The herald., 1895-07-10

situated it must attract outside attenn0H.
Mr.. 8: Nordlinger echoed MI. Monr
gomery's sentiments. He favors lepor
ing the Fiesta with any kind OF mansEU ',.
ments that Is as honest and consciensiUnase !, ~
as the last; but he considers tnat snc an,t ,n9t
oirsctors were SO abused that tney WI
act again, and that it will be very nafd
to replace them.
Mr.. e. A. Bruck, who il in charge at
Blake, Moffatt & Towns's, SAID sne zen ~. ~,
pent there was all favorable toward tne
Fiesta; that they would bs 90 gao 70
contribute to the next 81 they NAG gone
to the last. and that 1t was OF vltai I'm
portance to the interests OF ooutHern
California to have it continued. .
Mr.. William Whitaker OF Sanborn
Wallis, endorses the Fiesta idea but
would have money and everything con-
centrated into two days display. He
would also suggest o recurrence every
third year as the novelty becomes worn
by reptition, and 1t can't be suinciently
association should manipulate it.
Mr.. John s. Thayer OF Stoll & Thayer,
thinks the Fiesta Is unquestionably
good thing for this seoction. but that the
city Is not large enough to keep 1t up for
a week, and three Gays would be enough.
He also thinks that as we brag OF our cli-
mate. etc. floral and other natural effects
should be put forward, rather than the
artificial floats, and that those should
never be paraded except at night, by ar
tificial light.
H. W. Vollmer endorses the Fiesta and
wants it. He says, like nearly everyone
else. that it is not advantageous to his
personal business, and not from direct
money making view. but it is good relax
alton, the commercial men advertise it,
and If cut down to three or four days and
left to the former management nothing
better could be desired. When reminded
that the former management refused to
man to serve. Mr.. Vollmer smiled the
smile of an optimist and said: "They
but they will forget before the year is
Ed Tufts of the Tufts-Lyon company
cheerfully admitted that the Fiesta par
alyzes business for the week, but he is
willing to lay off, for it Is good adver-
tisement and healthy relaxation once in
a while is a good thing. He wants the
favor of the Merchants association keep
ing the management, for it is the mer-
chants who push it and pay for it to
large extent.
I. B. Newton OF Harper-Reynolds also
contends that the Fiesta should be, held by
all means, but is willing to condense it
into four days. He believes In its ad-
the Merchants association to handle it,
although he says nobody begins to realize
how much time the last management
spent, nor how hard they worked.
Mr.. John Chanslor, of Anderson &
Chanslor, concurred with the above and
paid glowing tribute to the integrity Of
the last management; and he feels that
three days will be long enough to keep it
up.
Mr.. L. j. Christopher naturally is de
cidedly in favor of the Fiesta he also IA
vors the last management, and says he
will double his contribution of this year
for the next.
more pessimistic than the rest of the
merchants, but admitted that although
he got no direct benefit from the Fiesta
he supposed he did derive somewhat
indirect one, since any amount OF money
poured into place helps in way; and
the section was probably bettered, al
though he did not feel that full value was
received anywhere. lie favored the old
management, however, if there mustbe
MIR. G. H. Barker, of Barker Bros, was
personally averse to having any such cell
sbration, although he was careful to ex-
onerate his sons from any sympathy with
him in the matter. He said while he did
not approve, of Col, Bob !ngersoll, he
wicked person said about Mexico. to-wit:
"that if there we're less holy days and
holy water and more irrigating water
there would be better results" So Mr..
Barker feels that If there were less play
and more business. if the Fourth OF
July, that broad national day. were made
the most of, it would be better on gen.
eral principles. AS it is Mr.. Barker feels
that the good result from the Fiesta
celebration is not equal to the expendi
tu.e. But he. too, has no fault to find
with the last management