The herald., 1893-11-18
ONE week ONLY FOR BIDS,
The Southern California Build
ing to Go Up at Once.
The Midwlnter Fair Committee Takes
Hold With Vim.
An Important Meeting Yestsrdsy-Loca-
tiop os the Citrus Fsi' Dlscu.sed,
Bnt tho Committee Makes
No Oficinl Uttersnce.

No onicial Utterance.
The executive committee OF Southern
California for the midwinter fair held
al important meeting at the chamber
OF commerce yesterday Afternoon.
Active stepe were taken looking to the
early completion of the Southern Cali
arnia building at the Golden Gate.
Other matter were also acted upon.
There was quite lengthy discussion
ss to tie advisability of the meeting
passing any resolutions favorirg tire
proposition of joining the Southern CAL
iiornia citrus fair with the northern fair
at San francisco this winter. Mr.. Slau-
son and Mr.. Pomeroy both opposed any
such resolution and finally succeeded in
having no such action taken, only a
compromise resolution passed.
The committee also accepted the prop.
ositions of the San Francisco managers,
an. the building will shortly be started
at Golden Gate park.
j. S. Slausion occupied the chair and
@. ID. Willard acted as secretary.
The following delegates we're present :
San Bernardino county, J. S. Ingraham !;
Riverside county, j. r. Newberry and
+. Il. Hamilton; San Diego county, r.
II. Young; Ventura county, F. A. Fos-
ter, and Los Angeles county. Charles
Forman, Judge Silent, T. d. Stimson.
A. +. Pomeroy and the chairman. Sew
eral other gentlemen were aleo present.
There were no representatives from
either Santa Barbara or Orange counties.
The telegram from Director General
M. H. de Young was read, wherein he
urged the Southern California people to
hasten with their work.
Mr.. Willard was chosen ae permanent
secretary.
The assessments of the various south
ern counties was then called for and
given. as follows: Los Angeles county,
sl1,375; San Bernsrdino, $3.50; San
Diego, $3.50; Ventura, $3.50; Riverside,
$4,000.
By the same proportion the assess
ment of Orange county would be $500
and Santa Barbara county $2375. Itwas
decided that 50per cent OF these amounts
were to be paid in by the Goth OF this
month and 25 per cent by January lst;
the balance to be settled later.
Mr.. Hunt was present with plans OF
the building for the Southern California
exhibit. He explained the details of
them to the committee, and gave as his
opinion that the building could be
erected at a cost OF $4,000. The plans
in detail were adopted.
A committee, consisting of Messrs.
Charles Forman, ]. S. Newberry, F. A.
Foster, K. Ii. Young, j. S. Ingraham
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pointed to advertise in both the Los An
gelee and San Francisco newspapers for
bids in the construction of the building,
the bids to be opened in San Francisco
one week from today. Each contractor
is to deposit certified check for $1,000,
and the one securing the award to file
bond for $4,000.
This committee on construction is to
let the contract for the building and to
attend to all OF the details connected
with its construction.
Mr.. Forman asked that Mr.. Hunt be
requested TO complete hiH plans in Or
der to be able to let the contract one
week from Saturday.
Messrs. Stimson, Forman and Willard
then retired from the room to attend the
meeting OF the directors of the chamber
OF commerce, which was then going
into session.
The remaining members of the COM
mittee then proceeded with the busi-
ness before them.
Judge Silent read communication
from Mr.. Il. Mitchell, acting president
OF the midwinter fair people, to the
effect that no selling privileges would be
granted to the goods in the building.
which were to be put there for exhibit
purposes only. No goods to be in COM
petition would be considered unless in
the main building. They asked that
the plans Of the building and the con-
tract for it be sent to them, in order that
their attorney could draw up the ar
ticles. The building would have to be
ready by January 1st.
1t was moved by Judge Silent end
carried that the secretary be instructed
to answer this communication and state
that their proposition was accepted.
The articles were to be made out to the
executive committee.
1t was moved by Mr.. Newberry that
g resolution be passed to the effect that
the Southern California people hold
their citrus fair with the northern peo-
Pile this winter.
This was opposed by Judge Silent,
who thought that the meeting should
not take such positive action. He said
1t would be better to amend the resolc-
tion to read if the proper authorities de-
cided to hold in San Francisco, that the
Southern California building would give
them free space. Personally he favored
amalgamating with the northern fruit
growers. 1t would appear as though the
people at this end of the line were afraid
to compete with the northern growers.
He would, however, he said, work for
what Los Angeles county desired done
in the matter.
The chairman also opposed Mr.. New
berry's motion. Itwas hardly the place
of the midwinter fair committee to 60
outside Of their jurisdiction and take
action in regard to the citrus fair. There
was committee to decide the matter,
and it was not for the present meeting
to decide anything about it.
Mr.. Newberry replied that the people
OF Riverside had recently held meet
ing IN regard to the consideration of the
two fairs. The only persons opposed to
holding the citrus fair in the north were
Q few merchants who, he assured the
meeting, had never contributed one dol
lar towards the previous fairs held here.
The growers and orange men of his coun-
ty were heartily. in favor of going north.
Mr.. Foster remarked that the mid
winter fair would call forth all OF the
best material for exhibit and would
work out the field and he did not see