The herald., 1895-11-08
THE palmer COLLECTION
The Chamber of Commerce
Should Have II
THE MOST COMPLETE KNOWN
What Experts Think About the Valu, of
the Exhibit
A Committee Now at Work Raising the
Necessary Funds to Purchase and
Keep it In Southern California
THE MOST COMPLETE KNOWN

geles has no museum worthy tDs name.
True there are several private collections,
but even these are rapidly passing into
other hands and being taken to other
cities, mostly eastern cities. Located as
this city is in the center OF what has been
the most fertile field for relies of the pre-
historic coast tribes. it is fitting that the
greatest collection of such archaeologi lea
specimens should bs here aud open to
the public.
The last, and while it is the last yet
the most complete and altogether the
most interesting collection, is yet here,
and strenuous efforts are to be made to
keep it here. 1t is the famous COLLECTION
b. DR.. Palmer and is now offered to the
cham Der of commerce. j. S. Slauson,
Z. +. G. Klokke, o. T. Johnson, W. b.
Cline and c. f. Lummis are the commit
tee intrusted with the work OF raising
the necessary funds with which to pur-
chase D. Palmer's collection and which
is now on hibition at the cham Der of
commmerce.
J. S. Slauson. chairman Of the COM
mittee stated. ~ am more than pleased
that the Herald i3 giving this matter due
attention. The people of Southern Cali
fornia If general and those of Los Anse-
les in particular do not realize what op-
portunity is presented for our CITY to
acquire one of the most interesting, com
plete and instructive collections of anti
quities related to and in fact a part OF
our prehistorlo tribes. Now l do not pre-
tend to be an expert in these matters,
only a casual observer, so to speak. but
of relics, but it is of such a nature and SO
admirably arranged that even the care
less, idle passer-by is attracted to it,
and in the few minutes he may spend
peeping into those glass cases he learns
moro OF the daily life. tie customs the
habits and the character of our early
tribes than he Will pick up in life time
from reading the most vivid word pc
lures of Indian life. What he learns from
glance at that collection is in ielihiy
stamped upon the msmory. Aside from
the pride we should take in having such
a valuable collection Oh exhibition at the
chambe of commerce, there is another
reason. A great many learned and lit
erary persons visit us everv year. Of
thsee nearly all are more or less versed
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great deal of good. l will venture to say
that these will be more written about
fhau any other one thing in the chamber
OF commerce..
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