The record-union., 1895-09-11
COMPLIMENTS ON new SACRAMENTO.
What Some of the Visitors Have to
Say of Her.
Most Prosperous City To-day West
eff Chicago-Eastern People
Interested.

Among the many thousands of visitors
to the city is Charles Fl. Watt, who is &C.
companied 10y Mrs. Watt. both being old
time Sacramentans. They were delighted
with the Native Sons demonstration and
the Electric Carnival. In conversation
with RECORD UNION reporter Mr.. Watt
said yesterday:
''The-celebrations on Monday were the
finest ever saw. tell you Sacramento
did herself great credit. The city looked
superb in her carnival attire.
81 have travelled a great deal Of late
years. and but lately returned from an
Eastern trip. and I have no hesitation III
saying that Sacramento is the most pros
porous city this side of the Missouri
River, not excepting any. Denver has
the reputation of being one of the best of
Western cities. but in point of business
she is not, comparatively speaking. in it
with this city.
"There are larger and better built
cities, because they are of modern con-
Etructlon, but there are none to-day that
show as much thrift and enterprise as
Sacramento, and none that apparently do
the business that Sacramento does, in
proportion to population.
Al am not" said MIR. Watt, Influenced
in these remarks by the splendor of the
magnificent demonstration of yesterday.
lived here, as you know, for many
years, and l know what the permanent
conditions are here.
Il say again that Sacramento is the
best city on the coast, and offers the best
inducement for the investment OF capital,
and | am glad to see it, for l always liked
the city and its surroundings"
William 7. Vahlberg OF the Santa Cruz
Sentinel, prominent Native Son of that
thriving city by the sea, is among the
visitors to Sacramento, and he, too, is
charmed with what he has seen.
''Sscramento's Carnival" said Mr..
Vahlberg yesterday, during visit to the
RECORD MON office, took the cak q
over all the hestas of the season. | al
tended them all, and do not hesitate TO
say that your Electric Carnival was away
ahead of anything OF the kind seen this
year."
Mr.. Vahlberg was the originator of
very beautiful illuminated card. copies
of which he distributed freely among his
scqualntances. 1t is typical of the carni-
val, and would answer as fitting SOU
yenir Of the occasion. II represents tho
State Capitol building brilliantly illum-
mated. with railroad train approaching
an arch leading to the Capitol. In the
foreground is a sketch Of the river front
revealed in a blaze of light, with steam
boat just coming to its wharf. \ flood of
crimson light suffuses the lower
half Of the picture, whicf is artistically
revealed against black background, on
which appears the insignia, IN. 5. q.
W. with flashes of lightning darting
from it in all directions.
In the lower right-hand corner appears
the authors name and that OF Santa Cruz
Parlor, No. 80 1t is beautiful tribute
from citizen of one city to the enterprise
ofeanother.
Glowing compliments to Sacramento
We're heard on every hand, in fact, and
columns would be necessary to contain
all the good things said of the city by the
visitors. All were pleased and surprised
at what they saw here, and ''New Sacra-
mento" will be the theme of conversation
in many parts OF the State Tor a long time
to come.
But Sacramento's glory is not confined
to this State, by any means. The recent
introduction OF unlimited electric power
has awakened interest all over the East
and throughout the scientific world. The
Chicago Electrical Journal. one of the
leading publications of that character in
this country, came to hand yesterday
with a two-page article on the Sacramento
Carnival, superbly illustrated.
Not satisfied with this, the editor yes
terday wrote 10 the RECORD UNION for a
description of the Carnival as it actually
occurred, to be sent by wire for its edition
OF the 18th. THIS report, by telegraph, is
to comprise 1,0O0 words.