Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-07
Members of the State Board Of Trade
visit Tehama County.


Visit Tehama County.
RED BLUFF, May 6th.-The city was
honored yesterday with the presence oI
several prominent members of the State
Board of Trade, among the number being
NJ. NJ. Estee, W. H. Mills, Secretary Davis
II. +. Jones, of Oroville, and large delega.
tons from Chico, Oroville, Vina and vari.
Gus other sections, the occasion of the gath
erlng being the first of the series of State
meetings to be held by the State Board in
the various counties.
The visitors were conveyed in carriages
to the many points of interest about and
expressed themselves as very highly
pleased, as well as surprised at the richness
of the soil and the beauty of Red Bluff s
surroundings. The day was clear and
cloudless and the atmosphere fresh, while
the many mountain peaks stood out in
bold relief freshened with the green hills
and fields of grain intervening The entire
day was spent in looking the country over
and every courtesy was extended to the
welcome visitors.
THE EVENING MEETING.
In the evening the Opera Hall was
packed to its utmost with people, who
were keenly interested in the remarks oi
the speakers until after IL o'clock. The
meeting was called to order by President
G. g. Kimball, of the local Board of Trade,
who discoursed to some extent upon the
scope of the County Boards undertakings
I and the success achieved by it.
He was followed bv the Secretary, L. v
Hitchcock, who read long list of the pub
lie improvements, exhibits and undertak-
ings fostered and successfully carried
through by the Board.
THE DRIFT OF TRAVEL.
w. H. Mills, who was next introduced
pointed out, in happy vein, the superior
advantages which he possessed of knowing
the drift of travel, and by an argument
based on statistics convinced his hearers
that the demand for good lands in small
| tracts could not be stayed wherever they
may exist, because old-time ways mus
give way to modern innovations, and enter.
prising communities will reap the benefits
within their grasp. He also outlined the
| work of the State Board, and desired all
the people to do their utmost to work in
the ranks of progress.
THE FUTURE OF THE FRUIT INDUSTRY.
NJ. NJ. Estee was gladly welcomed, and
| in his quiet argument advised the breaking
| up of large tracts of land, as he did not be
lieve IN asking settlers to locate on poor
| lands. While many of the large tracts
| possess land as fine as exists under the sun
| they should maintain family on every
few acres, with villages interspersed every
| few miles. He very strongly urged a sys.
| tenn of irrigation for the great western
lands of this county, which he thought
| would prove to be the best fruit lands in
| the world. He believed that if the county
was brought to high state of cultivation
| with its desirable climate and unsurpassed
| scenery, no part of the globe could present
prettier country, but the first thing to do
would be to organize an irrigation company
to utilize the finest water facilities existing
| A. F. Jones, of Oroville, followed, and
| explained what great results had been OBJ
tanned on gravelly land by irrigation, pre-.
dieting brilliant results for this country il
the proper steps are taken. He also be-
| l1eved this section the best, for its product.
iveness, climate and scenery.
| Mr.. Mills was again called for, and gave
it as his belief, from careful study of the
subject, that California was destined, on &C.
! count of its wonderful advantages of rail.
road carriage, to be the fruit orchard of the
world, and, therefore, advised all who had
| lands not to fear an overproduction, but tC
| plant as soon and as extensively as theil
land and means would permit.
| The glee club, with its songs, enlivened
the evenings programme The hall wa:
also neatly decorated with flowers, and the
| people were more than satisfied with tn,
| evenings entertainment and the informa
| ton they obtained.