The herald., 1895-08-16
THE ATLANTA EXPOSITION
California's Showing Promises to Be q
Fine One
Committee Is Being Vigorously and
Successfully Pushed

The work of the committee OF which
Mr.. Robert Howell is chairman, and
Secretary willard and Il. G. Klokke are
mem bers, and which represents the
chamber vi commerce, has met with de-
gree of SUCCESS in its efforts to raise a sum
OF money with which to make an exhibit
of Southern California products at the
Atlanta exposition, which is alike satisfy
ing to Its members and creditable to the
public spirited citizens of this city. Near
ly all the money required has been SUBJ
scrIbed and, 1t is believed, the full sum
asked for will be forthcoming in few
days. Enough has now been secured to
insure an exhibit in every way worthy OF
this territory, II not, indeed, TO equal any
exhibition ever made by the state. The
efforts OF the committee have been wisely
directed and by it the Importance of max
ing representative show of our unlimit-
ed resources in tie Gate City of the New
South has been made plain. In this con-
nection it should not be lost sight of that
in the great influx of capital to Los An
geles the south has been represented by a
very large proportion.
The coming Atlanta exposition prom
ises to surpass any similar enterprise
which that progressive section OF the
country has ever produced. And this re-
suit is not due SO much to an especial
effort down there to make a big parade as
it is to the rapid development of its ter
ritory, the expansion OF its trade AID the
accumulation Of wealth. All sections of
the country realize this important fact,
and it is due thereto that all eastern and
northern states will improve this oppor-
tunity TO exploit their respective advant-
ages by extensive exhibits OF their re-
sources. In a competition of this kind
California can not afford to be conspic-
uous by her absence. All the world
knows what this state claims for herself.
and, in fact. recognizes the honesty of
true that the full measure of greatness
has never beun claimed and has not, ur.
til very recently. been known. even With
in her own borders. The California of
today is not the California Of five years
ago. The state has recently developed re-
sources which were not dreamed of three
years ago. In the face. of progress and
development like this the ultimate goal
which this state may attain in the COM
mercial world IS only conjectural. The
only thing required for her statal suprem
acy is continued influx of capital. Cap
ital is required to develop her mines, to
improve her lands. to build manufac-
tories, to build needed commercial struct-
ures. and to attract other capital. All this
will be required in the full developments
of Southern California. as it has been re-
quiied in the development OF all other
parts of the globs that have ever realized
industrial eminence.
To promote and secure these desirable
ends the necessity of great exhibitions
has been found to exist. No other means
is known and no other means - possible.
Hence the necessity of improving the ad-
vent of one of them as a means Of helping
this city, this section and this coast.
This committee 10 employed in COM
mendable undertaking. and Its Efforts
should be generously seconded. That
they have been is a cause Of self-gratula-
tion to every citizen who has the true in
terests Of California at heart.