Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-07
Important Questions Discussed-Cotton
Raising and Irrigation.

Important Questions Decentralization
Raising and Irrigation.
SAN Francisco, August 6th.-The State
Board of Trade met this afternoon at l:l5
O'Clock in their parlors under the Grand
Hotel, President A. I. Harch presiding.
The following gentlemen representing the
Board answered the roll call: w. H. Mills
of San Francisco; J. S. Emery, of Alameda
county; II. j. 0strander, of Merced j. D.
Carr, of Monterey; NJ. NJ. Estee, of Napa
county; P. w. Butler, of Placer county; Z
X. Alsip, of Sacramento; r. Grid of San
Bernardino county; j. A. Morrissey, of
Stockton; n. Cadwalader, of San Jose; G.
n. Plat, of Solano county; H. w. Bying-
ton and l. G. Wickersham, of Sonoma
county; J. B. Coldwell, of Stanislaus county,
and n. P. Chapman, of Tehama county.
A communication was received from the
Chamber of Commerce requesting the pres
ence of a committee of the Board at the
commercial conference TO be held Thurs
day, August 18th, at 2;30 P. NJ, in the hall
of this chamber.
On motion special committee of five
were appointed: W. II. Mills, Jesse d.
Carr, Mr.. Gird, \. P. Chapman and Nj. NJ.
Estee.
Mr.. Mills, Chairman of the committee
appointed, spoke of the duties required of
this committee, and were instructed to act
in their best Judgment for the good and
welfare of the State and Board at large.
On motion OF Mr.. Mills, Chairmsn of the
committee. a resolution was adopted by the
Board expressing their sympathy in regard
TO the above communication.
NJ. n. Estee read report on irrigation
and the booming" of certain localities
and he said more attention was paid to the
irrigation of Los Angeles county than any
other county in the State, and this was
done because there were more chances of
| irrigating, and the examples of irrigation
| would be more easily and readily seen in
this county than any other by incom-
ing immigration. Mr.. Mills spoke of the
| report presented by Mr.. Estee, Chair
man of this committee, and said it was
| compiled by nine of the most prominent
citizens of this State, who are members of
this Board and that no pains had been evi-
dently spared by the committee to make
| this report as complete as possible, and
earnestly hoped it would be received and
| adopted by the Board. On motion, the re-
! port was received and adopted, and the
| Manager and Secretary were instructed to
| have 5000 copies of the report printed for
| circulation.
| A communication was then read from
| the Executive Committee of the National
| Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, an
| nouncing their intention of holding their
| next session of the National Grange, P. of
| H, in Sacramento, November 18th.
A communication was also read from
| William Rutherford, Superintendent of tue
| California Cotton Mills In his letter to
| the Board he fully explained the advan-
tages of cotton planting in California, and
earnestly urged the Board to place the mat
| ter in the hands of their patrons and of the
| farmers of this State, at The same time pre-
senting report of the income to be derived
| from cotton-raising.
AT the next meeting of the Board it is
| the intention to investigate the fruit and
mining interest of the State will also be
| fully discussed.
On motion, the Board adjourned.