Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-15
THE SECOND LESSON.

A broadly representative business man
of the central and northern section, being
addressed yesterday on the subject of
rolling on the ball now so well in mo-
ton for Central and northern California,
until the boom shall be made very mar
vel; and being asked if he would "help"
by putting his shoulder to the wheel
anew, replied: "Oh this thing will move
itself now"
A graver mistake no man interested in
Central and northern California could pos
sibly make. While the remark of the
business man may indicate his satisfaction
with the Citrus Fair, and the splendid ad-
vertisement it is for the country, it does
not indicate thoughtfulneSs upon the sub
ject SO much at heart Without the aid of
the press, we beg to ask any concerned
what would be the extent of the influence
of even the Citrus Fair? The press will
do, and has DONE its full duty, but it must
have the encouragement of all the people
by their application of personal energy and
means to the work in hand.
The idea that "this thing will move it.
self now is preposterous. We have only
just begun, scarcely that The great work
is all before us. 1t is one thing to claim,
another to prove, and still another to reap
reward. We are in the first and second
stages of the missionary work, but only
gust over their thresholds. We have
claimed, but by no means spread abroad,
the news of our claims, rs we can do. We
now prove, but we must make the triumph
of that proof echo in the uttermost corners
of the land.
A letter is before us now, written to a
prominent citizen of Sacramento by a
southern California immigration agent, who
incidentally tells what they have done in
the south. Thus Los Angeles city and
county in immigration work have spent
SS50OOO But they have received back
S6OO0O,OO0, quadrupled the population Of
both city and county, vastly augmented
the totals of the assessment roll, and con-
sequently greatly lessened taxation. while
lands have gone up to fabulous prices and
business has never experienced such activ-
ity, This is single example.
Here is the Boston Herald saying that
$4,000 people are booked for winter excur-
sions from the East to southern California
this winter. And we have advices that
1000 of the number have already arrived
Two thousand of these have come within
the last week.
Move itself?" On the contrary. the
momentum the Citrus Fair, the press, the
immigration Associations and the railroad
companies have given to the present move
ment of immigration will stop as short a.
If 1t had encountered an immovable wall
If the idea takes hold of the men who
ought to be enterprising, that enough
has been DONE" For we have done moth
ing comparatively. Compared to what We
must do, we have not even begun. TIL,
reward is worth the struggle But as ex
cellence and gain come not without labor
let us have no more talk of things mani
mate moving by their own volition. The
thing" will move, it ought to move, il
does moves, but it must be kept moving
and increasing in momentum by applied
human force
We have a magnificent country. Thi:
Central and northern California section il
broader, better, more productive, showered
oftener and more generously by the bless.
ings of Heaven than any other sec.
ton in all the States heritage. Fortu.
nately for Central and northern Califor.
MIA, the men who think enough has been
done are very few and wide apart. The
mass of our people are enthused, but it i.
the enthusiasm of solemn conviction, earn.
est truth, unwavering faith in this immi.
grafton work, and they do not propose to
let go, or to look back.