The record-union., 1897-07-14
THE VISIT OF THE ENDEAVOR
ERS.

San Francisco did very well indeed
by the Christian Endeavorers and the
hosts who accompanied them to Cali
fornia on their excursion. AS a rule,
normal prices prevailed, though there
were some extortionate rates Some
of these on the part of hotels will serve
to stand against the annual complaint
unjustly made by San Francisco land
lords and GROWERS against Sacramen-
TO on occasions of the gatherings of
great crowds.
The truth is human nature is about
the same all over this land of ours, and
try as it may to do we'll each COM
munity will be disgraced by the few
who seize upon opportunity to bleed
their fellow beings On the whole,
however. San Francisco's treatment of
her guests was good. Certainly more
liberal and orderly arrangements for
their convenience could not have been
made than prevailed in the Mechan-
les and Woodward's Pavilions, and in
the several churches where large bodies
met for worship and business.
The outside management was excel
lent also. the various committees max
ing themselves especially active in
procuring accommodations for the
guests, in directing them, advising
them and protecting them from impo-
sition.
The city was not nearly so well dec
GRATED as it should have been. In
fact the decorations were cheap and
meager. A city receiving 10000 guests
as did San Francisco by invitation
should have dressed herself in her best
for the festival occasion. The press
was extremely liberal in it's treatment
of the convention, giving it very elab-
crate reports and refraining during the
sessions from any unpleasant criticism
and much suppressing it's tendency
toward sensationalism. In fact, quite a
long mark is to be put down to the
credit of the San Francisco Journalism
for it's good behavior on this occasion.
The action of the State Board of
Trade in issuing the beautiful exposi-
tory souvenir that it did, and to which
we referred extendedly the other day,
was thoroughly appreciated by the WIS.,
itors. We are inclined to believe that
of all literature of that order issued in
California the volume in question is
far and away the superior. and will be
most productive of good
In addition to this exposition, the
several counties issued tens of thou
sands of local pamphlets, some OF
them superbly illustrated, besides
which there was a host of lesser sheets
treating of sections, counties, towns
and cities, for the most part creditable,
and. so far as we can learn, the most
of these publications were trustworthy !;
some of them, however, were too much
of the boom order, too fuIsome in praise
and in laudations of California sections.
Observation and inquiry convince us
that the people generally were exceed
ingly solicitous for their guests, and
that the reputation of Californians for
hospitality was considerably enlarged
and deeisively emphasized in San Fran
cisco during the last ten days. 1t is
greatly to be regretted that one of
the points of attraction near to San
Francisco, and which is famous all
over the country, the seal rocks, where
thousands flocked, has been so barred,
cribbed and confined that, except on
payment of fee for the most advan-
tageous point of view. visitors had TO
be content with very scant giinpses of
the scene. Old Californians who re-
call the freedom with which this ma
rine view could be availed of under a
former regime are much Inundated
that a catch-penny system has now
obtained, and that one OF the attrac-
tions of the sea coast near the metrop-
oils has been practically fenced in
and reduced to a money-getting con-
Germ.
During the sessions of the great
convention the weather in San Fran