Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-09-20
REFRIGERATION ASSOCIATION.
Remarks of the Press Upon the Conyen
ton and Result.

Remarks of the Press Upon the Conven-
ton and Result.
Placer Herald.
Pursuant to notice heretofore given
Convention of representative citizens from
nearly all the counties comprising the cen
trail and northern portion OF California met
mt Pioneer Hall in Sacramento last Tuesday
for the purpose of organizing what they
chose to name the Immigration Assocla-
ton of Northern California. The meeting
was largely attended, being composed OF
over 100 members and IN appearance, as
we'll as representative ability, 1t was at
least equal to any body of men that has
ever assembled for any purpose in this
State. One idea had dominated their selec-
ton. and that was to send the best men;
and the best men were there. OF the
abundant and various resources OF north
ern and central California there Is no doubt
among those who have carefully watched
their gradual development. Every day al
most new features of value have been dis
covered in this section until they have
already become so varied anC so attractive
that even many of the Oldest settlers are
themselves surprised at results and produc-
tons which but yesterday, as 1t were, they
themselves had considered as impossible.
To illustrate, it is but few years since the
foothill country bordering the great Sacra-
mento valley, and which in extent is itself
eonal To some of our smaller States. was
considered practically worthless except as a
snring range for stock, or for the quartz
that ribs some of the higher ridges, or pos
siblv the little gold that might be obtained
nv rewashing some of the taihngS that
vet cunlber the ravineS Now these
hills are sending forth some of the very
best fruit in the way of berries grapes,
peaches, pears, apples, plums, ounces,
nr,Ines. etc. that the California market
affords, and though their development in
this new line has really but just begun, the
foothill fruit has widespread reputation
for its excellency, and the demand for it is
far in advance of the supply. The valley
lands, by gradual experiments, are found
to be adapted to q greater variety OF pro-
ductions than had been supposed. North
ern California is itself an empire in rich
ness and in extent 1t is capably of sup
porting well ten times its population.
Little. however, has gone forth TO the world
regarding It's extent and its richness, and
consequently the newcomer naturally turns
his steps south, to the portion of the State
that has been literally advertised and about
which he has read and is informed. The
object of the meeting at Sacramento last
Tuesday was TO organize q movement for
the dissemination of reliable information
regarding northern California and for di-
recting Immigrants who may come to this
portion OF the State to such opportunities
for securing homes as may be offered.
Placer was ably represented in that body
by Judge J. Il. Hale, II. w. Fenton, J. a.
Filcher, L. NJ Agard, W. l.. Munson, F. D.
Adams. W. b. Lardner, s F. Woodwork,
J. II. Mitchell, L. Z. White, C. T. Adams,
II. Barrett n Mertes, w b. Hayford, r.
5. Osborne, w O. Williams, J. c. Boggs,
C. NJ. Silva, Dr.. 81. Schnabel Dana Per
kinS.
The plan of organization provides for a
Board OF Directors, consisting of one from
each county interested, with an Executive
Committee of five, and a President and
Secretary whose headquarters shall be in
Sacramento. Each county Director is re-
CURED to organize local society in his re-
spective county. whose duty it shall be TO
collect information and means in the sew
eral counties essential to the success of the
movement. Every business man and
property holder will recognize at once the
value and Importance of this movement,
and all should promptly give their encour-
agement and assistance to the great work
Sometime within a week or ten days, of
which due notice will be given by Mr.. J.
A. Fletcher, the Director at present for
Placer q meeting will be held at Auburn
for organizing the Placer County branch.
AT that meeting full attendance from all
over the county is especially desired and
when the time for the meeting is an
nounced which will be done soon, il is
hoped that every community in the county
will arrange to send delegates. Nothing
has ever been dOnein the State that is la
bic to rebound more TO the benefit of old
Placer than the starting OF the move to Sc
cure desirable immigration to develop our
vast resources and add to our business in
terests to our productions and to our taxa
BILE property, and Placer, it is hoped and
confidently believed, will show an interest
in the matter equal 10 It's Importance. The
central society has been well started; now
let us work together as one man to make
the local society OF Placer the grandest, and
best, and most efficient of them all.
Is F. Call, September 18th
4 Convention was held in Sacramento
on Tuesday, the purpose Of which was to
take measures to attract 70 the northern
ana central counties Of the State larger
proportion of Immigrants than has fallen
to their lot. The Convention was composed
of prominent citizens of the central and
northern counties. In calling the assem-
bage to order, j. n Rideout, in the course
Convention said d" We have all felt that
the tide Of immigration which has swept
into this State has not left sufficient Of its
volume with Us, and that We have not
profited as we should have done by the
efforts heretofore put forth to induce occu-
patton of our territory by immigrants of =
desirable class. That this is, and has been
due very largely 10 our own inaction, is the
sincere conviction OF most OF us who have
given the subject thought Mr. Ride
out is correct, both as to the fact and its
cause. The southern counties have been
much more active in extending informal
ton as to soil and climate than the central
and northern counties. The mass Of the
people East are still in ignorance Of Califor-
MIA, but there are quite number who have
heard OF the orange groves Of Los Angeles.
Some localities in san Bernardino and
Santa Barbara have also arrested Eastern
attention. The central counties have done
comparatively little to make their especial
| advantages known. and the extreme north
ern counties stjll less.