The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-03-29
CALIFORNIA; OPPORTUNITY.
Greatest Advantage Ever Offered
1t by an Excursion.
VISIT OF THE NATIONAL EDITORIAL
ASSOCIATION.
How the Eastern Newspaper Men VIII
View the Various Sections of the
State and Take Notes and be Sup
piled with In.formation-An Import
ant Meeting at San Francisco and
What WAS Accomplished.
Special to the REcoRn-uSrox.


Committee Of the California Press Asso-
citation and the Southern California
Editorial Association held a meeting in
the Chamber of Commerce rooms this
afternoon. The committee consists of
Messrs. Filcher. Lennon, Craig, Ker-
naghan and Arthur X. Briggs. The COM
mittee had previously invited the various
associations Of California to participate in
the entertainment of the National Edi-
torial Association, which is to arrive
here in May, and the following organiza-
tons certified delegates as follows: State
Board of Trade, 3; Chamber of Com
merce, 8; State Grange, 3; State Agri-
cultural Society, 3; State Viticultural
Society, 3; State Board of Horticulture,
3; State Mining Bureau, s.; State Miners
Association, 5.
Those for the State Agricultural Society,
State Grange and the Viticultural Society
were Aot present.
The roll-call showed present: William
II. Mills, Eugene J. Gregory, Tyler
Beach, l.. w. buck, j. l.. Mosher, b. NJ.
Lelong, w. G. Ralston, William Irelan,
Thornton, Henry Martin, Charles G.
Yale, H. w. Meade, Charles Bundschu,
NJ. D. Buck, Allen B. Lennon, J. A
Filcher. Scipio Craig, E. w. Maslin,
George F. Kernaghan, George NJ. Francis,
Arthur X. Briggs, j. A. Woodson, Dun
can Mcpherson, Professor Allen.
Mr.. Lennon was called to the chair
and fully laid before the meeting the
scheme of the visitation by the Eastern
excurSioniStS.
1.-The delegates coming here" said Mr..
Lennon, ''are connected with the rural
press of the United States. They are
duly elected delegates to a national body
which will convene here in May. They
are not men who can come here merely
for tho novelty of coming, but they come
for the purpose of learning for themselves
the resources of our great State. The ex-
cursioniSts are not coming here on a jun
keting trip, neither is it 'hurrah' crowd
The delegates mainly are the owners of
their own papers, and are responsible for
the news that is published in their coll
umDS.
1T is apparent that tho excursionists
can be of great value to this State, and it
is for us to extend them all the assistance
in our power"
He said the Executive Committee
wanted the aid of the associations named
in receiving the guests, and desired the
delegates chosen to accompany the ex-
cursionists throughout the State. w. c.
Ralston was then chosen Secretary
MIR. Mcpherson wanted the visitors to
go down to Santa Cruz and see the big
trees, and wanted to know why Mr.. Mills
had left that town out.
Mr.. Mills said that he wanted it under
stood that he was only an honorary mem
Der of the meeting by virtue of his being
member of the Chamber of Commerce
and the State Board of Trade. He had
nothing to do with the making up Of the
itinerary. In case of this kind local
pride should give way to the general
good. For the first time a party of ex-
cursionists was to be taken through the
mining districts. The most important
product we have, he said, is the develop
ment of deciduous fruits and the greatest
time possible should be given to the
examination of its culture. Another
thing the visitors will be disappointed in
will be the wine interests, as they whirl
through the Napa Valley and look at the
vineyards from the windows of the car
The itinerary was too small to see every
thing in this great State. Some time
ought to be given to San Jose and the
Santa Clara Valley, and he hoped that
would be done. Unfortunately none of
the newspapers of San Jose belonged to
the Press Association, which was their
loss; but San Jose ought to come in and
aid, and he was glad to see her delegation
present.
Professor Allen said if few hours
were given to San Jose the people would
breakfast them and show them the pro-
ductive wealth of the vicinity. Consider
able debate followed, and the sentiment
was that San Jose should be counted in,
if possible.
Mr.. Buck asked for more time for Vaca
Valley, and urged it with force, and
promised great profit of information to
the visitors. 1t was conceded that every
facility possible should be given to see
that valley.
The itinerary was then read and APP
proved, and those present pledged them
selves to do escort duty or have their as
sociations furnish escorts. On motion of
Mr.. Beach, the whole question of modifi-
cation of the itinerary was left to the
Executive Committee, and the entire
meeting agreed to stand by it.
One feature, alluded to by Mr.. Mills.
and further referred to by Mr.. Filcber
is the offer by the Southern Pacific Com
pany management to furnish a corps of
stenographers and typewriters to accom-
pany the excursion and take down any
and all information given the visitors in
response to inquiries by them on subjects
that they may wish TO publish in their
papers at the East and which address q
clientage of not less than ten millions of
people.
Mr.. Mills stated that the entire trans
portation in the State is given by the
Southern Pacific Company over it's lines.
Mr.. Craig stated that all the Transports
ton over the Santa Fe lines in the south
IS given by that company.
Mr.. Filcher explained that the Nevada
Narrow Gauge gave free Transportation
also, and in detail stated what Dutch Flat,
Grass Valley and Nevada City will do in
illustration of all kinds of mining. The
Chairman o. the Mining Association said
every visitor will be given badge souve-
mir of gold, silver and ore bearing quartz
Dutch Flat is to give a pioneer miners
breakfast to the yisitors-brown bread,
baked beans and flapjacks- and to show
rocker. piping, long -tom, clean up, melt
ing and all processes of mining. and mass
the result IN Il gold ingot to be presented
Mr.. NoodSon outlined what Sacra-
mento would do, and when il was stated
that the guests would not be ''corraled''
to have speeches fired at them, there was
applause. The side trip to Folsom and
Orange vale, and gifts of flowers by Sac
ram EMO, also met with great favor.
MIR. Leiong stated that the Horticult-
ural Board was preparing pamphlet on
the whole horticultural interest of all the
State, to be presented to each delegate.
Mr.. irelan, State MineraIogist. said he
would present similar work ON mine
ralogy and geological map of the State
to each visitor. These books will be given
them while they are passing through
Arizona.
Mr.. Lennon explained that the Press
Associations are preparing a pamphlet
souvenir of all towns and counties hav-
ing newspapers, setting fortlBfacts of in
dustry, production, climate, etc. This