Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-24
SOME TART COMMENTS
On the Worlds Fair Commissioner from
California.
[Los Angeles Herald. |


From quite number of sources, respecta-
BILE in character, complaints reach us that
the $4,000 appropriated by the State of
California in aid of the exhibit of this COM
monwealth at New Orleans have not been
expended with the public spirit and Judi
cious distribution naturally looked for in
the administration of fund of such de-
scription. 1t was generally understood
that Mr.. Andrews exhibited considerable
indifference to his appointment until he
had learned that Director-General Burke
had appropriated the sum of $1,000 to each
of the States and Territories. At this stage
the Commissioner from California is be-
lieved to have pricked up his ears, and
when the prospect of the appropriation of
an additional sum by the State of Califor-
MIA became apparent, Mr. Andrews showed
that change had come over the spirit of
his dream. He appointed local deputies,
but it is not said that he gave them any
portion of the money which he had drawn,
including $4,000 from the State and 81 500
of the $1,000 allotted by Director Gen
eral Burke from the Exposition Fund.
He arrived at New Orleans at a COM
paratively late day, and at a time when
most of the good which accrues to this
section from the Exposition had been &C
complished. AS we have been advised. his
principal OUTLAWS have been for remodel
ing the California headquarters, the total
expense, it is claimed, not exceeding $500
or $500. The leading feature of his efforts
has been thought by dispassionate observ-
ers to have been in the line of exhibiting
his own jewelry specialties as the Diamond
King of California. He has not succeeded
in making himself agreeable to his fellow
Commissioners from other States and Ter
ritorieS or rumor sadly bellies him. In
one case, that of Frank Kimball, of Ma
tional City, San Diego county, a consign-
ment of citrus and other fruits, whose send
ing had been invited by Mr.. Andrews, was
allowed to lie at the New Orleans freight
depot because the California Commissioner
would not pay the charges. 1t was only
made available to swell the Southern Cal
ifornia display at Horticultural Hall
through the liberality of Californian then
at New Orleans, who paid the charges
himself, taking his chances of reimburse
ment. Mr.. Andrews principal efforts, as
we have been informed, have been directed
to claiming all the credit for the energy
and liberality shown by the Southern
Pacific Railway, which corporation
kept Majo Truman at the Crescent City for
months, and which had collected and car
RED gratis to New Orleans the principal
California exhibits, always excepting Mr..
Andrews jewelry specialties In addition
that company has constantly maintained
there, at its own charge their agent, an en-
ergetic and capable young man, who worked
for the best interests of the whole State.
The California Commissioner has shown
himself notably Indifferent to the interests
of southern California 1t is asserted that
S. E. Peasants, who maintained for months
a most creditable exhibition of Los Angeles
honey-the finest ever made in the world
at his own expense, and gave it away Law
ishly to all who desired to sample the de-
ic1ous staple, after being promised $75
month from Mr.. Andrews for three months,
only received this trifling stipend for one
month. The Diamond King" however,
has been very careful to maintain police
man TO keep guard night and day over his
diamonds and other bijouterie, and doubt
less the State pays for this. Altogether the
HeFuld would like to hear better accounts
of the California Commissioner to the New
Orleans Exposition than have thus far
reached US. When found it will make a
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