The herald., 1893-11-14
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND rdB
MIDWlNTER FAIR.

we understand that the question as
to wheth or or no the board of euperyis-
ors will give the $40, 900 remaining over
from the Columbian worlds fair expo
sition towards enabling Los Angeles
county to make good showing at the
midwinter fair comes up today in that
body. The HERALD has endeavored to
show that this is the best possible dis
position Of that fund. The fact is now
beyond dispute that the midwinter fair
is to be on a scale of unexpected gran
deur. While it will of course be on a
restricted plane as compared with the
unexampled event at Chicago, enough
is now known OF it's attractions to JUS
tify one in the belief that nothing OF the
kind has ever taken place ON the Amer
ican continent, with the single excep.
ton of the Centennial exposition,
comparable to It as a whole. While
the buildings will not be on as large a
scale as those of the New Orleans expo
sition, the "Sunset City"-as the Mid
winter Fair seems to have been finally
named-will present features OF interest
that will in many respects far surpass
the display at the Crescent City. Both
from at home and abroad space is being
engaged with gratifying eagerness.
Director. G General De Young, who is COM
PEELED to remain in Chicago to answer
applications for accommodations on the
grounds, finds the enterprise daily
growing on bis hands. That the Fair
will attract an immense concourse to
thie coast cannot be doubted. Every
southern county, under the circum-
stances, ought to be anxious TO furnish
an object Lesson to these visitors. 1t lie
not even optional with us as to whether
we may or may not make an Impress
i've showing there. We must do so.
Sectional pride forbids our absence;
and, as we muet put in an appearance,
we should see to it that our display
shall reflect no discredit on the
most progressive section of California.
The $4,000 authorized to be appro-
priated by the legislature for the Colum-
bian worlds fair was intended to enable
this county to make a favorable show
ing of its resources and products. AS
long as the board of supervisors shall
not exceed this cum it will be perfectly
within the spirit OF the act to dedicate
the unexpended balance, slightly in ex-
cess of $4,000, to this purpose. Our
people would be practically unanimous
on this point if it were possible to get
vote upon it. II the whole cum had
been expended at Chicago no one would
have dreamed of complaining. The leg
islature authorized its appropriation in
order to enable our people to make
favorable impression upon those of the
east, and to make the best possible
msrshaling of our attractions. Apply
ing the remainder of this sum to i'm
pressing the myriad visitors from the
east and from abroad with our manifold
resources and possibilities is directly
in line with the purpose of the legisla-
ture. Such an action upon the part of the
board OF supervisors would be go mani.
festly in the interest of the public and
would be 60 entirely free from any taint
of jobbery that, even if it were thought
to conflict with the letter of the law,
there would be no difficulty in getting
the Legislature at its next session to
validate the action of the board.
We dare not make spicayunish show
ing at this great exposition. AS the
HERALD has said before, this is a year
in which the capitalists and producers
of Los Angeles must come to the front.
And those who ought to signslize them
selves by their liberality and enterprise
should bear in mind the lines OF the poet,
''If 'twere done when tits done, then
.twere we'll it were done quickly" We
have no time to lose. II Southern Cali
fornia is to have building in the Mid
winter Fair, contractor and builder
should get to work at once.