Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-09
California,s Exhibit at New orleans

The opposition in the Senate on Friday
to Assembly Bill No. los, appropriating
$1,000 to enable the State OF California to
make proper exhibit of the industrial re-
sources of the State at the New Orleans Ex-
position, brought Colonel Andrews, the
Commissioner for California, up to Sacra-
mentO last night bristling with indignation
at the statements which were made with
regard to his dereliction of duty as Com
missioner In a conversation last night he
said he was willing to give the Southern
Pacific Railroad all the credit due them,
and desired to acknowledge that they had
done great deal more even than
he had asked Of them, but at
the same time he thought the
Commissioner was entitled to some
little credit for what he had done In re-
gard to Senator Lynch's statement, that the
Commissioner had not secured the space
allotted to California, he had to say that he
had written, in the first instance asking
for 10000 square feet for the California ex-
hibit, and the Commissioners of the Expo
stion replied that that was more than any
State could be allowed, and finally he had
to accept p 900 square feet. which is Il
larger space than is occupied by any State,
with the exception of Texas. This space
was secured and is held by the Commits
sioner for California precisely on the same
terms as that held by other States Con-
timing, he said The fruit exhibit from
California, which is spread upon 240 tables,
attracts great deal Of attention No other
State approaches California in this line,
the next largest exhibit of fruit only occu-
pying forty tables Hands off" is the
strict rule enforced by the other exhibitors !;
,Jf, I-ba he ha oil a
exhibit he is frequently asked TO help
himself, the contrast creating much favora-
bic comment. When the season comes we
intend to send shipments Of fresh fruit and
vegetables every day, and visitors will at
once be made acquainted with California
generosity and the quality of our pro-
ducts. a tank is also being prepared
in which it is intended to forward
some live salmon. Among other attrac-
tons in the exhibit OF our State, there
are 10000 small TASKS of Naglce brandy TO
be presente! to visitors also, two tifty-gal
lon casks Of the same, with gold hoops
and silver faucets, the contents Of which
Will also be used to disseminate a knowl-
edge of the quality of California brandy.
To keep the exhibit in good condition and
provide for the shipments OF fresh perish
able articles is what the money desired will
be mostly used for. Some of it Will
also be gsed in purchasing several
hundred copies of the Resources Of Calitor-
nh, and other books giving information
about our State, which will be distributed
to persons seeking such information. An
arrangement has been made with the South
ern Pacific Railroad by which they have
agreed to take the exhibit, at the expiration
cf the New Orleans Exposition, and de-
liver il free OF cost at the Exhibition which
is to be held in Antwerp in July. Thence
it will be removed by the same company,
also free of cost, to an Exhibition which
takes place in Londoh in October, thus Civ
ing an immense number of people an OPP
portunity to study our resources. Under
these circumstances, the Colonel said, he
hoped the Senate would act for the best in
terests of the State and pass the bill imme-
diately, so that the best possible results ma
bp obtained