The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-11-06
BARWICK WRITES ABOUT ATLANTA.
His Impressions Of the Great Exposi-
ton There.
California's Fruits, Wines. ETC.. Out
class Those of Any Other State
Sacramento Exhibits.

| Director James A. Barwick of the
State Weather Service, who is now trav-
cling through the East, writes as fol-
lows from ATLANTA, Ca, where he has
been attending the great exposition:
ATLANTA (Ga.) Oct. %, 1895.
Eds. Record Union: / arrived in this
city Friday last, and take great pleas
ure in saying that my trip from Sacra-
mento since October 10th has been a
| pleasant, agreeable and instructive
one. l arrived in Indianapolis on the
10th and attended the convention Of
State Weather Service, which was the
largest since the association was formed
in 1892, and we were well received By
the indianapolis people. The Board of
| Trade banqueted us in fine style. l
told them that l felt at home among In
diana people, as California has a great
many citizens from the HoOsier State,
representing all professions, such as
doctors, divfnes, lawyers, lecturers,
! Governors, United State Senators, ETC.,
and knew the hospitality of those peo-
| pie We're unlimited.
| | came to Atlanta by way of Balti-
more and steamer to Savannah, Ga,
and to Atlanta by rail. l am much
! pleased with the California exhibit, for
! fornian Jingle with pride, pleasure
and appreciation to hear the express
ions of the people who perambulate
among the exhibits from our glorious
! state, and one never tires of hearing
| them.
| Our exhibit is receiving the plaudits
and praises from all quarters and by all
| classes who view them. Sacramento
County, through Mrs. Shields, has re-
! ceived a silver medal for her unique
and excellent display, which gives me
| much pleasure to make note of here,
as a long residence in Sacramento
| County proves to me that we never
| get left in any display when eXertions
are made to show our many and diver
sified attractions.
To say that Mr.. Filcher, the Manager
of the State Board of Trade exhibit, is
making a grand success is placing it
very mildly and he appears TO me TO
! be the right man in the right place, as
he has with the entire South work
! ing against him) succeeded in obtain
| ing a dozen or more silver medals,
with the promise OF the gold medal
for the best display of the finest fruits,
cereals, Wines minerals, etc, against
every other State that has a display.
| 1t gives me the greatest pleasure pos
| sible to see the unanimity with which
the entire California delegation is
working together in representing our
State In my humble and honest opin-
ion, all displays of California products,
| ETC. should be by and through the
State Board of Trade. The artistic
arrangement of our exhibit, coupled
with the superiority OF cur products,
wins from all visitors the spontaneous
| expression, THAT California beats the
world"
The Chamber of Commerce of Los
| Angeles has beautiful and instructive
exhibit in a separate building Called
''California"), and is under the able
management of Mr.. Virgins Of Los
Angeles, but I am sorry to say that his
display does not include every county
in Southern California. Mr.. Virgins,
| like Mr.. Filcher, seems to be the right
man in the right place to represent his
/ section, as you never hear word de-
| rogatory to Northern California, but he
/ gives praise to California as a whole.
! Both he and his excellent wife are doing
noble work for California, but more par
! ticuIarly for the section which they rep
resent.
The very first man I met when
stepped off the cars in Atlanta turned
out to be a Californian in the person of
! Mr. McGonnigal, q newspaper man
/ from Ventura, who is here to place the
special edition of his paper on Ventura
County with the other literature now
on file here for distribution.
| The exposition SO far has not been a
success financially. no doubt due to the
phenomenally warm, dry weather
which has prevailed for the past month
! or more over the entire country. The
attendance is expected to greatly in
! crease from now on especially so as
soon as the weather grows colder and
uncomfortable in the Northern and
Western States at which time the ex
| odus TO more Southern and congenial
climes will take place.
| I am having a most excellent and
| enjoyable time in spending my forty
! four days vacation in hunting for
pleasure, recreation and rest, and find
everything satisfactory except the rest
part and shall be glad when I once
more place my feet upon California soil
where rest can be obtained much better
while in harness at work than in max
| ing such a rapid trip over more than
| half of the United States.
| shall try and reach home by the Goth
| or 22d of November, and hope to he
much improved in health, as [ was quite
/ sick during the first two weeks, but am
now feeling much better.
SAVANNAH (Ga.) October 29th.
! I just arrived from Atlanta, on my
return by sea to Baltimore, and Will
add since writing the above. that on
an examination of the fruits from
Florida. Georgia and other States
| their appearance is very different from
our own. Ours is bright looking and
as fresh appearing as when they We're
! first put in the exhibiting jars, while
| those of the entire Southern States ex-
hibit has a dark. dull and disagreeable
! Srpes rance
! Their dried fruits are simply nowhere
when compared with the bright golden
/ hue of those from California. The eli
mate Of the South is more humid. and
dew falling on drying fruit makes it
/ turn q dark color, while during our
/ drying season dews are almost I'M
/ known, and when they do appear they
are extremely light, which, in my mind,
is the cause Of the great difference in
! the appearance of the fruits of the two
/ sections.
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