The record-union., 1891-01-30

keep up the supply of perishable articles.
The Executive Committee at first thought
1t could not get along with less than half
million. There were gentlemen present
VINO mad been. on the ground and knew
what other States are doing, and they
know that it will take money to make a
proper exhibit. Illinois now has bill
before her Legislature to appropriate
81 600, 600. 1t would be wise to expend a
| little money for the proposed exhibit and
thoroughly advertise California's prod
| uctS and immense resources.
WILLIAM II. MILLS REMARKS.
A member of the committee called upon
Mr.. William II. Mills to give some idea
as to the probable cost of transportation
Tor the proposed exhibit. He replied that
he begged to be excused from discussing
at that time the subject of transportation.
/ lie was not authorized to give any eX-
preston on the subject, and besides it
was altogether too early to do so. He
was chosen as a member of the Executive
committee to represent the transporta-
ton interests, but the question as to the
cost OF taking the exhibit to Chicago can
be answered only after all the trans
portatlon companies other than the
! Southern Pacific shall be consulted. He
could safely say, however, that trans
portation would not be as free as salvation
| While 1t might be what the traffic would
bear, it would not be-as was sometimes
said-all the traffic would bear. Trans
portation would, he was aware, be as rea-
sonable as possible, but tonight they had
before them none of the factors by which
to determine what it would be. In the
first place, nobody yet knew what there
would be to transport.
California, he begged to remind the
committee, was the 1arthest State in the
| Union from Chicago. She was now, for
| the first time, to be represented where
all the worlds products would be shown
1t was reasonable. to suppose that q large
sum would be required to transport the
! exhibit thcPasftII s4,sf l,e ~
~ Mr.. Mills then explained how the COM
mittee arrived at the estimate Of 500, 900.
The exhibition building would cost about
SloD, 0Op, .and-becauSe OF the difference
in the price ofmaterials and !anor-would
erect building there that would cost
$4,000 i'll California. The rest of the
money would, it was hoped suffice to
make Il creditable exhibit OF products.
We have, he said, from the report of
| Secretary Rusk, the assurance that
American farmers have reached the limit
of profitable wheat expectation. The i'm
/ pOrtance OF this fact to the farmers of this
state cannot be overestimated. In the
| Sacramento Valley alone the aTpregate
land-holdings of 100 proprietors IS 1852
| coo acres, or more than 5000 acres each.
These large land-holdings represent The
| displacement of many thousands of pop
ulation, and are simply waste. Between
1880 and 1880 the Sacramento Valley
actually lost, according to the census re-
turns, some 10000 population. showing
that large portion of the native-born
element must have emigrated.
Mr.. Mills then reviewed the growth of
! the ralSln industry at Fresno, which had
shown remarkable development. The
fear had been expressed that there would
be over-produetion Of fruit in this State.
| The reason why this cannot be NAV he
found i'll the f;lct that, as our fruit pro
ducts increase, they viii supplant the pro
| auctions Of other countries because they
are cheaper. At the Worlds Fair
California can demonstrate that country
that pays an average of 81 80 {. day for
vineyard labor can successfully compete
is paid for similar labor. This cannot
fail to make a deep impression on all
thinking people.
As California produces the fruits of the
world, other places will go out of the
competition; hence the necessity for the
State showing What she can do. five
can demonstrate these facts to the people
who will be gathered at the Worlds Fair,
what can we not do for California? If we
can thus make a market for our fruits,
the large land-holdings in California will
be broken up and the vast ranches will
become peopled with prosperous pro-
! ducers.
England would be larger consumer
of our products IL she knew we had them
Last year California sent $50, 0GO boxes
OF oranges to the Eastern market. Thirty
| years before, Some 100000 boxes were
annually imported, and yet, notwith-
standing our own large home production.
there We're last year 100000 boxes Of
oranges imported into the United States
oh Int,
and should have the effect of attracting
wide attention to our products.
There is no such thing in civilized life,
said Mr.. Mills, as standing still. If there
is no growth, we must go backward
There can only be healthy growth when
there is hope for the future; and the hope
of California lies in the DEVELOPMENT of
her vast and varied resources.
There is more than a money considera-
ton at stake in this matter Something
is due to the patriotic pride of the citizens
of California. The exhibition must be
limited by the amount of money availa-
| bic for that purpose. With 100000 we
shall have $500, 900 exhibit; with 500,
| GOO, we would have a hundred-thousand-
dollar exhibit. He would like to see the
native sons OF the State-and the native
daughters, too-saved the humiliation of
California exhibiting herself before the
world in rags and drabs. The exhibit
should be one to which they could point
with prlde ana say, That is my native
State!''
If there ever was time in the history
OF the State when economy and wisdom
should govern legislation, that time is the
present.; but there is no argument that
cannot be made in favor OF a judicious
expenditure of money to awaken enter
prise and energy in q people.
MI. Mills concluded his remarks by
| pIOfinpptIV nictI1rir,U tI1n Ul ii
rebound to California when her mar
velous exhibit should be contrasted side
! by side with those of the far eastern coun-
tries of the Old World, and as he took his
seat he was loudly applauded.
COMMISSIONER DE YOUNG.
! M. II. DcYoung being called upon, re-
| lated how he had iabored with the Ma
| tlonai Committee to have the Director OF,
the horticultural Bureau appointed from
California. The committee had. how
ever, selected a man named Reynolds.
who is florist on small scale in little
| Illinois village, and who had admitted to
| him that he knew nothing whatever
about horticulture, viticulture OF kindred
| industries.
Mr.. DeYoung thought that there
| should be but three State Commissioners
| instead of seven, as the necessary ex-
| penses OF SO many would necessarily be
I heavy. nstt}
| Mr.. Estee, replied that the Executive
Committee had carefully considered the
matter, and came to the conclusion that
all friction and sectional jealousy would
be avoided by having each Congressional
district represented.
Mr.. Mills, referring to Reynolds ap-
| pointment to a position that would place
| him over the California exhibit. sur
gested that the Legislature adopt a Joint
resolution asking the National Committee
to give the place to q practical California