The San Francisco call., 1906-04-17
LARGE EXHIBIT
IS SUGGESTED
Proposition Is Made That
Story Shall Be Added
to Merchants Exchange
FOR SHOW PURPOSES
Out of the Scheme to Join the
Commercial Bodies New
Idea Is Brought Forth

Committees representing the Pacific
Commercial Museum and the Manufac-
turers' and Producers Association of
California will meet to-day TO discuss
fusion of the two bodies mentioned.
The subject has been talked about for
some time quietly, but no action has
been taken The original proposition
was to Join several commercial organ
fZations in one body. Perhaps the pre-
liniinary- step will be to fuse the Com
mercial Museum and the Manufacturers
and Producers.
A large scheme is connected with a
proposition for union that has been
made by Herbert Furlong, secretary of
the Pacific Commercial Museum This
is to establish commercial exhibition
in the Merchants Exchange building,
the plan involving the construction of
an additional story to the building, to
be rooted in with glass.
E. r. Lilienthal, president of the
Commercial Museum. has submitted
this plan to the Merchants. Exchange,
and Secretary Friedlander of the ex-
change has gone so far as to write to
Mr. Burnham. the architect under
change building was constructed. to
get his views. This matter has been
kept as quiet as possible. When ques-
toned Mr.. Furlong said yesterday:
While il is true that 1 did propose
such q plan TO President Lilienthal of
this institution. and while it is also
true that our board of directors favors
the plan. it is. yet far too early to dis
cuss the matter as a practical certain
ty. That San Francisco needs just such
an exhibit is unquestionable, and
though the exhibit the Pacific CONNER
cial Museum now maintains in the
ferry building was move in the right
direction, cts location. far from the
business center and too close to salt
water, are unavoidably bad features
Business men cannot reach it without
going out of their way. and the ex-
cessive dampness Injuries many arti-
cles ii is desirable to exhibit San
Francisco will within the next few
years have such an exhibit installed in
some central and prominent location,
feel sure.
San Francisco merchants have not
exhibited the same amount of energy
and push in such matters as our south
ern and northern neighbors. They have
not worked together to exploit the
commercial possibilities OF their city
The unequivocal success of the Califor-
MIA Promotion Committee along It's
chosen line of work proves, however,
that when our people do get together
and work as unit practical and val
uapie results are immediately forth
coming.
The .comnlereial interests OF San
Francisco are now very varied and SO
vast that without some Capitalization
of interests Justice cannot be done to
ourselves or to the rapidly increasing
possibilities now opening up before US.
This exhibit whichlI have suggested is
but one feature among many which the
San Francisco merchants can introduce
In behalf OF their own interests
Eastern and foreign concerns write
us daily requesting space in which TO
exhibit their wares before the public.
Our own manufacturers and producers
have much questioned the benefit of
such exhibits. and 1t is only within the
past year or two, as the increasing
number OF buyers from all parts of the
world have been attracted to San Fran
cisco, that they have begun to change
their views The change of attitude is
apparent even now. and / can safely
say that the next year will show so
much advance in our methods of deal
ing with this subject that no longer
will we be criticised by our visitors for
our lack of facilities and be told so
frequently how far in advance Of us
in this respect are our smaller sister
cities"