The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-19
FOR The STATE FAIR.
CIRCULAR BY THE STATE
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
Supervisors Asked to Prepare an
Exhibit Of Each County in
the State for It.

The State Agricultural Society has
sent out the following circular letter to
the various Boards of Supervisors OF
the State. The circular is its own best
explanation and if properly responded
TO, would be the means of adding much
OF interest to the County Fair:
To the Board of Supervisors-Gentle-
men: At a recent meeting of. the
State Agricultural Society, it was de-
termined to communicate with the
Boards of Supervisors of the various
counties and to request them to have
prepared an exhibit of the agricultural
products and resources of their respec-
tive. counties
The Directors desire to give the State
Fair a State character, and to make 1t
as broadly useful to every section Of
the State as possible; to make it me-
dunn for the supplying of agricultu1 al
and industrial promotion, the promo
ton of internal developments and the
encouragement of desirable immigra-
ton.
The usual attendance at a State Fair
is very large, and a great number Of
persons from abroad who are contem-
plating locating or investing in this
cate or invest here, come to the State
Fair to view the products Of our State,
and to determine her agricultural and
industrial possibilities. To the end that
our great variety of products should be
given proper display and that accur-
ate and reliable evidence may be given
of the special products of each section
of the State, the Directors desire that
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ty be prepared by the Board of Super
visors of each county for exhibition at
the approaching State Fair.
A separate portion of the Exhibition
Pavilion viii be set apart for these
county exhibits, which will be set up
by the society without expense, and a
proper and qualified attendant will be
put in charge who will present and ex-
plain them in detail to travellers and the
general public. If the county, or any
Board of Trade, immigration society or
Chamber of Commerce organized with
in it, desire to supply any literature or
printed matter for distribution in con-
nection with this display, it will be so
distributed by the person in charge. If
the county or any county organization
should desire to employ a special at
tendant for its exhibit no objection will
be made.
AS to the character and extent of the
county exhibits, the board desires that
this should be left entirely to the dis
erection of the county authorities max
ing the exhibit The exhibit should
contain samples or displays of the lead
ing and most valuable products of the
respective counties. This could be
as the resources of the board necessi-
tate. 1t can be made very small and
inexpensive or it 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, hay, alfalfa, hops, dai1 y
produce, ETC. Samples of these pro-
ducts, of such size and extent mount
ed or prepared in such manner as your
taste and judgment dictate, would form
a sufficient representation of your agri-
cultural wealth.
These exhibits, when properly pre-
pared will be of primary and principal
importance to the county making them,
but when all prepared will constitute
an industrial and agricultural map Of
tdiIOiIiia, anu Will De OF Sucn general
benefit that it is to be hoped that every
county Will. with proper public spirit,
contribute it's share.
The State Board of Agriculture very
much desires 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 it as small as the resources
at your command necessitate. The So
ciety will attend to its mounting and
display, and will provide for its expla-
nation and presentation to the greatest
possible number of spectators
Hoping that your board will take this
matter up at your earliest convenience,
and notify the society of your favorable
action, I am, yours respectfully,
A. B. SPRECKELS, President.
Peter ]. Shields, Secretary.
LIES PIGEONS.