The record-union., 1891-01-21
STATE BOARD OF TRADE.

cheap Excursions TO Be Arranged
From Seattle to This State.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2O-The State
Board OF Trade met at the exhibition
room in the Bancroft building this after
noon. Eugene J. Gregory, of Sacramento,
presided. The following were present:
Joseph Emery of Alameda, I. j. Rice
OF Stanislaus, A. b. Caldwell of Stanis-
laus, ]. r. Rapp of Contra Costa. DR..
Smith of Palermo, Erskin Greer of Sac
ramento, r. b. Blowers of Woodland.
Jesse ID. Carr of Monterey, w. II. Mills
and John p. Irish of San Francisco, A
Caminetti of Amador, j. n Platt of So
lano and John @. Brown, Manager.
w. I'll. Mills reported that California
on Wheels" was at Seattle to-day He had
received information that great many
emigrants to that place have found that
the country cannot be cleared rapidly
enough to furnish them openings for a
livelihood, and that the development of
tilat section is not equal to the immigra-
ton. Believing that number of those
emlgrants could be persuaded to settle in
California, he had sent three members of
the board to aid the officials in the car dur
ing its travel through the northern States
on this coast. He suggested arranging
cheap excursions from that place to this
u.
al. q. Rice reported that he was gather
ing statistics which would enable him to
provide clas of literature for emigration
purposes which would equal that so dill
gently given out by the people of the
southern part of the State. He also
stated that he is endeavoring to direct
emigration from the East to the San Joa-
quin and Sacramento Valleys, and break
the monotony of seeing emigration con-
tinually directed to the extreme SOUTH
ern part of the State
John P. Irish said that his observation
in the East led him to believe that Cali
fornia was not benefited by the literature
sent there from the southern part of the
State. The literature contains too much
reference to the production of tropical
fruits, ard does not, as it should, identify
with tropical fruits the harder fruits of
the State. He advised that the literature
sent from northern sections should also
contain reference to the production of
tropical fruits.
John P. Irish moved the adoption of a
resolution favoring the readjustment of
the assessment on growing trees and
vines in this State, inaSmuch as the pres
ent rate worked hardship upon those
who are necessarily without any revenue
from their land until the trees and vines
bear. The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
The following financial report was pre-
sented and approved: Balance on hand
October l, 1890, Sl,792 81; receipts for Oc-
tober, S1,73l; for November, Sl,19S so;
for December, 81 ,S36 IS; total, S6,559 81.
Disbursements for October, 1,4i0; for
November, Sl,375 20; for December, ST.
32l 81; total, 81, 10Y 27; balance on hand
January l, 1891, s., ,452 05.
The resolution OF w. III. Mills, recon-
mending that, in case the Legislature
makes an appropriation for an exhibit at
the Worlds Fair, that provision be made
against the use of the money for sectional
exhibits, was adopted.
j. S. McCue, OF Marin county, advo-
Gated that, instead of expending $4,000
upon an exhibit at the Worlds Fair. that
amount of money be used to enlarge
California on Wheels from three to ten
cars.
He argued that the travelling exhibit
was taken to the doors of the people of the
United States, while the Worlds Fair ex-
hibit would be forgottena day after it was
gaZed upon. He moved that the Legis-
lature be petitioned to appropriate $4,000
a year for two years for the purpose of
advertising the resources of the State.
His motion was not approved.