Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-09-17

He feared tina; at this time it would be diffi-
| cult to raise funds, and gave his views As to
| the state Of business in California now. He
| urged that great care be taken not to send
out oyer-StatementS, and TO be sure there
| were places for immigrants before inviting
| them. He spoke ut length in this strain,
/ urging caution in inviting Immigrants 10
any diSappointmentS. Farmers had not
| the present ability he thought to give
much money now. He knew that was his
/ ease.
WHAT CALIFORNIA WANTS.
Mr Walker, of Butte. said We are not
| hunting for laborers particularly. Califur-
MIA has about as many now rs she can sup
/ port. The object of the Association. he
/ took it. IS to bring capital here. He had
! she impression, from all he had heard, that
| the object WAS to disseminate information
/ to bring wealth and population TO the sec
! ton. 10 disseminate correct information
| IS the object to bring in not only farmers.
/ bnt mechanics, manufacturers and capital
TO show where capital can bc invested to
advantage; 10 point out where land is fox
sale, not where land Is TO be given away.
There is none Of the latter worth anything.
{ bat there is land TO be sold in this country
The san Joaquin and Sacramento valleys
brought up To highest cultivation would
sustain 100000 ot people and all
could make q living. Population in
creased viii enhance values and lessen
our taxes. What we want to send on.
most is shat information orr All subjects
that viii tend 10 encourage manufacturing
to I've established more largely uuj hliue
capital as we'll as labor, and thay will en-
large ou~popU.2tiaD 90 he settled AMONGST
Us. There are lands i'm Butte county tLal
VIII produce aS good fruit aS General Bid
wells. We want people ON these lands
able 10 raise fruit and uh,e tp live uuiithc
haryesjs come on 1--we invite capital here
and get it tu invest here labor will come 90
II IL plenty. oar country is iu its infancy
Us yet. Mr.. Walker continued 10 some
length i'm Ike strain
MIR. Woods.u, of Sacramento. thought lr
would be well il il could appear in thep.an
reported by thecowmJtce, that the scheme
of the organization includes nor only a
central and county organizations 10 di semi
nate information but 10 receive uguiring
strangers and assist them by giving jntor-
nation 20 them in person when they ar
rive in the State Such a statement i'm the
report would gain publicity when the press
report the proceedings OF the Convention,
and easily result in clear understanding
abroad Of the plan of the work.
Mr. Martin explained that the committee
could not set forth all details of plans e
the organization without enCumbcrjug tie
report. The plan of the committee was 10
provide skeleton of the organization only,
and leave al details for the Directory.
These viii, Of course, suggest themselves
Judge Bush, of Shasta, thought any such
statement in the plan now would be pre-
mature, as pledging the local Boards to
something they might not be able to per
form. The committee traverscd every
point that had been raised in the CouvCn-
ti0n-all the matter of raising funds and
the settling of immigrants on lands and in
regard 10 the men we want here-meu
with means, not men who come here only
with their hands and brains. but with cap
ital. As Mr.. Walker SAYS, we have plenty
Of labor, but to pledge these county Boards
would be premature. All the matter sug-
eesyed will be attended to afterwards in
advertising, editing and giving inicrma-
ton.
ADOPTED.
The report of the committee was then
adopted unanimously, and the Convention
took brief recess to allow delegations 20
select representatives on the central Board
of Direction. They were chosen and re
ported on reassembling, and their names
inserted in the report as already given
above.
J. P. Sherman, of Solano. hoped the idea
would not be sent out, from what General
Bidwell had said, that the State was de
pressed. While Tast crop of grain had
been produced, which there was hardly
room to receive, in stoCk-raising, hog pro-
ducts and fruit-raising. there had been to
producers this year remuneration, and it is
not the sense Of the meeting, he believed,
that we are laboring under great dcpres-
sion. He spoke at some length i'll Ike
strain.
THE NEW ORLEANS EXHIBITION.
Dr. Harvey moved that the attention of
the Directors be called to the benefit that
would accrue from having this section Of
the. State in its fruit products, repre-
sented in the New Orleans Exposition
The motion prevailed.
General Bidwell replied briefly TO
Sherman re-attirming his belief tha,
Guilty would be experienced i'll r
money from producers now. He enlal
upon the cost of labor and the nOn-renD..
Grafton to farmers in 1884.
Messrs. Easton of the Pacific Land b.
reau, G. II. Street Of the State immigration
Association, and c. B. Turrill now engaged
in making a collection of California pro-
ducts for the New Orleans Exposition, by
request addressed the Convention, stating
their experiences in immigration matters
and congratuIating the new movement, AMI
urging those engaged in it TO labor persever-
ingly and in the certainty OF obtaining the
desired results.
The Chairman notified the newly-chosen
Directors to meet for organization ct 9
A NJ to-day sharp at Pioneer Hall.
The Secretary was directed to notify
absent Directors of their election. The
Convention then adjourned sine die. The
sessions were harmonious, the spirit en-
thusiastic, yet calm and deliberate, and the
whole sentiment of the delegations was one
OF earnest devotion to the interests Of
northern California, coupled with deter
mination to carry forward the new move
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