The herald., 1896-05-14
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Meeting of the Board Of Direct.
ors Yesterday
CALIFORNIA AND OMAHA
This State Is Asked to Participate 10
% Exposition
Favorable Action Of this Board Members Of
the Legislature to Be Appealed to tor
Support-Othss BUSINESS

The board Of directors Of the chamber
Of commerce met yesterday afternoon
at 3:15, with the following present:
Messrs. Cohn, DAVIDSON, Duque, For
man, Francis. Croft, Jacoby. Klokke,
koephl, Newberry, Patterson, Story,
Vetter, Waters and Bluett. President
Patterson occupied the chair.
The following resolutions were pass
ed by unanimous vote:
Whereas, The Trans Mississippi con-
gress held in the city of Omaha, Neb.,
In the month Of November, 1895, passed
the following resolution:
Whereas. We believe that an expos
ition Of all the products, industries and
civilization of the states west of the
Mississippi river. made at some central
gateway where the world can behold the
wonderful capabilities Of these great
wealth producing states, would be of
great value, not only to the trans Mis-
sissippi states. but to all the homeseek-
ers of the world; Therefore.
Resolved, That the United States
congress be requested to take such steps
as may be necessary to hold trans
Mississippi exposition at Omaha In the
year 1898. and that the representatives
of such states and territories in congress
be requested to favor such an appro-
priation as is usual in such cases to as
sist In the carrying out Of this enter
prise
And whereas, For the purpose of ia
cilitating the work of the proposed ex-
position a corporation has been formed
In the city of Omaha under the style of
the Trans Mississippi and Information
al exposition" and the complete sue
cess OF the undertaking has become an
assured fact; and,
Whereas. The state of California has
been asked to participate in said ex-
position. and the governor of said state
has duly appointed George w. Parsons
Esq, of Los Angeles, as vice-president
OF said exposition for the state Of Cali
fornfa; it is therefore
Resolved, By the board Of directors of
the chamber Of commerce Of the city of
Los angeles that the Legislature of this
state he requested to appropriate the
sum of $4,000, to be expended in having
the products of the state properly rep
resented at said exposition il is further
Resolved. That the secretary Of the
chamber of commerce be instructed to
forward copies of these resolutions to
the several members of the legislature
previous to the assembling of that body,
and to request them to render all posi-
BILE aid to the vice-president of said ex-
position for the state Of California. in
his efforts to secure the proper presen-
tation OF the state at said exposition;
and that the secretary of the chamber
oe IuItner instructed to communicate
with similar bodies in the state of Cali
fornia, asking their cooperation in Sc
curing an appropriation to properly
represent the states interests at said
exposition, and to mail to each of said
bodies copy of these resolutions.
communication was read from the
Fiesta committee asking for the senti-
ments OF the directors with regard to
the continuance Of Fiesta as a perma-
nent institution. The matter was re-
ferred to the following committee ia
draw UP resolutions: Directors KIokke
Dudue. Story. Francis. Jacoby.
The board then, on motion, adjourned.