Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-03
MARYSYILLE AND Los ANGELES.
THE CITRUS FAIRS WILL BE HELD
IN THOSE CITIES.
Ban Diego Evidently Did Not Want the
Southern Fair-Marysvilie Has no
Opposition Whatever.

The State Board of Agriculture met yes
terday afternoon at the new Pavilion for
the purpose of locating the Northern and
Southern Citrus Fairs for the winter. Presi-
dent Green occupied the chair, and when
Secretary Edwin F. Smith called the roll
Directors LaRue, Hancock, Cox Singletary,
Carr, belong and Chase responded.
There were also present Norman Ride
out, G. W. Harvey, James O'Brien, Jr.,
and James T. Bogue (the Northern Citrus
Fair Executive Committee), WA. Lawson
of the Marysville Appeal, E B. Price of the
Oroville Mercury, Hon. D. A. 0strom. Sem
ator F. H. Greedy, n. D. Rideout, Mr..
Wells of Los Angeles, and several others.
AS the Los Angeles delegation was
anxious to get away the matter of the
Southern California Citrus Fair was taken
up frat.
Secretary Smith read a communication,
embOdying report of a mass meet
ing recently held in the South, at which
the San Bernardino, Los Angeles, River
side, Orange, Ventura, Santa Barbara and.
in fact, all of the Southern citrus fruit
sections were represented. At this mass
meeting Los Angeles was unanimously
agreed upon as the proper place for hold
ing the fair this winter. It was also agreed
that from March % to March 14.h would
be the most suitable time. The citizens of
Los Angeles guaranteed to pay all expenses
If the fair were held in their CITY, would
provide special railroad rates and excur-
s1ons from the northern part of the State
would be especially well cared for.
a communication was read from Director
Grid stating that although he could not at
tend the meeting of the Board his
sympathies were decidedly in favor Of Los
Angeles.
Director LaRue said that while he be.
!leved that Los Angeles was the best place
Ior the falr, he was under the impression
that when the fair was located at Los An
geles last year the Board at that time prom
ised to favor San Diego this year.
There were no representatives present
from San Diego, however, no communica-
non had been received, and nothing to in
dictate that the San Diegans wanted the
fair. This was all pointed out to Mr.. La
Rue by several Of those present, but he
claimed that San Diego ought to have q
hearing.
Director Hancock finally moved that the
fair be held at Los Angeles, and Mr. Chase
seconded the motion.
a vote was about to be taken, when Di-
rector Shippee put in an appearance, and
matters had to be explained 10 him. He
promptly put in an objection to giving the
lair to Los Angeles, on the same grounds
as advanced by Mr. LaRue.
MIR. Cox agreed with the two gentlemen
that San Diego had been promised the fair,
but still he thought that if the people of
that city wanted it they would have noti-
fied the Board in some way Under the cir
cumstances, Mr.. Cox said he would vote
for Los Angeles.
There was lengthy discussion on the
subject, but Messrs. Shippee and LaRue
were finally convinced that San Diego
had been sufficiently notified and informed
as to what was going on, and they agreed 10
vote for Los Angeles.
The vote for Los Angeles was then unan-
imous.
Mr.. Wells of Los Angeles thanked the
Board in a brief speech. He stated that
Los Angeles would do Justice to the honor
conferred upon it. He promised also that Los
Angeles people would guarantee that after
this fair there would be none of the hard
feelings and sore spots that characterized
the affair last. Last year one of the State
Directors Mr.. Hancock had been done a
great injustice, uuwittingly and through
misinformation. The Southern people, he
said, hoped now to undo that, by asking
that Nj. Hancock be appointed as one of the
managers of the southern fair In couclu-
sion, Mr.. Wells extended an Invitation 10
the citIus-groWers Of the north to place an
exhibit in the southern fair.
The matter of locating the northern cit
rus fair was disposed of very quickly in IA.
vor of Marysville There was no opposi.
ton whatever to the proposition to hold
the fair in that city, aEd it slid through
with the celebrity of the pr0verbial creased
pig.
Editor Lawson, of the -ApDea2 made a
lew remarks previous TO the vote being
taken, saying that an organization had been
completed for taking charge of the fair,
sufficient funds had been subscribed by the
people of Yuba and Suffer counties, ample
accommodations for visitors provided, and
with the excellent railroad facilities, every
thing indicated that the affair would be an
immense success.
After Marysville had been decided upon,
Mr.. Lawson thanked the Board. He also
thanked Mr.. Wells, on behalf of tie peo-
pie Of the north, for the invitation to ex-
hibit IN Los Angeles, but explained that il
was hardly possible for the northern grow
ars to accept the invitation, owing to the
early ripening of the northern citrus fruits.
BY March, when the southern fair opened,
the northern citrus crop would be ex.
hsusted. Mr.. Lawson added, however,
that the people of the north would be ex-
ceedipgly happy to make room for an ex-
hibit from the south.
Directors Grid and Carr were appointed
to superintend the southern fair, and Di.
rectors Hancock and Boggs the one a;
Marysville. The sum of 81, 500 was appro,
priated for each fair.