The herald., 1893-11-24
THEY HAVE STRUCK A SNAG,
The Midwinter Fair Exhibit
in Jeopardy.
The Commissioners Get a Setback
From the Railways.
The Present Time Limit on the Round
Trip Tickets Too Short to Ad-
init of Any Benefit to South
ern California.

A meeting Of the county midwinter
fair commission was held at the cham
Der OF commerce yesterday. AS will be
seen from the report OF the proceedings
1t is doubtful whether Southern Califor-
mia will participate in the exposition.
Mr.. I. d. Stimson presided with Mr..
G. d. Willard as secretary.
Judge Silent addressed the meeting
on the great difficulty which had been
met with in the attitude of the South
ern Pacific company on the question OF
rates. The judge showed that the 10
day limit and the no stopover provisions
of the passenger rates made by the
company to apply to points in California
to San Francisco during the exposition,
would virtually prevent any travel from
San Francisco to Southern California
and would reduce the time. that per-
son from San Diego or Los Angeles could
spend ct the fair to ridiculously small
space.
Mr.. Allies thought If nothing more
could be done better than the Today
rate, or no exhibit could be made in
San Francisco. An exposition should
be held in this city.
Judge Silent-Unless the terms Of
fered by the railway are modified, San
Diego and Los Angeles counties will
certainly have to drop the whole mat
ter. We all feel hope that proper
concessions can be obtained, but il not
we will not feel justified in going ahead.
San Bernardino's supervisors will not
pay over their proportion OF the cost OF
the building unless this matter is prop
erly settled.
Mr.. Klokke hoped the exhibit would
be made all right, but ''if the
railway and the people OF
Northern California who have
not been our friends, refuse to give US
proper terms, | am in favor of putting
up that building in Los Angeles and
having an exhibit of our own. be-
leye our people would reepond literally
to such an enterprise"
Mr.. Yodel of Monrovia thought that
the railways would probably concede
what is asked ii they understood a re-
iussl meant withdrawal OF Los Angeles
unity.
Judge Silent-The committee lie in
etrucied TO have the limit on local tick
eta extended to 90 days, and to ask for
ttop-over privileges atl points in Cali
IDfnlt. lnbV IuFlutT abKeu Ilhb blCkttA
he sold at all points in Southern Cali
iornia on the lines OF the Southern
California railway as we'll "a on the
Southern Pacific. Another request was
half rate from San Francisco to South
ern California, or rather to Los Angeles.
Upon this question OF half faro with 60
days limit and etop'over. the railway
will object that it will disorganizs the
local traffic OF the road, but this can be
overcome by means OF coupon attached
to the ticket, so as to contine the priyi-
leges TO bona-fide vieitors.
Mr.. allies moved that the secretary be
instructed TO wire the committee in San
Francisco that the people of Los An
geles county will not 20 on with the
exhibit unless the Southern Pacific rail-
way will grant the necessary conceesions
in the way OF time ana stopovef priv
ieges. This was unanimously carried.
Messrs. Silent Freeman, Allies,
Lankershim and Pomeroy were ap-
pointed committee on general organi-
zation and TO appoint an executive
committee OF % to conduct the Los An
geles county exhibit.
T. u. Stimson, chairman; Willard,
secretary.
Monrovia, Whittier, Rivera, Pomona,
San Fernando, Sierra Madre, Covina,
ClOyerdele reDreSented.