The morning call., 1892-03-29
MODERN MAGI COMING.
Eastern Editors Will See All
That the State Can Show.
They Will Bask in Riverside Groves, Sail
Around the Bay and Take Miners Drink
With the People Of Dutch Flat.

In the desolation of his Eastern home,
with the snowflakes flying around his de-
voted head. the ley winds perfora,ing his
cuticle. and his old friend zero close at
hand, the Eastern editor is dreaming OF the
delights that await him when be comes to
California early in May. He has heard,
and half believed what he has heard, about
the big trees, the great vineyards and the
scented orange groves; but he is to be con-
WINGED that ii is not all dream. He is to
be taken up into the mountains and shown
real live monitor. He will be driven to
Palo Alto and shown what California can
do in the way Of producing fleet-footed
horses. The beautiful orchards of Vaca
Valley and the prolific whey ards of Fresno
will greet his startled eyes, and ere he in
sorrow departs for his home his tongue will
be tickled with a draught of the liquor that
gave courage to the men of '49. That is the
programme that has been arranged for the
edification and entertainment Of the Ma
tionaf Editorial Association while soj0urn-
ing In California,
The association will start 500 strong from
Chicago on May 9. They will stop at COLORADO
Springs to dedicate the Childs-Drexell
Home for union printers. G. w. Childs
and some prominent Englishmeu will come
with them. They will be at San Diego on
the 10th, Riverside on the 18th and at Los
Angeles on the evening of the same day.
They will leave Los Angeles for Fresno on
the 18th. Thence after having seen the
valley they Will 60 to Stockton, to Sacra-
mento, To Nacaville, to Santa Rosa, to Mon
terey. They will reach here Monday afterl
noon. May 81
AROUND THE BAY.
They will be taken around the bay and
given an opportunity TO see the city. They
Will meet In this city on Tuesday, Wednes-
n IA hoy fn ~ ht.os
From this city the party will be taken
through the northern part of the tate
where they will be shown the mines and
taught the meaning of hydraulic mining
The joint committee of the California
Press Association and the Southern Calitor-
MIA Editorial Association met in the Cham
Der OF Commerce yesterday to make arrange
ments for the reception of the visitors. The
members of the joint committee are A. B.
Lennon, Santa Rosa; j. FIlcher, Auburn;
Sclpio Craig, Redlands; q. 4. kernighan.
Pasadena, and r. Briggs of the Chamber of
Commerce OF this city. Besides these were
representatives Of the State Board of Trade,
the Chamber of Commerce. the State Grange,
the State Viticultural Society, the State
Horticultural Society, the State Miuing Bu-
reau and the State Miners Association.
A. b. Lennon presided. up 10 date" he
said, I'VE have accomplished much. The
men who are coming are the representa-
tyes OF the rural press of this continent. 1t
will be great boon TO California TO bring
these men here. They will see what the
State Is, and the information they obtain
viii be spread broadcast throughout the
country. There will be from 500 to 800 of
them.
This is not to be a junketing trip. They
own the papers they re resent, aud in their
correspondence 20 their journals they will
do us worid OF good. The question we
have to answer is what we will do with
these people. They will be here about 10
days"
THE ITINERARY.
w. c. Ralston was elected secretary of
the committee and the itinerary arranged by
the executive committee was read.
Santa Cruz earnestly requested that the
itinerary should include the big trees.
w. III. Mills replied that many places in
the State could not be visited. For the
good of the whole State the party would be
taken to Riverside, where tne citrus indus
try Is best displayed, and Vacaville,
where the deciduous fruit Industry is best
shown. The committee on itinerary had
done the best that could be done.
The question of obtaining the funds re-
CURED for the entertainment was discussed
at length. MIR. Beach stated that about
$1,000 would be required in this city, 1t
was finally decided that each locality Wis
tied should attend to the matter, and the
secretary was instructed to notify each city
and district what will be required Of them.
The secretary of the State Board of Agri-
culture said that a pamphlet illustrating
and describing the places visited by the
editors would be given to each Of them.
Mr.. 1relaD of the State Mining Bureau
said that the miners would give each of the
visitors badge Of gold and silver.
A Sacramento delegate said that the edit
ors would be shown the gl0res of the capi-
tai. and would be given lunch and supper.
And what's better" he remarked. 1--WE
will have no speechmaking, and when | say
"a n /
mean a banquet"
Dutch Flat is the last point that will be
visited, and there the miners, arrayed in the
garb Of '49, will show how gold was ex-
traeted from the earth In the oiden time
and how 1t is done at present. A gold brick
made on the spot will be given to the presi-
dent and barrel will be preached for the
benefit Of the Eastern men.
EVENING SESSION.
The joint committee met again last even
ing at the Occidental.
In the itinerary as at first prepared San
Jose was omitted. so this was amended to
permit a stop of five hours at San Jose and
of two hours at Palo Alto. These will be
the only places visited in the Santa Clara
Valley.
The reception committee was increased
by the addition of three members. and the
Pacific Coast Women's Press Association
was authorized 10 name three of its men,
bers to fill these places on the committee.
The secretary was authorized to accept a
lease OF Metropolitan Hall for three days,
May "A, % and 26, for the meetings of the
convention.
A subcommittee of three was named to
convene today with the Miners Associa-
ton regarding design for the souvenir pin
which II Is proposed 10 present to each of
the visiting delegates.
The delegates elected from the California
Press Association and the Southern Cali
fornia Editorial Association to the conyen
ton were added to the committee on re-
nanfinn nd Tor