Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-02
CALIFORNIA ON WHEELS.
Detroit's Eagerness to See the Travelin,
Exhibition---Plans at Toledo.

Oetroit's Eagerness to See the Travelling
Exhibition---Plansa at Toledo.
Advance Agent Price, of CALIFORNIA;
travelling exhibition, writes to General
Manager Brown, of the State Board of
Trade, under date of February 22d, as fol-
lows.
The grand success of the travelling ex-
hibition of California products, sent out by
the Board. is so unprecedented and COM
piete that the bare truth about il seems like
exaggeration to one not an eye witness to
the crowded receptions aboard the cars
daily. had been in advance for about a
week heralding the coming of the train, but
was with The cars at Detroit, Mich, yes
terday afternoon. 1t was the first day of
their arrival there, and although the cars
were sidetracked in the Union DEPOT. on
the river bank, down among the factories
and wholesale houses, they were actually
besieged by the public. No theatre door
keeper ever struggled more heroically with
an eager, surging crowd than did McDon-
aid upon this occasion. The visitors were
influential and solid citizens, stylish
ladies and young people, all enthusiastic
over the display of fruits, etc, which never
before looked better owing to the recent re-
ceipt of additional exhibits. Many came
in carriages, and among the observing
grangers | learned that some of them had
come in from Wyandotte and other
suburban towns, having seen the advanced
notices in the newspapers No doubt this
crush will continue during the next few
days. From the manner in which | was
treated in Detroit several days before the
cars arrived, had expected this lamb of
visitors.
THE local Board of Trade, Produce Ex-
change and Chamber of Commerce, all of
w hn1iae 7 L., .z.A
US, extended cordial invitation to us to
make our headquarters at their rooms DUR
ing our stay. Superintendent Robinson of
the public schools had me formally invite
the high and grammar schools, and the
announcement was also made at the
weekly meeting of the Board of Education,
for they agree with me that our exhibit is
most valuable lesson in California's re-
sources. arrived in Toledo to-day and
am sanguine of the same success here as
elsewhere. My invitation to the school
children and their parents. the teachers,
the Produce Exchange and city officials
has been joyously accepted. and l have
been warned to look out for a crush Of
humanity. l have also made arrangements
for astereopticon entertainments on Wednes-
day night, the 9th inst, in the lecture
room of st. Paurs Methodist Episcopal
Church. The ladies of the Missionary So
ciety are to have a social on that evening
and l was fortunate in convincing them
that our views of noted California scenes
would be an additional attraction. So.
while many hundred representatives of
Toledo's piety, youth, beauty and wealth
feast inwardly on ice cream, cake, etc.,
their eyes will feast on pictures of the Yo-
semitic valley, the falls, the mammoth red
woods, the Lick Observatory, orchards in
full bloom, and an endless series of street
and country scenes from the only part of
the world that possesses the originals"