Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-10-26
THE CITRUS FAIR.
A Fine Orange and Lemon Crop-The
Success of the Fair Assured.

| Since II has been Oilclaily annoUhcSu
that the annual citrus fair for northern and
/ Central California should be held in this
city, commencing December 18th, commu-
nications are pouring in from every quarter,
saying that the crop in this most-favored
belt never was so promising as at this time.
That the exhibition will be the grandest
ever held in this State is beyond doubt,
and that it will cause CONSERVATION, sur
prise and admiration when the same ex-
hibits are put upon exhibition in Chicago
between the holidays goes without saying.
| Chicago at that time will be mantled IN a
dreary waste of snow, and the Los Angeles
country will be at least three months be-
hind US, as none of their fruit will be tit to
market before the first or middle OF March.
| Yesterday the Executive Committee of
| the Citrus Fair Association met in the
chambers of the Sacramento Board of
Trade, where they listened to remarks by
H. NJ. Van Arman, immigration Agent of
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
He said he was very much in favor OF the
proposed Citrus Fair. This section needed
something of the kind to cause our own
people to awaken to a sense OF appreciation
of the many blessings they enjoy. They
are at least twenty-five years behind in this
matter. They don't even know the extent
and value of the resources of their own
county. He was creditably informed that
the last Citrus Fair astonished many OF our
own people, as it did strangers who beheld
| it. If the people are so ignorant OF their
own locality, of the possibilities of their soil
and climate, is it to be wondered at that
this section is comparatively unknown in
the regions from which immigration comes?
| 1t is different with Los Angeles, and, in
| fact, all of southern California. Every
resident of the south is, in measure, an
| immigration agent The glories of their
climate, the productiveness of their soil,
| the deliciousness of their fruits is heralded
everywhere; their agents have gone into the
country from which their wealth is now
pouring; their pamphlets are scattered
| broadcast, until there is not hamlet in the
| far East a tireside in the Northwest, where
the orange groves of the south have not been
discussed, read about and talked over and
over until Los Angeles has become a
SYNONYM for land of sunshine and
oranges, a place where flowers ever bloom,
the sanitarium of America. lie had visit
ed the Los Angeles and Riverside exhibits
of citrus fruits in Chicago in March
last. and was confident that it had
done much toward setting tide of
immigration toward the south, that is in
| fusing new life into that section of the
State, causing boom in real estate and a
settlement of vacant lands with a thrifty
population that is unparalleled in the his
tory of our State. The people of the south
ern portion of the State deserve the success
they have achieved they are all workers !;
| they are unanimous in booming their own
| locality. This section of the State is equal
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many respects vastly superior. The climate
! of this section is much better than that of Los
Angeles, our soil averages better, in fact, is
all good, and while the southern fields are
parched nine months in the year and have
! a scarcity of water the other three, water is
ever plentiful here, and there is nothing
that our soil produces that cannot be grown
better here without irrigation than it
can in the south. The diversity
of cur crops, the cheapness of our soil, the
superior advantages that are offered the
immigrant, are facts that should be made
known in the East Your exhibition
should be placed in a building on Clark
street in Chicago, no admission fee charged,
but have it open to the inspection of the
world. Let them behold in mid winter
what your December sun and productive
soil is doing for you, that no other section
of the Union can boast of. in order to
make this success in order to advertise
the capabilities of this section, the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company authorized him
TO state that they would furnish free trans
portation to Chicago of all the exhibits, and
two individuals who accompany it. He
himself would stay with the exhibition,
use all his endeavors to make the most OF
the advertisement, and extend it to others
of the great cities of the Northwest.
| He advised them to also send along with
their citrus fruits exhibits of their corn,
wheat, potatoes, vegetables, and all the
products of the soil Make the exhibit as
He was positive that the oranges grown at
| Newcastle, 0roville, Marysville, Sacra-
mento, and other places throughout this
valley and the foothills, were of superior
quality in every respect. They were
larger of a richer color, more delicate in
flavor, and three months earlier than those
of the south He had just completed a
tour of this section and he had ascertained
that 10000 families could here find homes,
all the land they wished to purchase at an
average of from so to S25 per acre. Lands
superior in every respect TO those that are
selling in southern California at from $500
TO $500 per acre.
NATIONAL GRANGE EXHIBIT.
Senator William Johnston, Master of the
State Grange, appeared before the commit
tee, and stated that he left in few days
for Philadelphia, where he goes to repre-
sent this State in the National Grange. 1t
is customary at the sessions of the National
Grange to have exhibits of the products OF
the soil from every State in the Union.
This had become quite an important feat
ure and as the Grange was largely attended
by representative men from every portion
of the Union, each State sought to make as
good showing as possible, and in order to
assist in that direction, space was allotted
for the exhibit of each section. He was
very anxious that California's wonderful
and varied products should be fairly rep
resented, and, if so, he was sure
she would not suffer by way of COM
parison with any other section OF the
Union. He recommended the taking back
of a large and varied assortment of dried
fruits, such as raisins, French prunes, etc.
He also desired to have an abundance oil
them to give away-to allow those who
visited the exhibit to partake. He thought
there should be samples of oranges, grapes
and all the green fruits obtainable, as well
as all the cereals. ANY one who is willing
to contribute 10 this laudable exhibit are
requested to leave the same with Strong &
Co. in this city. Tho dried fruits should
be put up in small packages, with glass
covers, with the card of the exhibitor and
the name of the variety underneath the
glass, where it can be plainly seen, The
railroad company has agreed to carry this
exhibit to Chicago free of charge.
The committee passed resolutions to The
effect that they would accept the offer o
the railroad company, rendering vote o
! thanks for the same, and that the citru:
exhibit at Chicago should be made as sug
gested.
They also passed a resolution indorsins
the suggestion of Senator Johnston regard
ing his Philadelphia exhibit, promising Il
render him all the aid possible.
2. E. Platt, Chairman of the committe
on collection and transportation of fruit
, and other exhibits for the Citrus Fair, la
received numerous letters from Director
! resident in the several counties of Contra
, California, and all give promise of the mos
, hearty cooperation in furnishing exhibit
: for the approaching exhibition.
CIunie Opera House.
Marshalrs japanese troupe drew fai
house last night. 1t deserved better, an
! will surely get it tonight. There are min
t members of the company. Eight perform
I, The ninth, as bright and lively little cha
= as one might wish TO see, and who conf
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