The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
LESSONS FROM THE FAIR,
One Lady's Picture That No
One Was Ungallant Enough
To Publish.
THE SECRET OF ITS SUCCESS,
why President Nelson Was Surprised
at the Man From Sacra.
mento.
THE SECRET OF ITS SUCCESS
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRAScrsco CALL, ,

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANoIsco CALI
9oo Broadway, Dec. 49,
The exposition is closed and, contrary
to all precedent, not a single newspaper
published picture of the one woman to
whom, all acknowledge, the affair owes its
very origin, and much of its ultimate sue
cess. This woman is Mrs. II. O. Trow-
bridge OF the Ebell Society. 1t was the
home industry meeting. planned and
carried out under the chairmanship OF Mrs.
trowbrldge, that started the big show
winch Tor two weeks has been an up-
paraileled success. When the big show
started the ladies took the musical pro-
grammes and entertainments in hand, and
again Mrs. Trowbridge took a leading
hand. Recognizing the fact that the news
papers played an important part in max
ing the affair q success, she personally at
tended TO this department, and after mid
night she was ringing up the San Fran
CISCO correspondents, communicating the
latest feature she had planned. Naturally,
all the newspapermen wanted her picture.
Plctures OF everybody and everything of
interest In the exposition were published,
but no one secured Mrs. Trowbridges.
once an artist was sitting in an adjoin-
ing booth Sketching the lady from life.
HeI attention was called to it, and in
very dignitied yet pleasant manner she
said: Would any gentleman publish a
lady's picture against her wish, especially
when she thinks as [ do?' On being ques-
toned as to her particular reasons Mrs.
IroWbridge replied: Il want my picture
TO remain sacred to my home, and do not
wish every body to share the right of look
ing at it with my family" For almost the
first time on record the lady's wish was
regarded, and although she was always
at her post, and could lave been sketched
thousand times no one violated her very
natural wish.
Probably few people have studied the
personnel of the executive body of the
exposition sufficiently TO note wherein lay
the secret of its success. 1t was in the
mastery combination that left nothing
wanting. II was not the exposition of a
clique; it was pre-eminently the affair of
every body. It was a numerical affair
and there was no opportunity given for
political fnesse or ACKNOWLEDGMENT
All shades of politics, all creeds and all
classes OF society were represented. Now
1T is over, the success cannot be claimed
by individual or sect. Men opposed 10
each other on every other platform joined
in TO make the first exposition a success
and they succeeded. Then the ladies were
consulted and a certain portion given over
to them, and they were left entirely alone
and they made a success of their part.
There are probably more practical
women reformers IN Oakland than in any
other city in California.
These are the women who ran the south
side of the main hall, and how they ran it
tens of thousands know. Their sole talk
was, "Patronize Ca1ifornia-learn what
you have at home and keep your money
where your husbands earn it-be loyal to
your State and to yourselves and pros
perity will come in spite of everything"
The result OF pulling together is now we'll
known and should never be forgotten.
From the time President Nelson made lis
opening address to the time 5000 persons
sang America" there was a constant
throng of people being constantly sur
prised at what Alameda County is produc-
ing every day, and thousands did not
know 1t before the exposition.
al met man from Sacramento at the
Tabernacle" said President Nelson last
night, in conversation, land he surprised
me. He said he had no idea that Alameda
County could make such G showing, and
he Immediately wanted TO know how we
went about it, and left with the idea of
having something OF similar show in
Sacramento. l also met a Stockton man
and he was of the same opinion. Their
remarks did not surprise me, but the in.
ference did. l thought that if Oakland
could make an exhibition which had been
thought of and opened wit. in thirty days
that surprised people from other cities.
what could we do if we made ample
preparations and had building three
times the size of this one. All future
shows should be held in September when
there is wealth of fruit and flowers and
when the weather can be depended upon.
and this will probably be done. This ex-
hibition is not one-f lurth as representative
as it would have been had there been more
time in which to prepare for it.
Superintendent Crsigie Sharp says he
has learned some Lessons from the Oakland
show that be shall at once try to teach
to the merchants and manufacturers of
San Francisco. he proposes to at once in
augurate an annual exhibition across the
bay that he says will entirely eclipse the
Mechanics FIR. S. w. B.