Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
SAN DIEGO men
BOOSTING FAIR
MEET DIRECTORS OF CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE HERE
COOPERATION OF CITY IN BIG
1915 SHOW PROMISED
Men of Millions Behind Project to
Exhibit Products That Are in
the Market of the
Southwest

At a special meeting of the board F!
of directors of the chamber of COM |
merce yesterday afternoon representa-
tives of the San Diego fair committee
laid before the directors plans for the
great exposition to be held in San Diego |
in 1915 and asked the Endorsement of
the Los Angeles body to their under
taking. d. c. Collier, G. A. David |
son, Colonel L. 5. Mcclure, George |
Burnham and J. w. Seton, il, Of
the San Diego fair committee spoke
of the enterprise at the meeting and
at their conclusion the san Diegans
were assured of the hearty co-opera-
ton of Los Angeles in making the
fair a great success.
Yesterday marked the opening day
for subscriptions to finance the pro- |
ject. A million dollars has been raised
by San Diago citizens already. San
Diego expects to spend $2,OOO,000 herself
on the exposition in connection with
many millions more spent by other
exhibitors.
1t is the plan of the San Diego peo-
pie to make the 1915 fair an exposi-
ton in which every county in South
ern California, the republic of Mexico,
and Central and South America will
be vitally interested
This year will be spent by the fair
committee in covering and canvessing
the counties in the southern part of
the state, enlisting the various sections
in putting up exhibition buildings.
Next year a number of the directors
of the San Diego fair committee will
charter a vessel at their own expense
and sail down the coast of Mexico and
the Central and South American re-
publice touching at the various coast
towns of each and enlisting the ala
of the official heads of various states
in placing exhibits at the San Diego
fair AS many of this committee, VINO
are prominent and wealthy men, have
friends among the government officials
of the southern republics, it will be
comparatively an easy matter to in
terest the southern countries in hav-
ing prominent exhibits and buildings
at the fair.
The directors will carry aboard their
ship a complete selection of the varl-
Gus products of the Southern call
fornia counties. The style of archi- |
lecture of the fair buildings will be
old mission.
The fair committee has twenty-one
directors whose combined wealth rep |
resents many millions. The president |
tr.,. The vice president is John
d. Spreckels. Among the delegates
who visited Los Angeles yesterday and
who are touring the southern end OF
the state are Colonel L. S. McLure,
George Burnham, r. E. Connolly D. c.
Collier, G. A. Davidson and j. w. Sef-
ton, jr.
The following were elected members
nl,ay. nf George
S. Batty, general agent of the Home |
Builders; George Zur Oweste, white
dry goods; Frank L. Tuttle, advertis-
ing; the Knowles Stice company, con-
structors and builders; Bradley Wise |
Paint company; Maud Davis Baker, |
photographer; Bishop Paper Box COM
pany, Palo Verde Land & Water COM
pany, oxnard, Cal:
In response to a communication
from the Tournament of Roses ask
ing the chamber to participate in the
annual festivities January l, the sec
retary was instructed TO accept the in
vitation and make preparations TO en-
ter float or tallyho.
An invitation was read from the FL
Centre chamber of commerce asking
the chamber to visit the valley during
8. and continuing and including De-
cember IL, stating in the invitation
that a special day would be set aside
as cotton day and the new cotton gin
would be kept in operation all day for
the benefit of visitors. The invitation
was referred to the glad hand COM
mittee with power to act. Any men,
ber of the chamber desiring TO make
this trip have been asked to notify
the secretary Immediately in order to
facilitate arrangements.
The president was requested to ap-
point delegation to visit Ventura on
Los Angeles day during the jubilee,
December 21.
A communication was received from
Huntington Park asking the chamber
to aid them in their efforts to annex
a certain portion of their territory to
Los Angeles, which was referred to
the committee on county and munich
pal affairs.
The president was authorized to ap-
point a delegate TO the State Fruit
Growers convention to he held in
Marysville, December 8.
A communication was read from the
Marysville chamber of commerce ask
ing the chamber to join their crusade
against the sale of green fruit at eX-
orbitant prices on the railway trains
throughout the state. The matter was
referred to the committee on trans
portation.
The committee on publicity suggest
ed the proposition of holding a Cam
era Day" wherein all persons interest
ed in camera photography be requested
to take number of photographs on a
specified day and mail them to friends
in the east. The recommendation
carried with it a certain amount to
be used in premiums. The matter was
referred to the committee on finance
and auditing.
Communication was received from the
Railroads & Telegraph Superintend-
ents' association asking the chamber
to make suggestions for their own
convention to be held in this city in
May, 1910. A similar communication
was received from the Stationary En-
gineers, acting for the national associ-
alton, stating that they expected TO
hold a convention and mechanical ex-
hibition in this city in May or June
1910, and asked the approval of the
board. The matter was referred to the
committee on exhibition.
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Five Boys Arrested
SAN JOSE, Nov. 24,-Five boys,
ranging from Is to II years Of age,
were arrested here today for number
less burglaries recently committed in
this city. The boys, all of whom re-