The San Francisco call., 1898-02-09
THE STATE BOARD MAKES ITS REPLY California Should Have an Exhibit at the Omaha
 Exposition. But Many Necessary Conditions Are First to Be Full
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The State Board of Trade of California held quite a lengthy meeting yesterday In the office of J. A. Filcher, secretary of the board in the Mechanics Pavilion. It was the monthly meeting of the board, and in addition to the routine business several matters of importance were con- sidered. The question of California being represented at the Mississippi and International Exposition, to be held at Omaha from next June until November was thoroughly discussed.
 In the absence of President N. P. Chip man, J. S. Emery presided over the meet ing, with the following members or the board present: Colonel J. r. lrlsh, Craigie Sharp, W. H. Mills, B. N Row ley, M. L. Mcdonald. E. w. Masin, C. F. Montgomsry, nd L v T' sna;11dee MGAIee M
 After the disposition of the routine business the secretary read a communl- cation from T: H. Goodman, general passenger agent of the Southern Paclhc: asking the board for contribution of $50 month for five months to helP Ge- fray the"expense of sending Miss Helen kelleher through the country with stereopticon show for advertising the mineral and agricultural wealth of the State Miss Kelleher will conduct this tour of lectures provided that Seoo d month can be raised to pay all necessary expenses for the period of five months. The board unanimously appropriated the $50 a month for the requested period.
 A. G. Freeman, representing the com mittee appointed by the joint associa- tions, consisting of the Chamber of Com merce, the Manufacturers Association, Merchants Association, San Francisco Board of Trade and other indus trial and commercial organizations, appeared before the board to inquire as to what action they would take in the matter of having the State represented at the exposition to be held at Omaha.
 MT. Mills on the part of the board sub mitted a report as to what the board in it's judgment thought best to be done. The report was generally discussed and unanimously adopted by the board, and MT. Freeman will report the same back to the joint associations at their next meeting.
 It was the sense of the board that S15,000 would be necessary to make sat isfactory and representative exhibit, and that 10000 feet of space would be re- quired. The finance and immigration committees with the president and two members to be appointed by him. are to have charge of the disbursements or all moneys appropriated for the exhibit.
 It was still further the sense of the board that anything less than an ade- Quate display would be injurious rather than beneficial to the State, and that California should not be represented at Omaha unless its building materials, ca pabilities of resources, agricultural, hor- ticultural and viticultural products, man. u1acturlnS industries, educational prog ress, attractlveneSS of scenery, health resorts and salubrity of climate could be properly represented.
 Craigie Sharp moved that the board indorse M. H. de Young as the most suitable person for the Commissionership to Paris, to be appointed by the Presi- dent, but the motion was not carried.
 He also offered a resolution that the Governor of the State be requested to extend an invitation to the President and the Secretary of Agriculture to visit California as the guests of the State Board of Trade. This resolution was unanimously carried and the board then adjourned.