Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-08
AN APPEAL.
Sacramento County Exhibit at the New
Orleans Exposition.

county at the approaching Worlds Fair at
New Orleans. The consultation resulted in
directing the Secretary to send out at once
the following letter, prepared by him, TO be
distributed throughout the county, with a
view to procure from the people immediate
contributions OF productions for the object
named:
OFFICE OF THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY,
IMMIGRATION ASSOCIATION,
| SACRAMENTO. october 7, 1881
Dear Sir: We respectfully call your attention
to the following circular issued by the Central
Pacific Railroad Company
"SAN Francisco, September l, 1884.
| ain default of proper provision on the part OF
the State for suitable representation OF Callior-
MIA at the coming Worlds Fair at New orleans,
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, realiz-
ing the great Importance to this section OF sucn
representation, has volunteered to make amends
for this omission. The company Is now able to
announce to the residents of the Pacific coast
that good and crcditable display of its varied
products, natural and manufactured Will be
made at the Worlds InduSt ial and Cotton Cen
tennial Exposition to be held in the city OF New
Orleans, La, commencing December ], 1881, and
closing May 81 1885,
"For many months this company has been
engaged in making arrangements to accomplish
this object Almost every section OF the state
has been visited by an agent OF the company Tor
the purpose of arranging for samples for this
Exposition. Many interesting things have al
ready been gathered and every train that ar
~
collection Arrangements have been made so
that in many sections various organizations or
special committees selected for the purpose, are
making collections of everything OF interest in
those particular localities.
| " Everyone understands the value of such an
exhibit to this coast. All those who can con-
tribute any samples of the products of the soil,
the factory, the mill or mine are earnestly re-
| quested to do so. Euey such sample tpW be care
fully labeled to sho,0 the name and rdriety Of the
tic the erdct place tctere qrOlrn or made, and the
| name Of the producer or the manufacturer. Each
contributor thus becomes an exhibitor, and will
be entitled to receive any and all premiums to
which, under the rules of the Exposition, his
| contribution may be entitled.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Company
| viii receive at its various stations, and will
| transport to San Francisco, or to such other
points as will be most convenient all samples
| contributed to the Pacific coast exhibit At the
proper time these things will be taken to New
| Orleans, unpacked and arranged i'll the space
set apart for this purpose. The railroad COM
the transportation and exhibition of collections.
Competent persons will be in attendance during
the Exposition to care for and to explain the
articles exhibited.
| e" All samples should be directed to T H. Good
man, G. p. and T. A., c. 2. II. R., care J. 7. Ca
rothers, Station Baggage Master, Oakland Ferry,
San Francisco. Printed shipping tags, and any
further information in regard to articles intend
ed for exhibition at this Exposition, and in re-
gard TO their transportation to New Orleans,
will be furnished upon application to J. r.
| y. L. H.
| Co.. San Francisco. J. A. FILLMORE,
General superintendent"
| 1t is of great importance that Sacramento
county have her products represented at the
| Worlds Fair Our sister counties are taking
| deep interest in having their products properly
represented, and we cannot afford to silently let
this opportunity pass. If you will not be di-
rectly benefited, you are sure to be indirectly TO
u very great extent
No doubt you have been leaving this matter
for others to attend to, the result of which is
the contributions from our county, so far, have
| been only few samples of dried fruit from
| Florin and few samples of grain, etc.
| What can y0a do towards helping Sacramento
| county to make the most meritorious display?
We wish to procure fine samples of hops, fresh
and preserved fruits an exhibit from our manu-
| featuring institutions such WOODEN mills,
brick-yards, potterieS, canned fruit, -four, etc.
If you can render any assistance please call at
| the Office OF our Secretary, 22i X street, where
| further information will be given.
| You will be put to no expense whatever.
Transportation free. As shown by above from
railroad office, the producers names viii be
placed upon all exhibits at the Worlds Fair.
| Trusting you viii give this your immediate
attention, we are, Yours very truly,
a. S. HOPKINS, President,
| WV. INGRAM, JR., Secretary.
| Let all citizens of Sacramento county.
upon seeing this appeal, Immediately
consider whether they cannot contribute
| something to the stock of materials for the
J exhibit and place whatever they may be
| able to bring in at once in the hands of the
| Secretary.
