Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-18
SACRAMENTO.
APPRECIATiYE TESTIMONY BY
CAREFUL OBSERVER.
Showing that Sacramento is the
Cheapest Purchasing Market
for Northern California.


The following article is from the Grass
Valley 7idngs, and is from the pen of a
representative of that vigorous journal,
who spent a recent vacation in Sacramento,
and was favorably impressed by the city
and its trade advantages:
Sacramento, the capital of our Golden
State, is situated very nearly in the geo.
graphical center of the State. Its site is
on the east bank of the Sacramento river
at the confluence of the American river
with that river. Its location is on the bot
tom lands of those streams, a region in
which the soil is fabulously fertile, pro-
ducing almost all the fruits and grains of
the temperate and tropical zones.
The city is laid out with broad, and in
the central parts paved or graveled streets,
which in summer are well sprinkled. The
streets run at right angles to each other
northerly and southerly and easterly and
westerly. Those from the water front
eastward are designated by numbers, while
from the north to the south they are known
by the letters of the alphabet This system
is very convenient, especially to strangers
visiting the city, Nearly all the streets are
well shaded by thick growth of elm, cot
touwo6d and other trees, thus giving pro-
lection against summer heat, and atlording
some of the finest drives in the State. The
Riverside drive has coast reputation.
Sacramento is well lighted by sas and
electrcity-the business streets wholly 10y
the latter. The system of electric lighting
used in Sacramento differs from most 9TH
ers. Electric lamps are suspended i'll the
center of all thorough1Ires, one Al the end
l.. I. .t..l,t
illuminate the whole street. Nearly all
the business houses are srandly lit up by
this light
Sacramento in 1850 had 4 population of
- 900 which has been increased largely rs
the years have gone by. Sacruncntans are,
as a rule, whole-souled and enterprising
people-a people who are always striving
10 help the city in which obey live, and
also are not behind-hand iii helping other
parts of the State. As Il friend said, they are
people who will make You feel at home
What more can be said OF any people
Sacramento Las several newspapers and
other publications. The most important
of these are the Sacramento REeORD-U MON
and the Sacramento Bee. The above
named papers are published daily, and
each has a weekly edition. The RECORD
Union has on its staff some of the brightest
newspaper men on the coast, and lis col
umns are always filled with all the latest
Geographic news of the world, and it is
also noted for the sound common sense
views which ii takes Of all matters.
The Bee is not behind its neighbor the
RECoRD-U UNION in the matter of news, and
it is regarded as one of the most wide
awake and cnterprising papers on the
coast.
Both the RECORD UNION and the Bee
I lf,l,
and still continue in the good work 1t is
owing to these papers that the Immigra-
ton Society of Northern California was
formed a short time since. eve believe
the idea was started in the REcoRD-U MON
Office Sacramentans point with pride to
the RECoRD-U MON and the Bee, and well
| they may DO so. for there are not more de-
serving Journals in our broad land.
Since 1881 there have been residences
and public buildings to the value of $780,,
600 erected in Sacramento. The majority
of these buildings have been small homes.
The assessed valuation of property has
increased fully 100000 since the above
date.
Sacramento is rapidly securing the trade
of northern California. And Sacramento
merchants are still reaching out and offer
ing inducements in the way of prices
which the business men of northern Cali
fornia cannot fail to grasp. 1t Is to their
interest to do So and they will and are
doing it. The Sacramento market is the
most accessible, and therefore the most
economic, as far as transportation is con-
cerned. A merchant of northern Califor-
MIA buying goods of Sacramento merchants
saves money in several ways.
First-The merchant does not have to pay
freight from San Francisco to Sacramento
I.I,
ramento merchant can give the benefit of
to his patrons.
Second The wholesale houses of Sacra-
mento have, nearly ali, warehouses on or
near the line of tie railroad. This saves
the costs Of carriage to the Sacramento mer
chant; who III turn gives his patrons their
bill Of goods at a still lower rate than could
be got elsewhere. For can ne not afford to
do so? 1t is very rarely we see at the foot
of bill of goods from Sacramento the
Ischarge of " lrayage 81 or tiraFage 50,
as is always the case when goois are got
from San Francisco.
Third-Sacramento merchants have. no
wharfage TO pay, as is the case i'll all mar
kets reached over wharvcs, and which
always finds It's way to the debit side Of
purchasers account. This item is one of
large interest to the purchaser
Fourth-A very large per cent. less is
| charged against the Sacramento merchants
| for insurance.
Fifth-The Sacramento merchants main
tain their establishments at less cost for
clerical and other hire, because of the ben
| efits of local markets, low cost of main
| tanning household, and like advantages.
! Sixth--The Sacramento merchant has q
more desirable locality for his business and
more space than has the merchant Of San
| Francisco. In Sacramento buildings are
rented in desirable localities at 81 800 a
month, while in San Francisco the same
| building in like locality rents for s., 900
or $4,000 per month. What difference
| With the difference the Sacramento mer-
! chant can pay at least half a dozen of his
| highest paid employees. Therefore cannot
he afford to sell his goods that per cent.
lower than his San Francisco competitor
| The Sacramento merchants give their GUS
toners the benefit of this important item
| also.
Scyenth-Goods can be sent in from one
to three DAYS less time from Sacramento to
! places north than from San Francisco.
Sacramento houses also hold relations
with Eastern and foreign markets as close
as do those of any other market, and the
great marts of the world, through their cor
respondents and agents, are free to them as
to any. In addition, most of them have
close relations with San Francisco houses,
which enable them to enjoy all the adj
vantageS to be reaped thereby.
Your correspondent could say much more
on this subject, and will DO so at different
intervals, but enough has been said to show
thatit is much to the interests of merchants
of northern California 10 IT, nix twice before
ignoring Sacramento as a lace in which to
trade. The reasons why re should do SC
| are obViouS and one Al, all will so ac-