The herald., 1893-10-27
THAT MIDNINTER FAIR PLAN,
Southern California Showing
Great Interest.
The Meeting Yesterday of the Local
Commission.
Discussion as to tho Space Required.
Quite a Large Building Proposed.
All the Counties Rep
resented.

The third general meeting OF the
Midwinter fair commissioners for the
various Southern California counties was
held at the chamber of commerce yes
terday afternoon. Every county was
represented and the different phases OF
the work were discussed at length.
, Nothing definite was agreed upon, all
the commissioners, however. concurring
that the project OF Southern California
representation at the fair must be made
big success.
Mr.. j. s. Slauson occupied the chair
and MIR. G. d. Willard was secretary.
The commissioners present were from
Los Angeles county j. s. Slauson, Chas.
Forman, E. i. G. Klokke, T.. D. Stimson
OF Los Angeles and John Wasson OF
Pomona; from San Bernardino county
t. S. Ingham; Riverside county. J. r..
Newberry; Orange county, II. A. Pea
body Ventura county, +. A. Foster
San Diego county, r. III. Young; and
Santa Barbara county, p. ]. Barber.
The chairman reported that he had vis-
tied Orange county and found the people
generally to be in favor of the project,
and that it could be counted upon as
being in line all right. es
A similar report was made by Mr..
Forman and Mr.. Stimson in regard to
Santa Barbara county.
Mr. r. H.. Young, who had gone to
San Francisco with the other commits
sioners from this section to arrange
about the place for the Southern Califor-
mia building on the grounds at Golden
Gate park, then made brief report.
He said that two sites had been offered.
One upon a hill near the main buildings,
and another in more favorable loca-
ton, but come distance from the main
building. He had supposed that one of
| these had been selected since he left
San Francisco, but was just in receipt
OF telegram from Judge Chas. Silent
to the effect that the matter had not
yet been determined.
1t was moved and carried that an ex-
ecutive committee be appointed to con-
sist of eleven members, five from Los
Angeles county and one from each OF
the other six counties, each county to
select its own representative.
On motion OF Mr.. Newbe COM
mittee, consisting of Messrs. New berry,
Peabody and Wasson, was appointed to
wait upon the officers of the Santa Fe
tOabO hhQ ChOCaNOl W ODtdkE ppCCldl
rates for delegates attending meetings
of the variouss midwinter fair commit
tees held throughout this section.
The various counties were requested
to name their representatives and alter
mates to the executive committee.
Mr.. Foster reported Mr.. t. r. Bard as
principal for Ventura county and him
self as alternate. Mr.. Young reported
Mr.. III. p. McKoon for San Diego and
himself as alternate.
Several communications were read.
There was a telegram from the amuse-
ment committee OF the fair, asking the
counties to select certain days during
the sessions of the fair to be observed
as their day. AS this ia question for
the counties themselves to determine
no action was taken.
NeuDer & Co. stated that they had
just bound the largest book in the
world, and offered it to Los Angeles
county AS the visitors register at the
midwinter fair.
A letter from Judge Silent to Mr..
Slauson was read. 1t told of the grant
ing OF free space to Southern California
for building by the northern mana
gers, and suggested that committee of
81 leading cltizsns be appointed and
scattered about the county to attend to
the subscriptions. Officers should be
selected and the patriotism of the Sec
tion be appealed to. He favored Mr..
Young's proposition for raising $40 600.
1t appears, however, that Mr.. Young's
plan is impossible, and its conception
arose through his misapprehension or
misinformaton of affairs at Chicago.
Mr.. Young thought that this county
had sold its fruit in Chicago after re-
ceiving fresh supplies, and had realized
in the thousands of dollars. Mr.. Willard
stated that this was not the case. The
fruit had been shipped on commission
and its sale had netted the county only
little over hundred dollars.
The project of erecting a general
building for Southern California at the
fair was then dwelt upon, as was the
amount OF money to be used for general
expenses. The amount was placed at
$4,000, and was pro rated approximate
ly as follows: Ventura county, $13l2.50; /;
Orange county. sl562.50; Santa Barbara
county, $225; San Diego county, s3S75;
Riverside county, $3.50; San Bernar-
dino county, $2325; and Los Angeles
county, $l2. 1875.
The Feasibility of transferring the
CitTue IAir iIOlu tulH EecblOn TO CNS mlO'
winter fairso or of using the legislative
appropriation in helping the various
counties to exhibit this winter was also
discussed.
Mr.. Peabody of Orange asked whether
the citrus fair would be held this year
and if the Legislature had appropriated
the money for the premiums. He also
asked If it could be held odtside of the
district.
Mr.. Farmer eaid it could not. A
general discussion followed which was
broken by another query from Mr.. Pea
body, who wanted to know if they were
bound to hold another fair ct Cotton.
This was received with great laughter
and he was informed mo-"
The subject of holding general citrus
fair in San Francisco during the mid
winter exposition was discussed briefly
and resulted in no action being taken.
Mr.. Young then spoke of the project
of the Southern California exhibit at
the fair. The entire state was looking
to Southern California to do at the mid
winter fair what California had accom-
plished at the worlds fair. The COM
nieeiOn6rs had plcdOed their worda to