The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-09-12

view. The pictures of the bank and ex-
press departments will be found inter-
estlng by the ladies, as showing the pre-
! Valllng fashions of members OF their sex
at that date, viz: large crinolines, poke
| bonnets and shawls worn pointed.
| The express cashier and book keeper
| departments, as represented in the pic
| ture, consisted of three men. At present
| 1t takes more than one hundred men and
| women to do the work. a printed list OF
! offices in 1857 gives forty as the number;
| there are now over three thousand. The
! agency appointments are interesting;
among them being that OF John j. VAL
entine as agent at Strawberry Valley,
! dated 1862. on the llth of August, 1892,
he was unanimously elected President of
! the company which he had served so long
and faithfully. 1t was fitting tribute
to the honesty of purpose and intelligence
OF one who mas placed Wells, Fargo IL
GO. among the foremost of corporations.
The appointment Of John CONFESS as
agent lafterward United states Senator
! from California; at Georgetown in 1856;
| OF John Bidwell, the Presidential candi-
date OF the Prohibition party, at Chico in
1906 OF George w. Dent at Knights
! Ferry in 1853 (Mr. Dent is a brother-in-
law OF President u. $. Grant. Later Mr..
Dent was United States Appraiser OF
! Customs at San Francisco); agency APP
/
hans Ranch, Rough and Ready, Dry
town, Chinese Camp. Rattlesnake Bar,
j ETC., are shown.
! The portraits Of founders, Presidents,
| promoters and officials indicate men OF
lorce and capacity. Portraits of Mr..
Cheney, now living, and for many years
Stancn believer in and worker for the
| success of the company as well rs those
| OF samuel Knight, killed while Superin-
! tendent or the company by the nitro
/ glycerIne explosion al the san francisco
Office in 1866, and JChn Kelley, former
! superintendent but now deceased, are
aGuirionaI indications of the manner of
men who formed the old guard of W ellis,
Fargo 81 Co.
JOURNALISM.
In the San Francisco section are to be
seen examples Of the early Journalism of
California. Among other exhibits file
OF the California s ar, the first newspaper
published IN san francisco. Tie rank
lin hand press upon which the StoT was
printed was brought TO California by
sam Brannan. IL is now owned by j.
A. tilcher Of Auburn, and upon its worn
bed the Placer Herdtd is weekly printed.
| The printers composing stick with
| winch the first line of type was set tor
| the StIf is now in the possession OF Mrs.
Belle Douglas of Nevada City
On the extreme south of the historical
IS 10 be seen the handsome exhibits made
by the San Francisco Gtroaicic and the
san trallclScO Examiner with the earliest
ana latest Issues, samples OF their plates
papers, engraVIngs, etc, and pictures of
! their presses. Adjoining is the exhibit
made by the RECORD UNION, showing
plates, matrices and pictures of the Light
mig press EeSsle." he first copies OF
the Union. the Record and the RECoRD-
UNION are shown, and copies of the first
steamer" edition, overland express edi-
tons and pictorial editions These old
pictorial papers give some excellent views
of Sacramento, san Francisco, Placer
Vile, Nevada City, Coloma and other
| towns In the hight OF the mining era, and
great number of pictures Of pioneer
scenes and incidents. There is also
shown the paper as it appeared after the
great fire of 1851 whentit had to issue as a
''thumb-naiP' sheet for a fortnight one
opened copy gives map OF the burned
district, which was more than half of the
city. Above the RECoRD-U MONS eX-
hiblt is framed copy of a large birds
eye view of Sacramento recently issued
by the RECORD UNION.
Next on the southeast comes the eX-
hibit of the San Francisco Bulletin, being
the tile OF the Sacramento Transcript, out
of which the Bulletin grew, in fact; then
the hrst hles OF the Bulletin, and one of
Viz ' IL ildllSS Time open at a
page in mourning for its editor, James
King OF William, for whose murder
Casey and Cora were hanged by. the
vigilance Committee on the day of Mr.
Kings funeral. Just beneath the case
David NJ. Hart of Benicia, for the citizens
of Benicia, shows the triangle that was
the bell Of the Vigilance Committee that
rang to call that body together. In the
case are framed pictures, with letter-press
notes OF the tragic scenes of that time
Above the case is a bust of Mr.. King, and
above that his portrait.
Next on the southeast is a case with
first and later files Of the San Francisco
Democrat and of the Stats Zietn7lg Ger
man papers,. Opposite is case with files
OF the Signs Of tie Times and the exhibit
of the Pacific Press Printing Company
of Oakland, with portrait of it's founder
and picture of its building.
The final exhibit in this section is by
the Biblioque Franchise of San Francisco.
with portraits of Theirs and others and
autograph letters of distinguished French
patriots. Facing this section is the hand
some booth of the Wcmen's Christian
Temperance Union of California. presided
over by number of ladies of San Fran
cisco, San Jose and Sacramento. In the
center of the section Prof. w. B. Rising.
State Analyst, will to-day set up his eX-
hibit of apparatus and laboratory outfit
used in his department at the State Uni
versity.
ADDITIONS, NOTES, ETC.
The Los Angeles section on Saturday
received more goods for its exhibit. as
also did the Santa Cruz section. Addi-
tons were also made to it's exhibit bv the
medical department of the State Univer-
sity. &. b. Turrill placed on view also a
number of pictures with letter-press of
scenes in the Vigilance Committee times.
pioneer letter-sheet, mining satires, car
toons, etc. San Francisco has also
sent up the necessary portraits to COM
plete the gallery of all her Mayors.
AT the head of the north aisle Secretary
of State Waite has added to the States
exhibit the manuscript journal of the
first Constitutional Convention, the
parchment manuscript copy of the first
Constitution, the original and amended
charters of the Central Pacific Railroad
Company and other valuable historic
manuscript.
Among the visitors to the section on
Saturday was Hon. A. J. Moulder, Adj
visory Secretary in San Francisco of the
Historical Committee. Mr.. Moulder was
one of the pioneer Superintendent of
Public instruction. In the military sec
ton hangs commission issued to him as
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