Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-06
PREPARING FOR COMING TMnIGRA
TON.


In considering the methods advisable to
be adopted to invite desirable new popula.
ton to this section Of California Sacra-
mento county has a special local interest
not to he lost sight Of. The Central Immi-
grafton Association will not, of course, act
in the special interest Of any county
When the organization was originally
formed, and which had It's genesis in the
suggestions and efforts Of the RECORD
UNION, the idea was then put forward
very clearly that each county was to labor
within its own jurisdiction for It's local
benefit, and the delegates from the north
ern counties present in the convention OF
September 10Th were all agreed that while
the effort TO induce immigration should he
joint, the distribution Of the estimated
benefits should depend upon Ike diligence
Of each county working for Itself. That
is to say, there should be perfectly free and
honorable competition among the counties.
That this is the correct basis of action
there can be no question Its, therefore,
certain that if Sacramento is to have 4
quota Of the anticipated new populatioo.
she must secure It by her own Efforts. It
was debated at the FIRST meeting Of the
Sacramento Immigration Association, and
agreed that such efforts should be put
forth. and that while a general permanent
exhibit should be made under the auspicc,
Of the central organization, Sacramento
county should 10 her utmost to make her
sectional exhibit as full and informatorv
as our resources and varied products would
admit. 1t is, therefore. incumbent upon
the producers and citizens generally Of
Sacramento county to go to work at once
upon this line, and to fulfill the original
plan 50 far as it is concerned. We may
rest assured that Butte, Coiusa, Yuba, SUIT
ter, Tehama, Placer, Solano and other
counties in the district will not be hack
ward in like effort. The Sacramento
county organization is well Offered
and capable Of executing It's trust,
and will certainly DO So But it
must have the cordial cooperation Of the
people TO that end samples Of the pro
duets OF every farm and mandatory
should re forwarded to the local associa-
ton from this hour on, and within the
next three months the exhibit will be
completed, and be supplemented later in
the season by examples Of our vine and
tree growth. 1t is essential also that sam
pies Of our soil be gathered and. # posi-
bic, ana'yzed We believe the State
University is prepared to furnish these
analyses at any time. It is not needed
that an agricultural fair he set IN; the
sarnples of our products should be shown
in such compact form as 80 contribute to
the rermanency Of the exhibit, ard to ease
and intelligence in examination. For
example, half pint of grain, each
variety, grown by each contributor,
would be ample in that line. Where
samples of grain and fruit are seat in they
should be accompanied by specimens Of the
soil upon which grown; statements re-
sarding its depth, its average yield
whether irrigated or not, the precise loea-
ton, the local characteristics; the quali.y
of the water. etc, etc. There should be
shown maps of the county, also, and lists
of all lands for sale, with prices should be
prepared. This last work viii be inoum-
bent upon the Association, and beyond
placing the exhibits will entail about the
only cost that viii be incurred. Without
enlarging at greater length, it may be