Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-31
STATE BOARD OF TRADE.
A Circular Letter to Counties Concerning
Its Workings.

A Circular Letter to Counties Concerning
Its Workings.
The State Board of Trade has Just issued
the following letter to the several countie.
of the State:
Coming promptly to the subject of this
communication, that of endeavoring tC
| give to your Board the objects and work.
ings of the California State Board of Trade
inuring to the benefit of the whole State Of
California, and particularly to the localities
represented by the organization, we have
| to say, that after an experience of six
months, we are more impressed than ever
of the good the organization can accom-
plish, if properly assisted by the different
| counties in keeping in place at the head
quarters fair exhibit of the products and
| an honest description of the actual results
from diversified farming, so that visitors
from the East can at once see by the object
lesson before them, what great advantages
this State possesses, not only in the mild
ness of her climate, but the excellence OF
her productions.
"Our commencement was limited, and
progress for a time seemed slow, but at
present writing we are backed by twenty
nine affiliations, and individual monthly
subscriptions equal in amount to the sum
of all the county affiliations, giving US a
monthly income sufficient to pay our local
expenses, rent, salaries, etc, and fund
that will, by economic and proper applica-
ton, publish to the Eastern people the
objects of our organization; that in time we
may be thoroughly known throughout the
East as an organization where reliable in
formation may be obtained by the home.
seeker, without expense or very little
trouble to such.
"Our present methods are an exhibit of
each county affiliated, for permanent
exhibition, composed of products of the
soil, manufactured articles, maps, county
papers, and descriptive matter furnished
by each county for distribution to visitors
at these headquarters, together with circu-
lars, maps, reading matter etc., the Execu-
tive Board, from time to time, may indorse
and order.
Our present mode of distributing matter
is; First by advertising in prominent
papers East our location and objects.
Second, by soliciting all parties visiting
these headquarters to give US the names of
their friends East who are talking of Cali
fornia. To those that answer our adver-
tisemeEt by applying for information, we
answer in a general way by sending our
circulars, descriptive pamphlets of the sew
eral counties, and, where special inquiries
are made, furnishing the local Boards of
Trade with a copy OF such inquiries, that
they may put themselves in direct COM
munication with the parties asking for
such information; and to those whose
names we obtain from visitors, by sending
pamphlets. All our matter, except that
delivered to visitors in person, is sent
directly through the mails to the parties
above named.
"Our financial condition at present is
Al, with funds sufficient on hand to meet
the expense of some very important work
in progress for the California State Board.
You will perceive that the counties are as
sisted in this work by donations from the
merchants of San Francisco and the South
ern Pacific Company to an amount at
present equal to their affiliations.
The standing of the Executive Com
mittee, the prescribed workings of the or
ganization and the substantial financial
backing, leads us TO believe THAT with a
small effort on your part to keep up a
handsome exhibit at these headquarters,
and furnish us with descriptive pamphlets
of the advantages of your locality, must
tend 10 repay you handsomely for the out
lay of money expended and also gratifying
your local pride by knowing that you have
assisted in making California the bright
particular star in the galaxy OF these Uni
ted States y