The record-union., 1891-02-01
"Why. do You thinker

Why, do you think?'
because you have too many property
owners who take no pride in their town,
ana are content if old shells bring in the
com. BY inquiry, find none of them
suffer for lack of coin. But you are i'm
proving. our new bank building is the
halldsomest structure for its size on the
coast, and 1 except none. There are sew
eral solld-looking and fine business
structures, some others are now build
ing, stone walks are supplanting rotten
WOOD, the streets are better and better
every year / come, new railway lines
are pulit along them, and there is WISH
pie Improvement in the air OF business
sections"
NO LOCAL PRIDE.
We'll, then, what is the matter with
Saeramento, otherwise than what you
nave .,I stated about landlords?'
Lack of local pride"
us that all, sir?''
NJ dear sir, that is enough, and too
much. Enough to choke town. if it
does not kill it. Towns neglected by
their own people will not flourish. / do
not care where they are. They may ex-
list. but not fiourish.''
How do we lack in local pride?,
GU are careless to strangers. No one
invites stranger to see the town. No
one says to the newcomer here for few
Gays Have you visited our Art Gallery Z?
have you seen the Capitol? Have you
VISITED the residence section? Have YOU
driven over our handsome streets? Have
you special interest in this. that or the
other thing, and what is there we can
SHOW you you would most like to see?',
An! begin to understand your drift"
on must Know that all travellers are
slght-seers; all tourists are out to see
strange things. The most common to
you may be Of profound interest to them.
! 10 hIIG
architecture, another horses, another
growing orange trees, with the fruit in
sight, another it is hops, another macbin-
cry, another parks, another soils, and so
on
How do you do in Portland?"
oh, there, and all up North every man
IN town owns it; or you'd think he did
from the personal interest he takes in it.
The moment you arrive some one seeks to
made your stay pleasant. If it is fair
day IN our town, for instance, we say to
the new arrival, do you care for fine
scenery? Yes! Then take that line of
cars or that, and &C. up to the nights and
see hve OF the grandest of all mountains,
snow-capped Hood, Jefferson, Adams.
Rainier, and st. Helens. Here in Sacra-
mento no one ever thinks of telling the
visitor that from the dome of the Capitol
he can see 300 miles of the loftiest Sier-
ras clad in snow, and their slopes ROBBED
in green and gold; why, it's a sight worth
a weeks journey to see. ! heard one of
these strangers ask a business man where
the Art Gallery was, and the business
man said down that way jerking his
thumb indefinitely over his shoulder.
Why they would mob Portland man
who would treat visitor so coolly."
VISITORS NEGLECTED..
But do you think this conduct gen
eral?''
II know it, is. All the week T have
been here, and have had no man saw to
me OF all | have met have heard no one
say TO any Of the many strangers here, 90
see that, go see this, visit the so and So
drive here, drive there. Have heard no
one give any one an invitation or inform
alton as to business attractions. lands
homes, manufactures, or anything else
All up north you can scarcely enter
town without feeling that all hands are
striving to make your visit pleasant, and
you are amazed at the many things. Curl
Gus, instructive and useful. even the
smallest and most ordinary places have
TO show. As result scores of people who
come to see remain to reside"
rs it so further East?"
Yes! Go to st. Paul, and you will be
astonished at the effort made to show YOU
everything worth seeing. Why, you find
it hard to tear yourself away, and you in
vest in the place in spite of yourself.
FacG Go over to Minneapolis, and they
viii try to discount st. Paul. Yet they
are all a very busy people,"
We'll, we have not a great deal to
show"
Fudge! Why, look at your lovely
Capitol Park. | heard two Eastern men
say this very day, and l say the same,