The record-union., 1891-12-04
REACHING OUT.
The Plan to Make a Foreign Market
for Our Products.
Prospectus of the Company Being
Formed for That Purpose-Fruit-
Growers Asked to Take Hold.

The State Board of Trade has for some
time been considering the subject of de-
vising plan for securing a foreign mar
ket for the fruits and other products of
California which have not thus far been
in special demand beyond the ocean.
The subject was brought up some weeks
ago by William II. Mills at meeting of
the State Board, and has since been dis
cussed at meetings of horticulturists.
Different plans have been suggested and
advocated for securing a foothold for our
products in England, but the general
proposition has met with the favor of
all.
At last the matter has taken shape. a
company is now being formed for the
purpose indicated, and has issued its
prospectus under the auspices and with
the Endorsement of the State Board of
Trade. 1t is as follows:
THE PROPOSED COMPANY.
1t is proposed by the California State
Board of Trade to organize a corporation
Tor the purpose of promoting the sale of
California products in the city of London,
England, and elsewhere in the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and in the con-
tinental countries of Europe.
der the laws of the State of California.
The capital stock shall be $4,000, fully
paid up, in 1000 shares of the par value of
so each, payable one-half upon the COM
pIetion of the corporation and one-half as
called for by the company.
The principal place of business of the
corporation shall be in the city and county
of San Francisco, California.
There shall be board of five Directors,
three of whom shall reside in San Fran
cisco, who shall have the management Of
the corporation.
The first and immediate purpose of the
organization shall be to Introduce into
The markets of England, Scotland and
Ireland the fruits, dried and green, and
nuts and the wines and brandies of Cali
1ornia, and such other of the products of
this State as may be sold in those coun-
tries and may need the aid of this corpora
tion to be marketed or introduced.
One agency, and no more, shall be eS-
tablished abroad during the first year of
the company's operations, to wit, at the
city of London, England.
The company may purchase such Cali
5ornia products as the directors shall
deem it advisable to sell again or other
wise dispose of and may also receive on
consignment any such products and may
cell the same, charging the usual commits
sions therefor.
The California State Board of Trade
viii aid by its counsel and advice and by
such proper supervision as may be re-
quested by the stockholders of the COM
pany, and will do all in its power to pro-
mote the objects of the company.
Recent investigation of the California
State Board of Trade has made it reason
ably certain that a large and profitable
market awaits us abroad for many of our
products, and that by an enterprising and
intelligent effort we may avail ourselves
of that market.
One of the purposes of this movement
is to explore the field and point out the
way to private enterprise, which it is
hoped will soon occupy the ground and
permanently establish the markets we
seek for our products.
There is no reason, however, why the
corporation should not ultimately prove
financially successful and enable its pro-
1noters to engage permanently in trade
abroad through its agency, should they
so desire.
In any view the first object is a patri-
otto one, and should receive the cordial
support of all who are interested in our
material development.
The plan here proposed was submitted
st the last meeting Of the California State
Board of Trade and received its approval
and the members whose names appear at
The head of the subjoined subscription
list subscribed shares as there stated
The entire capital stock can soon be OBJ
tanned if all Will aid little.
Persons receiving this prospectus are
requested to obtain such signers as they
can and return the paper at once to the
State Board of Trade.
Should the subscription list exceed
1000 shares the company will be formed
on the basis of the actual number of
shares taken, it being understood that no
company viii be formed unless at least
1000 shares are taken.
STOCK SUBSCRIPTIONS.
The undersigned, each for himself Tor
as firm, subscribes the number of
shares noted opposite our names, re-
spectively, to the capital stock of the cor
poration, referred to in the foregoing
prospectus, to be hereafter formed, and
we agree to pay into the hands of the
Treasurer of said corporation one-half of
the par value of our shares, respectively,
upon the completion of the corporation,
and one-half as may be called for by the
, corporation, provided not less than l 900
shares be subscribed before said corpora
ton is organized:
n. P. Chapman, Red Bluff, 10 shares;
W. II. Mills, San Francisco, 10 shares; j.
;. Emery, Oakland, 10 shares; Eugene J.
Gregory, Sacramento, 10 shares; Tyler
Beach, San Jose, 10 shares; J. A. Morris
sey, Stockton, 10 shares; A. Gallatin, San
Francisco, 10 shares; d. Lubin, Sacra-
mento, 20 shares.