The herald., 1897-01-17

make it success. Continuing, Mr..
Frank said:
In promoting and carrying out this
exhibition the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' association had for it's object
the creating of q sentiment favorable
to the patronage of home industry. No
doubt many of you will be surprised a
you walk around this pavilion to see
that SO many staple and useful articles
are made here in our fair city, and here
tofore unknown to you. There are
many more articles made here in
small way which we were unable to
get here on exhibition owing to the ex-
pense required to exhibit.
1t Is our custom to tell the tender
foot from the east, when we are trying ;o
sell lot, that this city is destined'to be
city of 100000 inha abitants in few
years. If this is SO, can we supper
such population without more com
merce? If our citizens will support our
manufacturers by giving their wares
the prefernece, all other things beins
equal, it will soon be a benefit to all. Tht
more producers the more consumers
This means more business men as wei
as professional men, and more tenant
for the landlords. 1t also means thai
the young men growing up here will no
need to go elsewhere for work.
The managers desire me to state
that 1t is quite gratifying to see SO man.,
people here tonight, and they hope yoN
will come again and bring your friends
A good entertainment will be given ev
cry night on the stage to add to you
amusement. Special attention is alsl
called to the exhibit of local talent in the
art gallery.
Mr.. Frank then said that he would take
great pleasure in introducing ITO the
audience the gentleman to whom they
were, to large extent. indebted for the
magnificent display-Capt. Gray.
MANAGER GRAY'S REMARKS.
AS Manager Gray came forward ne
was greeted with applause. Mr. Gray
explained that he was from Kentucky
and, therefore, was a colonel, not cap
tain, after which he paid high tribute
to Mr.. ]. M. Crawley, to whom, he said,
much of the success of the exhibit was
due, and, he was only sorry that he
could not be present tonight and enjoy
it. Mr.. Gray then told about his success
in getting up exhibits of home produc is,
not only in various sections of the Unit
ed States, btE in foreign countries. When
he had broached the subject first in Los
Angeles, he was told that such an exhtb-
it could not be got together here, for the
reason that Los Angeles did not manu-
facture enough. The magnificent dis
play before them was a sufficient answer
to that. There were something like 400
different manufactures in Los Angeles
besides numerous smaller industries.
which were not represented. Mr.. Gray
explained the many benefits and ad-
vantages Of encouraging home indus
tries, and, thought that the people should
be educated I'D to supporting their local
industries, thereby keeping their money
at home and thus helping the whole COM
munity. The ladies, he said, could Go
oh ~, u. l.
should make it point to always in
quire for home manufactured goods
and thereby assist their neighbors and
friends. Mr.. Gray said that he hoped
the people of Los Angeles would give the
exhibit the support it deserved. They
should make 1t point to attend and
should bring their friends to show them
what Los Angeles could produce. In ad-
ddtion to the exhibit. fine program
would be given nightly on the stage to
add to their amusement and keep up the
novelty. Mr.. Gray closed his remarks
by calling on Mayor Snyder, who, he
said, would formally open the exhibition.
MAYOR SNYDER'S ADDRESS.
President Frank then introduced May
or Snyder, who was received with hearty
applause. After few brief Introductory
remarks, in which his honor congra tu-
lated the management upon their sue
cess in providing such an attractive dis
play, he continued:
This exhibition of home products op-
ened so auspiciously this evening marks
new era in the commercial advance
ment of the fair city we all love so we'll
1t shows that the people have awak-
ened to the fact that it is vastly easier
for them to manufacture articles for
home consumption than to send away
for them.
The time was, and Is yet fresh In the
minds of many tonight, when Los An
geles was almost absolutely dependent
upon other cities for what we see on
exhibition here. No reason exhists why
the metropolis of Southern California
should not be a city of many factories,
and l know that all efforts to this end
will receive the hearty support of our
people.
This great exhibition. of home pro-
ducts is great surprise to many Of us
who did not realize the rapid and sub
startlal advancement we have made in
this important line.
No other city in the west of 100 900