Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-31
THE G. A. r. IN ARMS.
Correspondence Concerning the Proposed
Visit of the Veterans to Sacramento.

NEWCASTLE, Cal, March 80, 1886.
EDS. RECORD UNION: The interest mani
Tested upon your part in urging the advis-
ability of fruit fair to be held in Sacra-
mento, under the auspices of the G. A. T.,
at the time Of the approaching National
Encampment at San Francisco, leads me to
speak out upon the subject. There will be
larger number of Eastern people in Cali
fornla on that occasion than has ever been
IN the State, as visitors, at any one time,
and, you will pardon me for the egotism,
they will be of class than whom no more
intelligent and energetic can be found
men who are not afraid to act when inter
ested, and if we can succeed in showing
them what is being done in northern and
central California, and at the same time
get them to understand that there is room
for more, we will not only be doing our
section good, but comforting a favor on
many of them, whom we may induce to
come among US.
The ex-soldier is just the stamp of man
to make good citizen of this State. They
have fought for and know how to appreci-
ate American citizenship; they are broad
minded, and are not backward in propos-
ing and carrying forward new and difficult
enterprises, and California cannot get too
many such men.
The sections of country that made so adj
mirable a showing in citrus fruit last win
ter on so short notice and under difficulties
can make such a showing next August in
decduous fruits as will make our visiting
comrades from the East think they have
come to veritable wonderland We can,
beyond doubt, show them the finest fruit
OF its kind grown not in California, but in
America we can show vegetables and
grain that will furnish them n theme for
the winter gatherings for generation. In
doing so we will not, | trust, excite the
envy of our southern friends, for they run
to citrus fruit.
Again, we cannot afford to lie dormant,
when San Jose, Los Angeles. and every
section in the southern part of the State is
spending money lavishly to show their
sections and what can be done there San
Jose, TO her credit be il said is spending
tens of thousands of dollars to show
Off" We cannot expect that our sections,
even if they are favored more richly by
nature, will trot out of their own accord
and show themselves, but, on the contrary,
the people must be up and doing, or let the
golden opportunity slip. As comrade, |
earnestly ask my fellow comrades through
out northern and central California TO take
hold and let our comrades of southern Cali
fornia see that we do not propose to be out
marched in this campaign. Let every Post
appoint committee to confer with those
of Sumner and Warren Posts of Sacra-
mento, and make such showing as will
astonish ourselves, and give all others to
understand that we have had to have no
carloads from any other part to fill in"
and would have no room for them if sent
Colonel E. D. Baker Post has beat the
long roll, and is already in line upon this
question. We are waiting for other Posts
to fall in, and we can get the hearty sup
port of every fruit-raiser, grain and vegeta-
BILE grower in our sections Just as soon as
we take the initiative. More anon.
Yours for the war,
WIN. II. SCoTT,
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