Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-14
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.

Sir Sidney and Lady WAterlow. Of Lon
don, Eng. came up from the Bay last even.
ing, and are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Cadwalsder. Lady Waterlow is an
American, and an intimate friend of Mrs.
Cadwalsder. Sir Sidney Waterlow is one
among the prominent men Of the times in
England, and is largely identified with the
public enterprises and history Of that coun-
try. He has earned a high emiuence as a
philauthropiss by the construction Of tens-
msnt houses in the heart Of London for the
! elevation of the moral and physical condition
| of the poor of that city.
In the prosecution Of a large busi.
ness In lines correlated to tne arts
OF printing and engraving he is the
employer Of three thousand skilled artisans
J He was therefore in position to realizs tbs
( value 10 the working classes Of comfortable,
| commodi1us aud healthful teDements in the
| center of the great ci.y, accessible to the
| workshops and their places Of employment,
without the payment of cab and railroad
| fares. L. was know to him that the children
+! of the working people could fiEd employment
! at small remuneration, but thst the assist
I suce they could render in the cup 9ort If the
family was unavailable, by reason Of The cost
OF transpor tstiUn between their places Of eu.
p,cyment and their homes. He also early
scquired broad perception of the moral
valus to the working classes of clean and C )m-
Portable tenemeDts. He therefore engaged,
with that zesl and energy for which ne is 30
justly distinguished in the execution Of plans
calculated to meet the wants OF the working
Classes. ana elevate their moral and physical
condition.
The tenements erected by him wers mod
eled somewhat after the original conception
Of George Peabody, the eminent American
banker, but in the many features Of improve
ments and executions of his plans the Water
low tenements were entitled to all the merits
Of originality. The tenem ents thus erected
by this gentleman are occupied by popula-
tion of 1000 p r4ons, and by reason OF the
economies effected by thus massing them the
working people sra enabled to obtain cleanly
and comfortable homes in the heart Of Lon
don, contiguous to their places Of employ
ment, at an average rental value Of 50 cents
par week. The benefits conferred upon the
working masses have been so fully appre-
ciated by her Majes'y's Government that
recently the right of eminent domain was
exercised in behalf of the extension cf this
enterprise, by the requirement Of nine acres
in the vicinity Of Charing Cross, and our dis
tinguished visitor has been awarded the right
to covsr this large area with the class Of ten
ements above described.
Sir Sidney is also largely interested In va.
rious public enterprises; has held many posts
# honor and trust under the Government of
Great Britain is a member Cf Parliament
from Grsvesend, and has served in the high
position of Lord Mayor of London, in which
position his entertainments given on behalf
of the city to the Shah of Persia are too we'll
known to require repetition. Notwithstand-
ing his prominent connection with many i'm
porsant enterprises, Sir Sidney finds time to
take frequent vacations, which he improves
by instituting broadly intelligent inquiry
The occasion of his present visit to Cslifo--
mia is vacation trip to China and Japan,
concluding With a return to his home by way
of the Isthmus Canal.
He avails himself of the opportunity
afforded by the State Fair to acquire an in.
telligent understanding of the material re.
sources and the condition of agriculture and
manufactures in California. His visit to the
State Fair is in the spirit of interested in.
quiry. and his intimate, practical knowledge
of agriculture, mining and manufactures,
added to bis broad general information, will
make the State Fair an occasion of great in-
terest to him. He will remain in Sacramento
during the remaining days of the fair, and
his stay in California will be extended about
one month.
Mr. Charles Crocker and Miss Hattie
Ctocker, accompanied Sir Sidney and Lady
Wsterlow to this city last evening.