Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-03
sAcRAMENTo's OPPORTUNITY.

A large number of the counties of the
State will be specially represented at the
Cotton Centennial Exposition at New Or
leans We may take it for granted that no
exhibit from California will there be in
place, not tabled with the name and descrip-
ton in brief of the locality from which it
halls. A very general effort is being made
throughout the State by a number of active
agencies to have California well represented
Among these are the Fruit Growers Asso-
citation, the State Immigration Association,
the Land Agency of the Central Pacific Rail
road, the official Commissioner, Colonel An
drews; the Mining Bureau, the Wine-Grow-
ers' and Wool-Growers' Associations. the
commercial bodies of San Francisco, and
others. 1t becomes matter of concern,
therefore, to ask what is being done with
regard to Sacramento county being fairly
represented at the great Exposition. So far
as e,can learn, with one exception, moth
ing Mas yet been done. Whatever benefits
are to accrue from exposure of our products
at New Orleans, should i'll part come to
Sacramento county. But we may rest
assured that nothing will be done for us by
others. We must take care of our own con-
Germs. The time is short and whatever is
done must be entered upon at once. 1t has
been suggested that at the first meeting of
the new immigration Association TO held
tomorrow afternoon, this matter should be
brought up, and that the association while
getting ready for its other and extended
labors, can do no better than TO take hold
of this New Orleans business, and see to it
that Sacramento has fair representation
among the other counties. We know, for
instance, that Butte, San Diego, Suffer, So
mona, and San Joaquin will be specially
prominent with their county exhibits. We
know too that the fine county exhibit of
Sacramento at the late State Fair will, in
greatest part, be forwarded to New Orleans
But, outside of and independent from that
showing, We should make other efforts
first to add to that county exhibit; sec
Ond, to assure ourselves that the articles are
shown with full credit to Sacramento :;
third, to see that some one is chosen to rep
resent the county at the fair; fourth, to
provide literature regarding our claims for
increased population. There will be, doubt
less, several of cur philosophical citizens
III attendance at the Exposition from time
to time between December and the last OF
April next, the period of the continuance
OF tie fair Possibly some one of these
may be induced to remain the whole ses-
sion, and to specially represent this county.
1t will be an economic measure to have a
special representative, to whom inquirers
may apply. But if this is deemed imprac-
tlcable, we may at least prepare and fur
nish for distribution among the people
who visit the California section concise
document containing reliable information
regarding this portion of the State, and es-
pecially the desirability of Sacramento
county as place of residence. and for en-
gaging in manufacturing, agriculture, hor-
ticulture, viticulture, etc. Such a docu-
ment-nOt too extended-can easily be pre-
pared in time for the opening, and q mill
ion or more copies worked from stereo-
type plates at a cost not at all large when
the benefits of such distribution are taken
into account. In short, the New Orleans
Exposition presents work for the new I'M
migration Association ready to its hand,
and to neglect which will be to neglect a
specially favorable opportunity TO invite
attention to our county. The suggestion
would therefore appear to be wise one,
and we trust that the meeting tomorrow
will commend the matter to the Board of
Directors to be chosen, with request that
immediate action be taken. This opporm-
nifty TO begin a good work is a rare good
one, and should not be allowed to escape
us, as we know it will not some of our
neighbOrs