The record-union., 1891-06-10
HOME INDUSTRIES.
They Are Promoted by the State
Board of Trade.
The Exhibit in Its New Quarters-Cir-
cular just Issued by Manager
E. w. NEasIin.


of Trade opened its new quarters at 603
Market street, San Francisco, for private
inspection by its contributors and the
press of its exhibit of California products.
The officers of the board are Eugene j.
Gregory of Sacramento, President; w.
II. Mills, First Vice-President; J. S.
Emery of Oakland, Second Vice-Presi-
dent; e. w. Maslin of Loomis, Placer
County, General Manager and acting
Secretary; and the Changers Bank,
Treasurer.
Manager Maslin has issued the follow
ing circular, setting forth the aims and
purposes OF the institution:
The crops, this year, of every variety Of
grain, vegetable and fruit promise to be
abundant and of the highest excellence.
This is, therefore, the year in which to
secure ana preserve specimens for the
Columbian Exposition in 1893. Next
years crops may not be SO abundant nor
the quality SO i;ne as III thiS year. livery
farmer and fruit-grower should select the
best sample OF his productions; sheats of
| cereals, vegetables and fruit.
The California state Board Of Trade
lost its exhibit by fire last winter, and all
that il has is such rs was on California
Or Wheels The board is anxious to
have more comprehensive exhibit than
b51Ore. 1t wishes to extend its field Of
usefulness by collecting specimens Of
every product Of the soil, samples OF soil,
descriptions Of the topography OF
counties, meteorological data, maps, in
forni&t!on as TO the variety and special
excellence Of crops produced in each
county and tie adaptability Of soil and
climate to such productions and products
Of California manufacture. The mining
interests VIII not be neglected 1t is in
| tended to make the board a 'Bureau Of
Information relating TO all divisions OF
! industry. Daily inquiries are made, not
only by people in the East, but by our
| own citizens, respecting the resources Of
! the counties, the cost and prCtit OF pro-
duction of fruit, prices Of land, and
climatic features Of different sections Of
tie State, and the feasibility OF establish
| ing manufactures.
The board can be made one Of the most
useful institutions in the Stateif properly
supported. The advantage OF county
having a representation in the board ana
on the floor is at once manifest. 70 the
end that the board may effect its purpose,
| it earnestly requests contributions to its
exhibit from the citizens OF the State.
1t matters not how small or apparently
| insignificant the gift may be, it viii
/ be useful and thankfully received
/ Send sheaf Of grain, talk Of corn, a
| mineral specimen, q sample OF soil, Il box
| OF fruit, fresh or dried, and any example
/ OF vegetable growth tl}at will illustrate
! the fertility OF soil OF Skill III culture
For preserving fruit, use the huid pre-
| pared according to the following formula,
! which, according TO the experience of the
/ board and Professor Hiigard, is the best
| generally:
| Boil the quantity of water to be used
and allow the sediment to settle; when
! into t,D,.. i
receptacle, to be filled to about two-thirds
OF its capacity. On the top of the water
| float tin basin IN which put quantity
| of ground sulphur. Set the sulphur on
| fire and cover tightly until the fire goes
out; renew the sulphur until the whole
is consumed. removing the cover for re-
newal of air between Doses At each fir-
! ing stir the LIQUID. Use about one pound
OF sulphur for each twenty gallons Of
water. To every gallon Of water add
! eight ounces Of glycerine to keep the
! fruit from bursting. The jar must be
! hermitically sealed.
Persons living along the line of the
! Southern Pacific system can leave pack
| ages with the station agent, marked For
! State Board Of Trade,' and they will be
! forwarded.
! AN ATTRACTIVE PLACE.
The Bulletin says that among the Sun
! day visitors at the boards new rooms
were noted many mechanics and labor
! ing men with wives and children. They
! looked very attentively at the luscious
/ peaches, grapes, nuts, dried fruits of the
! displays and carried away ali the liter
ature they could get, relating to the pro-
! duction Of the things they had seen.
! Next Tuesday the Executive Committee
of the State Board viii hold a regular
meeting. A number of topics will be
! brought up for discussion, relating 10 inn
| migration and State development The
prospects of the raisin crop will be among
the subjects considered. Mr.. Maslin, the
new manager, has several plans on hand
| to carry forward the work of the board,
making it a central agency for dissem-
mating information about California
The correspondence Of the board with
/ Eastern residents is not very heavy. but
it is increasing, and steps will be taken
TO have it carefully attended to.
Of al the printed matter ever sent out
by the board, the climatic and geograph-
icai map Of California has been in the
most demand. Something like 100, 900 of
! these were distributed in the East, and
now the supply is nearly exhausted. A
new edition viii soon be printed, contain
| ing few alterations and improvements
| in the plate.