The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-19

at the Worlds Fair, and which cost the State
ana counties In the aggregate at least $780,
600. More than this, the time is more aus
picious for presenting CALIFORNIA; attractive
ness to the Eastern and inquiring world than
it was then. The Worlds Fair was held at the
opening of a season of depression; this fair
times are better, when people can more easily
close out and move, and when the spirit of
progress and adventure and enterprise,
which always induces immigration, will be
more manifest.
1t is useless, however, for me to say anything
for the purpose of impressing on You the i'm
portance OF California putting itself in evil
dence at the Atlanta Exposition. We believe
1t can be done in creditable manner at a
small cost in the way have suggested-that is,
through appropriations made by the several
couuties-and we believe also that the best
way to raise the legislative representatives of
| the several counties to action in the premises
| is by calling them together in one joint con-
| vention, where they can exchange ideas and
! deliberate one with another as to what they
| ought to do and what is best to do under the
| circumstances.
| Favorable rates of Transportation can be Sc
cured Tor their passage from their homes to
| san. francisco and return, and this board will
| undertake to secure a suitable hall for their
| meeting and TO see that they properly
treated during their stay in San Francisco.
Ii you agree with the suggestion herein made
you VIII favor US by promulgating q call at
once, as time, you can readily understand, is
we want to go and must go, if we go at all, win
| involve on the part of the State Board of Trade
! a great deal OF extra work and preparation
| and the sooner we know whether we have got
| that work to do or not the better. Yours very
| truly, ]. A. FILCHER, Secretary
| The railroad officials have expressed
| their willingness that if the State decides
| to send an exhibit to Atlanta they
would transport the display providing the
| amount did not exceed $4,000 free of
| charge, and the members of the board are
| OF the opinion that the company could be
| prevailed upon to do even more than this
| If it were necessary, but think that $40 900
| Will be amply sufficient to defray all ex-
penses OF transportation to Georgia and
| return.
The California State building will be of
| purely California plans and of the mission
style of architecture 1t will be $50 feet in
| length by so feet in width and will occupy
one of the most prominent positions on
the exposition grounds, directly opposite
the railroad terminus and between Machin-
cry Hall and the Transportation building.
Mrs. A. c. Dooley a lady residing in Los
Angeles, is the originator of the undertak-
ing and has given considerable money
toward its construction.
The Board of Trade has been offered
5000 feet of space in prominent position,
and as matter of making it greater OBJ
ject to the board to produce large ex-
hlblt, the directors of the exposition have
offered them 5000 feet also in the Agricul-
tural Hall.
In view of Governor Budd calling con-
vention to meet in this City for the pur-
pose of considering the matter, the railroad
company will be called upon to reduce the
rates to all delegates to one-half the usual
charge for transportation.