Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-08
REASONS FOR RENEWED ACTIVITY.


We yesterday gave, in a side article, a
resume Of the successful work Of the I'M
migration Society of Northern California
for the first year of its existence. A year
ago the present month, upon the nomina-
ton of the REcoRD-UNIoN, there assem-
bled in this city a body of representative
CITIZENS rom the counties of northern and
central California, to consider the feasibiI-
lily of organizing an effort to advertise the
claims of northern and central California
abroad
The history of that meeting and the re-
suits are well known. For ten years the
counties of southern California had indus
triously presented their claims to the peo-
pie of the East and of Europe. They
sowed the civilized countries with the liter
allure of the agriculture industry and
climate of that favored region. They sent
abroad agents, lecturers and organizers of
colonies. In and out of season they kept
before the eyes of the world the advantages
of southern California as place for home
building. As result, they have trebIed
their population, settled up their vacant
lands, quadrupled their industries, and are
to-day all in highly prosperous con-
ditiou
All this time nothing was done for
northern California With a superior
climate, better soil, greater certainty of
rainfall, assurance OF annual crops and
nearneSs to market, it was fact that
abroad few, if any, ever heard of the sec
ton. Nine out of ten of the desirable
Immigrants headed this way knew of no
localities except San Francisco and south
em California. At the East the most de-
plorable Ignorance prevailed regarding the
whole vast section of rich lands north of
the waist of the State.
At the meeting referred to a central or
ganization was effected, and all the coun-
ties were urged to form supplementary
societies. \ good many have done so, but
! not all. A year of trial has passed. how
ever, with partial organization, and the
verdict is Success" The population of
northern California has been very consid
erably increased, hundreds of new homes
have been founded, large land tracts have
been subdivided, thousands of acres sold
to desirable immigrants, and by the Judi
cious distribution Of reliable statistical in
formation relative to the section, the
whole East and largely the countries of
Europe have been made acquainted with
the region named and its manifold attrac-
tions to the intending settler
The most ardent friends of the move
ment did not expect material returns in
side of three or four years. But. in the
face of dull season, of hard times at the
East as well as here, with the ignorance of
the people abroad relative to northern
California to be overcome and the strong
competition of our southern brethren.
backed by a decade of success, to be met.
the Society has accomplished in less than
one year more than was expected to have
been brought about in three or four.
The Directory OF the parent Society is
10 hold its annual meeting in this city on
Thursday, and the chief question before it
viii be Shall the organization be contin-
ued@
OF course the response will be an affirm
alive. The Society has only been sowing
seed; the harvest has only begun; the
sickle just thrust in must not be laid down
now. In the next year we shall begin to
jea the real results Of its labors in man
that will CRAFTY every Californian,