The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
APPEAL TO SUPERVISORS
THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
TAKES ACTION.
President A. B. Spreckels Gives Rea-
sons Why the Metropolis Should
Make a Good Showing
This Year

An urgent appeal has been made to the
Board of Supervisors by the State Board
of Agriculture, to secure proper represen-
tation of the citys industries at the State
Fair to be held in Sacramento next fall.
The reason why such representation from
the States metropolis should be made are
set forth at length and will no doubt re-
ceive proper consideration at the hands
of the board. The appeal comes to the
board in the form of communication
from A. B. Spreckels, president of the
State Board of Agriculture, and is as
follows:
To the Board of Observation-Disclosures: At
a recent meeting OF the State Agricultural
Society II determined to communicate
with the Boards of Supervisors of the various
counties apd to request them to have prepared
an exhibit of the agricultural products and
resources of their respective counties.
The directors desire to give the State Fair
a State character and to make it as broadly
useful to every section OF the state as pos
of agricultural and industrial information, the
promotion OF internal developments and the
encouragement of desirable immigration.
The usual attendance at a State Fair is very
large, and a great number of persons from
abroad who contemplating locating or in
vesting in this State, or who might be in
duced to locate invest here, come to the
State Fair to view the products of our State
and to determine her agricultural and indus
trial possibilities. To the end that our great
variety of products should be given proper
dence may be given of the special products
of each section of the State, the, directors de-
s that be an exhibit b Of the Of Of
visors of each county for exhibition at the
approaching State Fair.
vilion will be set apart for these county eK-
hibits. which will be set up by the society
without expense. and proper and qualified
attendant will be put in charge who Will pre-
sent and explain in detail to travellers and
the general public If the s county or ~ any
Der of Commerce organized within it desire
to supply any literature or printed matter for
it will be distributed by the person in
charge. If the county or any county organ
tendant for its exhibit no objection will be
made.
exhibits the board desires that this should
be left entirely TO the discretion of the county
authorities making the exhibit. The exhibit
should contain samples displays of the
leading and most valuable products OF the re-
spective counties This could be done with
sources of the board necessitate. 1t can be
made very small and inexpensive or 1t may
be made much more extensive and costly. In
your county. for example your people are
largely interested in fruit. green, dried and
preserved; raisins, wines, wheat. barley, corn,
pies of these products. of such size and ex-
tent. mounted prepared in such manner as
your taste and Judgment dictate, would form
a sufficient representation of your agricultural
wealth
These exhibits. when properly prepared, will
be of primary and principal Importance to
the county making them, but when all pre-
pared viii constitute an industrial and agri-
cultural map of California and will be of
such general benefit that IT is to be hoped
that every county will, with proper public
The State Board of Agriculture very much
desiree that you should give this matter such
attention as it requires and that you will
do so at a sufficiently early day to provide
for the collection of all the different articles
IN proper season The cost of the collection
by you will be very small indeed. You can
make 1t small the resources at your
command necessitate. The society will at
tend to its mounting and display and will
provide for it's explanation and presentation
to the greatest possible number of spectators
Hoping that your board will take this mat
ter up at your earliest convenience and notify
the society of your favorable action. I am
Yours respectfully, A B. SPRECKELS
President.
PETER J. SHIELDS,