Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-20
Letter From Mr.. Mavdwau

The following letter has been received
from w. B. Maydwell, and is self-explana-
tory:
EDS. RECoRD-UNIoS: The article in your col
umns this morning, concerning my msnage-
ment of the permanent exhibition, contains
some gross misstatements and inuuendoes and
IN reply to which l desire to say As to the
green German" who visited the building he
could not very well have been impressed with
the fine exhibition of Yolo county much as
Iolo had no display in the building ! did not
eulogiZe Iolo (as MIR. Tryon, who was present at
the interview, will rcmember, nor mention it
TO him until, through the interpreter, he asked
about it himself. Then ! gave him such in
formation as 1 thought would be of service to
him
As to the letter given the German" it is
grossly mlsstated, whether maliciously or not
60 not know, but the language attributed to me
was not used. This fact Is wei known 10 some
OF the committee.
Another objection to my management is said
to he that out of fifteen correspondents twelve
are real estate agents, and only two are farmers
Now some of the members of that committee are
aware that when started out to visit the yarl-
GUS counties, il was not the intention 10 canvas
amona the farmers, but so far as possible to in
| terest the local Boards OF Trade and Immigra-
ton societies in the enterprise and leave the
soliciting TO them. There is not Board of
Trade between here and Reddiny, of which
some real estate agents are not members and
perhaps among the most active they have In
50 lie ca 'es they are either the President or sec
the committee in the list of CORRESPONDENTS il
was becau>e of their official capacity. and not
because they were real estate agents. Following
is list of the county correspondents given to The
committee Yolo county,. ). Freeman Presi-
dent Board of Trade; Colusa county-Mr DeJar-
matt, Vice-Presideut Horticultural Societv
Placer county,. W. Butler, Chairman of Com
mitree CT Exhibit. Suffer county-H P Stabler
Secreta Horticultural Society. Yuba county
&. Z. Williams, Agent Immigration Society
Marysville. Tehama county-P. II. Coffman
Coo .f L.. nj
C Iunty-A H. Crew, President Board of Trade
Chico Shasta county-D. y. Holm, Chairman
Committee at Redding
In addition to the above, correspondence has
been opened with various manufacturers-in
Placer county chiefiy-Asking TOR specimens of
their products to place in the building. OF the
regular county correspondents there are three
engoged in real estate business, viz: Mr.. De
JaTnatt of Colusa Coffmau of Red Bluff and
Holm of Reddlng, and these men are amongst
the most active in their respective counties and
inva liable on the Boards of which they are
members.
The committee apparently acted little hast
lily and without being i'll possession of all the
facts. 1t would only have been an act of simple
justice to have given me an opportunity to vim
dictate myself before them by a concise state
ment OF all that occurred and all that has been
done. This would not only have been just to
me, but to my friends also.
believing that your columns are open to right
wrong, however Internationally done, l re-
specially ask you to publish this letter. Yours,
Cue, W. D. MANDNEl.l
The RECORD UNION desires to do no one
an injustice. The letter heretofore referred
to in this paper and above was written by
Mr. Maydwell. rs Manager of the Perma-
nent Exposition, introducing German
who did not understand English, to Mr.
Hilliker, real estate agent at Woodland.
The letter was placed in the hands of the
gentleman it was TO introduce. He was to
hand ii to Mr.. Hilliker. but insfead of doing
so be went TO see some German friends in
Oakland, who happening to read the letter.
1t was given by them TO an Oakland paper
for publication. II reads as follows:
SACRAMENTO, June ., 1855
Friend AiRiker: This will Introduce TO you Il
green German, who seems to be hunting for
land ard has heard great deal about Wrod-
land He cannot talk any English, so unless
yon Dutch speak you will have TO get an inter
prefer. may want to get some fam work
before he buys any land, but If you can pin him
down do so. Respectfully,
". =. MAYDYELL