The herald., 1897-02-08
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8. 1907.
EXPOSITION APPROPRIATIONS

-Four measures are pending in the
state legislature that provide for appro-
priations for California's participation
iu state and foreign expositlons. These
are as follows, $4,000 Sor Guatemala.
$4,000 for Nashville. $4,000 for the
trapsrnississippi at Omaha and 100000
for the Paris worlds fair.
The Guatemala appropriation was
pushed by coterie of San Francisco
merchants who have some trade in Cen
trail America and are reaching out for
more. The exposition will open in
April, 1897, and will be comparatively
a small affair, although in good local
ity for developing business 1t is diff
cult to see, however, wherein a display
of California products at Guatemala is
likely to benefit Southern California to
any considerable extent while we have
no means Of direct communication with
that part of the world If the Pacific
Mail could be made to fulfill its contract
with the government and stop at some
business could undoubtedly be devel-
oped with Central America and west
ern Mexico; but at present the outlook
for commerce in that direction Is not
fiattering OF course. nothing In the
way Of immigration is to be expected.
The Guatemala bill has passed both
houses, however, taking precedence,
thanks to the San Francisco influence,
over all other similar measures.
The Tennessee centennial at Nashville
Will take place next fall. 1t will be on
y somewhat larger scale than Atlanta,
and will attract several millions of peo-
pie out of a desirable section of country.
In this held Southern California will
Lhol0 her own. being the best advertised
and the choicest portion of the state for
settlement The bill for a SO. 900 appro-
pration has passed both houses, and
will undoubtedly receive the signature
OF the governor.
The transmits sissippi exposition at
Omaha will open a year from this COM
ang summer, 1t will probably be
the largest American exposition ever
held, with the two exceptions of Phila-
Aelphia and Chicago. A number of the
western states have already made ap-
.propria tions for the purpose of erecting
buildings and of displaying their pro-
ducts. The California bill was origin
ally drawn for an appropriation of s75.-
900. but when it left the ways and means
committee it was cut to $4,000. 1t is
likely to pass for that sum. In this
measure Southern California Is greatly
interested, as it will bring tide of i'm
migra tion into this section and also help
to open the way for some of our pro-
ducts. 1t is being warmly supported by
the Southern California delegation.
The Paris measure of $4,000 for pre-
liminary work has not met with very
favorable reception, a disposition gen
orally showing itself to put off all action
until 1899. AS the great exposition,
probably the finest the world will have
ever seen up to that date, is to open in
the summer of 1900 only the brief space
of one year will be allowed for the prep
eration of an exhibit, which, to do the
state justice in competition with all the
nations of the world, must be great in
extent and of varied character. If
takes time as well as money to gather
an exhibit together--indeed couple of
years will take the place of a good many
thousands Of dollars. 1t Is unfortunate
that 10 maay different propositions