Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-14
STATE BOARD OF TRADE.
RESULTS OF THE RECENT EXHI-
BITION AT COLUMBUS.
Synopsis of the Boards Proceedings
Important Report of w. II. Mills
and Suggestions Presented.

Over thirty representative men from the
various counties of the State, comprising
the Executive Committee, State Board of
Trade, met this afternoon at headquarters,
on Market street. A. T. Hatch, of Suisun,
President of the Board, presided.
Secretary Davies announced the recent
affiliation of Kern and Shasta counties, and
the presence at the meeting of representa-
tiyes. Messrs Pope and Macafee were in
troduced to the committee.
A letter was read from a resident of
Stoneham, Mass, regarding cheap railroad
rates for intending settlers in the State He
said he wanted to come here, but had a
family of five and only $1,000. He asked
the Board regarding some plan by which
settlers could be brought here at a low rate,
The Chair suggested that much good
might come from discussion of the letter.
MIR. Mills was called upon to express views
OF the matter, so far as the railroads might
be concerned. He spoke at length, SAYING
that the Southern Pacific had always ia
vored free transportation for such settlers
as were referred to, but the difficulty was
with connecting lines. He suggested that
The matter be referred TO a committee
q committee to consider this letter was
thereupon appointed, consisting Of Messrs
Hatch, Brown, Mills, Alsip and Hutchin
! son.
The report of the Committee on London
! Exhibition, written by David Dublin of Sac.
| ramento was read by DR.. G. L. Simmons
| The report considered the project in detail
favoring for many reasons the idea of ar
| exhibition in the great commercial center
| Of the world.
! The report concluded by recommending
the appointment by the State Board of {
committee of 100 citizens from the variou:
counties of the State, this committee to ar
range all the details of suitable exhibition
| in London. The report was adopted unan
| imously.
Mr.. Byington, for the Committee or
Paris Exposition, reported in favor of thu
| project, recommending that every effort bl
| made TO aid Paris Commissioners Hallidi,
and Macafee in the preparation of the bes
exhibit possible.
! Mr.. Mills spoke ON the question of thu
| adoption of the report. He referred to th,
| fact that the Government had appointed
/ these Commissioners, and he emphasized
the importance of securing the best possible
representation of products, much bette
|
! bourne Exposition.
Mr.. Macafee moved that committee BIZ
| appointed from the State Board to coop.
| crate with the Commissioners
Mr.. Byington explained that he did no
/ consider it desirable for the State BoarC
| alone to arrange an exhibit for Paris, bu
| to have other organizations to assist.
After discussion the report was adopted
| and it was agreed to appoint the COMMITTEES
| suggested.
Mr.. Mills submitted a report giving th,
results of his recent visit to Columbus
| Ohio, during the Grand Army Encsmp
ment, where a California exhibition wa
maintained.
| The principal points of the report ar
| given below. For the success of the exhi
| bitlon thanks were especially returned t,
| Albert Leonard of Sacramento, Colonel T
| ii. Goodman of this city, the Vetera,
] Guard, the Columbus press, the Mayor O
! Columbus and others.
| REPORT OF W. Il. MILLS
! Mr.. Mills, in opening his report upo,
| the California exhibit at Columbus, speak
| of the useful lessons which it has taugh
and the valuable information which
was there gathered concerning the man
ner in which California and its re
| sources should be put before the people O
| the East in order that they NAV have
1 correct and comprehensive idea of thi
State. The eagerness of the Eastern peopl
| to learn something about California wa
| manifested in the crowds which visited tn
| exhibition, the immense number of pam
phlets and publications relating 10 tn
State which were carried away, the charac
ter OF the inquiries made, and the desire o
every one TO secure specimen of Califor
MIA fruits or grains. Continuing, Mr. Mill
| said:
The interest manifested in the specimens o
wheat, and the inquiry made concerning tn
| value OF our state as corn-growing State, hay
ing attracted my attention strongly, l mad
| some inquiry OF those manifesting that interes
| concerning the reasons therefor. j derived
from their answers the general proposition tha
| people familiar with the product which is mad,
| the criterion OF value at home will make ths
| same product the touchstone of merit as relate
| to other countries. You will readiI,
perceive the interest that is awakened in a min;
| unfamiliar with the products of California
| when from single orchard you may presen
| specimens OF oranges, lemons, lines, citrons
| ounces, guava, plums, prunes, apricots
peaches, nectarnes, dates, pomegranates, resrs
! apples ralsins, olives, figs, with the berries O
| the temperate and seml-tropical latitudes-
| grapes, wine, also fibrous plants from which
| useful and ornamental textile fabrics are woven
| such as hemp, jute, flax, ramie; beside silk il
| various stages of growth and manufacture frol:
| cocoons TO silk goods; also cotton, sulphur bo
rex, etc In addition to this was wide rang,
of most beautiful woods, including lanks hay
| ing dimensions impossible TO the forests of an,
| other country. The list is given merely from
| memory, and may be chaIgeable with man,
omls sions but enough is presented to give yoi
an adequate idea OF the impression which sucl
| a list must necessarily make ON an intelligen
| mind.
Recurring to the statement already made tha
| a country possessing advantages for the prose
| cution of an industry with which an individual
| is already familiar, necessarily has attraction
' for that indiyidual-it will be apparent the
California; appeal is to the entire world. Cor
/ is king OF the North and cotton is king in tn,
South. California's appeal is'eaually Strong (,
the subjects OF the e industrial kings .
EFFECT OF DIVERSITY OF PRODUCT.
Another consideration acquired very earl,
| prominence, and may be recorded here as nj
| observation OF the exhibition. TO people un
| familiar with great diversity of product. tb.
presentation of products naturally coptraoictor,
as to climate is very confusing The wheat
corn and pork producer of Minnesota, Iowa ant
| wisconsin ve'y naturally distrusts a countr,
| which displays an array of oranges, lemons
guava and dates, belonging to the semi-t upics
| on the same table with corn and wheat. be
, longing to the northern temperate lattudes
| aud this distrllSt is crossed at right angles b,
| the observer from Flor da and louisiana Al
| exhibit should therefore, be accompanied wi !
! well-auihenticated statistics of the general ex
| tent Of the culture of the products and of th,
cost OF production. This is necessary, because
! IN the general o. Servation OF men, climates snf
| soils adapted to semi-tropical products are no
| favorable 10 the growth OF temperate products
and conversely, temperate products cannot bt
| prom ably cultivated in semitropic climates
| This observation is measurdbiy c0nfirmed here
| in California, but it remains true, nevertheless
| that semi tropical and temperate products car
be prohtably grown side by eide in this State
| and in this respect California does really nre
\ sent a very notable exception.
LOOKING TO cALIFoRSIA.
/ Tho OhsarI,iuor viSifor ~ +ba T7as.