The record-union., 1894-12-22
LOCAL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.
Manufacturers Who Are Ready to
Come to Sacramento.
The Industrial Improvement Associa-
ton Thinks the Time Has Arrived
for Decisive Action.

There was a meeting of the directors of
the Industrial Improvement Association
on Thursday evening, called to hear the
report of Promoter G. c. Howell, who re-
Gently visited the Eastern manufacturing
centers in the interest of the association.
The object of Mr.. Howell's trip was, as
is we'll understood, to see what could be
done toward inducing manufacturers and
capitalists to establish factories in this
city. The results of his mission were
definitely set forth in report which he
submitted TO the directors, and which is
given III full. 1t was as follows:
PROMOTER HowELL's REPORT.
SACRAMENTO, December Is, 1894.
Sacramento Industrial improvement
a ASSocidtlOn-GENTL NTLEMEN: In pursuance
TO instructions from this Board, L started
East September lst, and during my abb
sence | wrote your Secretary, Mr.. katZ-
enstein, as instructed, from all principal
points in the East which L visited. l
distributed your printed matter and care
fully placed a goodly number OF the Bee
souvenirs at such points that they Will be
held TOR future reference. During Sep
tenn Der l found people with plenty of
time to talk OF the advantages that are
furnished in Sacramento and Central Cal
iiornia. About October lst the political
campaign started in earnest. 1t was hard
work to get people of influence to talk
much business after that time. The bus
mess minds of the East were absorbed In
affairs OF state; after the election was
over, however, l found the better ele-
ments of all political parties we'll satisfied
with results.
There was, and believe there is now a
slow but healthy tone in the general bus
iness of the country. Manufactures To-
Gated well to obtain raw material and
distributing their goods TO the masses,
those that have modern plant4, are doing
a good, healthy business by furnishing
wares to the trade on a close margin. The
factory labor has been reduced IN their
wages, and they have adapted their con-
ditionS TO the reduction. 1t is sale to say
that so per cent. of the mechanics of the
country are at work, and most OF the
common laborers seem to be well en-
ployed, on account OF the great amount of
local public work, there being no trouble
To sell all kinds of public bonds at very
low rate OF Interest,"
There are out OF work yet, however, a
large number of railroad men, bookkeep-
ers and poor mechanics, many on account
OF not being able to perform hard work,
and some who think it is disgrace To
work, or, at least, to do hard work. 1t
will be fully two or three years before all
labor is well employed, and until that
promote. especially railroad building and
the starting of new manufactures.
While East l looked into great num-
ber Of enterprises which had been pre-
sented in various ways 10 me before leav-
ing and of which | had memorandum; and
l also looked into number OF new ones.
Objection to either the parties to perform
on their part, or this location not being
adapted to their kind OF business, pre-
cluded so per cent. OF ali things examined.
/ met with the same trouble in great
many cases in this State, some of which
most of you are already familiar My
idea has been since | came here III look
ing up industrial institutions, that if you
should locate one unsuccessful institution
it would do you more harm than to locate
three successful ones.
l will now submit such institutions as
I have looked un, and have their PROPOSE
Iions in writing; ones that are able to
carry into effect any contract they may
enter into with you, and whose produc-
tionS are staple. The first three will,
however, have to depend largely on the
raw material to be shipped here for manu-
featuring. These men have the ability
and the experience to conduct large busi-
ness affairs, and you could look to their
developing into heavy concerns.
These three propositions are arranged
and marked as Exhibits "A - ''B" and
&c, " and for further particulars | refer
you to my letter attached. l will also
call your attention to letter marked EX-
hlbiJ ID" from Boston. l answered the
letter III substance about as follows: That
this association would want to know
more particulars about the shoe factory
before any positive proposition could be
made and asked for further particulars.
l instructed him to ship his wholesale
stock here and afterwards arrange for the
factory; in the meantime this was one
flf q n iSfI- % nd
ne could not lose anything by starting
into business here and afterwards he
could arrange for a factory.
Your attention is especially called to
Exhibit "E." You will be able To locate
these people. They can get plenty of
straw here. Where they are located they
will not be able to get straw for more
than sixty days work this year. Fruit
and sugar beets have virtually driven
the grain crop out of that district. A
contract would have been entered into
last fall had 1t been possible for them TO
contract for electric power. These par
ties are great trult men.
In addition to their paper mill they
would locate large truit-drying estab-
ishment here. They have been very
successful in both these enterprises. /
am very anxious that you should handle
these people, because you not ONLY have
the advantage OF the labor which their
factory would furnish to the city, but
they take the products of your fields as
well, which must be the secret of success
Tor the development of an important
metropolis, located as you are in the very
heart OF great agricultural country
| call your attention to the proposition
marked Exhibit II, - for building a large
brandy and sherry wine distillery and a
factory for the manufacture of prune Juice
and ali kinds of cordials; also to PROPOSE
lion marked Exhibit &C." proposition
for building a sugar-beet factory Oh a
large scale. These industries also take
the products of your soil.
l take it from your accepting my sec
ond proposition and engaging me until
August next, that you fully appreciated
the importance OF settling up this country
Immediately around Sacramento TO make
permanent the substantial growth of
your city. With that end in view | called
the attention OF a number of moneved
men OF the Last that | knew, requesting
them 20 purchase large tract of land
near this city. undertook to show them
how they could, by purchasing this tract
of land, subdivide and sell the same to
small farmers. l showed them how they
could expect TO reaIlZe handsome profits
from sucn an Investment
Matters seemed very easy until an in
VeStigation was made as to what these
small farmers might raise in order to he
able 10 pay for their lands, as il could not
be expected that these small tracts could
be sold to capitalists, for they would not
settle upon them, anC the mere changing
OF title could not build up this CITY. 30
the only people that could be induced To
settle here to do any good would be men
OF small means who wish TO better their
condition, a great number OF when
would have to buy their land largely on
credit In order TO be able to use their
means in starting business. The investor