Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-18
THE FAIR AND THE RESULT.

The Citrus Fair closes tonight. 1t has
repaid all the cost and labor it has in
volved, in proving the capacity of the re-
gion illustrated by its exhibits. 1t is now
10 be transferred to Chicago, for the pur-
pose Of discussing the public mind at the
East of false impressions that have been
made. That it Will successfully do so, we
have no doubt whatever. There remains
to this people now the duty of reaping
the harvest of all this sowing of seed. 1t
is to be accomplished only by self-saerifice,
hard work and dignifed but persistent eff
fort. After all such remarkable manifesto
tions of energy, relaxation succeeds. 1t is
inevitable there will be a period of rest.
But in this case there is 70 need for long
breathing SPELL" We shall very soon be
called upon to chronicle the result of the
exhibition in Chicago, and that, we are
justified in anticipating, will be of graft
flying character. There will naturally fol-
low gathering together Of energies to put
the scheme of a permanent exhibition
squarely upon its feet. Sacramento city
and county will do their share in attaining
the desired end. If we are to trust to the
enthusiastic prophecies Of the representa-
tives at the fair from the counties north
and west of US, there will be given by our
neighbors the liberal aid to the project es-
sential to its success. 1t is prac-
ticable scheme, and one that bears
upon its face all the evidences of wisdom.
The permanent exhibition, if to be set up
at all, should be speedily put in place, for
the reason that between the middle of Feb
ruary and the close of the summer season
of 1887 we may reasonably expect the
largest ingress Of homeseekers known in
the history of the State Care must be
exercised not TO run to wild enthusiasm on
this subject. There is need for rapid
action, but we should avoid even the ap-
pearance of anxiety to work up an unnat-
ural excitement; there is no need for it,
since all the claims of this section are so
well grounded that there is not particle
of necessity for artificial stimulation. The
natural, reasonable, earnest and proud
presentation Of them will command respect
and lead no one to impugn our motives.
The future of the northern and central
sections is assured; it is to be one of home
building, resource-developing capital-in-
vesting, labor-employing. Natural forces
tend to bring it about; what we need TO do
is to hasten the coming by supplementing
them with earnest human energy, by hon
est, cool, manly efforts, that cannot suggest
the mean suspicion that we are presenting
only the bright side. We want no one to
come here under misapprehension, or the
idea that labor is not needed, that self
sacrifice, a goodly output of physical and
mental energy, are unnecessary here. We
want no drones or laggards, but earnest
men and women with means, push, frugal
habits, liberal ideas and a willingness to
labor and to deserve, Such are they who
are coming now. Others like them can be
led this way also by the thousand, and the
proposed permanent exhibition seems to US
to be one of the most conservative, direct
and comprehensive means to be employed
to that end.