The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-10
A HOME INDUSTRY FAIR,
Large Plans for the Coming
Mechanics Institute
Exposition.
Conference Between the Directors
and Business Men and
Manufacturers.

To make the Twenty eighth Industrial
Exposition of the Mechanics Institute
which opens in this City on August 10, a
success in ever way the institute directors
having the affair in charge are striving to
arouse an interest among the manufact-
urers and producers not only of the City
but of the State.
Their idea is to make the coming exposi-
ton as distinctly Californian one as
possible in the way of exhibits. In addi-
ton to the manufacturers and producers,
it has also been sought to bring the various
bodies, organized for the purpose OF in
MIGRATING the States progress into line.
With this end in view, invitations were
sent out to the Half-milllon Club, the
Manufacturers and Employers Associa-
ton, the Merchants Association, the Man
ufacturers and Producers Association and
the Board of Trade to send representatives
to meet and confer with the trustees of the
Mechanics Institute regarding the matter.
A response was made all around, and the
meeting took place in the institute rooms
last night.
President A. s. Hallidie of the institute
called the meeting to order and stated It's
object He said that the institute was
anxious to get advice and suggestions from
business men and others who had the well
fare of home industry at heart as to the
exposition and the proposed plan of max
ing it an exhibition of home products and
distinctively representative of Californian
industries 1t was not alone necessary to
have the exhibition opened on these lines,
but it was equally necessary to arouse an
interest among the people of the interior
and coast. 1t was hoped that large num-
bers of people could be induced to come
from interior points to view the exposition
l al rn6t rot nf
transportation.
He called upon M. S. Kohlberg of the
Merchants Association to take the chair
and preside over the meeting. The dis
cussion of the evening followed based upon
the suggestions of Mr.. Hallidie.
Vanderlyn Stow said that in his opinion
representatives from the Mechanics Insti-
tute and the other organizations should
call upon the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company and endeavor to get definite
answer as to whether the company would
run excursion trains to the city from coast
points when the fair was in progress.
II don't think they will run such trains"
said the chairman, las it would interfere
with their regular traffic. Some arrange
ments for reduced rates might be made
though"
Some further discussion resulted in a
motion to have the president of the FIVE
bodies represented appoint one member to
act as committee with an institute mem
Der to wait upon the railroad people, not
only those of the Southern Pacific but all
local lines, as well as the steamship COM
panes, with view of inducing them to
reduce rates for persons visiting the fair.
This was carried.
In regard to exhibits it was resolved that
the secretary request the officers of the
different organizations to encourage a
spirit of enthusiasm among the members
and do everything possible to get California
producers and manufacturers to make
exhibits in the exposition.