The San Francisco call., 1896-01-15
FOR STATE DEVELOPMENT
Plans for Establishing Permanent
Exhibits in Eastern
Cities.
Headquarters Will Be Located in
Chicago, Whence Excursions
Will Be Sent.

The executive committee of the State
Development Committee met yesterday in
its rooms in the Mills building and lis
tened to an interesting report of the work
done by this organization at the Atlanta
Exposition. The report stated that forty
stereopticon lectures were delivered to
large and appreciative audiences upon the
attractions and resources of California.
The lectures proved one of the notable
attractions of the exposition and that they
were appreciated is evinced by the follow
ing testimonials engrossed and sent to the
lecturer, Mrs. Lucy Underwood McCann,
by the executive committee of the Woman S
Department: Your lectures and stereop-
ticon views, showing so vividly the mag
nificence of your splendid State, were
greatly appreciated by our committee and
by the entire board of the women mana
gers of the Cotton States and International
Exposition, etc." Signed L. NJ. Gordon,
chairman.
Another testimonial of merit was pre-
sented by Mrs. McCann, which was signed
by j. 2. Snow and all of the Commits
sioners. The report in conclusion said:
Thus California through the efforts OF the
State Development Committee and its repre-
tising in addition to that OF the lectures
The cooking exhibits under the charge OF F.
W. CTandau were not less important and
brought more immediate results through or
ders taken for California products.
The practical testing OF plan whereby Cali
lorna products may be disposed OF at less loss
between the producer and consumer and an in
creased consumption induced is not the least
important feature OF the committees work.
A long discussion followed relative to
the advisabi1ity of placing small perma-
nent exhibits OF California products in the
large Eastern cities, and rs a result the
following resolution was adopted:
ResOEved That this committee undertake to
place small but well-selected exhibit of Cali
East. And be it further
Resotued, That headquarters be established
IN Chicago, in which an exhibit OF products of
the State shall be permanently kept. and from
which lecturers and workers shall be sent out
and at which home-seekers shall be gathered
ior a series OF excursions to California. And
be it
Resolped, That this committee respectfulfv
requests the State Board of Trade to supply it
with q small portion of its large collection OF
products Tor exhibition in the East and that
the clerk be instructed to communicate with
the State Board OF Trade, inclosing a copy of
this resolution. And be it further
Resolred, That this committee undertake a
thorough and systematic canvass of the State
for funds with which to carry on that work.
The drawings for the new colored topo.
graphical climatic State map were sub
mitted by the artist, Chris Jorgenson, and
accepted.
The acceptances of a large number of
the 1S3 members appointed on the COM
mittee throughout the State were reported
and letters heartily indorsing the work OF
the committee were read.
The clerk was instructed to prepare a
circular letter to be sent to the large land
owners, real-estate dealers and banks of
the State, calling attention to the work
done and proposed by the committee, and
asking for contribution of 81 per month
for one year from each.