The record-union., 1891-10-12
THE BOOK PEOPLE.
How the Library Association Was
Received.
Sacramento's Reception-Fruits Game,
Flowers, Speeches and Car
riage Ride.

ASSOCidtIOu u6leSdteS Dy Ine people VI
Sacramento on Saturday was appro-
pirate and successful and every de-
tail worked out to charm, as intended.
1t is not too much to say that no reception
of large group of Eastern people by the
Capital City has been with such limited
time at command so completely success
ful and altogether SO gratifying to local
pride, so in accordance with good taste, or
more pleasing to the guests.
CORRECTING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
That the delegates will leave the State
thoroughly impressed with the import
ance and advantages of Northern and
Central California is certain. They entered
she State with several misconceived
ideas of this section, due very largely to
misinformation. OF these they were
completely disabused. By statements in
response to their flood of inquiries, their
misapprehenslons were removed, and
these statements were in every instance
fortified by physical proofs, not OBJ
trusively or boastingly presented. but in
manner to make their reception not
only agreeable but convincing.
AN ADVANCE GUARD.
The special committee of the citizens
meeting left the city for Truckee Friday
noon, and consisted of Dana Perkins,
State Librarian, Chairman; Judge r. O.
Cravens, ex-State Librarian; L. IL. Wal
lis, eX-State Librarian; w. G. Fitch,
President of the City Free Library Trus-
tees; J. a. Woodson, for the Museum AS
sociation, and E. c. Atkinson. Accom-
panying the party was Miss Mary
9. Harbaugh of the Alameda Free Lii
brary. They took with them quantity
of fresh salmon, dressed quail, and fresh
figs. peaches, bananas, lines and grapes.
A nlyli r. Il Id ,,N4
grapes to the bOuntiful supply. At New
castle John G. Boggs contributed fine
lot Of Levi clings, and r. Moger lot of
selected peaches. at Loolnis Mrs. T.. V.
Maslin sent on board the train two boxes
OF white Smyrna figs, grown upon the
place of e. w. Maslin.
FRUIT IN PLENTY.
AT Colfax Mr.. Perkins had meet him
another consignment of fruit and w. NJ
Baker of that place, director of the Dis
Crict Agricultural Board, added to it a fine
Selected lot of peaches. At Colfax and at
Alta also the committee received con-
signments of peaches and apples to their
order. When all the goods W ere aboard the
committee had fruit enough to supply a
company five times as large as that il W as
going to meet and had also Il large col
lection OF flowers sent from Sacramento
by Mrs. Dana Perkins.
MEETING THE GUESTS.
The committee reached Truckee be-
tween s and 8 at night, and were out at
6:30 the next morning to meet the ex-
pected guests. To L. II. Wallis was COM
Initted the especial care and handling of
the fruits and other goods and the ar
rangements of details for the breakfast of
the guests, and the duty was well and
diScreetly discharged.
Most of the gentlemen of the party OF
visitors arose to meet the committee at
the early hour named. The greetings
were cordial and hearty, and in less than
ten minutes the relations established
were as warm and free from formality
and stiffness as if the hosts and guests
had been acquainted for months.
THE TRAIE-BREAKFAsT
The train, large one of Pullman vesti-
buled cars, consisting of sleepers dining
car, parlor and observation cars and bag
gage car, was one of the finest and best
appointed that has been sent to the coast.
1t was under charge of Mr.. McWiiliams.
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
who was painstaking to further the plans
of the Sacramento committee. The COM
mittee opened the fruit campaign by APP
petizing breakfast distribution ot
Smyrna figs and varieties of grapes. The
guests responded with black coffee and
cigars. Before the train pulled out from
Truckee at 6:15 ali the ladies were up,
and the committee had won their favor
by hospitable attentions. At this time
copies of the RECoRD-UNIoN were dis
tributed among the guests, giving them
the first general news they had received
since leaving Salt Lake City.
Between Truckee and Summit Station
breakfast was served and consisted oi
Sacramento River salmon, Placer quail
and Placer, Sacramento, Golo and Ne
Vada grapes and peaches, supplemented
on the part of the guests by usual break
OH al-fsl lGt hc
ladies decorated the observation cal
with the Sacramento flowers and then
the social session began in earnest.
VIEWING THE APPROACH.
Conductor Murray of the Southern Pa
cific Company was in charge OF the train
and to his thoughtfulness and accommo-
dating spirit much of the success of the
reception was due. At several points the
train was stopped and the guests alighted
and viewed the scenery and gathered
souvenirs of the mountains. Every point
of interest about the landscape, historic
topographic. and otherwise, was ex-
planned by the committee in response to
inquiries and every question concerning
production, climate, industries, ETC., an
swered to the full knowledge Of the com
lnitteemen. All the way down ''the
hill'' the visitors were constant in seek
ing information about California, and
disclosed the fact that most of them had
Sential facts regarding Central and North
ern California, the climate, the soil, pro-
ducts, commercial and industrial wealth
and possibilities, etc.
THE FRUIT OF THE SOIL.
On the way down new supplies of foot
hill grapes and peaches were put on
board of the train at several points until
there was room for opening no more
boxes, and cases enough were left un-
fg>
days TO come. At Rocklin, in proof of
tho seIni-tropic capabilities of the Sec
ton, a branch of an orange tree was cut
off loaded with oranges almost ready to
1urn TO golden hue, and this was sus-
pended from the ceiling of the observa-
tion car, were il viii remain to the end OF
the tour, November 4th.
AN INTELLIGENT BoDY.
The committee is unanimous in its be-
lief that more intelligent, cordial, in
formation-seeking, courteous and hos
pitable party oftourists never came to the
State. The guests were warm in their ex-
pressions of surprise and delight at the
reception and the profuse hospitality OF
the CalifornianS. That a committee from
q community they had never met should
come l20 miles to greet them, and load
their cars with California products, was
8 manifestation as unexpected as it was
delightful to the visitors.
THE ROSTER OF THE GUESTS.
The guests representing the three hum
cred or more members of the association,
now in the thirteenth year of its exist
ence, were:
s. S. Green (President), Librarian OF
the Public Library, Worcester, Mass;
frank p. Hill Secretary, Librarian
Public Library, Newark, n. j.; f. Ii.
Hid assistant Secretary, Librarian
Public Library, Chicago; Miss NJ. l..
Ahern, Assistant Librarian State Library,