Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-25
SAYS SOUTH WAS
ALWAYS IN LEAD
COMMISSIONER WleGlNs BACK
FROM FAIR
Secretary Of Chamber Of Commerce
Returns From Portland Exposition
With FIatterIng Report Of
Results Obtained

"Southern California was at all times
An the lead at the Portland fair. and the
exhibits of this section of the state
were the chief attractions" said Frank
1Wiggins, secretary of the chamber of
commerce and deputy commissioner
of the California exhibit at Portland.
Mr.. Virgins returned yesterday from
Portland where he remained during
the entire time the exposition was in
progress. He said when seen at the
chamber of commerce: For the money
which was spent by Southern Califor-
MIA in providing exhibits for the Port
land fair the return will be greater
than from any previous exposition. or
all the hundreds of thousands of tour
lists who visited the California eX-
hibit all were favorably impressed and
large percentage determined to come
and see for themselves the wonders Of
this part OF California.
IAN the exhibits from California
which were at the fair have been
shipped either to Sacramento, San
Francisco or Los Angeles. From those
places they will be distributed to the
points from which they were originally
sent. over eighteen carloads of eXhib-
its were sent to Portland and ten car
loads were returned.
California Building Popular
"Tne California exhibits were all
placed collectively so that a casual
observer could see Just what the re-
sources of the state were in regard to
each article exhibited. For instance,
walnuts from every section were
placed together and any one interest
ed in walnuts could tell at a glance
where walnuts would grow in Califor-
MIA. All other products were arranged
in the same manner.
During the eighteen weeks that the
fair was in progress twenty public re-
ceptlons were held, each attended by
from one to seven thousand people in
the California building at which every
effort was made 10 make every one at
tending enjoy himself and a spirit Of
good fellowship was in evidence all the
time.
"There was something doing at the
California building all the time, and
visitors came to regard it as a place
where they were sure of having a good
time.
Every county in the state had Il lee
turer in the building who would give
daily lectures telling of the advantages
of the section which they represented.
"Los Angeles county had the reputa-
tion of having the best lecturer of all
and it is certainly true that the lee
lures of Miss Lloy Galpin were the best
attended. Miss Galpin was brought
up in Los Angeles county and knew her
subject from A to Y. Her lectures
were given with stereopticon views and
were highly successful.
South Gets Most Awards
"The state of California was more
evenly represented in regard to exhibits
than at any formr exposition. Usually
the northern counties reaped all the
benefits and Southern California got
nothing to speak of. The state as
whole received 267 gold medals, 140 sill
yer and so bronze medals and 20 honor
able mentions. OF that number of
prizes the southern half of the state
received the greater part.
1.-The commission returns to the state
an exhibit intact which can be used at
any subsequent exposition. 1t is
complete forestry exhibit and the ma
terials would cost at least $4,000 to re-
place. There is also a mineral collec-
tion and an exhibit of fruits in glass.
Maps, charts and an educational ex-
hibit can also be used again and the
entire lot is stored in Suffers Fort,
Sacramento.
1.-TWO carloads of exhibits will be
placed in the chamber of commerce of
this city pending their return to the
exhibitors.
Branch Exhibit a Success
"The commission which had charge
of the California exhibition was G.. c.
Pardee ]. A. Ficher and myself, with
G. A. Dennison as secretary. The other
members of the commission are in
stalled in the Palace hotel at San Fran
cisco and are finishing up any business
that has not been concluded.
after the exhibits We're installed in
the California building it was found
that there was much material for
which there was not room. So the COM
mission established an auxiliary ex-
hibit at Shasta Springs, about half way
between San Francisco and Portland.
1t was immensely successful and last
month over five thousand tourists We're
entertained al the rooms of the ex-
hibit
Printed matter was distributed in
vast quantities and it was read, too, for
it was given out to tourists who had
days ride on either side of Shasta and
anything at all to read was seized with
great eagerness,'
Mrs. Virgins returned from the fair
with her husband. She was one of the
reception committee which received
visitors to the building. Commissioner
and Mrs. Virgins will go at once to
their home at Ocean Park, where they
will rest for the next few days.