Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-27
OUR CITRUS FAIR.

Of course Sacramento should render all
possible aid to the Marysville Citrus Fair.
The fair is for the district in which Sacra-
mento is located and we really have as pro-
found an interest in it as any town or
county in the district. Something of
local character attaches to these fairs, no
matter where held. But aside from that
natural relation of any festival to the
place of its location, the citrus fair to be
held at Marysville from the 18th to the
18th of January is to be representative of
an empire of productive capacity and high
promise. 1t is to speak to all the world of
the climate Of a country that makes such
fair a possibility; it is to bear witness to
the truthfulness Of every claim that has
been made for Northern and Central Cali
fornia.
The fair will have an influence greater
than that exerted upon those who visit it
indeed, that will be its least beneficial
effect. For the fact that it is held in mid
winter, if properly heralded abroad, will
be of Unreasonable benefit to the scheme
in which we are all so profoundly inter-
ested, the further settling of the State by
desirable class of people favoring rural
life.
While urging every citizen of Sacra-
mento county who has anything in poses
sion that will contribute to the attractive
ness and representative character of the
fair, to add it to the exhibition, and that
all who possibly can will attend, let us
urge the local management also to take es-
pecial pains to secure widespread and full
news reports of the fair. They ought to
organize bureau having this matter in
especial charge; bureau with knowledge
how to reach and use news avenues and to
enlist the interest or at least the aid of the
Eastern press. The press is ravenous for
news at all times, and anything that is SO
presented as to have the news quality
strongest in it will find place readily in
the columns of the Eastern press. News
paper men know that very much of worthy
matter which has but slight notice by the
press, thus suffers because of want of tact
in presenting its claims as news.
There is reported to be some dissatisfac-
ton in Placer county concerning the
premium list. Let US hope that this will
be adjusted. The premiums are of the
least interest; those who promote the fair
should do so for the very much larger
gain that is anticipated from the holding
of such exhibitions, such as augmented
population, increased capital invested in
citrus and other fruit-growing, enhanced
value of improved lands, broader market
for our products and consequent greater
prosperity all around. Still premiums
offered have stimulating influence and
serve il some part to cover the expenses of
the exhibitor. They should, therefore, be
SO adjusted as to make as fairly even dis
tribution as is possible. The complaint of
the Placer people that to exhibit by
quantity for first premiums gives the local
citrus fruit growers an advantage the dis
tant ones cannot compete with, appears to
hay, strength in it. At the same time
quantitive displays for premiums must not
be discouraged since they are essential to
the spectacular effects of the exhibition.
Let US hope that these matters will all be
satisfactorily adjusted; that Sacramentans
will bestir themselves to have this city and
county well represented in the fair; and
that our people will 60 up to it in large
numbers.