The herald., 1896-10-29
AN APPROPRIATION ASKED
To Make a Proper Display at the Great
Paris Exposition
Action Taken by the Directors of tbs
Chamber of Commerce-Report
of the Committee-Notes

The board of directors Of the chamber
Of commerce met yesterday at 3:15
o'clock. The following directors We're
present. Cohn, Duque, Forman, Bluett,
Croft, Jacoby, Johnson, Koepfi, New
berry Patterson, Sauson, Story Vetter,
Waters. President Patterson occupied
the chair.
The committee on ways and means
rendered the following report on the
subject Of legislative appropriations for
exhibition purposes:
First-We are profoundly impressed
with the necessity that this state should
make an adequate showing of its re-
sources and it's immigration advantages
st the International exposition in Paris
in 1900. We believe the money which
was expended by the state in putting up
a first class building and making good
display at Chicago has all come back to
us several times over and that the
recent increase of population in South
ern California is largely due to that
agency While we are opposed to immi-
grafton from foreign countries of an un-
desirable class, we think that display
Of the farming possibilities of this coun.
try in Paris will appeal to thrifty. ac-
tive and intelligent class of European
agriculturists and that immigration of
that sort in this country Is greatly to
be desired to develop it's resources. We
believe, also, that display of fruit and
wine will tend to incre De our exports
to foreign countries anu give us de-
served places in the markets of the
world. To accomplish anything worthy
Of the state at the Paris exposition will
necessitate total outlay, in our opin
ion, of something like $150,000, to eXpend
which sum economically it will be nee
essary that, at least, $4,000 of it
should be available within the next two
years. Therefore, we would recon-
mend the appropriations by the next
Legislature of the sum of $4,000 for tn,
Paris exposition.
Second-The chamber of commerce
has already acted, May 13, 1895, through
its board of directors on the question of
the trans Mississippi exposition, put
ting the figure at $4,000, and your secre-
tary has been instructed to send to all
the Southern California members of the
legislature a memorandum of the action
of the board. The question of this ap-
preparation, therefore, seems to be out
of the jurisdiction of this committee.
Third-With regard to the display at
the Tennessee Centennial exposition,
your committee learns that the exposi-
ton is to be a very considerable affair,
being probably, in excess of the stand
ard of Atlanta, and we therefore rec
ommend that the sum of $4,000 be asked
for from the coming legislature which
we believe will be sufficient, inasmuch
as it will not be necessary to erect
special building as was the case at At
lanta, and the management has agreed
to supply light and water and sundry
other expenses free of charge.
t,,fn al tl,r1S tn hn cl al FIJI q
$l05 900, and your committee is frank
to state that difficulty is likely to be ex
perienced in obtaining so large an ap-
preparation. We believe that the ap-
preparation of $4,000 for Omaha is the
one most likely to meet with opposition
but as the board is already on record
in favor of that appropriation it is evil
IDENTIFY not proper to Recommend
change.
Your committee believes that coupled
with the recommendation for the appro-
priation of these sums should be a re-
quest that the management of these ex-
positions should be placed in the hands
of the state board Of trade of San Fran
cisco and the Los Angeles chamber of
commerce. These two organizations
cover through their membership so per
cent of the territory and population of
the state and they have shown by their
management of their own exhibits. the
display at Chicago and at Atlanta, their
thorough competency to handle such
enterprises. We believe they have the
confidence of the sections which they
represent and that the endorsement of
the principal exposition men of the en-
tire state can be secured to this plan.
Your committee believes it would be
expedient to draw up a pc tition to the
members of the Legislature from South
ern California setting forth these points
and asking their support in the coming
rof fn v,rJt Jtplrr tl,OA
the state board of trade will do the
same with regard to the northern and
central sections of the state. Respect
fully submitted,
(Slgned) J. r. NEwBERRY,
tif J. S. SALkEY,
2a el7 A. b. CASS.
IN Committee on Ways and Means.
The mining committee rendered a re-
port with regard to the establishment
of smelter in this city with English
capital, declaring that the chamber will
favor the establishment of such an en-
terprise.
Will F. Sweeny was elected a delegate
to the irrigation congress at Phoenix,
Ariz.
The board then on motion, adjourned.
During the session of the board the
Ventura band paid its respects to the
chamber by a serenade. The board In
vited the members in, and President
Patterson made few remarks, and the
band was served with light refresh
mentsI
EXHIBIT NOTES.
The contributions to the chamber of
commerce since last report comprise:
Three cases of canned fruit from G. A.
Waters & Co., Pomona.
A lot of fine pomegranates from H.
N. Rust, South Pasadena
A lot Of soft-shell walnuts and one of
hard-shell walnuts from Col p. T.
Swain, Los Nietos.
English walnuts and apples from the