The record-union., 1891-09-23
IMMIGRATION CONVENTION.
OF Yesterdays
SESSION AT SAN FRANCISCO.
A Permanent Organization Formed to
be known as the California
State Immigration Bureau.
Special to the REcoRp-UNIoN.

special 10 IHe tiECORD-ONION- N
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 22.-At the
morning session of the immigration Con-
vention the report of the Committee on
Resolutions and Permanent Organization
was read. The report declared that it
was the sense Of the convention that all
desirable immigration be promoted and
encouraged, and to that end recon-
mended permanent organization to be
known as the California State Immigra-
ton Bureau, with headquarters at San
Francisco, be organized, the board to
consist of seventv-two members. of which
San Francisco shall have five. Los Ange-
les and Alameda Counties three each,
Sacramento, Fresno, San Diego, Hum
boldt, San Bernardino, Santa Clara, So
lano, Sonoma and Tulare two each. and
from other counties one each. The board
thus elected shall select officers and ap-
point Committees on Transportation,
Finance, Legislation, ETC., and one of
three members to urge upon the Congress
slonaI delegation the necessity of COM
pleting the survey of the Government
lands Of the State and the Improvement
of the rivers and harbors.
The report also declares it is the sense
of the convention that competing trans
portation lines, both by rail and water,
would do much to promote the develop
ment of the State, and that the import
ance of the early construction of the
Nicaragua Canal is also realized.
Ostrom of Yuba read minority re-
port, which declared it to be the duty of
the convention to confer with the repre-
sentatives of the transcontinental rail-
roads to ascertain on what terms they
will build roads to this State, and to in
duce them to build competing lines to
tidewater in this State.
Both reports were discussed freely by
the members of the convention.
The minority report was finally adopted
by vote of III to u.
A recess was taken until O'Clock.
After recess the expense of the conven-
ton was assumed by the San Francisco
delegation.
the roll by counties was then called for
the appointment of members for the per-
manent organization and the following
counties handed in their nominations:
Sacramento, Robert Williamson. G. c..
McMul.en; Placer, w. b. Gardiner; Tu-
lare, w. ii. Hammond, j. w. Davis;
Santa Cruz, J. r. Chase, G.. w. Sill:
Nevada, Edward Coleman; San Benito,
Thomas Mcmahon; Stanislaus, j. b.
Caldwell; Mendocino, III. b. Muir; Sski-
you, n. b. Carlock; Sutter, S. j. Stabler;
Butte, j. w. b. Montgomery: San Diego,
Hosmer p. McKoon, John H. Woolman;
Colusa, a III. Rose; Monterey, a. b.
Jackson; Napa, L. l.. Coombs; Solano, G..
w. Platt; Los Angeles, j. ID. Lynch, j. j.
Millus, c. NJ. Wells.
Arthur r. Briggs offered the following
preamble and resolutions concerning the
Nicaragua Canal:
=" WHEREAS, One of the most urgent
necessities for the development of our
State is a cheap and short transportation
route for the products of our soil and in
dustries. whereby we may quickly and
economically reach the markets of Europe
and our Eastern States; and whereas,
the Nicaragua Canal. the construction Of
which has already commenced, offers this
great advantage; therefore be it
''ReS0lUed, That this convention ap-
proves of the speedy construction of tie
Nicaragua Canal, and extends its best
wishes TO the construction company now
engaged in the beneficent work
'heSolOed, That, having in view the
advantage Of speedy and economical con-
structlon and low rate of tolls for the
| benefit of our citizens, this convention
fayors construction under control of the
! Government of the United States, with
such wise and conservative conditions as
will secure these advantages.
''ReSot0ed, That attested copies of these
resolutions be forwarded to the Presi-
dent of the United States and to the
Fitty-second Congress, through our SEN
ators and Representatives, requesting
their aid III carrying out the views of this
convention"
Captain w. l.. Merry seconded the mo-
ton 10 adopt the resolutions, speaking at
length Of the benefits California would
derive upon its completion.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted, after which the convention all
iourued