The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-03
NOTES OF ATLANTIS SHOW
The California Exhibit Ahead
of Others
INTEREST IN LOS ANGELES
The Interesting Exposition and Its
characteristics
A Large Immigration to This Region Ex-
pected as a Result of the Chamber of
Commerce Display

position represents all classes and condi-
tons of men and women.
College girls with their mortar boards
and gowns, cadets with their jaunty uni
forms, press associations from every state
east of the Rockies, and all other kinds of
associ atoms. congresses and councils
send their delegates, who hold solemn
conclaves in the auditorium and the
bly, room of the Woman's building.
when every known variety of subject IS
exhaustveIy and exhaustingly discussed
before audiences made up of bakers
dozen Of people.
Truth compel5 the statement that these
conclaves are deadly stupid; the people
that speak on the several subjects are not
representative for the most part. and it
is not strange that those who are not
vitality interested prefer roaming about
the grounds or studying the exhibits.
The day that the dear Old Liberty bel!
arrived was another of the big days, for
it was also Children's day, and the place
fairly swarmed with youngsters of all
ages. sizes and conditions, black ard
white. 1T was pitiful to see the number
of unhealthy looking children, their faces
pinched ana pale, many of them crippled
in one way or another; and strange MS it
may seem, these latter were gen.
orally among the whites, the little
negroes being almost without exception
robust, sprightlv and happy. e
The bell was accom- panied in its en-
trance to the grounds by proper mill
tary escort and some august state and
city officials in carriages, VINO were, to a
man, chewing gum. When the bell
reached the Pennsylvania state building,
70 hn Tod . i,a l,,,l
toned on the porch struck up Three
Cheers Tor the Red. White and Blue, and
the crowd listened; then came Dixie and
spontaneously from thousands OF Threats
came lusty yells, hats were thrown high
in air and general pandem onium reIgned.
Why Dixie should be played over the
Liberty bell was a problem, and why
no EN- onstraton shout: be made for The
Red, White and Blue was another; but
Dixie always catches the populate down
here, and they shrek and howl ana APP
psud and make tremendous fuss
whenever the lively strains are heard In
fast, sad though it be to relate. on PreSi-
dents day the assembled multitude evil
denced more distinguished consideration
for their beloved tune than they did
for his excelency.
Negro day. October 2lst, was another of
the special days. The Negro building
was then formally presented to the expo
sitiOn management. The sons of Ham
came i'll droves, tine place. was literally
black with them, and IA better conducted
more orderly crowd would be hard to
find. They examined all the exhibits
with most intelligent interest, ana wnen,
in the afternoon, the ceremonies took
place in the pig auditorium, every seat
was filled, and the exercises, conducted
and participated in by negroes. were as
credtable aud meritorious as any that
have been held on the ground.
Gilmore's band has given way to Innes
aggregation of accomplished musicians,
and they are plished-techn ically. |
Their ensemble playing is thoroughly |
tirst-class and their execution is beauti- |
fully even and clean. but Mr.. Innes is |
not the artist that Victor Herbert is, and |
he doesn't produce the result he might |
with the material at hand.
The interest in California continues |
unaD ated. Even though the crowds DO !
not come up in mum bnrs to the expecta- !
tions Of those most interested in the ult- !
mate success of the exposition, every |
man, woman and child OF any nationality /
9nd both colors, find their way to the |
California building, and even though |
they come to scott they remain to pray
that they may some day, visit the land !
OF sunshine, fruit ana flowers.
The display in the building is assidu. |
ously ana continuously replenished. Mr.. |
and Mrs. Virgins are nothing ii not con-
scientlous in their determination to keep |
:,
and by their individual and united efforts
they daily convert skeptics and confirm
those who have kindly inclinations to-
ward the state, that it is sui generis, ant |
in its varied resources is not equaled by |
any in the Union.
If any dependence is TO be placed on |
what people say, there will be noticeable |
i'm I'M grafton there from southern as well |
as eastern states, as result of this eX- |
hibit. The clamor for California litera-
ture is incessant. Twelve hundred
pounds of it were distributed in one day !
last week to people who came and asked |
for it; and at times when other buildings |
are practically uepopu lated the Calfor- |
mia building is swarming with visitors |
who not only look about but ask in |
numere BILE questions, tnat show they are |
seriously interested in informing them |
selves.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
What is true of the ch amber of COM
merce display is also true of the state dis
play in the liberal arts building. Not |
only are the producers in other sections !
looking in the direction of California, !
but wealthy travellers as well. Mr. Filcher |
says that a wealthy southern woman told |
him the other day her husband had |
been promising to take her to Europe in |
the spring. But" she said, Il have !
decided since seeing this exhibit that we |
shall go instead to California. ! had no |
idea it was like this. Europe is all very
we'll. but it will keep and we must see /
and thoroughly know our own country !
first
That is one OF innumerable instances
OF like nature, and is straw which !
shows that these exhibits awaken interest
in people from many localities that might
not otherwise be reached, and proves as
well that only glimpse OF her resources
is needed to carry conviction TO the most
unseeing eyes, and thodghtless mind,
OF what California can do and is doing.
The ElwoOd Cooper Obelisk of olive oil |
stands majestic in the center of the lib
eral arts building. 1t is thirIy-two feet
in height and is surmounted by huge
yellow satin banner with legend in black
letters proGlaimins that the tiers upon
tiers of delicious looking bottled oil are
from California. Near at hand is the
italian display OF canoes, mosaics,
modern statuary etc, ana the men
in charge are positively green with envy
that California shouln tiaunt her canacity
in prod ucinS such oil in their very faces.
A state of mind that would not he seothed
if they knew that lrcal brokers have sent
to California for the Cooper and Rowland
oil accounts as well as for that of the
Vina wines and biandies, and are pre-
pairing to run the inferior European oils
and wines out of the southern market.
The jury on awards has been rampant
in the buildings for week past and the