The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-06-20
"A DISGRACEFUL SHEET. -
The stockton ''MaIl'' Speaks in PIail
English.

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Under the heading "a Disgraceful
Sheet" the Stockton MaiI publishes the
following editorial:
The journalism of the State has been
disgraced by the bitter attack of the little
San Francisco Report upon w. H. Mills
Tor his advocacy of a winter display in
California of such of the Worlds Fair
exhibits as may be induced to come here.
MIR. Mills argument before the State
board OF Trade (which was published in
1uli In yesterdays Chr0Hicte) was mas
terly effort from every point of view. AS
a dissertation for the perusal OF Califor-
mans feeling any pride in their State or
having the least interest in its welfare, 1t
mas not been surpassed by anything that
has been printed i'll years.
MIR. Mills favors the proposition of a
California Midwinter Exposition on the
ground OF the good it would accomplish
Tor the people subjectively and object
lively. His argument is wholly free from
bias or prejudice Of any sort, being char
acterlzed throughout by high-m minded
regard for the interests of the people
among whom he lives and the State i'll
which he has his home. He sees in the
proposed undertaking an opportunity to
advertise California as she has never been
advertised before, by bringing people
here to see us and ours whose coming
would mean more than transient visit.
These people, foreigners as we'll as Ameri-
cans, Will have witnessed our great dis
play OF products at the w orld's Fair. but
1t is something more to see the country
that produces the labeled exhibits, es-
peclaIly at that season of the year when
our unequaled climate is in sharpest con-
trast 10 the freezing weather of other
countries. Our exhibit at Chicago will
90 more for California by drawing atten-
ton 10 her marvellous resources than any
thing else, or possibly than all things
else, ever undertaken in the way of sim
liar advertising.
one OF the greatest draw backs to the
progress Of this State is that the people Of
the busy, teemlng, pulsating Last do not
know sufficient about it. 1t is one thing
to read OF a country and quite anoth er to
see II. The story of our climate and soil
may be read III the citrus and deciduous
products exhibited i'll the California
building at Chicago, but to see California.
especially when the East and nearly all
OF Europe Is under snow, and TO eX-
perlence her immatchaDle cllmate-this
Is what will create an impression that will
last.
MIR Mills, who knows more of the State
and its developed resources than any
other man in Ii, IS alive To this pregnant
TACT. lie realizes that a supplemental
Worlds Fair i'll san Francisco next
winter would quadruple the natural in
lux OF tourists seeking escape from the
rigorS OF their own climate, thus con-
tIbutlng to our current resources and
laying The foundation for augmented
future business of the same character
California has good name already at the
East, the result or this same tourist
travel in the past and previous efforts to
advertise the State. But we are not half
advertised. The work is only well
started. To realize the full fruition il
must be continued and increased in scope
for years and wears. The day will surely
come when California will be dotted from
one enc of the state to the other with the
winter homes OF Eastern people, as some
OF the Southern counties are already.
The State Board Of Trade realizes this.
and one OF its chielest functions is to pro-
mote the cause OF California in this re-
gard. In that pursuance it took up the
subject OF the proposed Midwinter Expo
sition, and because Mr.. Mills. one OF the
Vice Presidents, Endorsed the PROPOSE
ton, in an effort which for pure inforna-
ton, sound logic, good philosophy and
warm hearted, manly love OF home has
not Deen equaled III Years, the little re-
port diSgraccs the journalism OF the State
by abusing him. The little paper FUR
nlshes the Saduest example of narrow
prOVlnClaIIsm run to seed TO be witnessed
anywhere west OF the Rocky Mountains
Its editor should take run over to
where they have better journals and
more philosophical men-say to Chi
cago. He might find out that what Cali
fornia needs worse than anything else at
the present time is more men like w. II.
Mills, who understand the value to a
community of letting the world know
what inducements it has to offer to people
in other places to come and make their
homes there.