The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
Practical Information Is Supplied for
Good of Settlers.

The Offices Of the California Commits
sioners to the st. Louis Exposition have
been closed. The next step that viii
be taken to advertise the resources of
California TO the world through the
agency Of the exposition viii be the in
stallatiOn Of the exhibits that have
been prepared in this State. Much has
been said concerning these exhibits.
If the opinion Of the California Com
missiOners is correct. then California
has secured an exhibition that Will sur
pass all others that have preceded il
and that viii give 20 the people in at
tendance at the exposition an adequate
idea Of California mines and minerals.
horticulture, agriculture, viticulture.
education. art, timber resources. etc.
Much will however, naturally depend
upon the literature and other auxil-
iaries that are adopted TO convey an
intelligent understanding TO the minds
Of spectators Counties will have lit
erature that is devoted TO the facts and
resources in their respective localities.
Special industries will also have their
own distinctive literature to distribute.
The California State Board of Trade
has provided a way 10 give to the
world a comprehensive knowledge Of
California as a whole, so that the en-
tire glittering domain between the ST.
ezra and the Pacific Ocean shall be
pictured firmly in the minds of mil
lions who have never seen California.
but who may be induced TO come TO
this State TO live.
Some allusiOn has been made in The
Call to the annual report that was re-
Gently submitted TO the State Board
faf To n
the president Of the board An ar
rangement will be made to have all the
great array Of facts contained in that
able document put before all who come
near California's exhibit at St. Louis.
A great edition that will probably
number hundreds Of thousands Of cop
les win be put through the press in
order that gratuitous and reliable in
formation may be dispensed largely
during the entire exposition season at
St. Louis.
VIEWS ARE SELECTED.
A general review of the figures con-
tained in General Chipman's report
has been made in this paper. As the
matter prepared consists of more than
sixty pages, closely printed. much
that is OF interest has necessarily been
held back TO await more space and
favorable opportunity for comment
Win AlAt moving 10 81 LOUIS or the
entire force OF the California Com
mission, the attention Of the people
OF California. who are intensely inter-
ested in getting benefit from the
money appropriated by the State and
by the counties and by private enter
prise to advertise California, natur-
ally is drawn to St Louis and to all
measures Of promotion that will
there be employed in the States be-
half.
In addition to the step that the
State Board Of Trade has taken by
arranging TO publish General Chip
mans report in a vast number OF
copies, artistic pictures have been Sc
lected TO embeHish the official and
authoritative text. This morning one
OF these pictures is published in con-
nectiOn with this article. The idea
embodied in that picture is the favor
able conditions that attend life in the
open air in this State and, incidentally
a hint OF the charms Of natural seen
cry in rural life is given. There will