We are under obligations to so many that it would be tedious to
enumerate them. The higher officials of the Exposition, President J.
E. Chilberg, Director-General I. A. Nadeau and Director of Exhibits H.
E. Dosch, showed us every courtesy and manifested a desire to do all
they could to facilitate our work; while from the other departments,
and even from the subordinates in all departments, a request from
California was promptly considered and always conceded when not
inconsistent with the Exposition rules. There were differences at
first, as is always the case, but on a better understanding these were
adjusted to the satisfaction of all concerned.
[Illustration: WALNUT ELEPHANT, LIFE SIZE, CALIFORNIA EXHIBIT, SEATTLE,
1909]
The Southern Pacific Company and the Northern Pacific Company carried
our freight at a one-way rate, and their respective agents were prompt
and accommodating, setting a new mark for railroad efficiency at
Expositions. The Southern Pacific Passenger Department also loaned us
some very fine pictures of California scenes which were valuable not
only as wall decorations but as object lessons on certain features of
our State. To the Golden Gate Park officials of San Francisco, and also
the officials of the Stockton State Hospital, we are under obligations
for liberal contributions of ornamental plants and shrubs for the
decoration of the California building and grounds. Mr. R. M. Teague of
San Dimas and the Fancher Creek Nursery of Fresno, also contributed
liberally of their choicest stock, for which we owe them a debt of
gratitude. The same is true of J. Dietrich, Howard & Smith, Elysian
Park and Edward H. Rust, all of Los Angeles, and of the Orange County
Nursery & Land Co., of Fullerton.
To the counties and other subdivisions of the State that through
organized effort and at their own expense collected valuable exhibition
material, prepared descriptive literature and sent representatives to
Seattle, thereby strengthening the exhibit and adding to the force of
California workers, we are under obligations. To their efforts and to
the efficiency of the people they sent much of California's success at
the Seattle Exposition is due, and we want them to know and feel that
their efforts and co-operation are fully appreciated.
To producers, manufacturers and packers, to lumbermen and miners, who
responded to our request for samples of their output we owe a debt
which we tried to pay in part by caring for their goods as they would
have cared for them, and by looking out for their interests in the
matter of awards as carefully as they could have done had they been
there.
In this connection we wish to express our obligation to the Niles-Pease
Furniture Company for the generous loan of the finest art mission
furniture for our reception room, to Byron Mauzy of San Francisco, the
Star Piano Company and Salyer-Baumeister of Los Angeles, for the loan
of pianos for the use of our guests, and to the Eilers Piano Company
for the free use of a pianola for our lecture room. To Arthur Harris,
designer, and to C. L. Wilson, Superintendent of Installation, both
experts in their line, is due largely the attractive character of
California's exhibit, admitted to be the most beautiful in arrangement
and display, as well as the most comprehensive ever put up by this or
any other State, at Seattle or any other Exposition.