Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-04
W|GGINS RETURNS;
TELLS OF EXHIBIT
Chamber of Commerce Secretary
Declares Los Angeles Fame
Has Gripped Gotham
MOORE CITIES WANT DISPLAY
Southland Products May Be
Shown in Omaha ha-Perma-
nent Booth for N. Y.
MOORE CITIES WANT DISPLAY

Frank Virgins, secretary of the Los
Angeles chamber of commerce, re-
turned yesterday morning from the
east, where he had been attending the
national land and irrigation exhibit at
Chicago and also looking into the prop
osition of arranging q similar show
at Madison Square garden in New
York and making permanent exhibits
in New York and Chicago.
Mr.. Virgins pronounced the Chicago
show the greatest that he had ever
seen and said that it has been most
enthusiastically received by the people.
The proposition of a permanent ex-
hibit in New York was favorably re-
ceived by the people there, as many
are anxiously awaiting chances to get
back to the soil"
Mr.. Virgins said that in his travels
he often heard comment on Los An
geles' rapid growth and its desirability
as a place to live. Many of the east
ern people are also strongly in favor
of San Francisco as the place for the
holding of the 1915 Panama exposition.
California was much in evidence"
said Mr.. Virgins in speaking of the
Chicago exhibit, land the displays
made by the several counties were
good. llAGs.d
WANTS STATE TO PAY
1.-THE south was all we'll represented.
as was also the northwest, that is, the
districts that still have much land yet
to sell. Their displays were made
under the state banner and by state
appropriations. 1t is my suggestion
that California do this in the future
instead of the counties, separately, as
the expenses then will be paid by the
state.
zone of the most interesting features
of the California exhibit was the lee
lures and stereopticon views. South
ern California had three periods daily
for this, and in the seven days that [
was there they had been attended by
more than $4,000 people. 1t was>the
expectation that 100000 people would
hear these lectures before the exhibit
ended.
Omaha has asked that the Chicago
exhibit be duplicated there in January,
beginning on the 10th, and continuing
a year. The matter, however, re-
mained unsettled.
"As to the New York exhibit the
plans We're not sufficient to warrant
the closing of a contract. The idea
was heartily received there. as tho
people are waiting chance to get
back to the soil,- out of the city.
FAVORS GOTHAM EXHIBIT
"I consider that an exhibit, such as
we can give, would be most beneficial,
as there has never been one of that
order in New York. 1 believe that
that is the most advantageous and the
best place in the United States for
such an advertisement, as more people
will be reached than anywhere else.
More money will be required though.
than was anticipated, but I think it
would be we'll expended. The matter
will be presented to the board at the
next meeting.
Arrangements were completed for
a series of lectures at Asbury Park,
n. j., next summer, and also for the
rearranging of the Atlantic City ex-
hibit We failed to find a suitable To-
cation in Chicago for permanent ex-
hibit."
The Southern California show at the
Chicago exhibit was in charge of c.
L. Wilson, superintendent of the Los
Angeles chamber and of j. A. Jasper
of san Diego county. They also had
charge of exhibits at the Ohio valley
exhibit at Cincinnati, the fall festival
at Richmond, Ind, and the national
eYhifTit at PittSburg,