The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-08
Los ANGELES At ATLANTA
The County at the Cotton States
Exposition
MEN WHO ACTED PROMPTLY
Energy and the Chicago Spirit Of Enter.
prise Win
The Advertisement to Be Read by the Very
Class This County Needs as Imml-
grants-Work Not Completed

The six counties constituting Southern
California have the reputation of being
persistent and judicious advertisers. and
they have enjoyed this reputation for
many years. As a result, Southern Cali
fornis is-Southern California, the
favored portion OF a favored state.
Some months ago it was known that
there was 10 be cotton states and inter-
national exposition at Atlanta, to be
opened Septem Der 18th and to close De-
cembsr 3lst. Quite recently active work
was commenced which had for its object
the proper representation of Los Angeles
county at the Georgian capital. This
required money and the cham Der of COM
merce undertook to raise the necessary
funds and to collect arrange, ship and
install the exhibits that were to exem-
pity this county's greatness. Secretary
c. Dwight Willard and Superintendent
Frank Virgins, with other gentlemen,
planned campaign OF action, and al
most before the masses of the people knew
it the sum needed was subscribed. En-
crgy, the Chicago spirit Of enterprise,
had won another victory. The men
whose hands are ever upon the edge Of
the universe to bend it if need he to
3heir indomitaple WILL had scored an
other triumph, and $4,000 or $4,000, the es-
timated cost of Los Angeles county ex-
bibit at Atlanta, was in hand or subject
to call.
A few men had quickly appreciated the
fact that the cotton states and interna-
tioDal exposition was not to be local or
provincial affair; that it had received
the Endorsement of the United States
government; that it had also received
the endorsement of the legislatures and
principal commercial bodies of all the
southern states; that very many foreign
countries would have exhibits there, and
that owing to its location, the advertise
ment of Los Angeles county would be
seen and read by just the people that
could, and probably would. be the very
class this country needed as immigrants.
A few men discerned all of this, and
promptly did what was necessary in the.
case. and gave the movement their mora
support and financial hacking.
For the first time the names of the
public spirited men are made public.
Those who helped to make the Los An
seles county exhibit at Atlanta a success,
together with the amounts SUBSCRIBED, are
as follows:
R. H. Howell, J. Bixby & Co., Los An
geles Consolidated Electric company,
$500 each; W. B: Cline, presidens Light
-
trio company, Clark & Bryan, j. D. Bick-
nell, A. q. Bilicke. J. NJ. Griffith. Slim
son Mill company, Blinn Lum Der com.
pany. First National bank. Farmers and
Merchants bank. A. Glassell, l. n Van
Mugs. T. d. Stlmson, 0. T. Johnson.
Lacy OIL company, Boston Dry Goods
house, City Water company, 500 each;
Hawley. King & Co.. l. A. Lothian. Los
Angeles Savings bank, State Loan and
Trust, National Bank of California, Los
Angeles National bank, +. w. Braun,
Easton. Eldridge & Co.. Order g. Dow,
Ayleswortn e. Haskell, J. D. Hooker, ].
S. Slauson. Banning Bros. Craig, Stuart
Graves, O'Melveny & Shankland, Kerck-
hoff, Gunner Co., Perry Lumber COM
pany, Westmi mister hotel, Los Angeles
Furniture company, Union Hard ware
and Metal, Maier & Zobelein Hotel Ma
deau, ]. B. Lankershin, $50 each; Main
Street Savings bank. Southern California
Savings bank, Security Savings bank,
Union Bank of Savings, Columbia Saw
ings bank. J.. T.. Steward, Coulter Dry
Goods house, Jacoby Bros, H. Jevne, j.
r. Newberry, Anderson & Chanslor, EN-.
pire laundry, Mathews d Bosbyshell, q.
r. A. Last, Harrison & Dickson, Hayden,
Lewis & Co.. Mullen, Bluett & Co.. H;
Trust company. William Garland & Co.,
Harper. REYNOLDS company, NJ. A. New
mark Co., Capitol Milling pany, Los
Angeles Soap com pany, Southern Cali
fornia Cracker company. W. C. Patterson,
$25 each; Simson Hack company, Guar
antee Abstract company, W. HI. Workman,
Johnson Keeney com pany, Southern Cali
fornia Furniture company, $40 each.
The above subscri ptions represent an
aggregate of $4250, to which should be
added the sum OF $l250 which was voted
by the county supervisors. and the sum
of $467 which comes from former ex-
hibit fund, making a grand total of
$5967.
1t is only fair to the county and all
concerned to state that the work is nos
yet completed, there being a number of
individuals and firms doing business in
the city who have not been called upon,
and no contributions at all have been re-
eieved yet from the outside sections Of
the county.