The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-29
Manufacturers Association De
termined to Hold a Grand
Fair.
a RIVAL TO THE INSTITUTE.
A Big Pavilion Will Be Built and
Filled With Home Products
This Spring.

ducers' Association have been straight
ened out, and that body has taken up the
cuGgels against the Mechanics Institute.
This action Will assume the shape of the
construction of another big pavilion and
the conducting of an exposition to rival
the annual Mechanics Institute fair.
Yesterday the active members of the
association held very important meeting
and three matters were discussed and dis
posed Of-the settling of internal differ
ences, the Japanese cheap goods matter
and the holding of a home industry expo
sition in March and April.
At the last meeting of the directors it
was decided to hold the annual conven-
ton of the association in February, and
the bylaws were changed so as to permit
of holding an electi on OF directors then in
stead of in September. The stockhold ers
met yesterday and declined TO fully in
dorse the action OF the directors who
voted TO change the bylaws, which, when
revised, fixed the annual meeting for next
month. This Indefinitely postponed the
holding of the convention. The amend
ment with regard to the manner in which
directors shall be nominated was ap-
proved.
The stockholders NEE ting adjourned
and a meeting of the directors was held,
cooperation and harmony.
The special committee appointed to
confer with a committee TO investigate
the invasion of this country presented its
report, which contained a statement of all
that took place at the Joint committee
meetings, also the special reports of ]. P
Currier, w. +, Bowers, Wakefield Baker,
Julian Sonntag, w. B. Curtis and William
Rutherford. The committee presented the
following resolutions adopted by the joint
committee:
"ResolUcd, That this committee report to their
respective bodies including in such report the
reports made by the subcommittee, and also
that OF Mr.. Rutherford. and urge upon the
Manufacturers and Producers Association and
the Chamber of Commerce to request the Cali
fornla delegation in the Senate and House OF
Representatives, OF the United States to recon-
mend the appointment of a committee OF three
10 investigate the question OF Japanese manu-
features, inspirations and export trade; and
'-R6S0lrCd, That this committee recommend
TO the Chamber OF Commerce and the Manu-
factGrerS' and Producers Association that a
maSs-meeting be held in the Chamber of Com
merce az the very earliest date possible, in or
der TO set before the people the position we now
occupy toward Japan"
And having presented these resolutionss
your committee hope that this board of direc-
tors viii take the matter up immediately and
follow out the suggestions contained in said
resolutions.
These resolutions were Endorsed and the
same committee was instructed to carry
out Its suggestion of keeping the ball roll
ing. These gentlemen Will in a few DAYS
in conjunction with those of the Cham Der
OF Commerce, set to work to arrange for
general anti-Japanese mass-meeling, at
which the situation will be put in shape to
present to Congress in the form of
memorial
But little time was lost in transacting
all this business, for the directors were
anxious TO fire a broadside into the Me-
chanics Institute on the exposition mat
ter. At the previous meeting it was de-
cided to hold a home industry exposition
and committee, consisting of NJ. Nc
Glynn, l.. K. Mead and S. H. Tacv, was
appointed to see the directors of the in
stltute for the purpose of renting the Me-
chanlcs' Pavilion for six weeks in March
and April. The directors of the institute
refused 10 rent the big building, stating
that the proposed exposition would inter-
fere with the institute fair later in the
year. However, the institute people sug-
gested that the associations members
could exhibit their products at the insti-
tute fair. The committee, in presenting
its report, said:
Your committee deeply regret that the direc-
tors OF the Mechanics Institute have denied
our request, for we feel that such an exposi-
ton held under the auspices of this aSsocia-
tlon would be productive OF great good to the
state, the cause the association is laboring for
and would be OF great assistance TO the aSsoci-
alton well The proposed exposition has
already attracted attention thrOughout tho
State. 1t is being favorably noticed nv the
interior press. Word comes to US thatin Berke-
ley manufacturer is already preparing for
an exhibit, and application has been made for
space from Los Angeles. For these reasons
your committee would suggest that the refusal
OF the directors of the Mechanics Institute
should not cause an abandonment of the pro-
ject. back-down at this time would mean a
heavy setback TO the home industry move
ment.
This brought Julian Sonntag to his feet
and be said:
do not consider the Mechanics Institute a
representative California body At its fairs
Eastern manufacturers receive the same if not
more attention than California manufacturers
II Claims 10 be mechanics institute but the
working men are debarred from seeing the
lair by the exOrbitant admission fee charged
at the door. What we want is to present an
exhibit OF California-made goods and articles
ana nave California men, women and children
consumers, both rich and poor, see what can
be produced on this coast. am in favor of
holding our home Industry exhibit in March
and April.
NJ. J. Keller had a complaint TO make of
the way the institute fairs are conducted.
He claimed that he had been an exhibitor
at those fairs, and had not been fairly
treated by the committee on awards. and
IN conclusion, added that he did not be-
neYe that the institute people know how
to treat the public decently.
A0ShOAttA OAlltAS opOhG III the same man.
ner, and they all favored holding a home
industry exhibition as previously planned.
1t did not take long to frame resolutions
to this effect, and the directors could not
resist the temptation of punching a pin
into the institute in the wording of the
resolutions which are as follows:
WHEREAS, This association hes requested
that the Mechanics Institute rent to this asso-
citation during the months of March and April
Tor the purpose OF holding a home industryex-
position the building known as Mechanics
PaVlllon In this City, and whereas the board
OF trustees OF the Mechanics Institute have
seen Mt 10 refuse TO grant said request and
whereas, 1t is the sense of the board Of direc-
tors that the Mechanics Institute and the
Manufacturers and Producers Associations
should work together in the common cause of
promoting the industries OF California and
whereas, II is the further sentiment of this
board OF directors that no work has ever been
contemplated that would aid said industries 10
the extentthatthisp proposed exposition would:
be IL
RESOLVED, That this association through its
board OF directors regrets exceedingly that the
board OF trustees OF the Mechanics Institute
has taken such action, and be IL further
ReSOlUed, That this association do hold in tine
City and County OF San Francisco during the
months OF March and April of this year or as
soon after as possible an exposition of Callfor-
mia manufactures and products and no IL f,,r