The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-08-17
WORLDS FAIR PREPARATIONS.
The County Exhibit as it VIII Appear
at the State Fair.
Complaint About the Exhibitors Adj
mission Ticl1ets-Decoration
More Jars Needed.

The Sacramento County Worlds Fair
Association held meeting at the Hall Of
Records yesterday forenoon, George C.
McMullen presiding.
Exhibit Manager Krull made a report
to the association regarding his work,
which elated the members. He said he
had been all over the county, and people
were preparing fruits, vegetables and
cereals everywhere. The outlook was
better than he had anticipated by good
deal AS the exhibits are all to be shown
at the State Fair before going to Chicago.
Mr.. Krull said that the people here would
nave chance TO see them, and verify
what he had said. The only complaint
he had to make was that there were not
enough jars-World's Fair jars-to 90
round. Besides, many exhibitors wanted
larger jars than the regulation ones for
special vegetable exhibits the fruit Jars
not being large enough. He had not pro-
NIded them with any Of these because he
had not been authorized to do So
supervisor Erskine Greer said the extra
Jars and the large ones should bepurchased
right away. There was no use going to
Inc Ialr unless they could go there in
style, he said and be prepared to hold
their own with the exhibits of other
counties. They had sufficient money,
and the report Of Manager Kruu showed
Ihat the people were showing the right
spirit-and it was therefore no more than
right that the kind Of jars desired for
special exhibits should be purchased.
The Committee on Stone and Building
Material reported that it had met with
encouragement everywhere, and was as
sured OF having a splendid exhibit in this
department.
Mrs. c. A. Hull asked for information
regarding the decoration of the Sacra-
mento County exhibit al the State Fair
She would oppose hauling out the Old
bunting and flags which had been used in
previous State Fairs. She wanted new
material to be used and new colors She
suggested that the exhibit he enyeIoped
in orange and black The black showed
the cereals OFT to good advantage and the
yellow helped the appearance of the
fruits.
Manager Krull was opposed to the
orange and black idea. This was to be
the 3ODth anniversary Of the discovery of
America, he said, and he thought the
stars and stripes should predominant.
There was quite a discussion over the
proposed decorations and many valuable
suggestions We're offered. 1t was finally
decided, however, to leave this entire
matter 10 the ladies of the association.
~ - 1Qi3IlIiGl ana MIS-. lJNIlCn We're
added TO the Decorating Committee.
Mrs. Kerr mixed the meeting up con-
slderably by asking for the names of the
members and officers of the various COM
mittees OF the association 1t appeared
that there had been several meetings of
these committees, which had been re-
ported as being association MEETINGS. The
lady wanted to know what had been
done at these meetings, and it required
the combined efforts of the Chairman,
Secretary and several others to make
matters clear.
Another lady then caused a second long
debate by announcing that people out in
her nelghborhood had declined TO exhibit
at the State L air because season tickets
had been done away with. True. she
said, an exhibitor could have a ticket for
-, but his wife would not be admitted
on it.
Manager Krull also complained bit
terry OF this action of the State \ gricult-
ural Directors. One of the association,s
members, he said had gone before the
directors to see ii change could not be
made, but they gave him no satisfaction
In fact they gave him TO understand that
il Sacramento did not like their regula-
tions the fair would be taken to some
other city.
Supervisor Greer upheld the action of
the directors. lie said the season ticket
privileges had been abused to such an
extent that they had to be done away
with. Whole families, and even neigh
borhoods, would go to the fair on one
ticket, and it was no wonder that the
State Fair had not been financial sue
cess. The exposition this year would be
worth far more than the price of admis-
sion to be charged, even for exhibitors
and their families, and he did not under
stand why anybody, particularly Sac
ramentan, could find fault with the
schedule.
There were quite number present
principally ladies who did not agree
with Mr.. Greer. There was some talk of
sending a committee before the directors.
but the subject was finally dropped with
out any action being taken.
There was discussion regarding the
necessity of having capable committee
of agriculturists and horticulturists to
award the premiums for the best exhibits
IN these departments, after which the as
sociation adjourned until next Wednes-
day, when it will meet at the new pa
yilion.