Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-07
EXPOSITION SHIP
FOR Los AN NGELES
COMMERCIAL EXPANSION TO
BEGIN
STEAMSHIP LINE is NEEDED
Proposition Of Invasion of Southern
Republics Advocated by Local
Manufacturers--ls Being Sc
rIousIy Considered
STEAMSHIP LINE is NEEDED

rousIy Considered
The chamber of commerce will soon
take steps for consideration of the idea
Of sending a miniature exposition ship
down the Pacific coast to advertise the
resources and advantages of the South
ern portion of California among resi-
dents of Mexico, South and Central
America.
That organization recently decided to
enter upon an immense advertising
campaign, in which the peculiar and
practically exclusive climatic condi-
tions of Los Angeles as an all-the-year-
round resort, with the accompanying
advantages of farming and fruit rails
ing and business opportunities pre-
sented in this part of California will
be thoroughly exploited.
Invitations are to be extended to cap
italists and citizens of thrift and en-
terprise in other states to come to the
golden west and investigate its advan-
tages and conditions.
Floating Exposition
Appropriate to the campaign to in
duce a greater influx of immigrants
campaign for an expansion of trade
relations of Los Angeles with other
parts of the earth--the requirement of
that which naturally belongs to Los
Angeles, which is recognized to be
nothing short of predominance in the
markets of the Pacific coast countries
to the south. To secure this trade
will be the mission of the drumming
Ship" which will be floating exposi-
tion for Southern California.
Although not an actualitys yet, 1t ie
being considered by the merchants and
manufacturers of Los Angeles and
merely a lack of transportation facili-
ties prevents it's immediate reality.
That these men, who are responsible
for the marvellous development of Los
Angeles in particular and all South
ern California in general, because
their purse strings are always loose
and because they never halt to con-
slider the cost of any enterprise upon
which they enter, will overcome this
defect is beyond cavil.
Manufacturers Display
This ship will be equipped with a
display of all the manufactured prod
ucts of Southern California and an
active competition will at once ensue
on behalf of Los Angeles against the
world. Not only will the ship be
equipped with these products, but it
will carry an immense display of ag-
ricultural and horticultural products
and advertising of all classes of the
county about Los Angeles.
Los Angeles is nearer to Panama and
all the Pacific coast cities of Mexico,
South and Central America than Is any
other market, yet it is humiliating
fact that other cities. farther away and
less able to compete with Los Angeles
merchants and manufacturers, secure
the trade which belong to the Angel
City because they possess ample trans
portation facilities and Los Angeles
does not
The early establishment of the line
of steamships already commenced
means that Los Angeles is to reach out
and claim her own.
That she intends getting into COM
petition with the world for her own
territory. That such competition will
prove an easy conquest for the Angel
City is not doubted, because of its To-
cation and the energy and enterprise
of it's people.
With the certainty of the steamship
line comes the certainty of campaign
for advertising purposes The business
will have to be sought and the adver-
Using campaign, through the floating
exposition, is the most feasible plan
say those who have considered the sub
ject.
Local Steamship Line
The necessity for a steamship line
which will furnish fair and equable
treatment in the matter of freight rates
to and from Los Angeles in trade rela-
tions with the tropics is an agreed
fact. It was stated within the last
week, by one who is i'm the most inti-
mate relationship with the local busi-
ness establishments and capitalists,
that in very short time the company
would be organized and before many
months Los Angeles would be stretch-
ing out in commercial expansion at
least equal with the growth of the city
in point of population.
This authority added his views,
formed from the general sentiment of
local business men with whom he is in
fot1ch as follows,