The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18
NO SECTIONALISM.

IT. HE annual year book OF the State Board of Trade
is statement of the facts concerning the State:
L production for each year. AS such it is invalu
able part OF the States industrial literature. Every
ton of California the south below the Tehachapi Pass
the central from that point north the delta country
and Northern California embracing the Sacramento,
faithfully reported and each credit for its merits
the enterprise of its people.
The State is injured by sectional claims OF peculiar re-
sources denied to other regions Southern California has
had wonderful development that holds high rank in all
comparative statements because it began later and pro-
gressed long after the OF the State had fet.the inn
pulse of its capacities No is jealous Of that prog
ress, and good Californian would minimize it in the
least degree for all mes into the alurng perspective
i'll which the State is seen from beyond its borders
The Los Angeles Times has been such considerable
factor in the development OF Southern California that
afford bite the thumb at the rest OF the State
In issue it attacks the State Board of Trade
book and incidentally the people north OF the Te
hachap 1t says 1T is remarkable how the good
people Of Northern California to giving full credit to
the southern part OF the State for its wonderful achieve
in the line of development during the past twenty
years, and especially during the last decade
Then the Times proceeds to a specific review of Gen
eral Chpmans report in the year book to this effect
The statement of General Chapman that the south still
claims superiority in orange and lemon production
rich in view of the facts The fruit shipments
amount to 10000 carloads We willing admit that
orange planting in the north is rapidly increasing
has been for twenty years. greatly the advantage
of Southern California nurserymen if much to
that of the planters"
That is a candid statement of the facts The ship
men of citrus fruits from north of the Tehachap 1908
amounted nearly 1900 carloads That is small COM
parson with the magnificent production of Southern Cal
fornia but it great increase the shipments OF
years ago Its chief significance that proves the
orange producing capacity of Central and Northern Cal
fornia and proves also that the region adapted
profitable production north of the Tehachapi
much in than south of that dividing line
The northern citrus belt from Porterville Oro-
vile the side of the valley goes up the
as high the Looms and Ward ranches the Merced
River and stretches the Sacramento Valley from
Placer County the spurs of the Coast Range and
appears IN Sonoma County, is proved by the annual
citrus fair Cloverdale Butte Yuba Cousa and SUIT
counties all producers and up this
there has been damage to fruit by frost
drought since planting began about fifteen years ago.
The northern citrus belt produces ripe and market
able nearly three months earlier than Southern
California for permanent in their nature which
The Call has already explained. This advantage not
boasted decy Southern California but present the
great and interesting fact that this State has the longest
orange of any part of the world. Our early
northern crop in no way interferes with the later
supply, for its oranges green at that time The
southern crop meets. market that the north cannot
supply for oranges all harvested the orchards
are blooming for the crop
Now these facts. To them is derogatory
TO any part OF the State but credtabe to California as
whole. They furnish no reason for the Times
for saying: I'VE do not believe in narrow preiudces
holding that all Californans should take pride in
the prosperity and of this magnificent State
whole San Francisco is the leading delinquent in this
direction The people of San Francisco resemble the in
habtants of Paris in ways, among others in their
self-satished assumption that San Francisco is Cali
fornia, just Partisan believes that Paris is
France The average San Franciscan also knows as little
of the and natural features of the State bevond
the picnic resorts around the bay. the bouevarder
knows of provincial France"
That is uncalled for rebuke from an incomnetent
When the Times learns enough about that part
OF the State that is not in sight from Mount Lowe to
know that Northern California has acres of orange
country to in Southern California, and that in
Northern California the date rpens the farhest north
in the world, it will be equipped to sit in judgment upon
the ignorance of others There should be no sectional
ism in this State There is for emulation and com,
petition, out of which issue benefits to all
An Interesting eideIiOht The of