The San Francisco call., 1896-12-18
Round Trip Tickets by Steamer
and Train Good Till
Monday.
City Commission Merchants Will See
the Midwinter Fair of the San
oiquin Valley

Yesterday q committee of representa-
tive San Joaquin Valley fruit men, com.
posed of Arthur R. Briggs, o.. j. Wood
ward. C. H. Markham, Fulton G. Berry,
A. Gartenlaub and Louis Gudelfinger, ar
rived in this City from Fresno. The mis-
sion of these gentlemen is to get up an
excursion from San Francisco to the
splendid citrus fair now being held at
Fresno, ard their first visit was to the
railroad and steamer offices. At The
former place they readily procured a
round-trip rate of SIS 80, the ticket good
from to-day till Monday morning.
The passengers will leave the ferry at
80 in the afternoon and arrive in Fresno
at midnight. The berth in the sleeper may
be retained till the return to this City.
The tickets by the river boats by way of
Stockton will cost So so for the round trip,
the steamer leaving the foot of Clay or
Washington streets at about 6 o'clock this
evening, arriving at Fresno at 10 o'clock
Saturday morning. The tickets for this
route may be procured at the State Board
of Trade rooms, 16 Post street.
The committee visited the Chamber OF
Commerce and was so successful in its
CANVASS that number OF that BODY not
only signified their inten ton to take ad-
vantage of the opportunity to attend the
citrus fair at Fresno, but Immediately in
stitute a canvass OF the business men of
the City generally to take a holiday down
through the San JoaquinsV Valley.
At their solicitation a special meeting
of the Council of Associated Industries
was called to meet the mem bers of the
committee in the rooms of the Manufac.
turers' and Producers Association at the
Mills building last evening. At the open
ing Chairman Julian Sonntag stated the
very laudable desire OF the gentlemen from
Fresno and expressed himself as heartily
in favor of going down to see what the
cltrus-growers of the San Joaquin were
doing in the matter of winter fruit
exhibit.
Mr.. Briggs, upon being invited to ad-
dress the council, spoke as follows:
1--WE feel that San Francisco should have
strong interest in our fair. The mer-
chant and the fruit buy er should come to
the San Joaquin Valley and learn for him.
self how our splendid orchards and vine
| yards produce. We of the country realize
| the need of closer affiliation between San
Francisco and the interior. There has
been slight jealousy Oh the part of tue
little cities for the big City.
1.-THE people of the valleys have become
possessed OF the idea that there is a cold
ness on the part of San Francisco toward
the metropolis will lay aside business to-
morrow evening and come down to Fresno
| the act will do much to do away with that
old feeling.
I'VE want you to know that we raise
| finer citrus fruits than Los Angeles, and
have the products OF our orchards ready
for market thirty days earlier than the
cent exhibit this year and we want you to
come and see it.''
Secretary Filcher OF the State Board of
Trade spoke in the same vein. He had
been there, he said, and was S IMPLY as
tonished at the things he had seen. And
it was the cheapest trip he had ever taken
-25 cents for a meal fit for prince.
Mr.. Woodward of the committee said
that the San Joaquin Valley was the first
to come to the San Francisco Midwinter
Fair and the City should come to theirs.
All of the members OF the council ex-
pressed themselves enthusiastically in
favor of lending their efforts toward get
ting up big excursion party to Fresno
this evening and the following resolutions
were adopted:
WHEREAS There is now being held at the
city of Fresno what is known as the San
Joaquin Valley Citrus Fair; and whereas, a
delegation OF leading citizens of the said San
Joaquin Valley are now in our City for the
purpose OF extending cordial and earnest
invitation 10 the business men and citizens
generally of San Francisco to avail them
selves of an excursion to said fair. and
whereas. we approve and indorse the efforts
of the citizens of Fresno and the other coun-
ties of the San Joaquin in ga altering together
at great expense the citrus fruits and OF her
winter products of their rich and magnificent
region for the interest, the pleasure and en-
| lightenment of their visitors and of the world;
and whereas, we believe that all opportunities
should be improved to stimulate and encour-
age better feeling and more cordial relations
between the people OF the interior and those
of the metropolis, and that closer inter-
mingling is calculated to promote this result;
therefore be it
Resotued That it is the sense of the Council
of Associated Industries that the invitation of
the Fresno committee to visit its fair should
be accepted by the citizens OF San Francisco in
the cord al spirit in which it is intended. and
that we urge as many of our merchants and
Others as can possibly do 10 lay aside other
duties and arrange their affairs to participate
in the proposed excursion and visit the said
citrus fair.
| Resolued, That it is the sense of this council
| that liberal attendance at said fair at this
time will bear fruit in the way Of an improved
cordiality between our City and theSan Joaquin
| Valley that will i'll time, aside from the pur-
suit OF personal pleasure. repay us hundred
| fold.
| A large number of merchants have
stated that they will make Saturday a
holiday and attend the Fresno citrus
! fair, and there will doubtless be large