Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-13
THE CITRUS FAIR.
Bright Outlook for a Successful Exhibition
-General Interest and Premiums.

Auf1Ct> lOul All 1dIlS Wltlln the ClITu.
belt of Central and northern California be
ing received by the Committee on Collec
ton of Exhibits. assure most hearty con.
currence in the work of the Citrus FAN
Association, and promise very extended
contributions for display. both in quantity
and variety of productions. The list Of
premiums, which has already been indi-
| Gated in the columns Of the RECORD UNION
will be valuable and attractive. The Com
mittee on Premiums will in a few DAYS
commence their work OF canyassing for
grants of special articles to be awarded al
the coming fair, aud these will be numer-
Gus and such as will be highly priced by
those among the competitors who are so
| fortunate as TO win them. In advance OF
| the commencement of the canvass for this
| purpose, L. L. Lewis & Co., of this CITY.
have donated to the committee the elegant
nickel plated Garland range. which took
the first premium at the last Michigan State
Fair, and the highest award at the recent
State Fair IN this city. 1t is valued at S15e,
and will be offered as a special prize for
| some class of exhibit at the Citrus Fair in
December. Others will promptly follow
the good example as soon as the Commit
tee on Premiums commence their work.
THE CHICO CHRONICLE
OF the i1th, speaking of the approaching
Citrus Fair, says:
"0ur citizens should bear in mind the
fact that the Citrus Fair opens at Sacra-
| mentO on the 18th OF next month, and will
afford another excellent opportunity for
advertising Butte county and her wonder
ful resources. Every man who has oranges
or lemons growing should take care of
them, and consider it his duty to SEE that
| our county is well represented by fine speci-
| mems in that line, as well as other fruits
and products of our fertile soil. A large
quantity of any one fruit is not desirable
| as well-assorted variety of the best of
your oranges, lemons, other fruits and
nuts-in fact, whatever you have. Let us
prove to the world that old Butte is not
behind her sister counties in growing any
thing. In view of the probability that the
exhibit may be moved from Sacramento
and shown also in Chicago, it behooves US
to do our best. If we expect Eastern men
and Eastern capital to come to US we must
advertise our county well and fully, and no
better way of doing this exists than to
show them what we can produce. We con-
tidently expect that Butte county will again
bear off first honors at the coming fair, but
to do this we must make an effort
Our esteemed neighbor makes mistake
in the date fixed by the Association for
opening the fair. Instead of the 18th it is
the 18th, and is expected to close on the
18th. In all other points our contempo-
rary is eminently correct, aid gives its
readers excellent words of wisdom as TO
the urgency of every county doing everv-
thing in its power to make known its Won
derful resources. to the end that largely
increased and desirable population from
the Eastern States may be attracted TO our
broad fertile and unoccupied lands.
THE "cAusroGIAY,"
Urging the people Of Napa valley to be up
and doing concerning the work of making
known the wonderful resources of that
favored locality, wisely says From the
18th to the 18th of next month the Central
California Citrus Fruit Association holds its
second exhibition or fair at Sacramento.
The one held there few months ago ac-
complished great deal of good for Central
California. The exhibition showed many
people at home much that they did not
know, and also convinced people of the
East that southern California is not by any
means the only point in the State where
| fine fruits, etc, may be successfully grown.
| The result was that many people suhse-
| ties from which fruits were sent, and many
| immigrants have also located in those sec
| tions-attracted thither by reading and
learning of the climate and fruits. The
people interested in the fair were much
pleased with the good work accom-
plished so easily At the COM
ing exhibition people of this val
ley should by all means send any
citrus fruits they may have, or in fact any
other kind of fruits that are fine, also nuts,
flowers, etc. The opportunity should not
be lost. All articles in a good state of
preservation at the close of the exhibition
are to be taken to Chicago and shown there
for several days. 1t will be good adver-
tisement for the localities where the people
become interested. If we wish TO attract
attention to this beautiful valley and induce
people to come here, an effort must be
made, and this seems to be a verv good
opportunity. Southern California has ex-
pended very many thousands of dollars in
advertising in various ways and the result
of their labor, expenditures and persever-
ance, is noticeable on every hand by the
visitor there. Had Napa Vaieyans pur-
sued the course that people of the south
ern counties have, this valley would
to-day contain from fifty to seventy-five per
cent. more people than it does, and the pros
perity OF all would be StllI greater than
that OF those here at present. We are all
too easily satisfied. We know that we have
the most beautiful valley on the coast, I'M.
surpassed climate for comfort, fertile soil,
and in fact everything necessary for pros
perity aud desirable home and the opinion
therefore prevails among the possessors of
this locality that its many attractions are
themselves sufficient to advertise the val
ley. But the trouble is enough people
seeking homes do not happen to come
here. They go where they are induced TO
go by fruit exhibits, by advertisements,
circulars, pamphlets, etc. We should all
display more enterprise, life and energy,
and less penuriousness in this matter. Res
idents of the valley though prosperous,
might be enjoying far greater prosperity
and wealth. Let all awake and be up fully
to the requirements of the times. Let US
obtain, in an honorable manner something
that God did not leave in this locality at
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