Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-17
LESSONS OF The FAIR.

New that the State Fair is over, it is
timely to reflect upon some of it's lessons,
and not one is more prominent than this
the possibilities of the State Agricultural
Society have barely been entered upon.
While the management of the Socisty has
been earnest, and the officials diligent, it is
perfectly evident that the people will re-
spond to broader and bolder schemes.
There is no reason now, for instance, why,
by early preparation and personal repre-
aentation Of the Board in every county in
the State, there should not be next year
an entire wing of the Pavilion filled with
classified county exhibits. These slone
would constitute a remarkable and pro-
foundly interesting exposition of the wealth
and resources OF the State. With fifty
two counties making such exhibits as was
made by Sonoma county this year we could
with perfect confidence invite the world to
oritioise our fair. But we cannot secure
any such exhibition as that simply by so.
Letting the counties officially to make up
exhibits. The only way such work can
be accomplished will be by sending into
each county broadly intelligent repre-
sentative Of the State Board of Agricult-
ure, to arrange all the details for the expo.
sition and to form local boaEds of manage
ment to prepare the exhibits. This is not
only possible, but it is perfectly certain
that it can be done. The State So
ciety cannot make better fnan.
ciai investment To- day than to en-
ploy two or three thoroughly competent
and representative men, at good salaries,
TO engage in such a work at date not
later than March, since the work will re.
quire considerable time, as the territory to
be traversad is SO broad-indeed, the time
will not be too great, if the work should be
entered upon at once. These county ex-
hibits gathered for next year could then be
Transferred at small cost to the New Or.
leans Worlds Fair, to open in that city in
December, 1884, or at least such selections
could be made from them by the State
Commission as should be deemed advisa-
ble. Such an exhibition next year will be
worth more than thousand acres of ex-
hibits Of pianos, sewing machines, and the
like, and will utterly removs the criticism
that the fair does not represent the pro-
ductive interests of the State. Such an
exhibition will command the attention of
the entire coast, and draw to the fair the
strangers from al parts. It will make the
State Fair in its truest sense representa-
tive of the resources of California, and
thoroughly an agricultural and mechanical
exposition. This is but one of the posi-
bilities for the State Board of Agriculture.
There arc others quite as important, and
quite as easy of attainment, but they can
well be reserved for the present, as they
are topics demanding somewhat extended
consideration. 1t may be remarked now,
however, that Sacramento should find in
the late exhibition suggestion of special
possibilities for her in the matter of aid to
the society by provision in the line
of entertainment for its guests On q
scale in excess of anything heretofore
attempted. As mere matter of business
enterprise, we can take lesson from San
Francisco in her successful effort to enter
tain the Knights Templsrs in August,