The record-union., 1892-06-10
INCOMPETENT COMMISSIONERS.
That is What is Said of the Worlds
Fair Body.
Representatives From Several Coun-
ties Who Complain of the State
Conference Called.

Fair delegates representing all the coun-
ties north Of Tehachapi. The meeting
was held In the State Capitol, but an ordi
nary stage-coach would have contained
suthclent seating capacity. There ap-
pears to be a singular but well-defined
lack of interest taken in the matter,
chiefly owing to the failure of most coun-
ties to receive any financial aid from
either the State Worlds Fair Commits
sioners or from their respective Boards of
Supervisors. The latter bodies have been
hampered by the opposition Of few in
dividuals who have persistently objected
to the appropriation of any public funds
for the purpose of aiding the preparation
of county exhibits. The delegates present
were:
Solano-C. c. Agae, G. f. Wyer.
Shasta-W. a. Boswell.
Placer-W. ID. Perkins, j. NJ. Full
weller, Robert Jones, William Dunlap.
Fresno-W. NJ. Williams.
9olo-G. w. Pierce and r. L. Simp-
son.
Sacramento-Dayid Lubin.
j, NJ. Fulweiler of Placer was chosen
as temporary Chairman, and G. f. Wyer
OF Solano temporary Secretary.
Mr.. Wyer, who is Secretary of the
read from the minutes of the last meet
ing Of that organization to explain how
the present meeting was called, and for
what purpose The idea was to join all
the counties north of Tehachapi i'll one
association for the purpose of aiding in
the collection of exhibits for the Worlds
Fair.
Mr.. Wyer said he had sent notices 10
the Secretaries of all the County World s
Fair Associations, but had received re-
sponses from but few of them.
MR.. LUBIN WAS DISCOURAGED.
David Lubin of Sacramento, being
called upon, made some remarks OF a
general character regarding what was
being done-and what was not being
done-by the State Commissioners. Helm
dulged in some criticism of both the State
Commissioners and the different county
organizations, the latter for their luke
warmness aud the former for their gen.
eral inertness.
Some counties, he said, were perhaps
fortunate in not being hampered by Al
liances and silurianS generally, but Sac
ramento County was less fortunate. The
Alliance people were fighting the Worlds
Fair exhibition, and the Supervisors had
not had the courage to appropriate any
money to aid in collecting county eX-
hIbit If the State Commissioners are to
be depended on, there will not be much
OF an exhibit at Chicago from this part Of
the State. The season was rapidly pass
ing, and he knew there had been no
cherries nor Strawberries put up here. 1t
takes money to buy jars, and there was
no money coming from any source there
for.
NO FLIES ON FRESNO.
Mr.. Williams of Fresno said they were
more fortunate down there. In that
county it was the Alliance people who
had demanded help from the. Super
visors for a county exhibit. They
asked for Sl0,500, and they got it. The
business men had promised to du-
plicate whatever sum the Supervisors
would give, and Fresno will have 900
with which 10 make county exhibit.
Apparently, all the State Commissioners
are doing is to have State building
erected and draw their salaries. If they
do not do the right thing with the $780,
coo given by the State, Fresno will get
up a county exhibit Of her own and ig-
more the State show. The county asso-
citation there is now collecting specimens
Of grains and fruits, and has 800 large
jars on hand. What is wanted is the CO.
operation of the several counties they
must pull together if they are to accom-
plish anything. The Southern Califor-
mia people want to act by themselves, as
they seem to think they belong to State
of their own.
"We want" said Mr.. Williams. San
exhibition of which we shall not be
ashamed. The Worlds Fair will be our
great opportunity to let the people know
who and what we are. This is an adyer-
tising proposition, pure and simpie-it is
the opportunity of lifetime to make
known to the world what we have to offer
home-seekers."
SACRAMENTO GETS A SCORING.
Mr.. Jones of Placer said he was sorry
for Mr.. Lubin, and sorry for Sacramento
County. The business men of Sacra-
mento should make such a demand on
the Supervisors that they would not dare
to refuse to appropriate money for q
county exhibit. Sacramento is the second
city OF the State in mercantile import
ance. She derives her support from the
surrounding counties, of which she is the
trade center, and these counties expect OF
her that she will do something toward
preparing an exhibit for the Worlds Fair
that will be to the credit of the northern
half of the State.
The people of Sacramento said Mr..
Jones, should demand at least $4,000
from their Supervisors. Fresno was
showing the right spirit; she goes ahead
and does the desired work, and they were
doing the same in Placer. They had said
to their Supervisors that Placer could not
afford to be left. and wanted help. The
Supervisors found the people in earnest
in the matter, and have promised good
appropriation.
But some one must get out and do the
work. The State Commissioners are do
ing all in their power TO cripple the
county exhibits, and the counties must
organize in self-defense, and demand
financial aid from the State Commission.
The latter is doing nothing, while the
county associations are doing all the
work.
COUNTIES HANDICAPPED.
Il a.
had the money and should purchase Jars
for the use of counties in putting up ex-
hibits. Many of the counties had no
money, like Sacramento, and if the fruit
should be contributed there would be no
way of putting it up. What is the State
Commission for, if it is not to use the
money at its disposal to help the several
counties in getting up exhibits?
JONES ON THE wARPATH.
Mr.Jones said the Commissioners wanted
the counties to do everything, While they
spent the money among themselves and
took all the credit for everything that was
done. The county exhibits should be ar
ranged around the State building at Chi
cago in their geographical positions and
then everybody could get an idea of Just
what the different sections of the State
could do in the way of production. If
that were done there would be some en-
thusiasm among the people and each
county would do its best. But the Com
missioners expect everything to be
thrown in together, while they receive
the credit therefor.
Every northern county should be rep
resented at each meeting of the State
Commissioners. The latter demand
ayerything and concede nothino No
body can get any definite or satisfactory
information on any point The Com
mlssionerS cannot tell how mucb snaca