The record-union., 1893-11-09
The BALL Is STARTED.
Northern and Central California Citrus
Fair.
Tt VIII Be Held in San Francisco In a
Building of Our Own Con-
struction.

SbAoSbAOhs
The State Board of Agriculture held
meeting yesterday for the purpose of con-
sidering the project of holding the North
ern and Southern California Citrus Fairs
at the AIidwinter Fair in San Francisco,
and allowing the amount appropriated
for them to be used to promote their use
fulness there IN showing to the largest
number of visitors the capabilities of the
State from one end to the other of raising
fine citrus fruits.
Directors Boggs, Green, Wilson, Gird,
Hancock, Matthews and Perkins, were
present and the subject was considered
carefully and the plan adopted, so far as
it related to Northern California.
Richard Gird stated that as the South
ern California building was not all as
sured fact, he would ask further time be-
fore the board takes action on the ques-
ton. There is a difference of opinion
among the orange-growers in the south
ern part Of the State as 10 the best place
to hold the citrus fair for Southern Cali
fOrnia.
Secretary f. T. Smith read some reso-
lutiOns stating that whenever Los An
geles had held citrus fair it had always
been a success. and asking that the South
ern California Citrus Fair be held at that
place instead of San Francisco as at the
latter place it would not receive the sup
port of a large number of the big grow
ers of the southern section of the State.
Mr.. Gird's Secretary then read num-
Der Of letters from different places and
parties. one from San Diego asked that
the board select the MidWinter Fair as
the place for holding the citrus fair, and a
number Of individuals, also asking that
it be held there in the Southern CalltOr-
MIA building. A number OF others re-
quested that the board order it to be held
in Los Angeles
A large preponderance seemed TO favor
holding the fair at San Francisco, if the
State appropriation could be secured in
case the fair was held there.
MIR. Gird thought that as the funds
were not yet raised to build the Southern
California building. and there was a great
difference OF opinion among the growers,
if the Board would wait three or four
weeks the opposing ideas might be har-
mOnlZed and an agreement reached.
Personally, he thought it would be a
great miStak for the southern portion of
the State not to hold its fair at San Fran
cisco.
Director Green moved that the matter
be postponed for not more than thirty
days, the Executive Committee of the
Board to act upon receiving the recom-
mendation Of the southern members.
THE NORTH AID CENTER.
The northern delegation took the floor.
being represented by T. B. Hall of Sac
ramento. j. Is. O'Brieu OF Yuua, W. Y.
Gester OF Placer and j. L. Madden of The
same place.
r. B. Hall stated that he and the other
gentlemen represented the Northern and
Central California Citrus Fair Associa-
ton. This matter came mp before their
board last week and they decided that
San Francisco was the only place to hold
the fair. 4 committee was appointed TO
go to San Francisco and on looking over
the ground il found that there was no
suitable place tor holding the fair without
depriying exhibitors Of space, and II it
was put in he State Building the exhibit
would be slnOthered and lost among the
other exhibits. The committee decided
1t was better not to do so. Then a tent
exhibit was proposed and abandoned as
being only side show to the Southern
California exhibit.
The plan was then broached of making
a Northern California building. Observa-
lions made by those who had been to the
Worlds air showed that exhibits made
iii The other buildings did not show we'll
Our exhibits in the horticultural build
ing did not attract much attention. When
DeODlE &lSlibQ LO see our DfOuuGlS Ln6V
went to the California building.
1t would be just so here; our exhibits
would make no show ii placed among
others. The committee worked OH this
idea. They planned 10 get a number of
the northern and central counties to COM
bine and make an exhibit III the same
way Southern California was conteu-
plating, and see if they could not COM
mand the attention to which their pro-
duets entitled them.
Sacramento County was the first to fall
into line and ten counties have signified
their willingness 10 join her and con-
tribute their pro rata In fitting up a
building of their own and placing an ap-
propriaLe exhibit in it. Delegates had
been appointed from each, plans had
been drawn and they would meet in San
Francisco tomorrow TO decide on a plan
and begin work at the earliest possib bic
moment. The plans call for a building
to cost about $, 500.
The Supervisors of these counties. he
said, had appointed Ear mmissioners.
He asked that the Directors Of the State
Board locate the fair at San Francisco,
and give to them the full 5000 which the
Legislature had appropriated for the cit
rus fair.
Last year it all went for premiums.
The two years appropriation can all be
used this year, and il will make much
better show and great success.
Last year they had Il s., 900 bonus and it
paid their expenses. This year they will
get no gate receipts and want to give
s., 800 in premiums.
President Boggs said he thought it
would have a good effect if the Commits
sioners could say to-day that the Citrus
Fair would be held in San Francisco at
the Midwinter Fair 1t would encourage
the counties to hasten their organization.
Director Green moved that the North
ern and Central California Citrus Fair be
held in the Northern and Central Califor-
MIA building at the Midwinter Fair in
San Francisco, under theauspices of the
Northern and Central California Citrus
Fair Association, in connection with
subcommittee OF the State Board of Ag-
riculture, and that $1,000 be appropriated
10 hold it on a date to be fixed by the
Northern and Central California Citrus
Fair Association. and the motion was car
rled unanimously.
The boundaries of the Southern Califor-
mia Citrus Fair Association were fixed 10
conform to those of the old Sixth Con-
gressional District.