The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-18
BOARD OF TRADE.
Representation of California at
the Worlds Fair.

At session of the State Board Of Trade,
held yesterday in the rooms at 600 Market
street, it was moved and carried to issue
circulars TO the affiliated counties urging
the necessity of action in connection with
the coming Worlds Fair. in accordance
with the spirit of a resolution passed at the
previous meeting
General N. p. Chapman offered n resolu-
tion which provided for the employment OF
some clerks in the tabulating of the census
returns from California in advance of the
general tabulation made by the Census
Bureau at Washington. General Chapman
said that the object of the resolution is to
procure data from which to show the Won
derful advance of California during the
past ten years, and to have this lnforma-
ton for use at the Worlds Fair The State
of Ohio, he said, had undertaken similar
work and now had clerks at Washington
ready to begin upon the returns. Inc
Superintendent, Robert c. Porter, had
agreed to give them all possible assistance.
California could obtain the same favor
After considerable discussion the reS0lu-
ton was carried
General Chapman next introduced res0-
luton which provided for the preparation
and publication of pamphlet, when
should set forth in compact form the re-
sources, industries and features of Cali
support of the resolution that there is now
no way for seekers alter information to OBJ
tain 1t except by Wadlng through an over
whelming mass of stuff. 1t is possible to
compress into one small work all the In
formation necessary to make inquirers
thoroughly understand the State without
fatiguing them with tons of literature as at
present. The other States had issued Such
pamphlet, and California should not
through local jealousies be behind them
The State Board of Trade is in a position
to issue the work.
Mr.. Boggs of Colusa favored the plan.
anu suggested the addition of a map.
j. 2. Irish approved of the map and al
luded to the excellent service done by The
map issued by The CALL.
Mr.. Morrissey of San Juan thought that
such a work would be bulky.
General Chapman replied that 1t could be
boiled down to 100 pages.
E. w. Maslin, MesSrs. Ridgely of Los
Angeles and McCuc of Marin and several
others spoke in favor Of the project ana
offered various suggestions.
Mr.. Irish moved TO amend so that the
book should be compiled from data fur
nished by the counties, and the resolution
passed as amended.
Secretary Caminetti offered resolution
which provided for a committee whose duty
it would be to urge upon Congress the i'm
provement of the Sacramento, Feather and
San Joaquin rivers. The resolution carried,
and Mr.. Boggs of Colusa. Morrissey Of San
Joaquin, E. j. Gregory of Sacramento, Cen
eral Chapman and Secretary Caminetti were
appointed as the committee.
A letter from the Japanese Consul was
read stating that the Japanese National ex-
hibition would be held at Toxic in August,
1890, and requesting that the State Board of
Trade cooperate in securing an exhibit OF
California products at the exhibition. The
Secretary was instructed to write to the af-
iliated counties requesting them to prepare
collection of such products as would be
available at that time.