The record-union., 1891-07-15
STATE BOARD OF TRADE.
Proceedings of the Regular Monthly
Meeting.


Meeting.
SAN Francisco, July 14.-The regular
monthly meeting of the State Board of
Trade was held this afternoon in the
rooms of the State Board of Horticulture,
220 Sutter street. President e. ]. Greg
Dry presided. The following persons
were present: W. Carr, z. b. Caldwell,
Tyler Beach, G. C. Hutchinson, j. A.
Morrisey, Captain Messenger. NJ. Rapp,
A. A. Hibbard, ]. S. Emery, w. II.
Mills, A. B. Forbes, John p. Irish, A. T.
Hatch and Secretary Maslin.
The Finance Committee reported that
the sum of S2,022 AZ is in bank to the
credit of the board.
A communication was read from H. E.
Badger of Utah asking that he be given
the exclusive agency of California fruit
exhibit in Utah. The writer stated that
he would be willing to bear part of the
expense attached to the exhibit The
Secretary was instructed to communicate
| with Mr.. Badger informing him that he
would be given the agency. A similar
communication was received from party
in Seattle and he was also granted the
agency for that city.
The board decided to make an exhibit
of the products of the State at the Corn
Carnival in Sioux City, Iowa, which will
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months. G. G. Hutchinson was ap-
pointed as a committee to arrange mat
ters for the exhibit.
Chairman Gregory decided that the
State Board of Trade could not make use
of its display of products for exhibition
purposes outside of its own rooms. In
consequence of this decision no exhibit
of the States products will be made at the
coming Mechanics Fair, under the au-
spices of the board
Colonel j. P. Irish introduced the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
ReSolved, That the California State Board of
Trade hereby requests of the Secretary OF
Agriculture report upon the irrigation dis
tricts OF California, covering the utilities and
prospective profits of irrigation, and the abil-
itY of the districts to guarantee the solvency
of their bonds.
This resolution is said to have origi-
mated from the recent visit to this State of
| Colonel Hinton of the Agricultural De-
partment at Washington.
Manager Maslin filed an interesting re-
port concerning the exhibit in the rooms
of the board. He also called attention to
the deslrablllty OF placing an advertise
ment In few prominent newspapers of
Eastern States, setting forth that all in
formation desired regarding the resources
OF California will be furnished by the
Secretary of the board, upon inquiry
w. III. Mills spoke long and earnestly
on the idea, and claimed it to be the only
means that would result beneficially.
The suggestion offered by Manager
Maslin was adopted, and he was empow-
cred to secure the services of a steno-
grapher to assist in replying to all letters
received from persons who were desirous
of immigrating to the State
The State Board to-day adopted the fol-
lowing resolution and telegraphed it to
Director General Davis of the Worlds
Fair:
ResoLUed, By this board that we claim
for California the headship of the Depart
men of Horticulture of the Worlds Fair as
a proper and due recognition of her posi-
ton as the chief horticultural State of the
Union and that, ignoring all past conten-
tion we respectfully present for appoint
ment any of the following named horti-
culturists as eminently qualified to fill the
position: j. DeBarth Shorb of Los An
geles, Frank Kimball of San Diego, Ed
ward Cooper of Santa Barbara, and
George A. Fleming of San Jose.