The San Francisco call., 1896-02-12
A BENEFIT TO The STATE,
What J. A. Filcher Accomplished
at the Recent Atlanta
Fair.
His Report to the State Board of
Trade Heartily Endorsed.
The Finances.

There was a well-attended and interest
ing meeting of the California State Board
of Trade yesterday, at which the following
members were present:
J. S. Emery, Mrs. NJ. E. Shields, C. NJ.
Wooster. W. H. Mills, Colonel J. P. Irish,
n. w. Spaulding, B. M. LeIong, R. X.
Ryan, L. c. McAfee, J. A. Morrissey, E.
W. Maslin and I. Fl. Thomas.
This was the first meeting held since
the return of ]. A. Filcher, who so success
fully carried on the California exhibit at
the late Atlanta Exposition. Much of the
time was consumed in discussing the
features of the big fair and the medals and
honors won by exhibitors of the Golden
West.
Mr.. Fllcher presented long, intere sting
report or all that had been accomplished
since the exhibition proposition came up
nearly year ago. His account of the cost
to the board of sending the exhibit to At
lanta was received with keen attention.
In it Mr.. Filcher says:
Ireferred to the fact that only S54O0 was
available for the Atlanta Exposition. am
pleased TO say that with the concessions pre-
yiously named (from the railroad) and by
practicing the closest economy, where it could
be done without impair1ng the efficiency of the
work, the expenditures will not exceed that
amount. When / left California carried with
me $1,000; subsequently drew $500 more.
In addition to this received for work done
for others and from sales and salvage $211 90,
and from returned freight charges S97 40
making the total that has come into my hands
since leaving for Atlanta $330S 80. In return
for this amount have vouchers for $253S 80.
have record oE petty expenditures ON ae-
count of exposition work of $445 81 and
have cash in hand to the amount of $3S 50,
leaving balance of 1888 n uneccounted for
This balance represents the cost of living of
Mr. johnson, the assistant, and myself during
our stay at the exposition, and incidental ex-
penses on the way there and return, which
ask the board to allow.
The total cost OF replenishing, packing and
loading the exhibit at this end of the line and
after starting was $97 Ia. This added to
Y32T3 Ia, the cost OF the work at Atlanta, makes
total expenditure to date chargeable TO the
Atlanta exhibit fund of $4243 % and leaves
balance in said fund OF $1156 II.
This estimate viii be ample to reinstan
the exhibit at the new quarters at 16 Post
street, and when that work is done, as l hope
to be able 10 do it, the Stale Board of Trade
viii be in better shape every way than it was
previous 10 going to Atlanta and it will Tor its
extra pains and efforts in connection with the
Atlanta Exposition have placed to its credits
as an ADDITIONAL and powerful reason for its ex-
istence and support, one OF the greatest works
ever performed for California, either at home
or abrood, for like amount of money.
The report was received with applause
and the board extended to Mr.. Filcher a
vote of thanks for the successful manner
in which he managed the entire undertak-
ing. Great surprise was expressed that
the expenses were below the amount esti-
mated. Mr.. Mills and Colonel Irish stated
more good had been accomplished for this
State by the recent exposition than at the
Worlds Fair at Chicago, which cost Cali
fornia over $500, 600. 1t was decided to
print and distribute many thousands of
Mr.. Filcher's report. Hundreds of these
reports will be sent to inquirers in the
East, as it contains vast amount of infor-
nation about California.