The San Francisco call., 1904-06-15
TIMELY TOPICS
ENGAGE BOARD
Two Excursions Are Planned,
One to Exposition and One
to State's-Big Basin Park
FILCHER MAKES REPORT
Says Suggestions Should Be
Made for Jurors to Act
at st. Louis Worlds Fair


decided yesterday to have two excur-
sions, one to st. Louis in October to
carry California party to the exposi-
ton; the other excursion to be to the
Big Basin in Santa Cruz County, the
latter party to be limited to 100 persons
]. A. Filcher appeared before the board
and made a long and interesting state
ment relating to the condition of the
California exhibits in the various de-
partments of the st. Louis show, and
also made a suggestion concerning the
ways in which the board can assist the
California Commission to st. Louis.
Commissioner Filcher said that an
exhibit without sufficient attendants to
explain all about it to those who in
quire loses much of its value. He de-
sired that the board should provide for
sending George Dennison, the assist
ant secretary of the board, to st. Louis
at once, to remain there something
like two months. He also wished that
President n. P. Chapman, Manager A
r. Briggs and others of the board
should visit st. Louis later, each spend
ing considerable time at the show and
working there for the good of the State
in conjunction with the Commissioners.
In his opinion the board could, through
it's representatives, do much at st.
Louis, probably even more than in San
Francisco at this time.
FRESH FRUIT EXHIBITS.
The question of sending on fresh fruit
to the California Commissioners to be
used as exhibits was discussed. Arthur
Luce and Mr.. Mcdonald OF Sonoma
County reported that steps had been
already taken in Sonoma County by
the Sonoma County Board of Trade to
have Sonona fruits sent on Manager
Briggs paid Mr.. Dennison, who is
wanted at ST. Louis. the compliment of
saying that his services might be neces-
sary in California to provide that fresh
California fruits for shipment to the
California Commissioners shall be
properly packed and prepared for dis
play Mr. Dennison is an acknowledge
ed expert in the handling of fruit. 1t
was finally left to the discretion of
Manager Briggs to determine whether
it would be better for the interests of
the State to send Mr.. Dennison to st.
Louis or to keep him at work in Cali
fornia in connection with exhibits to be
forwarded to St. Louis.
special subject had been set for
discussion by the board, this being the
re-ceding the Yosemite by the State Of
California TO the national Government.
Past President McNobIe- of the Native
Sons of the Golden West was to have
been present to present the merits of
the case to the board. but he was i'll
and The matter accordingly went over
until the next monthly meeting. Di-
rector John p. Irish made some forci-
BILE remarks about the manner in which
the Yosemite and the national reserva-
tion surrounding the Yosemite have
been treated at times by the State and
Federal officers. Probably it would be
better if the Interior Department had
nothing to do with the Yosemite. he
said The management by the State and
national authorities that have had GUS
tody of the Yosemite and the surround
ing reservation had been either in
famous or idiotic.
w. H Mills called attention to the
States new park in the Big Basin. 1t
was due to his presentation of facts
that it was voted TO have an excursion
to that place. Mr.. Mills said that the
facilities for accommodating guests
over night and for feeding them are
not extensive, but he felt certain that
the people of Santa Cruz, who desire
to have Santa Cruz the point of de-
parture for the Big Basin, would pro-
vide tents and other necessaries. The
State commission would cooperate
that the Big Basin might be seen by
the excursionists
OAKLAND'S NEW HOTEL.
On motion of John P. Irish the
board voted to do what it could to
promote the erection of a tourist hotel
in Oakland. 1t was voted to leave
to the manager of the board the pub
lication in pamphlet form of the
article that recently appeared in The
Call under the signature of w. II.
Mills concerning the photography of
the Sacramento River.
Commissioner Filcher reported that
recommendation on the part of the
California Board Of Trade would have
weight to secure the appointment of
representative Californians upon the
juries that will make awards in the
several classes of exhibits at the st.
Louis Exposition. He believed that
President n. P. Chipman of the board
would be the best man in the State to
pass upon horticultural exhibits. He
complimented the forestry exhibit at
ST. Louis, which was prepared under
the direction of Mr.. Mills. The entire
cost to the State for making that ex-
hibit was but $1,000.
S. r. Booth reported that the
knights Templar Conclave will bring
from 15,O to 10000 visitors to San
Francisco in September, and that the
visiting Odd Fellows, who will come
directly after, will number about the
same. He suggested that fruit should
be distributed to the visitors at that
time.
Arthur S. Luce said that Sonoma
County will send fruit to this city for
the visitors from the East and will
also forward fruit to St. Louis Man
ager Briggs was requested to provide
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