Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-11
Sacramento in Eastern Eyas.


Z. Whitcomb, editor of the telegraph,
published at Friend, Nebraska, was one of
the press party from that State that visited
California short time since. The follow
ing appears in that journal under date of
September Cd concerning the visit of the
party to Sacramento:
Leaving San Francisco we took the early
train for Sacramento, where We were met
at the depot by delegation of citizens and
members of the Pioneers. We were driven
around the city to the hail of the Pioneer
Association of Sacramento, where bounti-
full lunch was spread, and which was par
taken Of with hearty cheer, liberally sand
wiched with toasts, ably responded to on
both sides after which we again took seats
in carriages for q visit to the California
Legislature, then in session, and visit to
the Art Galleryran institution donated to
the city by Mrs. Grocker, and worth over
S500,00 We were also treated 10 visit TO
the old fort erected by Colonel Suffer dur
ing the early settlement OF Sacramento. as
well as to a view Of 4 boot worn by the
Colonel during those days. We were some
what surprised to find here in the Sacra-
ment0 valley almost all kinds Of tropical
fruits growing and maturing finely, such
as lemons. oranges, figs, lines. pineapple,
ETC., and what is still more strange, matur-
ing month earlier than al Los Angeles,
500 or 800 miles further south. Here great
palm trees wave in the gentle breezes, the
air is scented with the fragrance of the
magnolia and orange, while large geTani-
ums and other kindred plants grow to be
great trees and fill the air with their frag
rance. The men who in 1919, made the
long. weary march across the great desert,
and whose great hearts rise up like cart
wheels, alone knew how to entertain the
Nebraska editors as no one else could, and
did the honors not excelled at any place
visited. And we left the Capital of the
Golden State for the return journey across
the great desert filled with many new and
pleasant recollections of the hospitable peo-
pie, and the bright sunny Italy of America
we were leaving behind.
The followingi is from the Fairfield (Neb.)
Herald published by one of the edito-
rial party that recently visited this coast
and the capital city:
After most enjoyable week of sight-see-
ing at different points along the coast We
took our final departure from San Fran
cisco on the early train Monday for Sacra-
mento, where entertainment awaited us
upon our arrival. Crossing the bay TO Oak
land we took cars down the bay about
twenty-five miles crossing the point of the
bay, or mouth of the Sacramento river, or
a ferry boat named Solano, said to be the
largest ferryboat in the world-length 425
feet, width 116, with 200 feet track, or ca
pable of carrying an entire freight train Of
forty-eight cars. Reached Sacramento at
II A. NJ, and found carriages in waiting to
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er we were escorted by the Mayor and sew
eral prominent citizens. One of the prin-
cipal attractions is the art gallery presented
10 the city by Mrs. Margaret Crocker, said
to have cost over a half million. With de-
scriptive catalogues in hand we spent a
profitable hour here, and would gladly have
remained days if time had permitted. The
grounds about the building are lovely, the
air sweet from the fragrance OF flowers,
orange trees bearing fruit from the Hover
to the red orange, palm, crane myrtle mag
nolia and great variety of Southern trees
and plants. We next stopped at the CAPT
tol building The Legislature was con-
vened in special session, the principle OBJ
ject being 70 settle q water pFiviiege-the
water right having been acquired by CAPT
talists who had monopolized the right, to
the detriment of the public good. Both
uOiStS hAiOulI4tAt Ni!tl ltIbIG Jul NiClL lliDSl
agreeable. Here Gov. Stoneman joined the
party. The grounds about the capitol
building are as beautiful as they could be
pictured The building stands on prom
inence in the center, and the grounds rise
in benches from the outside, each rise Orna-
mented with evergreen tastefully trained
specimens of the rarest tropical plants, the
grounds all soddcd 10 bluegrass, with
walks Of dressed stone artistically arranged
rustic sitiings at convenient places where
the weary might rest. From here We we're
taken to where. feast had been spread
by the society Of " Pioneers of 40 in their
hall. 1t was pleasure to meet with this
band of broad hearted pioneers, and their
table lacked nothing that could tempt or
satisfy appetite. They are all nobie-hearted
fellows, never were known TO do things by
halves, and are the true type Of the Califor-
Man. Here we were shown as fine speci-
men of fruit as we found anywhere. Fine
orchards of every kind are found in this
locality. One vineyard of 5000 aCres-or
"raisin farm as it is called; also the hop
is extensively cultivated and with much
profit One principal attraction was the
extensive cultivation of the olive tree, and
it grows, bears and is so well adapted to
that locality, that ere long the country VIII
be noted for its olive orchards. 1t will be
remembered that in Turkey, Asia Minor,
Greece and otter countries along the Medi-
terranean the olive, as in most ancient
times, remains a substantial article Of food.
AS we pulled out from Sacramento, about
6 P. NJ, cheer after cheer rang out for the
people of the capital city and the pioneers
of 40 and many. were the words of praise
for the kind treatment we had received.