The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-05-13
BOOMING THE STATE FAIR.
Citizens VIII Help to Make the Com
ing One Grand Affair.
The Industrial Association of Sacra-
mento Organized and at Work
Special Attractions.


fairs.
y meeting Of prominent citizens and
business men was held last Monday on
invitations sent out by David Lubin, at
which the idea of improving the State
Fair was discussed; numerous sugges-
tons were submitted by Mr.. Lubin, and
an Executive Committee of seven was
appointed to formulate report embody-
ing the best Of these suggestions, to be
presented at last nights public meeting.
! a. a. Van VOORHEES, presided, and
| Mayor Comstock occupied seat beside
! him.
GETTING TO WORK
Chairman Van VOORHEES, called the
meeting TO order at O'Clock, and for the
benefit of those in attendance who were
not at the first meeting, he explained that
the object was to take steps toward assist
ing the State Board of Agriculture in
making the coming State Fair the finest
| exposition ever held in the State. Sacra-
! mento should be particularly interested
IN the affair, and he felt confident that the
| citizens would respond with enthusiasm.
! Mr.. Van NoorhieS said that j. .. Cole
! man, member OF the Executive Com
mittee appointed at the last meeting, was
F.! quite familiar with what was proposed,
! and be called upon that gentleman TO adj
dress the meeting.
Mr.. Coleman responded with some in
teresting remarks. This was a year-the
! Column bian year-that called for an I'M
usual effort. The Mechanics Institute and
/ the Worlds Fair Commission had finally
! agreed to postpone their ''World's Fair
| Dress Rehearsal which was first billed
1 to take place during the State Fair, and
the latter now had an open field. The
/ new association should not cOnfine its
/ tn T,,,,
! but should look To the Improvement Of
| future fairs as well.
THE PEOPLE WILLING.
w. S. Gilbert, also of the Executive
! Committee, made few remarks at
! the request of the Chairman. He said
that it would require no great
effort to enthuse the people of Sac
ramento on the subject of the State Fair,
anu he was sure that the mere suggestion
| of what it was proposed to do would be
sufficient to set them TO work. The EN-
ecutlVe Committee held q meeting on
Wednesday and outlined a programme of
special features 1t is proposed to intro
duce at the State Fair, and had prepared
a report of the same which it was, ready
to submit. These features would neces-
Sarlly involve considerable expense, but
he had no doubt that the citizens would
not let that obstacle stop them.
At the suggestion of Joseph Steffens,
Secretary James T.. Mills read the min
utes Of the previous meeting, in order
that those present could familiarize them
selves with what had been done already.
David Lubin was called upon for some
| remarks, but declined to talk to any great
length, as he thought they should do
more work than talk. There were sew
Ieral reasons why the people of Sacra-
mentO should stir themselves and see that
d better showing was made at the State
! Fair in the future. 1t had come from
good authority that unless this was done
| there would in the future be no appropria-
J tons Of State money for the fair. A State
fair should be such a one as would
ATTRACT THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
To it. 1t was the duty of every Sacra-
mentan, and to their interest, to see that
the fair is brought up to the standard it
should have reached long ago. This APP
peal, he said, is not a call for charity, or
anything OF the kind-it is simply a re-
minder that it is high time to be doing
something. The people of this section
had neglected the fair. He had talked
with merchants who had become dissat-
isiied over trivial matters at previous
fairs, and had ceased to exhibit. 1t had
taken a great deal of talking on his
part to convince them that they were
injuring their own interests by their
short-sightedness. Every person who
was in attendance at the meeting, said
MI. I%icI'l1 SdOull sO away Will Ills
mind made up to do everything in his
power TO 'whOop up'' the fair, and
apprise his neighbors of the fact that they
as well as he were interested in the i'm
provement of the State Fair.
Ex-Judge j. w. Armstrong made a
stirring speech, calling upon the people
to take hold Of the matter with the spirit
that had been inaugurated by the COM
mittee. Sacramento, he said, had become
famous for accomplishing great things-it
had overcome floods and fires, had sur
rounded itself with strong levees, had
raised its level some ten feet, and had ac-
cOmplished other like things-and if the
present proposition was taken hold of he
knew 1t would reach a successful con-
cluSiOn.
THE PLANS.
The report of the Executive Committee
was then read and the suggestions there
in were listened TO with interest. 1t was
as follows:
We recommend to the meeting that the
| Executive Committee be increased to fifteen.
That eight industrial interests be represented
We recommend that this association be called
the Industrial Association of Sacramento.
We recommend that all willing TO assist in
the association be requested to sign the roll
We recommend the following attractions tor
/ the coming far:
No. l. A State Historic Exhibit.
No. 2. a State Floral Culture Exhibit
No 3. a State Fish Exhibit
49, + L-tLtIASSt1 ISAIIDlG sOl IIIDnlIlNe Ma
tive CalfoTnians.
|. No. s. Pioneer Days, Illustrated by Placer
No. s. Special Premium on Various Mann
features from ManZanita Woods.
! No. :. Recommend that Special Premiums
be offered for Dress Rehearsals of Worlds
Fair County Exhibits.
No. 8. Recommend State Competitive
Athletic Exhibition.
No. 8. state Bicycle Tournament
No. 10. Sham Eattle between United States
Regulars and state Militia
No IL. state Tournament of Volunteer
tTemen.
No -. a Comic Open Air Contest at the
Park. 'ii0
No Is. That special efforts be made to
have series OF excursions from various sec
lions OF the State
BROADENING THE AFFAIR,
Mr.. Coleman suggested that thew take
up the suggestion in the report seriatim,
discuss them and adopt or reject them.
The selection of an Executive Committee
OF fifteen was an important matter, and
men representing widely different
branches of industry should be placed
upon them.
f. X. Alsip thought the Executive
Committee as proposed in the report was
too small. He suggested that the COM
mittee should consist of fifty representa-
tive men, and they should not all be Sac
ramentans.
Captain L. B. Hall was opposed to Mr.,
Alsip's suggestions. A large committee
would be unwieldly and it would be diff
ficult to get members together. He was
opposed to taking in persons from other
sections, because he believed that if Sac
ramento City and County was going to
do this auxiliary work at the fair Sacra-
mento should be given the credit of it.
Mr.: Coleman also spoke against in
creasing the committee.
, Senator Dray said it had always been
the ann OF Sacramento to disabuse the
people of other portions of the State of the