Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-04-06
EXHIBITION OF CALIFORNIA PRO-
DUCTS.

AhN OhA3AAAS iOA viz NAAt1NA
ton in this city of examples ofthe products
OF Sacramento and central and northern
counties nears completion, and about the
time the exhibits expected are fit for show
the management will be ready to place
them. The importance of this permanent
exhibition can scarcely be oyerestimated |
Its location being very near to the depot,
it will be accessible day and night TO the
tourists who arrive here, if even they
pause but brief time. 1t will be con-
slant attractive invitation to home-seekers
and we can trust to their improving it.
Travellers to California are essentially
sight-seers. They come for the very pur-
pose of being informed, and they very much
prefer to be instructed through the medium
of their own senses The address to the
eye is the very best educating means. 1t
Is so well understood to be so that it has
taken a foremost place as method of in
struction in the schools. 1t is always
strong because pleasant and direct method
wherever and whenever employed.
1t is because seeing is believing that
various schemes have been fostered for the
exhibition of products of this State at the
East and at foreign ports Notable among
these were the exhibits made at the ex-
position at New Orleans, those transported
to Louisville, Lansing and other Eastern
cities and then carried even to so far dis
tant point as England. 1t was because
of the strength of this manner of address,
ing the reason, that both Northern and
Southern California made citrus fruit ex-
hibits in Chicago in the inclement
winters OF that section, and the same
reason actuated the Central Pacific Rail
road Company, and the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company in main
tanning California produce exhi-
billions in Chicago, and in forward
ing large numbers of examples of our pro-
ducts to be exposed to view in Europe.
There is now on foot scheme to have
many of the counties jointly make an ex-
tended exhibition of California products in
Chicago. If properly conducted, kept free
from all possible question of speculative
influences, and its affairs are administered |
directly in the interest OF, and by the |
people who pay the money for It's main |
tenance, it wall do great good and prove
valuable aid in forwarding the best in
terests of California.
The exhibition to be made in Sacramento
is to be conducted precisely upon such a
basis. 1t is to be an impartial exposition
of these products which will best give the
inquirer practical proof of soil, capacity
and climatic conditions The exhibition
hall will become headquarters of reli-
able information, and be kept free from all
personal and speculative influences what
ever. 1t will be. indeed, an information
exchange purely, backed by sensible proofs
of the representations made. The visitor
must be impressed forcibly with the faith
of our own people in the State of their
choice by the fact that they do not hest
tate to put the products of the country
upon view, and to invite his criticism of
them.
1t is essential that while these exhibits
the counties are to make in this city should
be of the first order, they should also
constitute fair comprehensive and unex-
aggerated showing. Mere exhibition of
phenomenal growth, to the exclusion of
such as will convey an idea of the average
product, will be as great mis-
take as it would be to make
exposition of the poorest grades of cur
products. Neither error will be fallen
into. Our people have learned that the
greatest strength lies in the truth, and
that we can do ourselves no more serious
harm in the judgment of the home-seeker
from the East, than by making conceal
ments on the one hand, or rose-colored
pictures on the other. We think we
know the spirit actua ting the people of
the central and northern counties in this
new endeayor, and believe it to be moving
upon the highest plane, the motive to be
pure and the resolution to intend per-
fectly fair showing. Upon that our peo-
pie can rely; their heritage is so priceless,
the advantages of their State so supremely
superior that they really need no other
advocacy than such as will be preached by
soil, fruit, cereal, vine mineral and gem
eral exhibits of the capacity of the land.
But Of course it will be necessary to be
able to respond to the inquiry of the new
corners for statistical and other literature
relating to these products, and illustrative
of the cost of production, the rates of
wages, the expenditure necessary for living,
the market values, the geographical loca-
ton of classes of lands, their general char
acter, values, availability for specific pur-
poses, etc. All this will be provided, but
it is as important that this literature be as
free from over color and exaggeration as
in the case of the exhibits themselves.
Let us confine ourselves to practical
truths to instruction of the newcomer
upon the facts precisely as we understand
them, and we viii have no difficulty in
inspiring confidence and winning for this
whole section our full share of the new
blood, capital and energy 1t is the common
desire shall be injected into our social and
industrial system.
RHODE ISLAND REPUBLICAN,.