The herald., 1895-07-23

held yesterday afternoon, at which the
following were present: President Pat.
terson, Directors Cline, Cohn, Netter
Parsons Mullen and klokke.
The president stated that the special
purpose for which the meeting had been
called was TO consider proposition which
had been made the chamber with regard
to the California building at the Atlanta
exposition and to decide whether the
chamber would undertake the work of
raising the funds and gathering the ma
terial for an exhibit.
The secretary read letter which had
baen sent to the parties who owned the ex-
elusive privilege of constructing the Cal
ifornia building at the worlds fair, in
which it was stated that the chief objec-
ton to the cham bers exh biting in such
building was that it was private en-
terprise, and that was no satisfactory as
surance that sui table rules would be en-
focred to make it a creditable display OF
California products, and suggesting that
the management of the building be turned
over to some organization who could
have control and enforce proper regula-
tions.
In reply to this letter the following had
been received from the holders of the
California building privilege, which was
read by the secretary:
Los Angeles, CAL, c. ID. Willard, Sec
retarv, City: Dear Strive have your
your suggestion that we turn over the
proposed California building to some Or
ganizaUon of exhibitors.
We are 10th to accept your suggestion
in the exact form IN which you put it,
for the reason that at the present writing
.I,o Goa. rAiy
in nor who the exhibitors are to be, and
while we might expect them TO deal fair
ly with US and not lay down extravagant
and impossible conditions, yet we do not
know what kind of men might go into
the association, and can hardly, under
these circumstances. make such an agree
ment in advance. But there is one or
ganization that we are thoroughly ac-
quainted with and in which We have i'm
plicIt con niidence. and that organization
is the Los Angeles chamber of commerce.
We are perfectly willing 10 place this en-
tire building in the hands of your organ
ization, to accept Mr.. Virgins as superin-
tendent OF the building and your self as
secretary OF the organization at this end
of the line, and your board OF directors
as an overseeing body to advise with you
two gentlemen. We will give you with
out charge 1000 feet in any part of the
building you desire to select, and allow
space TO plan the rules IN just such shape
as you see fit. We make this proposition
with perfect contiderce that If it is ac-
cepted you will deal fairly with us and
with all the exhibitors, both public and
private, and that the result will be a Cal
ifornia display of which we shall all be
proud.
VIII yon kindly take this matter up
with the board of directors at your ear
liest opportunity and inform us of the
result? (Signed) Mrs. S. G. Dooey, j.
a. German.
There was some discussion of the prop
osition, the board being in some doubt
as TO whether the supervisors of the
county were disposed to assist in the pro-
ject of making an exhibit, but it was
nnally moved and carried that, provided
the supervisors of the county lend rea-
sonable degree of aid. the chamber of
commerce would undertake to raise by
subscrip ption the sum necessary to make
credtable display for Los Angeles coun-
ty, and would accept the space offered in
the building. and would oversee the gen.
eral management of the building in ac-
coriance with the suggestions given them
in the letter The board then, on mo-
tion. ad iourned.