The record-union., 1894-02-23
NOT PREJUDICE.
The San Francisco Chronicle SAYS

The San Francisco Chronicle says:
The holding of the Southern California
Citrus Fair in the beautiful Southern CaIitor-
ria building at the Midwinter Fair has had,
or, rather, is producing one effect which is
eminently desirable in ITSELF 1t is convincing
the people of Southern California that their
idea OF prejudice existing against them in
the minds of the people OF Northern and Cen
that we are as proud and glad of their success
as they themselves can be.
If any such belief exists now, or ever
did in the minds of the people of South
ern California counties, it is exceedingly
discreditable to their intelligence. But
we have met very many of these people,
have visited all of their counties and
read all their papers We have no knowl
edge of any intelligent man or woman in
the south who believed or voiced the be-
lief that the people of the center and
north had any prejudice against the
south.
Many Southern Californians new to
the State and unfamiliar with this part of
it, did for a time think, and may believe,
that the north entertains jealousy Of the
south, or rather envy. But such senti-
ments, were the belief true, would be
fattering to the south. The northern
never were prejudiced against the south
ern counties: on the contrary, they have
been reasonable and fair in their mani
festations towards them. Criticise them
on certain points doubtless the northern
county people have; but at no time since
the era Of development began in the
south have the people of the north enter
tained prejudices concerning the south,
nor do we believe the south has so
thought.
We of the north not only are not pre-
judiced but we rejoice in southern sue
cesses and prosperity and have all along,
for is not the south a part of our State
We confess that we are honorably envious
to the extent of fair emulation. But it is
true and it is we'll to mark the distinction,
that the south has cruelty misrepresented
the north and does still do so, though
less now than earlier.
We should not now refer to the matter
but for the fact that within the present
month Southern California papers of
leading character have exerted them
selves to belittle the Importance Of the
Northern Citrus Fair after this manner:
"Pretty; nice fruit; right color; good
flavor; all that could be desired-but it
is misleading. 1t represents only few
crop is here in the fair; the area capable
of such production is small and it cannot
be enlarged people who see this exhibit
must not be deceived by the idea that the
display indicates capacity of any moment,
or that it invites them to investment in
citrus lands. for there is little acreage of
that character in the north"
These are perfectly truthful extracts, or
rather they constitute a concise summary
of Southern California press expression
in the very month in which the Southern
Citrus Fair was being set up in San
Francisco.
We submit that these expressions do
not indicate that the south believes there
is any prejudice against it at the north.
On the contrary they voice an uncharita-
BILE jealous and unmanly spirit which
Mains tho north far mora than If anoars il
Let there be an end of this unfairness
and unmanliness. The north and center
have no part in it, and for common pride
in the State they deplore it.