The San Francisco call., 1905-03-16
FINAL RULING
IS ANNOUNCED
California Commissioners
to Portland Exposition
Publish Notice of Plan

The California commissioners to the
Portland Exposition have issued what
might be called an ultimatum in set
tiement of all controversies that have
existed concerning the plans for the
installation of California exhibits at
the coming big show in Oregon.
This is in the shape of a letter that
is addressed 20 all Chambers of Com
merce and Boards of Trade and par
tcularly to central organizations in
California. In the first paragraph of
this communication it is set forth that
after thoroughly considering the situa-
ton in all its phases the commission
ers have concluded that ii is imprac-
tcable to provide for separate county
Or district collective installations in
the California building.
There has been no lack of assist
ance on the part of the Sacramento
and San Joaquin valleys. particularly,
III giving the commissioners food for
consideration. Delegates from both
OF the great interior valleys have visit
ed the commissioners in this city and
the commissioners for Alameda County
hava also made known their wishes.
The Sacramento Valley people went
so far as to correspond with the au-
and to ask whether they could have
space for a building for the Sacra-
mento Valley display. The Alameda
County commissioners have also talked
cf a building.
In their communication the Cali
fornia commissioners say in part:
Knowing. however. the desire that exists in
most sections of the State for distinctive REQ
ognition. and believing that 1t 10 an advantage
TO show the wide area Of California that is
capable OF successfully producing the States
that an installation can be arranged which, at
least In the main features, will give the diff
ferent sections Of the State distinctive recogni-
ton.
We have in mind particularly in the space
under the dome IN the center of the building.
there are main divisions Of the State ateeI that at
participate. On each side of It's pyramid the
respective divisions can show, for instance,
their processed fruits and vegetables, adorned
and trimmed with other products, installed
under one general uniform rule. but in such
way as to give distinction etn at a glance to
the part OF the State represented thereon
% fur1 are Always o the leading
that they are better in quality, greater in va :
riety and more perfectly processed than such
suggest that on this structure these products
be made the leading feature, and that enough
from the best Of that which was returned from
St Louis In front Of each Of the respective
sides OF this pyramid, distinctive features OF
the locality represented can be installed in
such a way as to bring within close proximity
the most important articles from the respective
sections of the State.
Under this arrangement each principal sub
division of California can have substantially a
separate exhibit, sinbodying at least enough
CT It's products to make X characteristic. The
same general idea can be carried out through
cut the entire exhibit; that is wherever there
is q display Of any one leading California prod
net, the portion thereof from any particular
part Of the State can be installed in such a
way as to make a feature by ITSELF with labels
and signs 70 indicate the producer and the
locality in which It is produced
In this arrangement figure at most five
subdivisions Of California namely: Sacra-
mento Valley and tributary counties, San Joa
quir Valley and tributary counties. the hay
counties, the caa<t counties, and the counties
south OF Tehachapi. II is important for us to
know as early as possible how many of these
subdivisions desire seuch distinction in the in
stallation as we have indicated.