Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-10
STATE BOARD OF TRADE.
Preparations Being Made to Entertain
Visiting JOurna lists.
PROGRAMME OF ENTERTAINMENT.

tRUUkAMME OF ENIEk IA1NMENIs
General Manager John Q. Browns
Report on the Work Of
the Present Year.
Especial DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-UNIoN.l
SAN Francisco, July 9th-The annual
meeting of the California State Board of
Trade was held this afternoon at the rooms
of the Board, on Market street, President
A. I. Hatch of Vacaville presiding. The
meeting was largely attended by fruit
growers and the various portions of the
State were represented. Among the prom
inent persons in attendance were the fol-
lowing:
President A T. Hatch of Solano, H. NJ.
Byington of Santa Rosa James A Nor
risey of Stockton, w. h Mills of San Fran
cisco, w. T. Adell of Santa Clara, E. K.
Alsip of Sacramento, C. Lendrum OF Mer-
ced, s. F. Smith of Fresno, j. S. Emery of
Alameda, E. B. Smith of Contra Costa, NJ
NJ. Estee of Napa, l. G. Wickersnam of Pet
! aluma, j. J. Morrison of Plumas county, ].
r. Whitney of Rockland, Placer county.
Before the reading of the minutes it was
stated that an excursion of journalists
would arrive on this coast from various
points in the East by special train on the
18th inst, and it was desired to know what
steps would De taken relative 10 their
entertainment. Representatives of the
| various counties stated that they would
| look after the welfare of the travelling
| guests.
The programme as set forth will be as
OF, ir,S Go,
the 26th leave San Francisco for Monterey
| on the 9th; leave Santa Cruz fer San Jose
(via narrow GAUGE the 10Th, stopping at
Big Trees; remain at San Jose balance of
day; arrive in Oakland, via Niles, early on
the morning of the Both; remain in San
Francisco the 30th; leave San Francisco on
the 31st at s A. NJ for st. Helena return TO
Vallejo junction and go thence to Fresno,
| reaching the latter point about midnight;
leave Fresno at A. NJ. August 1st; stop at
! MERGED arrive at Sacramento at P. NJ; ar
| rive at Redding, via Davis, any time during
| tbs night; leave Reddipg at A. NJ. August
I'd, for daylight run to Ashland.
On motion of Mr.. Estee a committee of
seven was appointed, consisting of Messrs.
Estee Lendrum, Smith, Blum, Byington,
Adell and Morrissey, to forward varieties
OF fruit and wines to the coming excursion
lists.
Mayor Byington of Sauta Rosa intro.
duced the following resolution, which was
adopted
WHEREAS, The great success attained BY the
California State Board of Trade as an organjza-
ton for disseminating correct aud reliable in
formation regarding the resources of California
is measurably due to the press OF the State
therefore, be it
Resolred That the California State Board of
Trade, at its annual meeting held this 9Th day
OF July, beg leave to place upon record its obi
cations to the press for its loyal support and
assistance in the great work of advt rising Cali
fornia IS resources
MANAGER BROWNS REPORT.
The report of General Manager Brown
was read, and is as follows:
To the President and Members of the En-
ecutire Committee, California State Board of
IFdde-GENTLEMEN: | herewith submit
the report of the yearly workings of the
California State Board of Trade ending
July l, 1889, and take pleasure in submit
ting for your consideration a review of such
| work. 1t has beer our aim to keep I'D the
| exhibit at these rooms to their usual stand
ard of excellence, aad in this, | think, from
| the many opinions expressed by strangers
| and tourists from Eastern States, who have
viewed the collection and made to wonder
of its variety and extent, we have sue
ceeded.
AnotheI uoSt gratifying feature has
| been the recent utilization of the southern
counties of the State, thus rounding out
| the representation of counties from North
| ern, Central and Southern California, and
making equal facilities for doing good
work for every section of the State an OBJ
| Ject long sought and finally successfully
accomplished. Our means for collecting
| information and data in regard to the State
have become more extended and our oppor-
| tunlues for disseminating such information
| throughout the East where, it will do the
most good have increased wonderfully.
We have seen fit to take advantage of
| these opportunities, and now have the graf
flying result of more extended and in
creased facilities. Our standing as an i'm
| portant factor for the States benefitand our
position as recognized organization has
been attained through persevering and
well-directed intentions, and for this result
| too much credit and thanks cannot be
| given to your patrons, the merchants and
| business men of San Francisco, who have
so generously and willingly aided US, finan.
cially, to gain our present position.
Our two most important features of the
years work have been, first, the exhibit at
| Columbus, Ohio, during the reunion of the
| Grand Army of the Republic, and second,
! the Inauguration of the exhibit now ma
| tlonally known as & California on Wheels"
| The exhibition at Columbus, Ohio, before
thousands of Eastern people, through the
well-directed efforts and able management
of your committeeman, W. H. Mills, was a
| gratifying success and an object lesson ap-
preciated beyond our most hopeful expec-
tations and the full and exhaustive report
upon the benefits of that exhibition made
by Mr.. Mills was source of congra,uls-
| ton to the Board aud mutual benefit tor
| the turtherance of the Boards object The
| second feature, containing the varied pro-
| ducts OF the State on wheels" was some
| what of novel undertaking, and as a
novelty we expected it to please at least for
a time, but our hopes for its success were
not fully assured until praise from The far
East commenced to pour in upon Us, and
as time wore on this praise and flattering
notice was augmented until now it has be-
come the thing of the hour wherever il
stops, and is viewed by thousands, and the
editorial comments upon its beauties and
| wonders In all the most important news
| papers throughout the East are read BY
millions of people. The venture has been
a most tiattering success and the praise it
has received has been all the more &C.
ceptable because coming from our Eastern
n sighbors, and freed from all the evils sur
rounding self-praise. Our thanks are due,
and are most heartily extended, to the
/
road Company, for their generous and free
transportation of California on Wheels"
In no small measure is the success of that
novel exhibition due to their generous eff
forts.
Money could not have bought the edi-
| torial praise and generous notices this ex-
hibition has brought to California products,
and we have yet 10 record an unfsvorable
criticism throughout lis travels. 1t is safe
to say that for years to come California
will reap nothing but benefits from this so
successful journey through the United
States of California on Wheels"
The work of the State Board has been
highly gratifying through the whole year,
and more so on account of its peculiar
work and object. 1t is of that class of
work where there's no direct or immediate
success or accomplishment of its object,
therefore there are times when discourage
ing circumstances may arise, and its sup
porters must not become discouraged, for
only through we'll directed endeavors and
conscientious work can its object be at
tanned, and that object TO make the Eastern