Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20
GUESTS ENTHUSE
OVER SOUTHLAND
CHICAGO MERCHANTS ON TRIP
OF INSPECTION
Windy City Men Here to Consider the
Best Methods Of Handling Busl-
ness With the Southwest
ern States


resenting nearly every line of business
carried on in Chicago, arrived in Los
Angeles last night in two private Pull
man cars over the Santa Fe railroad.
They are making tour of the south
west and have visited various towns
and cities en- route to Los Angeles and
will make their headquarters here until
they start on their return trip on
January 81.
The party was met at the Santa Fe
station by committee from the cham
ber of commerce, among whom were
Maj. E. F. Klokke, II. w. Phelps and
A. B. Cass. An invitation was extended
asking the visitors to Join the excur-
sion which will be run to Long Beach
today over the Salt Lake road planned
for the entertainment OF the oregon ex-
cursionlsts.
w. r. Thompson, acting as chairman,
responded for the association and ex-
pressed the delight Of the party at the
opportunity offered them and stated
that they would be doubly glad to par
ticipate on account of being acquainted
with many of the people from Oregon,
where many of the party visited last
year.
They were also asked to be present
at the reception given In the Chamber
cepted the invitation.
Inspecting Business Situation
The purpose of the visit to Southern
California Is to obtain better under
standing of the business situation here
and investigate as to the best methods
of handling business with the south
western states. This can best be told
in the words of some of the members
Of the party.
ut is the wish Of the Chicago Com
mercial association" said w. M.
Thompson, chairman of the delega ton
and general manager of the hardware
firm of Kelley, Maus & Co, that any
thing which pertains to the upbuilding
of this western country and in which
their influence is desired in any man
ner, shall be brought to their attention
so that they may assist in promoting
the enterprise, realizing fully that moth
ing can help this section Of the coun-
try without being of direct benefit to
Chicago
''It Is the purpose more particularly
of this trip to provide for the Chicago
Commercial association an accurate, re-
liable fund of information concerning
all this western country with which
they have trade relations, so that they
may not only have full knowledge re-
garding the needs of the country, but,
what Is better still, will have a per-
sonal acquaintance with its representa-
tive citizens.
Surprised at Development
J. P. Mann, general manager and a
member of the firm of Morris, Mann &
Reilly, manufacturers of dry goods and
jewelry novelties gave his Impressions
of the present tour from the standpoint
of a western man, having gone to Chi
cago from the west five years ago.
"I started on this southwestern trip
with the expectation of finding an en-
terprising class of citizens" said Mr.
Mann last night, "but have been sur
prised with the development and rapid
progress which have been achieved by
the cities we have already visited. I
am particularly pleased with the cordial
reception we have met on every hand
and the kindly feelings we find existing
in the southwest toward Chicago and
its business enterprises, and 1 feel that
we have only to give this country the
amount of attention it deserves to re-
ceive the lions share Of its business"
F. A. Watson of the Watson-Plum-
mer Shoe company, makers of the
Little Red School House" shoes, Is
enthusiastic over the Development of
the southwest and gave expression to
his views in part as follows:
Praises the West
"The degree of prosperity apparent in
the cities we have visited thus far is
equally as amazing as the expanse of
territory of which these cities are the
center. In one city which we visited
we found a greater diversity of re-
sources than we venture to say is gem
orally possessed by cities of the north
or northwest of equal size A lumber
interest of such extent and magnitude
as would put the blush to the most for
midable camp of northern Wisconsin;
woolen mills and securing mills con-
verting product of wool that in
volume is incredible, and also in iron
and steel a great development. The
men who have built up these great in
dustries we find are possessed of minds
that make them specially adapted to
handle these propositions. Broad, cour-
ageous, nervy fellows; genial with the
visitor keen in trade with the Mexi-
can, Indian or the Chicago manufac-
turer, their genius in adapting them
selves to all conditions of trade is re-
markable. They have conquered in the
past They are bound to win I'm the
future development Of this gigantic
west"
The itinerary OF the party from now
until the departure for Chicago is as
follows:
January 20 and 81 Los Angeles; Jan
uary %. San Diego; January %. Santa
Ana and Los Angeles; January "a,
Bakersfield; January 25, Fresno and
stockton; January 26, Sacramento;
January 27 and 2S, San Francisco and
Oakland; January 20, San Jose and
Santa Cruz; January 30, Santa Bar
bara; January 81, Los Angeles and Pas
adena; February /, Phoenix; February
2, Tucson; February 3. El Paso; Feb
ruary 5, Chicago.
Names of Visitors
The personnel Of the delegation fol-
lows:
James r.. Baker of James r. Baker
e. Co., commission merchants; c. p.
Coffin, credit manager Illinois Steel
company, manufacturers; G. III. Cros-
settle of Gutter q Crossette, mems fur
nishers; Frank q, Hall of Keith Bros,
& Co., hats, caps and gloves; E H.
Hasler Of II. l.. Hasler company, fruit
commission; j. p. Mann of Morris.
Mann e. Reilly, dry goods and jewelry
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