The record-union., 1892-03-25
THE GREAT VISITATION.
The Most Notable Event of Years for
California.
The Part Sacramento Is to Have In It
Preparations Set on Foot-In-
teresting Details.

lance With that about To take place, that
promises so much. or that has had any
such encouragement from the great trans
portation companies, which are quick TO
zee any permanent advantage in the com
ing of q properly constituted body of
Eastern visitors.
THE BEGINNING.
In January we announced the depart
IRE OLA committee of the California Press
Association for Cincinnati, to urge the
National Editorial Association to come to
California. In the face of rival claimants
of power and number, our committee
Won, and the date of the visitation was
set for May, 1892, when the National AS
ISOLATION will hold it's annual meeting in
san Francisco.
TIE PREPARATIONS.
The next step was to prepare the way,
and meeting of representatives Of the
southern California Editorial Association
and the California Press Association, the
state Board of Trade and the the San
francisco Chamber of Commerce was
held in February. That meeting was an
eminent success. and in it Sacramento
played as important part as any city.
WORKING FORCES.
A small Joint Executive Committee
That committee has completed all the
preparations for the visitation, and has
turned over to Sacramento all the matters
touching the visit of the National Associ-
alton to this city and county. Wednes-
day night the members OF the California
'ress Association resident in Sacramento
County met and organized, with W. J.
1assett presiding. and a skeleton plan
was laid out for Sacramento's part in the
visitation.
WHO THE VISITORS ARE.
Before reciting what the local reception
Is TO be, it may be well To state who the
visitors are. The National Editorial AS
ISOLATION is composed of newspaper and
magazine and review proprietors and
writer's in thirty-six States of the Union,
representing thousand journals. They
Bre not metropolitan journals, but, with
Two or three exceptions. the journals OF
rural and Suburban sections, of the cities
Eud towns of from five TO seventy-fiye
thousand population, scattered from
Maine to Texas, and from California to
Florida.
THESE MEN,
The proprietors and writer's. are those
known and respected in their communi-
ties. whose journals arc dependent upon
ocal support in the main. and whose
papers are tair opponents of community
ointment, progress and condition. When
The National Association, the one great
i'm of which is to develop the best order
Of Journalism and to do all that journalism
lan do for the good of our common coun-
try, is in session. it brings together from
$40 to l,200 people.
NHo COMES.
1t is estimated that of these. not less
than 600, and probably 500, will come to
he California session in May. the means
Of their transportation being so favorable
and the expense account being reduced
20 such nominal figure as 10 induce "A
very large number to attend These Wis
tors are practiced observers: what they
zee, hear and take note of they will, on
heir return. Write about in their re-
aDective journals. Thus California will
receive critical notice all over the land
not in immigration circulars, prepared
pamphlets and boom literature, but
through the home papers speaking TO
eight or ten millions of people. Such
advertising California could not buy for
\ MILLION DOLLARS,
Nor indeed for any sum. The visitors
VIII be furnished before the last of Anril.
at their homes, each with volume edited
Ivy ). ;. Boynton of Oroville, containing
sketches of every county and town repre-
-ented in the California Press Assucla-
ions. Each county has 500 words, and
each town 800 words. Thus Sacramento
county will have l,500 words for the
900 words for Galt and SEQ for Folsom.
THESE LOCAL SKETCHES
VIII be simple. accurate statements of
TACT without any eXaggeration, or any
recital that canuotbe verified Each article
is now being prepared by the men OF the
press of each county and town. Thus, in
this county, Y. ). McClatchy, j. ~
Noodson, T. j. Mcfarland and J. }.
Campbell prepare the text, and Mr..
Hassett furnishes the illustrations.
a SWEEPING VISIT.
The tour ofthe guests will be one never
equaled-it takes in the whole State ex-
oept the timber regions. Thus, il begins
at San Diego, takes in all the chief val
leys and sections of Southern California,
ana all the leading towns and cities; then
the guests come up the SAN JOAQUIN VAL
ley, visiting Fresno and Stockton. Then
to Sacramento. To Naca and Pleasant
Valleys. back to Napa Valley and
up and down it, then TO Sonoma
and Santa Rosa Valleys. to and
through the Santa Clara Valley, and TO
Monterey. Than to points in san Mateo.
then TO San Francisco; thence through
Solano, Nolo, Colusa and Tehama, and
back down the east side of the Sacra-
mento River, pagsing ut VIVA Chico,
Marysville, and for the second time
reaching Sacramento. Then after short
stop they Will go 10 Auburn: thence to
gravel and placer mining; then to Coltax
20 Grass Valley and Nevada City, and
visit the deep quartz mines and the min
ing mills. Ii Will thus be the first eS-
cursion that has ever gone into the min
ing region. 0u return the excursionists'
several trains will come back TO Saera-
mento, touching here for the third time
and hero dishanding, the guests then GO
ing homo by whatever routes they choose.
THE SACESANRNTo RECEPTION
The idea Of the local committee Of the
California Press Association as TO Sac
Tamento's reception is, in rough outline
shout this: The several trains viii ar
rive here at | Il. ". May 10th, remain here
Il the afternoon and all night The
suests viii be escorted, If the electric
street lines are completed, through TX, X.
and Z streets by electric street-car
rains; or. if in vehicles, over a more ex-
ended route If the latter. the people
viii be called on as they were for the
Grand Army 10 turn out their buguies
sud carriages To aid III conveying the
guests.
WHERE THEY WILL co.
They will he shown the residence sec
ions, visit the Capitol. Art GALLERY aud
ether points. and then be lett to their own
devices TOR Two hours. They VIII on no
occasion be saassed and talked at. About
IS O'Clock ali viii assemble and take sun
per With Sacramento; a plain. substan-
ial. wholesome, bountifal supreme
banquet. This will possibly be laid in
he Pavilion. Then from $ 10 10 they will
be asked 20 meet the men. women aud
children Of the city in floral festival. in
which Folsom. Gait, Florin. Elk Grove.
Woodland. 0rangevale, Roseville, Au-
aurn and all surrounding towns will be
asked 70 take part, and contribute to i'm
generous rivalry.
As the party is SO large it viii be inn
POSSIBLE to take them all into the country.