The record-union., 1892-06-23
OPINIONS OF CALIFORNIA.
Drawing the Review of Visitors Views
of Us to Close.
Grouping the E1pressions-Near All
Favorable-A Few Adverse-Some
Are Non-Committal.

ne hECORD- U MON mas now presented
sufficient Of the editorial expressions of
the members of the late National Edi-
torlal Association excursion TO clearly in
dicate the general opinion of the visitors
OF California, its resources and claims.
1t IS apparent from what has been pub
Hshed that fully seven-tenths of these
opinions were from flattering to favor
able, and that fine proportion Of them
were very full statistically and otherwise,
and expository of the climatic conditions,
soil production, needs of the State, char
acter OF society.
About three-tenths of the expressions
thus far received range from mere social
chat and grateful expression for hospi-
tally to Indifferent chances. and to very
few adverse to California. The latter are
based on pro-Chinese views; the idea that
the climate is enervating and destructive
of the spirit of enterprise; that our habits
are uneconomlc, and that while our
scenery IS marvelously beautiful and our
production wonderful, California cannot
Guido the settled Last in attractivenesS as
place for a home. These adverse criti-
clSms are probably not more than one in
ten OF the three-tenths that are merely
gossipy.
In every instance, however, OF the
whole number, full and cordial apprecia-
ton Is expressed Of generous receptions,
and California hospitality is warmly,
sometimes cXtraVagantly praised. and
the beauty, luXurlance and magniticence
OF California productions confessed.
The following papers exclusive of all
from which extracts have been pub
lished) in criticism range from limited
statistical eXpository review TO passing
chances and social recital OF events of the
excursion and include the very few adj
verse:
Virginia (Ill.) Gazette, Middleburg pa
Post, Marshalltown Qowa) Statesman,
Chicago (Ill.) Record, Republican, salem,
Westerly Or. T. Datiy I1t0upe, Nash
vile lIl.l Democrat, Troy MO- Free
Press, Mexico (Mo.) Ledger, Coldwater
(Mich.) Sun, McMinnville Orr Teie-
phone Register, Providence Or. H. Critic,
Port Huron tMich.) Daily Tunes, Musk
gee Qnd. Ter.) PhRHir, Iowa State WA
terloo) Reporter, Decatur (Ala.) Meas.
Ceredo CIV. Va AdUdnce; the Colorado
City IRIS.
The following journals, of those re-
ceived to date exclusive of those from
which extracts have been published
warmly praise California, deliberately
present statistics of its climate, soil, pro-
duction, industries, capacity, State needs,
social conditions, ETC., and, at length,
some of them to the extent Of six to nine
columns III single issue. All of them
confess TO surprise and say that the ex-
cursion must result in far better under
standing OF this State and its resources by
the people of the East. Some of the
comments upon California exceed in
warmth and adjecuival and emphatic ex-
preston anything Californians have
= hnT Snl - l.
City kan NelCS, Seymour Conn., Rec
ORD, Hancock tOhio) Courier, Decatur
lAla.) NeiCs, Huntsville (Tex.) Item,
Aenia Ohio Ddity Gazette, Greencastle
(Ind.) Star Press, Pine Grove (Pa.) Her
aid, Abingdon (Va.) ViTgjnian, IoWG
State Waterloo Reporter, Indian
Ind. Territory Caaetta5m, Morn
County (kan.) Record, Canton (Mass.)
Journal, Richland (Minn.) North Star,
Wood County (Wis.) Reporter, Winches-
ter (Ind.) Journal, Su1ctay (Dennison,
Tex Gazetteer, Findlay Ohio Courier,
Meade Ckan.) Republican, Colorado
(Highlands) Graphic, Pine Bluff ARK. J
Press Eagle, Fairbault (NIinn.) Repub-
ticdn, Clernont Ohio Sun, Lafayette
.(lnd.) CdU, Colorado (Denver) Field and
FdrHt.
We present still further, but far more
briefly than heretofore, remarks by other
journals than those listed above, that re-
fleet the verdict arrived at. There is still
very large number of newspapers to
hear from.
WONDERFUL LAND.
The Monticello Qa.) Express, after
this State that appear to be just, in the
main, says:
AT Coltax endeda pleasant and-never-
forgotten tour OF two weeks through
the pleasant places and among the gen
erouS-hearted people of California. Cali
fornia! \ wonderful land where nature
has withheld nothing from man. Where
sunshine aud sea breeze, the mountain
stream and the pregnant soil have made
the land flower garden. No traveller
will ever forget its beauty, its contrariety
and its seeming paradoxes. nor will he
ever cease to marvel at the possible great
ness it has in store.'
AN INSTRUCTIVE ITINERARY.
The Lafayette Ind.) Ecenfng CnlL con-
cludes its series of letters thus: 1--WE
cannot dismiss the excursion without ex-
pressing an appreciative commentator
of its breadth ana intelligence Enterinp
the State at the southern end. we were
shown successfully all the great indus
tries of the State-and vast empire it is
measuring thousand miles diaronally
across it. and averaging perhaps three
hundred III width. The exhibit fins
brought under our eyes was so wonder
full, the industries and resources of the
State so vast and diversified, that it vas
impossible for any one travelling over It
thus hastily to fully take it in: but the
itinerary WAS wisely planned, and with a
broad and comprehensive purpose; and
at the end as we look back and beoin to
see what an admirable and INSTRUCTIVE
plan IL was, we cannot do less than an
plaud the work SO we'll done.'
TWO THOROUGH CRITICS.
The Pawtucket Or. T. Gazette and
Cironictc at great length describes Cali
fornia and gives statistics of capacity.
and expresses surprise and satisfaction
with the State. The South Bend end. J
DGiGy Times devoted more space to Cali
fornia than any paper. Its accounts were
remarkable for detail, statistics and in
telligent comprehension of the resources
and needs of the State.
A DHEAMED-oF CLINE.
The Farmers Friend, Northumberland
Pa, apostrophizes California as a lovely
cline of which mortals may dream-a
cline Of wonderfully varied conditions
Then follows a three-colunn description
of various parts of Southern California
well sprinkled with facts in figures. and
columns of eXpository truth about Cen
trail and Northern California.
TWO FAIR CRITICISMS.
The Xenia (O.) Gazette gives a lucid
and very accurate account Of the State as
visited. Referring to Sacramento, it saws