The record-union., 1892-05-11
WORKING IN EARNEST.
The Worlds Fair Committee Gets Into
Running Order.
The Exhibits to Be Shown at the State
Fair Before Going to Chicago
Other Details.

The Executive Committee of the Sacra-
mento County Worlds Fair Association
held meeting yesterday in the Super
visors' chamber in the Hall of Records.
Erskine Greer, David Lubin and
William Johnston, delegates to the recent
conference with the State Commissioners,
gave the committee an idea of the bust
ness transacted there. Mr.. Lubin said
the State Commission had previously
settled upon having classified exhibit
OF the States products at Chicago, but the
country delegates had succeeded in
changing this so that county exhibits
would be given. Mr.. Lubin also eased
the minds ofthe Farmers Alliance people,
who filed such strong objection recently
to the expenditure Of any money by the
county TO help along the fair-arguing
that the State had already appropriated
$500, 600, and that that should be enough.
THE ALLIANCES MISTAKE.
The Alliance had. said Mr.. Lubin, over
look ed the fact that the people of Cali
fornia had demanded the appropriation,
and had demanded separate building at
Chicago for their products. The greater
portion of the State Appropriation had
been used in the construction of this
building, and had not been wasted as in
timated. 1t was not time TO hold back
now, when everything looked so bright
for an extraordinary display from Cali
fornia. The expense upon the indi-
vidual counties in getting up their dis
PLAYS would be comparatively light, and
there would be no such ruthless raids
upon the county funds as the Alliance
had predicted.
Ex-senator Johnston confirmed the re-
marks of Mr.. Lubin. He said the Alli-
ance had been laboring under misappre-
hension. While it was intended to ask
the county to assist the County Associa-
ton with an appropriation, no great
amount would be asked for, and the
money would not go into the hands OF
the State Commission, as seemed to be
the impression of many.
ENCOURAGING REMARKS.
Supervisor Greer enthused the commit
tee with his remarks. He said Sacra-
mento was little behindi in getting ready
for the big fair, but he was satisfied that
when the people got started other coun-
ties would have to look out. But he
thought the local association had started
off wrong. The selection of an Executive
Committee of eighty was a mistake, as
was shown by the attendance at the meet
lngS. a smaller commlttee-a very small
committee, in fact-would do the work
better in every respect. He thought that
the Executive Committee should now Sc
lect subcommittee of five to take full
charge of the exhibit, and another COM
Inittee of two to canvass the entire county
for memberships. He advised that they
do as other counties had done in the mat
ter of memberships, and that was to give
each person purchasing a membership a
handsome certificate. These would be
highly priced and kept in after years as
souvenirs.
GOOD IDEA.
appointment Of subcommittee struck
the other members most favorably. Sec
retary w. w. Greer, however, thought
this committee should also have the power
To select the canvassing committee, as
the latter would in all probability have to
be compensated. Then general man
ager should be selected who should can
yass the county for exhibits.
Mr.. Johnston moved that such COM
mittee be appointed, to consist of three
ladies and two gentlemen (his argument
being that the two men could do the
hard work and the ladies the thinking,
and after some discussion in regard to
the apportionment of the sexes on the
committee the motion was carried.
Chairman Bates appointed on the COM
mittee Mrs. @. III. Kerr, Mrs. ID. ID. Hull,
Mrs. P. b. Green, +. Greer and d. Lubin.
The new committee had a conference
after adjournment and laid out its plans
to some extent. The committee will
send at once to State Secretary Thomp-
son for 500 of the fruit jars adopted by
the State Commission, and these will be
filled with the choicest of the county's
productions in time to be shown at the
State Fair before going to Chicago. In
fact, it is the committees intention to
show everything in the non-perishable
line that il collects at the State Fair. Ar
rangements will be made to send the can
vassers out Immediately, and the com
mittee feels confident that they will be
welcomed everywhere.