Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-06

| said that we should enable the Association
to furnish inquirers with exact and rella-
; BILE information concerning Sacramento
claim for population, and to fortify them
! by exhibits of our wheat, barley, wlne
fruit, grapes, berries, hops, vegetables,
medicinal plants, etc, and with full and
detailed and reliable plats and lists of
lands, with prices, and examples of the
character of the soils, etc, If the Associa-
ton can see its way to the publication, in
addition, of immigration literature setting
forth our claims to be placed in the hands
of intending settlers, II will be Il most
! valuable aid. We remember that the
Butte delegation explicitly stated its in
tention to issue immigration literature
of that character, and that the
voice of the September conven-
ton was unanimous in the opin-
ion that it would be entirely proper for
any county to do so on its own account,
while the central body would issue its own
| pamphlets, as it has done, embracing all
| the counties, and exercise a CEN
sorship over submitted chapters by the
several counties, for such publication. We
believe Sacramento county has been very
| fairly dealt with in the first issue of the
central organizations pamphlet, but there
is a great deal more that Sacramento
can say on its own responsibility, and
| should say. Whatever room there is in
Sacramento county for additional popula-
ton should be filled; whatever claims we
have to present to intending settlers should
be now advanced The local Society is
competent and equal to the task, and it
now remains for the people to second the
efforts to be made with yigor. Some two
years ago the RECORD MON entered upon
the work of stimulating the various coun-
ties of the State to make county exhibits
at the State Fair in emulation Of the eX-
| ample of Sonoma. We frequently urged
| upon the State Board of Agriculture the
ACCESSIBILITY of sending out an agent to
organize local effort in each county to that
end as the surest way Of securing the de-
sired result The Board referred the mat
ter to the Oranges and secured the CO.
operation Of many of them, and very fair
competition was the result but there were
many counties where the Grange had no
organization, and in those we pointed out
other methods should be employed. At
the next State Fair the county exhibits in
creased in number and Importance, and
Sacramento appeared for the first time
with its agricultural exhibits grouped as
they should be. We are satisfied that it
can do great deal better still this year.
4 community has to be educated up to a
sense OF its own capabiiity very
often, and this has been true in
the matter Of county exhibits at
the State Fair. The local immigra-
ton effort will do great deal in
this direction, and teach the people the
large possibilities that reside in union
Of effort and unselfish labor for the com
mon veal. The State Fair exhibits will
probably be much larger this year. but
whether they are or not the local exhibit
in the interest Of immigration should not
be made to wait upon them. What we do
in that direction we should do now with
the opening Of spring and with earncstness.
Regarding the county exhibits at the State
Fairs we adhere to the original PROPOSE
ton that the State Fair will not be truly
representative until the Board of Agri-
culture adopt methods to secure representa-
tive exhibits Of every county. Competition
for cash premiums, which have been wisely
increased, will stimulate the prominent
counties, but there are many Of the fifty
two that can have no hope in such COM
petition, and vet they should be represent
ed. In each county local effort can be
organized to secure this desirable result if
the State Board will set about it. Itneeds
but little exercise OF the fancy to draw a
picture Of California State Exposition
with from thirty-fve TO forty OF, if rot all
the counties exhibiting in as many groups.
1t is possible to be brought about, and if
done will result in such a showing as to
attract the notice Of the entire country,
and secure for California wider attention
abroad than it has ever had, and thus con-
tribute largely to the immigration effort
now quick with energy in every prospecting
section.