The San Francisco call., 1904-04-07
FOR GREATER CALIFORNIA.


TT HE California State Board of Trade has
peted arrangements for an excursion of California
business ST. Louis, leaving this city May
The purpose of this have the efficient and
intelligent aid possible in making at the St Louis Expo
ston demonstration of the interest existing in this
State in the vital of having the advantages of
California fully understood
Many measures have been adopted in the direc-
ton California has appropriated $4,000 and has in
trusted to two commissioners the task of having State
display ST Louis that shall do credit the
wealth The counties of California have supplemented
the appropriation of State money by raising large
and by making large collections of products to have
their localities represented San Francisco is arranging
to have its building the model street. and to place
exhibition therein much that is of interest calculated
equally instruct and please.
The announcement by the California State Board of
Trade is pleasing. Great advantages accrue to
California by having its business visit the exposi
ton body sufficiently large to make impression
Mr. Fletcher the secretary of the California State Board
of Trade, reports that many prominent business
have expressed their intention to go with the party
Leading people of Honolulu have engaged accommoda
tons the special train The Indications therefore,
are that there will be no lack of business excursonists
At ST. Louis they will meet with visitors from every
part of the world The worlds keenest observers and
logical thinkers will be there intent upon learning
and ready take advantage of all information be OBJ
tanned
To such the California business men will have mis-
sion. Conversant with every material interest in this
State and representing every section bounded by Ca-
forna State lines they will carry the weight of authority
and possess trained readiness mpartng facts. The
hope expressed by the State Board of Trade that
every merchant manufacturer and producer of
realty other person who has enthusiastic interest and
confidence in California will be in the party travel
under the boards management. There will be limit
the size of the special 1t will have enough
to accommodate all
The California State Board Trade has facilities
for making such an event of State Importance The
board has been engaged many years in advancing by
every legitimate means the welfare of California 1t has
connections in the counties of the north SOUTH and
central portions of the State 1t is we'll supplied with
literature, with data of all Sorts with facilities for i'm
parting essential facts, and it is widely known the
East by of the extensive correspondence has
maintained since it organized for the public good
reputation has been strongly established by
vatism in and ability supply inor
nation all inquirers.
The business men will be welcomed warmly at ST.
Louis By the time they arrive at the exposition the
installation of exhibits will have been largely if not en-
tirey completed The splendid buildings of the great
will be crowded with thousands of eager spectators
The exposition season will still be so new that no one
will have had time to grow weary Interest will be
keen and piqued by the freshness novelty and magn-
of countless attractions The also CLIMATE
cally we'll selected by the State Board of Trade Cali
fornas State building of mission architecture standing
on HILL and San Francsco's building modelled after
the ferry building the foot of Market street in this
city, will have become landmarks. The fame Califor-
MIA will have been materially extended by the displays
these structures and in the great departments of
culture horticulture, mines and mining education-at
all points in brief where there collection of exhibits
There will be many intelligent questions be asked and
it will be the interest of California have them an
swered correctly. So the business who go on the
excursion be conducted by the California State Board
of Trade will while they are enjoying fine outing have
opportunities benefit California that ought not to be
neglected.