Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-30
IT DOES NOT GO.

The REcoRD-UNIoN is gratiied to an
nounce that the Directors of the Northern
Citrus Fair have resolved not to forward
the fruit to the East
The reasons for this action are precisely
those advanced by the REcoRD-UNIoN
yesterday, though we do not claim for
them any special merit of originality,
since they were obvious reasons, patent on
the face of the proposition, and just such
as addressed themselves to the Directors
independently. They were fortified by the
counsel contained in the letter Of Hon. l.
n. Hoag, whose judgment in the matter is
the result of experience with fruits in
Chicago. In addition, they were the re-
Election of the sentiments of all our citi-
zens who had gwen the matter any
thought, and expressed, indeed, the practi-
cally unanimous opinion of our people.
That any intelligence whatever, even
that of bloated pretension and disgusting
ly inflated self-conceit, as represented in
our evening contemporary, failed to see
clearly why it would be very unwise and
injurious to northern California interests
to send on the exhibits now, is passing
strange.
1t is not, however, the first instance, nor
will it probably be the last, this latter ex-
ample of self-sufiicient littleness will pro-
nounce as "all bosh" suggestions and ideas
of experienced horticulturists and bust
ness men, that do not happen to accord
with Its own narrow and selfish views.
The citrus fruits are not to be forwarded
to the East because the exhibits are not in
fit condition for such removal.
Because they cannot be properly replen-
ished, the best of our fruits being gone, and
recent heavy rains having deprecated the
keeping qualities of the fag-ends and rem
nants Of the crop, which are all that can
now be had.
The oranges of the Riverside growers
who are a well-organized and wealthy
bedy-are already in the markets, the
picking season is approaching its greatest
activity, and the fruits will be rapidly sent
eastward to supply the demand stimulated
by the Florida disaster.
The Riverside people are preparing for
an early exhibition at the East of their
best fruits of all varieties, and in abun-
dance. These viii be exhibited in their
prime.
No amount of explanation at the East
would counterbalance the inevitable iudg-
ment that our fruits were sent on to stand
the test Of comparison as to quality, in
stead of being intended only to testify to
the ability of northern California to grow
citrus fruits.
The Southern California Eastern Exhib-
ition was long since arranged, and for this
section to now send exhibits East would
have been direct invitation to COMPARE
son ON our part and not on the part of our
southern rivals
Finally, it is by more than month too
late to make northern exhibit at the
East such as we can and should make to
establish the fact that our fruits are ready
for market long before those of southern
California.
These reasons ought to be sufficient, and
are, to satisfy all lntelligences except the
stubborn and self-conceited wits of our
local contemporary, of the wisdom of the
judgment of the Citrus Fair Directors.
Next year northern California will exhibit
at the East, at the proper time, and by
means of fruits fresh from the trees, of the
very best, and under the auspices of thor
ough and, we trust, permanent organiza-