Of
the unused worlds fair exhibit mate
risls to the Los Angeles county world q
fair commission, and that favorable ac-
tion was expected from the commission.
Director Forman reported that he and
Director Graf. who we're appointed a
committee at the last meeting of the
board to prepare resolutions on the SUBJ
ject of the proposed abolition OF the
bounty on beet sugar, had examined the
law and found that if the bounty WAS
taken off it would apply as we'll to ex-
listing factories as to any new ones that
might come into existence hereafter.
1t was moved and carried that the eena-
tors and representatives from California
be requested to use their utmost en-
deavors to secure the continuance OF the
bounty. The secretary was instructed
| to telegraph this action to Senator
| White.
! A communication was received from
the secretary of the state board of agri-
culture announcing that a meeting OF
the state board would be held at Sac
ramento November Sth to decide upon
the location OF citrus fairs.
A communication was read from
Richard Gird of Chino, who is one oil
| the two members of the state board
from Southern California, asking the
views of the chamber of commerce on
the question OF sending the Southern
California citrus fair to San Francisco,
as feature of the Southern Centennia
midwinter exhibit. Mr.. Gird stated
his views, that it would be to the ad-
vantage of Southern California to have
this fair held in San Francisco, and
stated that unless serious objection was
offered by the chamber of commerce and
other organizations OF similar char
acter, he would vote to have the fair
sent to San Francisco. The reading OF
this communication led to a lively dis
cussion, in which the view was generally
expressed by members of the board that
the orange growers of Southern Califor-
mia would not be likely to support the
fair with any great degree Of interest il
held in the north, and that as the fair
had always proved a great attraction for
tourists. it would be very unwise to send
it away from this section.
The following resolutions. offered by
Director Klokke, were passed by unani-
nous vote.
Resolved, That the Southern Califor-
mia citrus fair, whenever held in the city
of Los Angeles, had proven marked
success, gratifying alike to it's exhibit
ors, its patrons and the public gen.
orally.
That in view thereof we most earnestly
request the state board OF agriculture to
again designate Los Angeles as the
point for holding the next citrus fair,
and that we call upon our representa-
tives On said board. in the interest oi
the fruit growers OF Southern California,
to use their best endeavors to secure said
location.
The secretary was. instructed to send a
copy of these resolutions to the state
board of agriculture, and to Mr.. Gird
and to Mr.. Hardison.
The board then adjourned.