The San Francisco call., 1896-01-11

visitors TO be the most beautiful and most ar
t1stic on the grounds. Whatever the attend
anee may be the California State exhibit is
Always crowded. On big days ii is jammed.
The fine appearance of our display and the
great superiority OF our products have brought
forth showers of hattering comments and eX-
cited wonderful interest in our State.
The importation OF California produce has
increased tenfold in Atlanta since we came
here, and evidence of a corresponding increase
is man1est IN other Southern centers, to say
nothing about the effect produced on the nu-
merouS visitors from all the Stat S north of the
Ohio and east of the Allegheny Mountains.
The great mass of the visitors to this exposi-
ton had only vague idea of California and
its great productive capacity. and fewer of
them had a correct idea of our true climatic
character. Aided by our exhibit we have been
able to impress the truth, ana the results must
be in very large measure beneficial to our
State. All say they would like 10 go, hope TO
90 or are going to California, an 4 out OF so
many inclining that way there is no risk in
saving that many will sooner or later act on
the desire. l find also that among the rich
Southerners-and there are many such-a trip
to Europe has been the popular excursion.
Hundreds such have told me or said in my
hearing that the next trip they made they
were going to California. Captain Lowry,
president OF the Lowry Bank, told me only to-
day that our exhibit and our talk had given
him bad case of the California lever and he
supposed the only way to get cured was TO
make the trip.
Everywhere and every day we are confronted
with evidence of the interest created IN our
the harvest may be, it certainly promises
abundant.
When the State Development Committee
dropped the demonstrating of the proper
method of cooking our dried fruits the State
Board of Trade took it up and has carried 1t TO
the close of the fair This has been OF great
good in stimulating a demand tor this one OF
our important products.
In self-deiense the Atlanta grocer finds that
he has TO keep California dried and canned
fruits in order to keep his customers. The
lectures carried on here by Mrs. McCann may
have done some good, but it is questionable.
The lady is fluent talker, but is not as thor
oughly fortified about our State as one in so
important and critical 8 position should be.
slip OF the tongue or misstatement is de-
tected by some one in the audience and made
the most of.
Then In this Southern country woman on
the rostrum is not considered so much in place
as possibly in some other parts of the Union
Womanly woman and manly man is the
bent OF Southern ambition, and | am not sure
but the standard is worthy OF approval.
on the whole, however, the part played by
california here has been prominent and very
satisfactory. We in charge are enthusiastic
over the results that have attended our efforts,
and this enthusiasm and great satisfaction
over the showing we have been able to make
seems TO be participated in by every visiting
Californian. doubt if you can find one who
has been here but will tell you California heads
the roll at Atlanta. j. A. FILCHER.