Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-16

and vines and acres of grain growing were
given in Sacramento and Placer counties.
The value OF the production OF Califor-
MIA was stated AID the estimated amount
produced in our section and the amount
shipped East from Sacramento city. As an
illustration Of the means adopted to have
people comprehend the magnitude of our
fruit business, | viii cite case:
/ made myself acquainted with the sta
tistics of the State and Of the productions
and their value, of the district where we
lectured, and compared the figures with
those of Sacramento or Placer. For in
stance, at Cresco the county seat, a town of
$500 people, in the midst of a rich agri-
cultural section devoted to fine stock and
and corn and hay, the movement Of freight
from September, 1886, to September, 1887,
was, east 19,514,000 pounds and west, 3
045,000, a total of q, $4,000 pounds, hogs,
grain, horses, cattle, lumber, old iron,
coopers' wood, articles produced, exported
and imported. These figures / compared
with Newcastle, which sent East, of green
fruit alone, from May to November, 1888,
the enormous amount of 100000 pounds.
1t may be news to some of our own people
that there was billed from Sacramento city
last year 1900 carloads of fruit, and that
there was not enough vegetables raised to
supply the shipment demand, and that so
per cent. of all deeiduous fruit shipped was
sent from Sacramento
The Temperatures of each place would
be compared with Sacramento and Colfax,
and in this mode | sought to bring the
comparison to each individual experience.
In other words, / endeavored to avoid
generalities and sought to SO particularize as
to make each auditor understand the diff
ference between his district and our Sec
ton. Soils were described and their
mode of culture. Then the special por-
tions of the two counties, and special crops
On each portion were described. / under
took to meet the objection of overproduc-
duction by citing the amount of foreign
fru Is imported into the United States
which we must supply. Take one fruit
for instance. We imported in 1887, 65,-
100000 pounds of French prunes, and yet
California in that year only raised 700, 900
pounds.
There are other fruits grown by us
which bear like startling relation to the
amount of fruit imported. You may be
sure that l did not forget the orange MOI
the citrus exhibition at Sacramento and
Los Angeles.
/ then took up the different fruits We
grew, stated the cost of land, clearing
planting, cultivating and production, time
of learning and profits Irrigation and
health were alluded to, and especial atten.
ton was called to the immense water
power available for manufactures at Sac
ramento. To the mothers present | ear
nestly addressed myself, and directed theil
attention to the fact that fruit culture on
ten acres was more profitable than pure
agriculture on 100 acres of land that theil
sons would become interested in their voca
ton and make homes near the paternal
homestead. avoided all rhetorical dis
play, and sought to give only such facts a!
a practical man would wish to know.
The views of local scenery are not as ex
cellent as we would wish indeed, we were
ashamed of some of them. Some that We
brought were not used, but were. supple
mented by views of Yosemite. etc. The
first view was one of the State, showing
rivers, mountains, cities, ETC.; this I usec
again as text upon meteorology. Their
| followed two views of Missions Dolores anC
Carmel, two views of Suffers Fort. Start
ing to show the beginning and growth 0
the State, was shown an early mining
scene, the rocker being used next grouI
of mines, a miners cabin, quartz mine
followed by a combined harveste
and thrasher. Then four scene
of Orangevale, four views of Sac
ramento farm-houses, a view of pain
tree in Sacramento city, which called fortl
expressions of delight. Then two Sacra
mento river views, the dam at Folsom
Croker Art Gallery, old and new Stat,
Capitols, and bird's-eye view of a part O
Sacramento city. Then general orchard
| scenes, showing the marvellous growth O
the wood, cherry, almond and apricot or.
chards. This completed the Sacramento
views. Mount Shasta, with glaciers OF
the peak and apple orchards at base, and :
view of an Indian rancheria, preceded
Placer views which began with a grub
bling scene at Colfax and a vineyard in full
bearing. The Placer series contained
eighteen views of homes, orchards anC
vineyards, and ended with view of New
castle. Five views of Vacayille followed
with views OF the Geysers IN Sonoma, Gian
Gap on the American river and Lake Tia
hoe. Lake Bonner was broken, with {
dozen Others by the reckless baggage
smasher. A Chinese joss-house, two scene
of Seal Rocks, Fort Point, aud a panorama
view of part of the city completed San
Francisco's share of the show. The exhi
bition closed with three views of the Bi,
Trees and fifteen of Yosemite valley. Re
specially yours, E. w. MAsLIN.