Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-24
THE LONDON AND PARIS Expos1noNs.

The LONDOR AND PARIS EXP0SIE0NS. |
Much confusion of thought appears to
exist concerning the relation of the pro-
posed exhibition illustrative Of California
in London to the Worlds International
Exposition, which it is proposed by the
French Government to hold in the year
1889 in Paris. Let it once for all be
made clear that these two things are in no
respect cognate. The French Govern
ment proposed an International Exposi-
ton. The Government of the United
States accepted the invitation to become
an exhibitor. The Government also ap-
propriated $250000 to secure proper
representation of the United States at the
Universal Exposition to be held in Paris
in 1889. The Commissioner-General for
the United States appointed two gentle
men, to whom he pays salaries out of the
Government appropriation, to collect an
exhibit for California. These gentlemen
are engaged in that duty. Their travelling
expenses are paid. They are given
salary, and the expense of collecting the
articles for the Exposition is also borne
by the Government of the United States
The bill provided for the appointment of
two State Commissioners in each State by
the Governor of the State The Gov
ernor of this State acted, and appointed two
Commissioners. The proposed exposition
at Paris does not differ from that held at
New Orleans in 1885, that held in London
in 1852, later in Paris at different inter-
walls, and subsequently in Vienna, Berlin,
etc. 1t is 4 proposition to have worlds
show after the pattern of the California
State Fair, only embracing the world, and
projecting an exposition which shall last
three or four months, instead of two or
three weeks. The proposition contem-
plates merely the collection Of few choice
articles, representing, adequately or made
quately, the products of the United States,
and to make them Il part of world great
show, for the sake of the show, for the
sake of the gate money, and for the edu-
cational advantages of comparison of the
horticultural, agricultural mechanical and
artistic skill of the world. All that is very
we'll The Government of the United
States has taken charge of the matter of
being represented. The Commissioner
General has appointed agents in Cali
fornia, ignoring the appointees of the Gov
ernor, who are now engaged in col
lecting an exhibition for this State,
but the Governor has appointed
two Commissioners who appear to
be powerless to do anything; first, be-
cause they had no money; second, because
up to the present time, they had exhibited
no other industry than asking the State
Board of Trade, or other organizations, to
do the work of assisting them In this de-
partment of activity they seem to lie pos
sessed of the necessary diligence and zeal.
Now, as to the London Exhibition, illus
trative of California. 1t should be under
stood that there is no Worlds Exposition
projected or planned at London. Some of
the best commercial minds in California.
many people interested in the orchard
products of the State, in the mineral pro-
ducts of the State, in mining enterprises
and in all other industries, conceived the
idea of making an exhibition of California
in London, the recognized eye Of the world.
This proposition stands separate and apart
from all others. 1t is not proposition to
become part Of worlds show 1t is
simply a proposition to expose the wares
and merchandise of California in the best
market in the world in the hopeof finding
customers To attract attention strongly
1t is proposed to exhibit some of the won.
ders of California. A general Convention
of the leading citizens of the State was
held in San Francisco for the purpose Of
taking into consideration the ACCESSIBILITY
of California exhibit in London, Eng.
land not contribution to show already
planned in that city, since none such is
planned. There is, therefore, nc rivalry
between these two propositions they have
no relation with each other The prope-
sition to seek market for California
inLondon bears no .kinship to thatof hav.
ing California exhibited at a Universal
Exposition projected by the French Gov
ernment. In the meeting the other day
San Francisco was conspicuous by its alb
sence. San Francisco, always more largely
interested in a peeunisry sense in move
ments of this kind, is generally last t.
move, bnt the President of its Chamber o
Commerce was there, and with most aston.
ishing irreleyancy declared that unless the
Convention would do something to for
ward the representation of CaIifor,aia'.
products atParis, they might count on hi.
opposition to having an exhibition Of Cal
ifornia products in London. The Com
missioners appointed by the Governor tt
have charge of an exhibition of Cali
fornia products at Paris were ais.
present They possessed State authority
to cali Convention of their own on the
subject They preferred rather to adop;
the results of TIE industry of others, and
attend q Convention called for a wholly
different purpose. They succeeded in re.
oeiving at the hards of the Convention an
Endorsement. unqualified and unanimous
that if California deemed il advisable tc
have an exhibition in Paris, there was nc
reason in the world why such an -exhibi
tioh should not be projected, plansced and
paid for. But the whole subject ce tbs
Paris Exposition was clearly out oE order
in a Convention held 70 consider the feasi
bility of holding an exhibition in London
wholly different from chat proposed to be
held at Paris.
From dispatches published in San Fran-
cisco papers from Sacramento, it would a,p-
pear that his Excellencg, the Governor,
has shared in the common confusion. A
dispatch to the Chronicle represents the
Governor as saying that aaless the Paris
Exposition was placed upon an eouality