Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-11

ments by which we have secured a page in a
monthly publication at Chicago, devoted to
advertising the resources OF the West II has
circulation OF 100000 copies per month and read
by all classes. With these ample facilities of
widely advertising our resources and adyan-
tsges for home sec kers, we shall be able to
attract our iull share of the large number con-
stantly coming west.
In this department of advertising the work
done has not been less important than in the
other departments When we first organized il
was expected that the cost of advertising our
resources would be from 500 to $50 per month
By the arrangements now made the work of
advertising is source of reyenues instead of
expense, and the facilities are incoInparahiv
greater.
desire to speak of the aid extended us by
the press of northern California. Ii has been
generous, constant and invaluable. The people
OF Sacramento, FL Dorado, Placer, Soiano Yuba
ana Butte have taken great interest in the
work. Sacramento city has borne the PRINCIPAL
burden financially. The Sacramento County
Immigration Association has supported us at
every step of Our work, with counsel and
money, and we are under the greatest oblga-
mons to its President and Secretary, Messrs
Hopkins and Ingram, and its other officials
Messrs. Parsons, Hall. Parker, Hubbard Elkus
Harvey and Stevens.
The Sacramento Board of Trade has also done
everything in its power for us. Its President
Joseph Steilens, Esq, has been particularly
active In our behalf The Executive COMMITTEES
OF our Association has held frequent meetings
and has exercised q complete supervision of the
work OF the Society. ! desire to make the most
ample acknowledgements to Messrs. Steifens and
Green, of that committee, for their labors
The burden of the work of the Society has
been done by the Secretary. The volume of
TINS labor has been greater than would be sup
posed by those who are not familiar with its de-
tails The experience and enthusiasm which
ne brought to the work were necessary to insure
success. ii was fortunate for the Association
that We were able TO secure the services of n
person SO exceptionally well qualified for the
duties. These Observation-Disclosures are the pleas
ATTEST Dart of duty.
1t is 10 be hoped that local organizations will
be perfected III the other counties of Northern
California at once, and that active work will be
done.
In conclusion, in the nine months In which
we have been at.SOrk, we have laid the fouuda-
tions for future years OF labor that will change
the whole face of the country, if the work is ac-
lively continued In five years past more than
100000 people have landed on our shores in
search Of homes. Many of these are well to do,
with ample IN ans to make Improvements In
that time many more than that number of ma
tive Americans have moved west. The numbers
OF all home seekers moving west reach million
a year The Mississippi valley is now settled
and oc upied. II is com parativey difficult to get
homes there. They are forced to continue their
march farther westward. They are almost
coflHelied 70 come 10 the Pacific slope. There
IS every Involvement TO bring them here. We
have advantages of climate, timber and water
that no other region can offer. Our other ad-
yantages are equal to any other spot on earth.
BY reasonable efforts we can do all and more
than has been done in the southern counties |
feel confident that the near future will give us
an unexampled growth and development in
winch al the northern counties viii partici-
pate We shall see the warm belt of the foot
hills of both the Sierra Nevada and Coast
Ranges covered with an industrious and pros
porous people engaged in every branch of
human industry.
The great land holdings of the valleys win
be divided up and every eighty acres win have
us owner. Our towns will start into renewed
life and energy. Many of them will become
cities; New towns will be built as they have
been in the southern part of the State. In order
TO do this the work will have to be continued
The financial requirements to do this, under
present arrangements, are inconsderable In
addition to the present income, 800 per month
will maintain the Office and insure the most
ample advertising. n. D. RIDEoUT,