The record-union., 1893-11-11
FALLING INTO LINE.
The Northern and Central Counties
Are in Earnest.
A Site and Building Agreed Upon for
the Midwinter Fair, to Cost
About $4,000.


Northern and Central California coun-
ties intend to be strictly in it at the COM
ing Midwinter Fair.
At the meeting of their representatives
IN San Francisco the following officers of
the association were elected: President,
Ihomas b. Hall of Sacramento: Vice
PRESIDENT, Frank II. Buck of Solano;
secretary, William B. Gester of Placer;
treasurer, n. A. Rideout of Marysville.
Inc matter of the erection of a special
building was decided in the affirmative,
and the following Building Committee
appointed, with full power to act for the
association: r. M. Green, Frank II. Buck
and Thomas B. Hall. A plan was also
decided on for the building.
Ihe counties that yesterday subscribed
their full share to the expense fund were
Sacramento, Placer, Yuba, Colusa, Butte,
Napa and Solano. There is every reason
70 believe that inside of two days Shasta
Slskiyou, Nevada, Sutter, Yolo, Stanis-
1aus, I'll Dorado, Contra Costa and Lake
will also fall into line.
President Hall and Secretary Gester
came up from San Francisco last evening
porter. They were quite enthusiastic
over the prospect of the northern and
central counties making grand display
OF their resources at the MidWinter Fair.
The members of the Building Commit
tee were to meet with the Executive
Committee ofthe Midwinter Fair Commits
sloners on the grounds at ''Sunset City,
this afternoon, and arrange for location
for the building, which site has, however,
been practically agreed upon. The spot
adjoins the main Agricultural building
on the north and west. The building is
expected to occupy a space of 1S0xl20
feet. That is the size called for by the
plan approved by the Executive Com
mittee.
The Northern California Citrus Fair
Association yesterday afternoon notified
the Northern and Central California Mid
winter Fair Association of its acceptance
OF the latter's invitation to hold its citrus
fair in the new building referred to.
X. NJ. Green ofOIoville has been elected
q director in place of d. x. Perkins, re-
signed.
Committees have been chosen as fol-
lows: On Transportation-J. A. Filcher,
D. +. Knight and General j. w. 3. Mont
gomery. On Building r. NJ. Green, +.
II. Buck, Z. B. Hall. Executive-R. NJ.
Green. General J. w. IS. Montgomery,
Oscar Robinson, Colonel i. +. Moulton,
Leonard Coates, Chet. f. Wood, d. Z.
Knight, r. w. Skinner, Frank II. Buck,
Il. McGettigan. Thomas b. Hall, j. NJ.
Morrison, w. b. Gester and j. A. Filcher.
The counties of Butte, Colusa, Napa,
Yuba, Solano, Sacramento and Placer are
represented on the Executive Committee.
The membership of the committee viii
be enlarged as the counties enter the as
sociation. 1t was decided to invite all
other counties not embraced in the old
Sixth Congressional District to come into
the organization.
The Executive Committee recon-
mended the adoption of the plan for a
building drawn by Architect George A i.
Bordwell. This calls for handsome two
story structure of wood and staff, in the
form of Grecian cross, somewhat after
the style of the State Agricultural Pavil-
ion at Sacramento. The estimated cost is
given as SIS, 900.
Senator Campbell of Siskiyou was pres
ent at yesterdays meeting, and by invi-
tation addressed the association. He said
it had been proposed that the counties of
Trinity, Modoc, Lassen, Siskiyou, Shasta
and Tehama form a separate exhibit in a
building of their own. That plan was
devised before the movement for gen
eral Northern California exhibit had been
started. The Supervisors of Siskiyou are
to meet to-day and an effort is to be made
to induce them to vote s., 500 for the pur-
pose mentioned. But the Senator said
he believed it would be much better for
the northern counties mentioned TO come
into the association, and he would so ad-
wise by telegraph, so that the Supervisors
might act upon the matter in the light of
the latest developments. The SuperVis-
ors had sent Mr.. Vance down to advise
them what the Midwinter Fair would
amount to, and he was very much en-
Unused over the prospect and would re-
port accordingly.
Mr.. Skinner said that ex-senator Pres
ton of Nevada County had told him that
county would probably come into the
association.
President Hall said he believed EI Do
rado would probably also come in. The
association desired to admit all that de-
sired to join. Room would be found in
the association building for all to make
exhibits.
The explanation was made that the
plan for the building leaves a central
space to be occupied by the Citrus Fair,
and subsequently by other features of
special interest, successiVely. Mr.. Skin
ner said there would probably be a special
grain and harvester exhibit, Marysville
manufacturers desiring to show mar
yester specially decorated in white and
gold for the occasion. There would prob
ably also be special displays Of early
cherries, peaches, pears and other fruits
in their season.
The President said it was proposed to
maintain an exhibit of citrus fruits in the
building independently Of the regular
Citrus Fair, from the opening to the clos
ing of the Midwinter Fair. The plan
as drawn allotted space to eleven coun-
ties, but that could be altered to suit the
requirements. It was proposed not TO
admit any county offering to contribute
less than $500. The allotment of space
would be left in charge of the Executive
Committee.
The northern association has extended
an invitation to all counties in the north
ern and central part of the State to afili-
ate. Applications for space must be made
so as to reach r. NJ. Green, Chairman OF
the Building Committee, at the Grand
Hotel, San Francisco, by Monday noon
next. The proposed building will prob
ably be about 10 feet from the site of the
Southern California building.
This will bring these two great citrus
exhibits in the same exposition neighbor-
hood and an interesting rivalry may bt
expected.
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