Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-06
THE CHICAGO EXPOSITION.
Proposition to Havo Sacramento, Placer
and Ell Dorado Raureseuted

Proposition to Havo Sacramento, Placer
and Ell Dorado Represented
The following communication, received
by w. R. Feter from Lincoln White, who
is now in Chicago, merits and should re-
ceive prompt attention
CHICAGO Ql.), July 26, 1888
address you concerning an exhibit of Cali
| f0rnia products that think should be made in
the Exposition 10 be held here from September
| 5th 10 October 10Th. No move has been made
| by California TO make any show at all. which,
in my opinion, is mistake.
| This is an Interstate Exposition and all the
Western and Southern States will be repre-
sented. In this section OF the United States,
| Florida, Louisiana, Georgia and other southern
States are attracting attention and are being
| compared vito California. Florida Is no mean
competitor for tfe emigration which is leaving
| this section for . warmer climate and the
| Florida people are vide awake and taking ad-
vantage OF every point they can.
In the coming Chicago Exposition Florida
has taken space OF rs BY IS feet on the main
| noOf, ana other Southern States are going to &C.
| cupy abont the same l have taken the re-
| sponsDllity to make application for as much
space as FLORIDA Will have, in position directly
| opposite 10 FLORIDA tIhe space selected is on
| the main floor across a wide aisle from the
Florida space.) The attendance will average
| $500 daily and viii last for 10 days. Can Cen
trai California afford TO remain silent and let
Florida attract all the attention and as a conse-
\ quenee get the larger share CT the emigration
! leaving mere OIL account OF tho cold wintersl |
| find a great many people who are undecided
| whether TO go South or to California; and you
can rest assured that the exhibit which Florida
| viii make, in the absence of any exhibit from
California VIII result IN turning good many
| doubtful ones toward Florida.
The Permanent Exhibit in Sacramento is
| doubtless doing good work, but it does not at
| tract the attention of those for whom such an
| exhibition should be made. Sacramento county
| people are the ones who look at it most and
| congratulate themselves that they are i'll glo-
rious country with wonderful productions. In
my opinion, one day 8 exhibit in Chicago at the
\ Interstate Exhibit will do more advertising
| for Central California than one month in your
| Permanent Exhibit building. Do you get over
! 5000 Eastern people to look at your exhibit IN
| month? Fully 2500 600 people would examine
| an exhibit made here during the forty days
| time. would suggest that Sacramento Placer
and Fl Dorado counties Join together and make.
| a show that viii send the Florida folks home
| disguised with their own State.
| l offer my services to the people Of those three
counties free OF charge to manage such ex-
| hlbltlon, II you VIII raise money enough to pay
| the necessary expenses and furnish the pro
| ducts to be shown. Anything that would have
| to be returned would be sent back to the owner
| without any damage, and the expense OF trans
| portatiOn would not be great as the railroad
| companies would undoubtedly give reduced
rates for such an enterprise and the people
| wou d donate most of the fruits, nuts etc. ne
| cessary. Fruit would have to he replaced with
| that which would be fresh several times during
| the 40 days. put arrangements could be made
| VIII lItc NdlliOIDli OUlOu 10 snip IL blc.E
| cars arriving here every morning.
| estimate that the expense Of fitting up the
space allotted TO California, labor of arranging
| the exhibit, draYsge and pay of some one to be
| in charge of the exhibit all the time, would not
exceed $500 or 81, 900 here.
The Boards of Supervisors of the different
| counties ought to help this enterprise, and
| great deal can be done by subscription. l be
| lieve enough money could be raised 70 make
| the show, and it would do our section of Cali
| fornia great deal OF good Let me hear from
| you at once, because the other States are
| clamoring for the space have secured. and It
must be given up If 10 cannot be occupied by
| California Florida wants more room, and
I Georgia and Nebraska want more than they
have been allotted and l only received the
room by making application for it at the time
\ did. livery aYailabie space in the building is
| now taken, ard applications are constantly
| coming in 20 them for more. O time can be
| lost in notifying re whether IL can be made q
| success; and the only thing necessary to Insure
success is a little energy the part Of the pcO-
pie interested in the future development Of Sac
| rdmanto and vicinity.
AS soon as it can be determined whether such
| an exhibit can be made, would The 20 be ad-
| viSed BY telegram. Yours truly,
| LINCOLN WHITE