Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-16
STATE BOARD OF TRADE
Important Meeting Yesterday-Appoin
ment of Several Committees

Important Meeting Yesterday-Appoint-
ment of Several Committees.
SAN Francisco. April 15th.-The regular
monthly meeting of the State Board of
Trade took place this afternoon at o clock.
The President, E. j. Gregory, being absent,
w. H. Mills, First Vice President. took the
chair. Some discussion on the question of
delegates from different counties being
officially delegated, by means of proper
credentials in writI2g, followed. No de-
cislon was taken on this question.
A letter was read from Congressman
Morrow, saying that the Treasury Depart
ment had appointed Thomas ]. Vivian to
make an official report of the resources of
California. Fifteen thousand copies would
be printed, and would be sent through the
mails under Congressional frank. This
woulu make book of 800 pages. Mr.. Nor
row suggested that the State Board of Trade
might make arrangements for 10000 or
l5,oO0 additional by applying to the Pub
lie Printer, who is authorized to furnish
these extra copies On payment of paper and
printing.
On motion, the letter was referred to the
Committee on Printing
The Chair appointed the following COM
mittees:
Auditing and Finance. s. Emory,
Chairman r. Beach and A. A. Hibbard
1mmigration-Hon. John P. Irish, Chair
man, and Messrs. Macdonald, Estee, Ship
pee and Jones.
Exhibits-G. NJ. Francis, Chairman;
Messrs. J. "A. Morris and A. T. Hatch.
Printing and Advertising-W H. Mills,
Chairman; NJ. NJ. Estee and General Man
ager Brown.
Agricultural and Industrial Resources
n. 2. Chapman, Chairman; Richard Gird.
NJ. l.. Macdonald, John Boggs and A. D.
Smith.
The Secretary stated that Colonel H.
Gardiner had been appointed Special Agent
on Viticulture by the Treasury Department
and had accepted an invitation 10 visit the
rooms of the Board
The Chairman asked what effect excur-
sions from the couhties devoted to wheat
growing TO fruit-growing counties would
have.
Mr.. Macdonald answered that the effect
would be to make those people turn around
and do likewise.
The Chairman gave an account of the
trip OF President Huntington and General
Manager Towne of the Southern Pacific
Company TO Vacavil'e. Although Mr..
huntington was pioneer of California,
this was his first visit to..Vacaville and sur
rounding country, and he expressed his
unbounded delight and surprise as to the
possibilities and resources of Napa valley.
Mr.. Mills deplored the ignorance mani
tested by Californians as to the resources of
the State, and suggested the formation of
an organization to spread knowledge of
the resources of California.
n. w. Buck stated that he heartily agreed
with Mr.. Mills in this suggestion of excur-
sions from different parts of the State to
fairs, etc. Vaca valley last year shipped
$50 carloads of green fruit and very large
amount of dried fruit. He believed that
those excursions would be of great benefit.
Mr.. Loomis of Placer county said the
suggestion OF Mr.. Mills touched him on a
very tender chord. In his county he had
known people who had been there since
1S49 and had never been in San Francisco,
therefore anything that would promote in
ternal intercourse in California would be of
benefit. When he went to Placer county
ten years ago he was teld he would s,arve
to death, yet he lived on, and was making
living Last year that county had
shipped about 500 carloads of various
fruits.
John. 2. Irish spoke in favor of the