Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-29
SAYS CONGRESS
WILL GIVE AID
GRAND FUTURE FOR CITY IS
PREDICTED
Chamber Of Commerce Committee
Presents to Board Of Directors
Unanimously FavorIng Great
Project

Owing to the fact that the project of
holding In Los Angeles in 1915 Uni
versal Peace and Commerce exposition
is such an immense undertaking, in
volving the expenditure of millions of
dollars, the board of directors of the
chamber Of commerce, at it's regular
meeting yesterday, adopted a resolu-
ton recommending further considera-
ton before the chamber of commerce
takes decisive action on the question.
In the meantime the promoters of the
project will continue their campaign,
begun with every degree of success, in
behalf of the project and with a feel
ing of certainty that their plans will
meet the approval of the chamber Of
commerce when that body takes it up
for final consideration and by citizens
generally.
Unanimous Report Presented
Chairman A. B. Cass of the commit
tee on expositions presented to the
board of directors of the chamber of
commerce unanimous report of the
committee, consisting of A. B. Cass, w.
G. Patterson, j. r. Newberry, N. B.
Blackstone and James A. Foshay, in
dorsing the exposition project, but
after full discussion Of the report Mr..
Cass made a motion that, in view of the
great Importance of the proposition, the
board of directors postpone action until
further and more complete considera-
ton. This will consist of hearings of
those directly interested in the project
and of individual discussions on the
proposition with those who favor the
plan of holding the great exposition.
A. c. Parsons, one of the founders
and promoters of Naples and one of the
leaders in the exposition project, yes
terday returned with his bride from a
two months wedding trip which ex-
tended to Europe.
All Talking of Los Angeles
Mr.. Parsons said last night that not
only were the people of the eastern
section of the United States but those
of European countries which he visited
talking of California in general, d~Los
Angeles in particular.
"Los Angeles undoubtedly is the best
advertised city in the world,'' said Mr.
Parsons. Everywhere 1 went the peo-
pie wanted to know all about this city.
In London an hour or two after 1 regis
tered at the Hotel Cecil 1 was called
upon by at least a dozen men, capital
lists and reporters, who asked all man
ner of questions concerning the city
OF which they had he -rd so much.
In the capitals of the other countries
we visited I met men who were deeply
interested i'm conditions here.
LAS to the eastern section of this
country apparently every one desires
to know all about Los Angeles. In New
York I was entertained at several
clubs, where met capitalists and man
ufacturers and merchants who are
planning to invest here or establish
Industries in Los Angeles, and many
OF this class are planning to come here
to reside.
"If half the people who are thinking
of coming to Los Angeles do come we
will have a population within the next
five or six years of million people.
The great problem is not to get the
people but to house them and otherwise
care for them as fast as they arrive.
81 heard nothing about the exposition
project in Europe, but on reaching New
York on the return trip it was being
generally and favorably discussed.
"In Washington ! was assured most
positively that congress would appro-
PIRATE the desired $10OOO,0OO for the ex-
position, providing the people of Los
Angeles subscribed an equal AMOUNT
That this will be done there is now not
the slightest doubt"