Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-23
THE LONDON EXHIBIT.
[oosrrnuED FROM FIFTH rAeE.l

III tue otate treasury 10 carry IL our, ana
am speaking very kindly, because think
it is very able plan, but it is immense in
Its conception, and it would be wonderful
IN its expenditures. In one word, this Con-
yentlon has got to be conservative. / am
not saying word against the $3.50 600, but
let us not go before the Legislature with
any extreme. | adjure you to realize your
situation as citizens of this State, and to
bear in mind that whatever we may pass
here is not making law, and the RESPONSE
blllty of makers is very much greater
than OURS. have not word to say about
the amount. l leave that to the rest of you,
but adjure you to be careful and not go
into any extreme measures.
Mr.. Hatch insisted that the plan ought
to be adopted first and then the amount
needed could be determined.
DR.. Obed Harvey, of Gait, thought the
Convention ought first to decide how much
money they would ask for and then make
the plan conform to that. He was in favor
whether they would get it or not was an
other question.
NOT COMMERCIAL EXHIBIT.
David Lubin, of Sacramento, then ad-
dressed the Convention at length upon the
whole subject. He said st is Just aues-
ton as to what kind of an exhibition the
people of this State desire to make. If we
wish to show only our wheat, our woods
our fruits, our wines and the other products
of California, it is not necessary for us to
go there. saw the products of the State
OF California, its woods, its wine, its fruits
Its gold and minerals and l think almost
everything we produce in California, in its
museum: 1t is all there. If we wish to
exhibit the products of the State we can do
so, and II will be purely commercial
affair, suitable to be placed in one of the
lanes-Mark lane or Mincing Iane-and in
vlte merchants to go there. do not know
as anyone should be opposed to placing our
products there in that form, but an appro-
priation of Sl00,00 for that purpose is
large-I should think decidedly large We
might make that for about $40, 600, perhaps
less. The merchants might do it them
selves. But this is as foreign to the propo-
Sltlon before this Convention and before
the State as can be- The products of the
State of California, however highly
we may prize them, will attract neither
boy nor girl, man nor woman in the city of
London. We have such an exhibition,
such an exhibition right here in the city
ct Sacramento and the people from the
East just break their necks trying to see it.
Mr. Lubin went on to say that the Ital-
ians had made such an exhibit as attracted
the attention OF ali classes. 1t covered
larger space than The Capitol grounds, ar
ranged so as to show the characteristics of
the various provinces From 10, GOO to 49,
COO people visited il daily, while there were
three or four other exhibits running at the
same time that were failures. He APP
preciated Mr.. Estees conservative position,
hat he was convinced that 100000 would
do no good 1t would be impossible to
rent grounds and put up the necessary
buildings for any such sum. People would
cyn n in nd ic;n IN,
boxes. They would flock to see phases of
life i'll the West. The speaker cited the
success OF Buffalo Bill and the fact that
his arrival saved the American exhibit
then in London from failure. If we wanted
100000 TO make a purely commercial dis
play that was one proposition, Ii we
wanted To attract the people of London to
come and see California and show Zip what
Ii can produce that is another proposition.
Mr.. Lubin preseated petition signed by a
large number of business men of San
Francisco who represent $500 100000. He
said that other petitions were at hand from
Sacramento. Los Angeles, and San Diego
Ii the taxpayers wanted this appropriation
made, the speaker would like to see the
body of men that would stand up and op-
pose the progress of this State. Let them
put themselves on record and defeat it,
IApplause
M. Lubin's position. He was al English
man and had lived many years in London
The Irish exhibition in London had proved
failure and the loss had been some thou
sands OF pounds. whereas the Italian exhi-
b;tion had resulted in profit of forty
thousand pounds He hoped that if any
exhibit of California products was made
II would be an attractive one The
people oi London were SO accustomed to
En no g hs..- 10
thing unless y was attractive simple
sh"w Ut the products of the State would
prove tailus IT something similar to
the llaiIaa exhibition vas gotten up, the
great raj way companies would take a
hand and bring the people to see ii Oh ex-
cuision trains. The pecple would then
see the produces of California, and ihey
would 20 to the shop keepers and would
say they wanted sumo of those things from
Csiiiernla, and TIE merchants would have
to handle them. l. should not BE- one
horse show, but one worthy of California
1ne grouads could be laid out SO as TO pro
uuce California WIKI all her wonders il.
miniature The scenery of Yosemite tn
Capitol Park. public buildings of san
Francisco and other cities. the Big Trees,
orange groves and vineyards could ali De
shown in that way, AID would be very in
terestiag
pete with ltaly III art. but we could COM
pete with the world IN an exhibition OF
protacis. aud there is our strength What
was the use of trying To do that which we
could not do. Italy, with her 10000, 600 OF
people, her vast wealth and ancient civil
cation, could beat us every time in an ex-
hibition of art, but we could produce any,
thing taat grows from the earth. Genius
had not yet had an opportunity TO develop
4 t,so ,trw- L., ~el<.a
play of products, we might have stereop
ticon views OF scenery in California, but an
exhibition TO compete with Italy would
cost a million dollars.
Mr.. Hatch said that no one present
thought of competing with Italy in the
arts The object was to show California as
she is.
THE SOUTHERN VIEW.
Mr.. Jones, of Los Angeles said: | come
mp from the South, and believe know
what the desire of our people is in regard
10 the exhibition, and the appropriation for
il. The sentiment is in favor of first
class exhibition or none at all. Applause
We do not ask for the appropriation OF a
dollar from the State of California, and
hope that not a dollar will be appropri-
ated unless there is sufficient to make it a
creditable show, and / believe
ii is the opinion of our people
that not less than $3.50 900 is
sufficient for the purpose. The speaker
went on to say that the people of the south
did not believe simple display of pro-
ducts would be attractive. 1t must be
something on a grander scale that would
show the characteristics of California in an
artistic shape. Models of our mountain
scenery, the Yosemite valley. and many
other things could be shown by our artists.
The twenty four acres used by the Italian
Exhibition could be made a. attractive as
the Italians had made it, but in different
way.
DIR. Lubin replied to Mr.. Estee's re-
marks by somewhat extended description
of the Italian Exhibition. Mr.. Estee was
mistaken if he supposed the great atirac-
ton of the Italian Exhibition was the vast
array of ancient art. We had here in Sac
ramento an art gallery second to none in
this country. except the one in Washing
ton, and although it was free, people did
not go to see it in very large numbers. In
the Italian Exhibition in London the great
crowds would pass through between the
long lines of statues, which cost thou
sands of dollars, without stopping
to get to q little rookery where
an Italian in his native costume was MAX