The record-union., 1895-09-10

bounded within our map lines, and
which is indicative only of the still larger
trade area.
As is elsewhere shown. Sacramento il
the center of the chief fruit, berry and
melon growing of the State. as 1t ia also
the center of the grain-growing area Of
California. North of it lies the largest
vineyard in the world and within it's own
county is the second largest. 1t is, as
elsewhere set forth, the chief fruit ship
ping point of the Pacific Coast, while
upon the bosom of its river floats the
largest commerce Of the State carried
upon navigable streams.
Being terminal point, the merchants
Of the oity receive their goods on level
Of advantage with those of the metropolis,
and thus are enabled to supply large
and constantly expanding trade area not
only on as good terms, but, time and dis
tance being taken into account. upon
better.
And now there has been added to these
commercial advantages of the place and
the benefcenoe of a dry atmosphere
which conserves the economy OF many
lines of manufacture. the lowness Of
rentals because of amplitude Of room,
the non-necessity for vast fixed capital to
be locked up in costly real estate invest
ments. this other great advantage.
namely, the introduction Of electrical
energy from natural water power located
within the confines Of the county. while
on the northeast there approaches the city
the line of still another electrical power
company, developing its energy likewise
from water power. These matters of
power and all they promise for Sacra-
mento are elsewhere in this paper more
fully treated.
Enough has been said probably In this
article. which is not intended to be ex-
pository, but rather to call attention to
the features of the map upon our first
page, and to other articles in this issue OF
the RECoRD-UNIoN. But we deem it
proper to add that: with all local prejn-
dioes set aside, and taking calm, judicial
attitude, we find in Sacramento and
her advantages. her locality and her
commercial claims. that which warrants
all the high hopes, and all the prognosti-
cations of good made for her, and all the
expectations of rapid and large growth Of
the Capital City.
The city is related to the earliest, best
borders went out those who wrung from
the mountains the secret of their golden
store Here was first f1osted the starry
banner of freedom over the great valleys
or the State. Here one of the earliest
of pioneers planted his standard and
erected fort, from which he and COL
leagues went forth to sucoor the emigrants
that swept in over the mountains and
made this their objective point.
Here was buiided the first city of the
interior of the State. In Sacramento WAS
born the best journalism of California.
Here was the great entrepot for the Cali
fornia mining regions; from this point
went out the supplies that sustained the
hardy men who conquered the territory
to freedom by disclosing the Pactolean
wealth that lay hidden in the streams.
that slept beneath the soil and was looked
within the rocky breasts of the eternal
hills.
Out from Sacramento has gone the most
most famous men of California to build
transcontinental railways, to fight the
battles of the Union. to found empires of
commerce and build up the metropolis of
the State. Here were the beginnings OF
the fortunes that ripened into the vaster
merchandising, banking and Industries
of San Francisco. From our halls there
have gone into Constitutional Conven-
tions, to the Supreme bench, 10 the Gu
bernatorial chair and Senatorial honors.
some OF the most talented and eminent
sons of California.
There is indeed no part of the history
of the State related to the American oc-
cupation that is not interviewer with the
history of Sacramento.
But all that is of the past. The city of
to-day is the city of homes, stability,
healthful growth without speculation,
boom or furry. 1t is city blessed by
an educational system second to none; a
city of churches and schools, of beautiful
homes and lovely grounds; city of
shade and sunshine, of floral wealth and
semi-tropical luxurianoe.
1t is city that boasts of varied indus
tries; OF being chief railway center; of
peculiar and vast commercial advant-
ages; city that has labored under
peculiar hardships incident to debt and
the legacies of q pioneer era OF wasteful-
ness and instability; community that
has risen from trials and doubts and
fears, and stands to-day representative of
the fairest OF the Pacific States, the Capi-
tai of the only California, and city that
with the throb of new motive power just
beginning to be felt in her veins, bids
fair to vastly increase her Importance,
immensely augment her industries. and
greatly lift herself before the world in all
those things which stand for healthy
progress, firm building, high culture. re-
finement, good living. municipal econ