Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-21
THE PERMANENT EXHIBITION.


THE PERMANENT EXHIBITION.
The efforts now put forth to secure ex-
hibits for the permanent exhibition build
ing near the depot in this city, are meeting
with very gratifying success. Every county
in Central and Northern California, from
the coast to the Sierra SUBMITS, ought to
be adequately represented in this exposi-
5;on, and we entertain no doubt concern
ing their improving of the opportunity
TO advertise their sections of the State in
this manner. The building, which is g
spacious structure, in grounds to be well
kept and made attractive, is but few feet
from the depot where all the passenger
trains pause going east or coming west.
These trains always stop here sufficiently
long to enable tourists to visit the build
ing.
While visitations during brief stop
will enable through passengers to catch no
more than glimpse of the exhibits, they
will serve TO invite the stranger to stop
over, or to seek another opportunity to ex-
anime the display of products. But there
Is large and augmenting passenger cur
rent that pauses here for a considerable
period, varying from some hours to days
and weeks. There is also large drift of
travel that makes considerable stoppage
in changing from one route of travel to
another, and another large class of travel.
ers who come to the country with the
specific object in view of critically exam
lining into the claims of Northern and
Central California upon homeseekers and
investors. All these make Sacramento a
central point of observation and investi-
CATION, and to these, too, the permanent
exhibition will prove attractive and edu-
eating upon the resources of the counties
in the waist of the State and north of it.
The exhibition-whichw will be impartial
and favor no one section over another
will speedily advertise itself, as free ex-
change where reliable information can be
obtained by intending settlers, and where
the average products of the central and
north section can be examined at leisure.
There are other advantages this perma-
nent exhibition will have that must sug-
gest themselves to the thoughtful Sacra-
mento is the point of departure over all
others for those travellers who come to the
State to visit the central and north sec
tons, and the exhibition is, therefore bet
ter located here than would be possible
elsewhere. Under good management the
exhibition building will very easily be-
come the point to which such tourists will
direct their steps before going out into any
of the counties of the upper half of the
State, for here they will be aided intelli-
gently in formulating their plans to obtain
information and to devise research into
the claims of the country. The people of
every northern and central county will
therefore realize how important it is that
the local representation of every inviting
region should be large and exhaustive.
When the exhibition opens on the first
of June it should be able to make show
ing of which the people may be proud.
The responses thus far made to the efforts
mt forth are, as already stated, very graft
Is ing, but the counties should not wait for
The appeal to be made by the exhibition
agent in person-they should at once enter
upon the collection and forwarding of such
exhibits as will present samples of soils,
wood, grains, fruits (green, dried and pre-
served), vegetables, berries, the flora, the
grasses, minerals etc There should accom-
pany all exhibits intelligent written ex-
PLANTATION concerning the soil, whence
taken, its depth, character, the methods OF
cultivation, average yield, specific location,
etc. 1t will be readily understood how
greatly beneficial such exhibits will be.
and how far they viii go in educating in
quirers concerning the truth about North
ern and Central California.
There ought to be neither exaggeration
IN making exhibits, nor in the descriptions
and information accompanying them, nor
should there be any concealments-the
unadorned truth is what is needed; all
concealment and exaggeration will result
iniuriously. The time is now very short
before the date on which it is desirable to
open the building, and it is to be hoped
that the people of the north and center
will act promptly and with energy in
making the exhibition ON the opening day
very full and exceedingly attractive.
While it is not expected to be born full
ledged, still it can easily be given such an
impetus from the hour of its beginning
that it will Immediately enter upon the
purpose for which it is founded with vigor,
and at once justify the Judgment OF the
public-spirited Associations that have made
it possible.