Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-09-08
THE COMING CONVENTION.

Our contemporary, the Evening Bee,
recognizes the great importance of the
proposed conference concerning the best
means to be adopted to induce the
settlement of those sections by desirable
immigration In this matter the RECORD
UNION has been specially and diligently
engaged for over Il decade, and therefore
appreciates the cordial aid extended by the
Bee in the following editorial: Our con-
temporary has called a conference of all
citizens of northern California interested in
the object, to meet in this city on the 10th
instant, for the purpose of considering
ways and means to further such immigra-
ton. The movement has our hearty in
dorsemcnt The conference ought to be
well attended. 1t is to be regretted that
more notice was not given, but there is yet
time for all interested to make such arrange
mcnts as will enable them to attend. If
one-tenth of the time that the northern
California people devote TO politics were
bestowed upon this object of promoting
the material prosperity OF the section they
inhabit, great results would be secured"
The time, we think is ample. The pro-
posed Convention was suggested August
30th for September 10th There is there
fore plenty of time to secure a represent
alive assemblagc, if the interior press and
the citizens of the sections will but see to
it that every county and town is well rep
resented. 1t is perfectly evident that the
right way to accomplish the results desired
is by concert of action on the part of the
communities interested. 1t needs to be
specific action, and to be confined to cen
trail and northern California. We need to
make our heritage singly and specially
prominent before the eyes Of the world.
We must not lose our identity in circulars,
books, pamphlets, maps and other printed
information relating to the whole State.
1t is to be northern and central
California alone this time, if we
expect material results. BY independent
and specific action southern California has
achieved success i'll like matter, while we
have been content to trust to generaliza-
tons regarding our sections, and to u mere
chapter or two in works issued in the inter
csts of the whole State We need a repre-
sentative Board or committee, backed by
such a Convention as will be held on the
10th instant, to wisely and discreetly ad-
vertise our region, independent of all as
sociations and mediums that are laboring
to secure general immigration for all sec
tons. That our communities have arrived
at this conclusion we arc assured by I'M
questioned authority. 1t remains now to
make that judgment effective. No plans
are formulated, no scheme is in view, no
selfish aims are to the front. What is to be
done must be born of the good judgment
and harmonious action of the people of
central and northern California, the inter
estS of which, without detracting from the
claims of any other sections, are specific,
and must be promoted singly. We again
urge upon broad-mindcd, public-spirited
men in each community in the northern
and central counties to move in this mat
ter at once and, at some sacrifice of time,
to call meetings, secure the appointment of
special delegates, and to urge tie attend
ance, in addition, of every man who feels
an interest in the work and has some
thought for the future of our counties and
the welfare of the Oncoming generation
that is to reap the full benefits of the work
of the present.