The San Francisco call., 1896-04-29
HOME PRODUCTS ONLY,
Manufacturers Aver This Coast
Can Easily Fill One
Pavilion.
ARRANGING FOR EXHIBITS.
Believe That Eastern Novelties Would
Impair the Flavor of Local
Products.
ARRANGING FOR EXHIBITS.

The board Of directors of the Manufac-
turers' and Producers Association held a
special meeting yesterday afternoon to dis
cuss the results of the meeting of their
conference committee with the conference
committee of the Mechanics Institute,
held for the purpose of arranging for an
exposition in the Mechanics Pavilion dur
ing the ensuing fall.
The meeting developed the fact that the
manufacturers had full faith in the ability
of this Coast to fill not only one pavilion
with homemade articles, but three or four
such a necessity exist. They wanted, in
other words, to be all California or
nothing,
The following gentlemen were present:
A. M. Mclaughlin, W. f. Bowers, NJ. J.
Keller first vice-president and chairman),
NJ. McGlynn, J. w. K err. A. Sbarboro l..
r. Mead Secretary, Fred n. Dingle (as-
sistant secretary and S. IL. Tacy (man-
ager).
In the previous joint committee meeting
the following resolutions, framed by the
Board of Trustees of the Mechanics Insti-
tute. were adopted:
RESOLVED, That it is the sense of this commit
tee that the exposition be confined to manu-
tactures and products of the Pacific Coast States
which are not manufactured on the Pacific
Coast, or which may be noveities).
Voted that the exposition be held under the
auspices of the Mechanics Institute and the
manufacturers and Producers Association of
California
Voted that the management be vested in a
board, consisting OF the Board of Trustees of
the Mechanics Institute and three directors of
the Manufacturers and Producers Associa-
tlon the latter as an advisory committee with
the committees on exhibits and management
Mechanics
Voted thatthe price OF single admission be
% cents for adults-day or evening-and Is
cents for children under Id years.
1t was also stated at that meeting that
space and power to exhibitors would be
free and that after deducting for the Me-
chanics Institute $4,000 from the net re-
ceipts of the exposition, the balance
should be divided equally between the
Manufacturers and Producers Associa-
tion and the Mechanics Institute.
During the meeting of the manufacture
ers yesterday there was much discussion
over the provision for dividing the net
receipts and also the matter of bringing
into the exposition for exhibit what is
designated as novelties and other articles
not manufactured on this coast.
Chairman Keller pointed out the great
success that was accorded the product ex-
position held in Oakland and was OF the
opinion that San Francisco alone could
III IWO pdF1l1OAa WILL dItlCl6S. Vi 1LS own
manufacture.
ARTICLES of Eastern manufacture" said
W. P. Bowers, will impair the flavor of
our own products; people should leave
filled with the Importance of home produc-
ton"
1t was finally resolved that home
products only be admitted at the EXPOSE
ton, the committee resolution reading:
ResolUed, That 1t is the sense of this commit
tee that the exposition be confined to manu-
factures and products of the Pacific States.
1t was further resolved that the confer
ence committee be hereafter clothed with
full authority in the matter of arranging
for the exposition, but that it should con-
slider the hone-product proposition as
final, and confer with the Mechanics In
stitute comm ittee with view to lowering
the stipulated $40 900 to $500, above which
sum an equal division should be made
with the exception, however, of all rental
charges.