Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-02-11
FIGHTING HAS COMMENCED ARE BOOMING THEIR STATE
How California Is Advertised
Throughout the World.

California believes In talking about
Itself, especially southern California,
and when It is asked why that especial
region IS probably better known than
any other in the country to people who
do not travel a typically American sto-
ry IS told of a whole community that is
organized to advertise Itself.
There Is a chamber Of commerce in
Los Angeles composed OF 1900 bust
ness and professional men Eight years
ago the writer was appointed walk
ing delegate" TO wait upon desirable
reputable citizens to request them to
become members. The society was not
then so popular as it Is now. Mem
bers had to be begged to join at that
time but only respectable citizens were
solicited One man / succeeded IN en-
listing bright aid carly In the morn
ing. In the afternoon the papers said
he bad beaten his wife. and | had the
delicate mission Of returning his sub
scription to him the next day. Thus,
with some care, were the members
selected The citizens Of Los Angeles
now pay annually $1,000 for belong
ing TO the association Back Of all
these members stand q jealous. inde.
pendent wealthy executive committee
and an unusually capable official
The chamber Of commerce main
20 frte .I,
mission and Indian relies, maps and
minerals All the rural local visitors
and most Of the eastern tourists haunt
this free exhibition II has a reading
room and meeting rooms for small so
cieties and has two women employed |
handing out laudatory southern Cali |
fornla literature to applicants. 1t or
ganizcs southern California displays IN |
distant cities. It issues pamphlets de- |
scrlptiye Of southern California. many |
Of them telling Of the shadows ms well |
as the lights as regards investment |
The truth is told as no private enter
prise could afford TO tell It. 1t secures
statistics Of crop returns It forms a
reliable depository Of information for
the benefit Of those in the east and 9th
er lands who really wonder whether
these things are so. II answers thou
sands OF letters Of inquiry and de
ylses schemes TO help advertise south
orn California to the great world.
1t entcrtans associations and emil
nent individuals, A literary programme
Is furnished on these occasions, consid-
orable handshaking gone through and
weak punch served to visitors, all Of
which is duly advertised to the press
If all continents Army and naval Of
icers, governors, senator's and distln-
gulshed men In the arts and sciences
ire entertained IN the same way and
much good incidentally done for the
'ause Of southern California.
Looking forward to the future this :
association is building a large ediice |
or Its use. 1t interests itself in recip-
ocal treaties Of the United States. par
icularg in reference to California
roducts; I'm the Nicaragua canal prof
ct; In new rail.N)ds projected in the
Erection Of southern California; I'm the :
Of the forest reserves. upon
which so much IN q trecless. arid dis
rict depends; upon the location Of mil O
tary posts by the government: upon 3
arbor matters and new government q
ulldlnss. Like workugmcn. II has
AIKEN advantage Of organization and
lstead Of directing strikes and arbl-
rating quarrels between the employ. !
RS and the employed spends its time u
lauding southern California. +
The consequence Of an this persistent
Tort is the continued upbuilding Of
'uthern California, the redemption Of
ore Of the desert the erection Of vast
locks and unnumbcrad domicics and v
le consequent benefit to the individual 9
ember who now hastens, however re-. &
Giant he was years ago, to join the
soclation. Kindred associations are B.
NV sprlnglng up in many rural towns
he society serves as an example for
undeyeloped or partly developed q
cuons.-Worlds Work. q