FREE LIBRARY MEETING.-Th Board of
Trustees of the Public Library met at their
office in the Library building last evening,
Present-W. C. Fitch, President; Add. C.
Hinkson, Vice President; f. Lenoir, A. s.
Hopkins, and 5. II. Gerrish, Secretary
The report Of the Librarian for the month
of September was read, as follows
Number of books issued during the month,
! 2,S03-ciassified as follows: Fiction, 2,49l
| history, Sc; biography, 81; travel and ad-
venture. IS; miscellaneous literature, 113;
religion, %; poetry and drama, 81 science
and art, 81. Average number issued per
day, 81. Percentage Of fiction, So; amount
of fines collected, S14 So number of cat
alogues sold, 2; number of books repaired
in library by librarians 60; number of
| books rebound and bound, l04. The
thanks of the Board were rendered unani-
mously to Miss Ina d. Coobrith, of Oak
| land for a bound copy ofherpoems. The bill
for crawling street, from Seventh Thir-
teenth $SS, and sewer in alley $50, caused
! long discussion, the Trustees deeming it
unjust, in view of the fact that the library
| fund had been reduced at the tax levy last
spring 81 900 and it now being very low
They held that it should have been paid
| from the general fund of the city. The bill
finally passed by vote of / toll. Museum
of Antiquity by 7. 5. Haines, illustrated,
was ordered purchased The following
bills were ordered paid: Pacific Mutual
Life Insurance Co., SD; Capital Gas Co,
| $16 20; City of Sacramento, Sl0S; Theodor
Berendsahn, $51 IS; W T. Osborn, $50;
Geo. Blatner, $l4; II. ID. Noyes SIS Is;
Lewis & Johnston, $Il; Jessie Slaughter.
SIS; Capital Ice Il Coal Co, S. 10; J. |.
Aiken, Sc 50. The Board then adjourned.
Success OF THE. GRENADE" EXPERT
MENr.-The Harden Fire Grenade exhibit
ton last night drew an immense crowd A
twcnty-foot wooden chimney, drenched
with coal oil and tar, when fired, and shoot
| ing up flame like q furnace, was put ont by
two grenades broken at the foot, and in IA
| few seconds, and even the charred wood
showed no live Goals remaining. \ pine
board structure, about 10 by S feet, with
! three-foot ends, and open on one side. was
| coated with tar, and piled full nearly to the
top with long pine kindling, daubed with
| tar and drcnched by coal oil When all on
fire, and at an intense heat, six grenades
broken at the foot put out every particle of
flame in five or six seconds, leaving but
! few embers that soon died. This latter
/ structure was 10 represent lire III q lathed
| wall. In q close room, it was evident the
grenade would have been still more effect
i've. The experiment was q complete sue
cess, and drew out warm concentrations.
FULL OF YEARs-Cyrus Wheeler, ST.,
father of C. T. Wheeler, of this city, died
at Elyria, Ohio on the 9Th instant, after a
protracted illness, and at 81 years of age
The deceased spent some time in this city,
some years ago on visit with his son and
! was quite well known here. A prominent
gentleman Of this city, who knew him
| Familiarity here and at the East, remarked
yesterday Z" He was scrupulously honest
and largc-heartcd man. His generosity
was proverbial, and his benevolence was
only bounded by his ability. He had been
a member of the Baptist Church from early
manhood, and all his life illustrated his
! Christian character"
DIED AT MICHIGAN BAR.-Albert Lamb,
a highly-respected young man, and well
known throughout Sacramento county,
died Monday evening at his home at Mich
igan Bar He was the son of Larkin Lamb
at one time a Supervisor of this county, and
| who was killed some years ago by an acci-
dent mt Lambs bridge, on the Costumes
He was 81 years of age, and the last sur
vivor of the Lamb family.
RAILROAD HosPITAL-Thc following is