Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-22
TIME FOR ACTION.

The organization of the Sacramento
County Immigration Association. as auxiI-
iary to the Northern California Society,
has been now some time effected. But thus
far there has been but little action. The
parent association is now actively at work,
but it cannot maintain itself without cor
responding activity on the part of the
local associations. Sacramento originated
the whole scheme In that preliminary
origination great good was done More
desirable attention has been drawn to
northern California since September Is,
1851, than during fiye years preceding that
date
But the time has now come for securing
the benefits ready TO our hands. We should
81 once fiji up the ranks of the Sacramento
organization It should have and can
have, a membership OF three thousand.
But ii must be largely solicited While
there is worthy sefishness behind the
whole scheme, yet it is so philanthropic a
one, 50 generally approved, that there
really is danger of failure--that IS to say,
the people 50 heartily indorsc it, that
there Is liability of their neglecting il, I'M
der the belief that the thing will "run "
itself; live upon its merits \ call has
already been made for the preparation of
literature regarding our resources, and our
claims for share of immigration. 1t is
essential that whatever is sent ont regard
ing this county should be thorough and
exhaustive. It viii not 10 to deal in gen
eralities. People looking this way desire
details. We are now in competition with
some-of the garden spots of the coast If
Sacramento is to maintain her own as
againS. the claims and advantages Of Colusa
and Tehama, she must work We have
room in Sacramento county for double the
population we now have. We believe this
Is capable of demonstration-tha within
the area of this county more than twice rs
many people can be accommodated. and
find profitable employment and build them
homes. Il is not to he accepted as a fnality
that the large grants in the country will
remain undivided, 1t is possible to bring
about their occupany by thousands of peo-
pie. 1t is not 70 be accepted as settled
that the up-lands, better known as hard
pan lands, have been thoroughly tested.
On the contrary, their true capacity is as
yet an issue. As rule, the people now
occupying them, mainly in large tracts
have not tested the soil as it is possible to
do it. 1t is possible that these lands Will
support family on every fifty acres; that
there are products yet to be grown upon
them which have had no attention what
ever. At least, it is folly to longer ne
glect informing ourselves thoroughly and
scientifically regarding these lands be-
tween the rivers and the mountains. If
they are worthless let it be demonstrated
The local Immigration Association should
analyze these soils, given them scientific
examination, and settle the question of
their capacity.
But the association cannot do this work
except by some expenditure of money,
and by some very thorough labor. What
better task could the people engage in
than this? If We can show the capacity
for supporting from the produce of the soil
not now thoroughly tested, SIX thousand, or
three thousand, or two thousand more poo
pie than are now in the county, within the
next five years, it means increased trade
for this city, and decreasing taxation. 1t