The San Francisco call., 1904-11-14
ALL WORK TOGETHER.

CoIvin Brown of San Joaquin County
on the same subject said:
For the first time in their history Northern
and Central California have been properly rep
resented at an exposition. For seven months
twenty-five representatives of counties from
Northern and Central California have been
explaining to the visitors at the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition that isothermal lines in
California run north and south; that the ther-
nal belt in which the orange grows is five
hundred miles long; that there is very little
difference in temperature, winter and sum-
nier, between the northern end of the Sac
ramento Valley and the Mexican boundary
The wonderful systematic and energetic pro-
motion work, which has been carried on by
the people of Southern California for the past
fifteen years more, has resulted in gen
ersl, widespread belief among the people of the
East that all of the sunshine, flowers. fruit and
scenery of California are to be found in that
part lying south of the Tehachapk A partial
correction of this error will be the best return
the State viii receive from the work which the
counties have been doing at St. Louis. 1t is
better for the whole State that the truth con-
cerning California should be known, and my
experience that the representatives of
Southern California themselves recognized this
and encouraged the northern and central men
i'm their efforts to disseminate the truth.
AS San Joaquin County lies in Central Cal
ifornia the greatest good it will derive from
the work done here Will come from the edu-
cation which the people of the East and
the world, have received regarding true con-
sources of San Joaquin County have been
brought directly to the attention OF many
thousands of people. including hundreds Of
prospective settlers, but never, to my knowl-
edge to the disparagement OF any section of
our State. 1t Is matter that pride my
self on that none of those connected with the
San joaquin County exhibit ever let his local
loyalty affect their loyalty to the whole State.
and 1 believe that this is generally true of
all the counties represented at the fair. re-
gardless of geographical position.
MUCH YET TO BE DONE.
The lesson which | have learned from this
exposition is that there should be concerted
action for the dissemination of the truth re-
,-ardin- the whole State of California. There
Is an immense amount of missionary work yet
to be done if to reap a complete har-
vest from what ably initiated at ST.
Louis The plan at st. Louis where the
State exhibit consisted of twenty-eight individ-
ual county exhibits has proved effective and
should be carried out at Portland and at all
future expositions. There are those who favor
one general State exhibit from which the coun-
ties would be eliminated, but for many rea-
sons this would not prove as effective as the
st. Louis plan.
II the exact truth is to be known regarding
our State it is necessary that all sections
should be represe ted by well qualified
10 explain their advantages. lecture hall
should be provided by the State at all future
shoald be given the free use of this hall for
the delivery of illustrated lectures regarding
their sections. The answer to any objection
that mi.ht be raised in this is that seven
county representatives lectured daily at the
SC Louis exposition and that in almost every
instance the lecturer voluntarily gave a large
mart Of his time to describing the climatic and
agricultural conditions existing throughout the
xio,e State and never did / hear unfa-
yorable comment MADE on any remark at any
OF these lectures.
II is my opinion that the work done at ST.
Louis will bring than 100. 900 people into
California within the next year two, and
that most of those who come will arrive with
a fair knowledge of conditions throughout the
entire State. San Joaqun County will get her
lust proportion OF those who come. and II she
is 10 take part in another exposition | would
wish to deviate very. little from the plan
which was followed out here.
MUST SHOW FOOD VALUE.
w. N. Harris, who has charge of
Kings County's interests, believes that
better results could be obtained bv
placing the States exhibit all in one
building. He said:
An exposition of this magnitude is an ami
hilator of sectionalism. When one contem-
plates the exhibits and particularly those in
the AGRICULTURAL building, he is constrained to
stock up in the use of superiatfves when de-
scribing the particular spot in the universe in
which he is most interested Among many
others California has made wonderful show
ing and in point of variety has undoubtedly
outstripped all competitors. In beauty of ex-
hjbit material and installation she stands in
the front rank. And yet 1 have the same i'm
preston regarding this exhibit that have got
from all Of the exhibits that California has
made in the last fifteen years.
1t is no doubt a splendid thing to exhibit the
beautiful fruits and fruit products of our State.
but without demonstrating their flavor and
food value I question II exposition increases
the consumption of these choicest of California
products. Unless the consumption keeps pace
with the production of California green and
dried fruits and raisins it is not going to be
more of these things l deduce from these
conditions conclusion that particular atten-
tion and effort should be given to the promul-
CATION OF the food value and deliciousness of
California fruit products