The record-union., 1893-11-01
a JOINT EXHIBITION NOW PROB
ABLE.


county has wisely and promptly resolved
that Central and Northern California
ought to make a distinct exhibition at
the fair in a building to be erected for the
purpose. The several counties of the
center and north are cordially invited to
act at once and earnestly in the matter,
and set on foot the necessary agencies to
secure the requisite means.
This is very gratifying. 1t is in line
with the policy the RECoRD-UNIoN has
urged. Let us hope that all the counties
ofthe section will at once fall into line on
that proposition, for the time for pre-
paration is now very short. If there is
energetic action, there will be at the Mid
winter Fair striking and unequsled
distinct exposition in the name OF the
north and the center, in contrast to the
exhibition to be given in a separate
building by the counties ofthe south.
1t ought to be unnecessary to present
any further or to repeat any of the rea-
carried out. It may be, however, that
there are some who still doubt, and still
favor only independent county action.
The RECORD UNION has on three occa-
sions in discussing the evil of land mo-
nopolization, demonstrated that in North
ern and Central California there has been
not only no appreciable increase in popu-
lation in rural parts, but that in the sew
eral counties the population between 1880
and 1890 seriously declined.
Such increase as was noticeable was at
the expense, for most part, of the country
and to the gain of the cities and the
towns.
This important fact was illustrated by
comparative census quotations made in
this journal last week. 1t is unnecessary
to elaborate them further at this time.
But it is of value to repeat the statement
of fact, and to add that this discreditable
record is due most largely to our failure,
our gross neglect to command the atten-
sections that is their due and which if
once fully directed toward these upper
counties of the State, will materially aid
in the overthrow of the evil Of land mo-
nopoly.
A means to the end we all desire;
means to the beginning of the work of
commanding for the section the attention
its merits demand is now at hand in the
form of the Midwinter Fair about to be
opened at San Francisco, and to remain
open from January 18th to July Is. 1894,
in which the counties of Central and
Northern California from coast to mount
aims can find opportunity to insure to
themselves such direct gain as has Injured
to the south counties through their wisely
directed efforts in the past, when acting
as the unit known as Southern Califor-
mia.
This end the north and center can
achieve by united. conjoint exhibition,
in a common building at the Midwinter
Fair, and the significance of which will
be the greater because it will be the first
real union of effort effected in the section
north of the Tehachapi range, modelled
after that which has been so frequently
and always successfully made in the
south counties. To that unity and one
ness of purpose is to be credited nine
tenths of all the prosperity the south has
enjoyed, and nine-tenths of the wonder
ful development and growth of industry
in that section.
We need population for the north and
center, backed by means, intelligence and
good character. We need it to develop
our resources and put us abreast with
the enterprise and vigor of the age. We
can sooner get it by making the facts
known concerning the section. A grand
conioint effort that will impress itself
upon the general intelligence as the work
of North and Central California, just as
the work of the south counties has made
the title Southern California known in
every corner of the civilized world.
That effort on our part can be earliest
mt forth at the Midwinter Fair, but with