Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-08-30
THE SEASON OF FAIRS.

AhIOuSuOuI the Interior the D1StrlCC
Fairs of the season have been attended by
very large numbers of people, and those
now open are experiencing the thrill of
successful exhibition. Not only has there
been great attendance of people, but un-
usual and most gratifying interest mani
fest in the fairs, in the products exhibited
and the methods of their production, and
in the examples of fine stock-breeding
shown.
The fear had been expressed that be-
cause of some dullness in business circles
the fairs of this season would be patron
lied less literally than heretofore. But
such has not proved to be the case, and
the belief is that the season will turn out
to have been one of the best for fairs that
the State has had.
The probability is, therefore, that the
State Fair, to open on Admission Day,
viii be largely attended also. The evi-
dences are already at hand to demonstrate
that it will be an exceedingly attractive
exposition, and notably so in the display
of fine bred horses and cattle. The State
and the District Fairs have proved in the
last fifteen years TO be the best of agencies
for advancing the interests of the fine
stock-breeder. What has proven true at
the East has obtained here. As the
Prairie Farmer well says:
The dissemination of improved live stock
would have made but slight progress had there
been no fairs at which the improved breeds
could be shown to farmers and to farmers sons.
1t has been through these object-lessons coming
to the observation of the younger men that
progress has been made, as the opening u o and
Improvement of farm homes has taken all the
attention and required all the mental and ply
sical forces OF the pioneers.
The outlook for the State Fair being ex-
cellent; the rates of travel having been
reduced to specials" for the occasion;
new and attractive features for the amuse-
ment as well as the instruction of visitors
having been added; the livestock display
being assured to an extent that warrants
the belief it will be the best yet made, it
only remains for the people to make the
county exhibits exceptionally large and
fine.
To this highly important department of
the State Fair there cannot be given too
much attention. These grouped exhibits
are powerful object lessons; they illustrate
more forcibly than any other method at
any fair could, the capacity of the several
counties, and they disseminate more prac-
teal information concerning our agricult-
ural, mineral and other resources, than
could be done by any other method con-
sistently with the cost involved.
The people of this city stand in the
State Fair season in the attitude of hosts.
They are expected to entertain the people
from abroad, to fairly represent the seat of
political government, and to maintain the
dignity and good name of the Capital of
the State. This is relation inseparable
from citizenship in the Capital City. We
ought, therefore, in common justice to our
selves and to our guests, to see to it that
the latter are well provided for, and not
subjected to exactions and indignities In
this matter little care-takipg on the part
of each citizen will prevent any COM
plants being made or justified. For we
have capacity to comfortably house and
feed twenty thousand strangers if neces-
sary.
There is so much of value in these re-
unions of the people Of the State, so much
of practical and social benefit in these
annual expositions, and they are growing
so rapidly in Importance and attractive
ness, that presently Sacramento will find
it a duty, as it viii be a pleasure. to organ
ize for the easy, systematic and economic
distribution of great crowds of visitors, for
entertainment at places provided for them
in advance For the present, however,
without organization, visitors who are at
all careful find no difficulty in securing
ample and pleasant accommodations.
In the meantime, while preparing for
our guests, let US not be unmindful of the
obligation to inform the people of the
State thoroughly of the fact that their
State Fair will be worthy of their per-
sonal inspection. Il is not that this city
may gain some small benefit mere triae
in view of her commercial Importance and
expanding trade, but that the fair as a
State institution shall be made represent
ative of the whole State by large attend
ance of people from all parts of California
For it is means TO the development and
building up Of California which is a mat
ter of far greatest concern to this and al
other communities. Our endeavor should
be, therefore, TO secure varied and larg,
exhibit Of State production, of agricult
ural, mechanical, artistic and other eyi
dences of State progress, and to insure th,
very largest attendance of people in th'
history of the State Agricultural Society
To these ends every one should expend
some energy.
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