The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-05
OUR new ENERGY
AND ENTERPRISE
IF KEPT UP, SAYS PRESIDENT WAT
KINS OF THE BOARD OF TRADE,
SUCCESS Is ASSURED.
BRIGHT TRADE PROSPECTS.
MERCHANTS URGED TO AID THE
WORK OF THE MANUFACTURE
Frs CONVENTION.

At the eighteenth annual meeting of the
Board of Trade held yesterday afternoon
in their new rooms on the fourth floor of
202 Market street, A. A. Watkins was
elected president for the third time. The
other officers chosen were: First vice-presi-
dent, Webster Jones; second vice-presi-
dent, S. Nickelsburg; treasurer, e. W.
Newhall secretary, H. Smith; attorney,
Joseph Kirk; directors, Samuel Dinkel-
spiel, 7. ]. Parsons and Sanford Bennett.
President Watkins delivered his annual
report in which he reviewed the work done
by the directors during the year, and al
luded in terms of commentator to what
the Merchants Association is doing in the
matter of cleaning the streets Among
other things Mr.. Watkins said:
l feel compelled to say few words UPON
topic which OF late is pressing to the front and
receiving considerable attention. l refer to
the encouragement of home mandatory.
California is the second wool-producing State
of the Union. 1t has Immediately around it
great woOl-producing States and it is almost
next door to Australia, whence all mix
ing woods come yet our product of wooden
goods is insignificant There is no foundation
for the assertion that this State cannot COM
pete with Eastern manufactures. Our cities
would increase lWofold and the farmers would
have an ample market for their products at re-
munerative rates if our city should become a
manufacturing center.
There is another aspect of the question de-
serving our special attention. We have been
told for years and severely confronted with the
problem OF unemployed people, and have been
called upon to provide means of susteuance for
a large number of idle men and women. Many
plans have been suggested for the care of the
people. There is but one worthy of considera-
ton; that is, give them employment The Gre
alton and maintenance of manufactures would
materially assist in settling this veXed ques-
ton.
assemble IN this city and the subject will be
prominently brought before the public. |
trust the members of this association viii take
an active interest in promoting and assisting
the meritoriouS objects which this convention
will be called upon to consider.
The prospects of business throughout the
country, although they have been couded by
variety OF causes during the past two years,
are now in way of appearing in a clearer and
more definite light. The retarding influences
are likely to be modified so as to render them
less obstructive TO the operations OF the agen-
cies at work to produce healthy condition in
the numerous arteries of trade and commerce.
me commemorate public spirit and enterprise
which our capitalists and citizens are
evincing in various ways is deserving of special
appreciation and praise. If the public energy
which has lately been aroused is earnestly
maintained it is evident that an era of marked
advancement and great prosperity will be
assured US.
The president announced the following
as the death roll of members since the pre-
vious annual meeting: j. G. Wilmerding,
Bernard Held, Martin Heller, S. 0. Alex
ander, John Iyancovich, Jacob Gundlach
and Louis Kline.
From the treasurer's report it appeared
that the receipts during the year amounted
to S23, S7S II, the disbursements to 500 794 So.
The association has on hand SIS, 463 06.
The report of H. /. Smith, secretary
shows that during the year there were SIS
failures on the Pacific Coast, divided as
follows: California, 497; Colorado, 6; Ida
no, Z; Montana, s. Nevada, II; Oregon
So; Washington, So; Alaska, /; Arizona,
10; New Mexico, 5; Utah, s. British CO.
lumbia, 7; Hawaiian Islands, l. OF these
lib are credited to San Francisco. The
principal business in which these failures
occurred were: General merchandise, 1866;
grocery, 149; cigars, tobacco and liquors,
63; dry goods, 43 furnishing goods, 80;
varieties, 80; hardware, %; boots and
shoes, "a; clothing, 10; fancy goods, 10;
millinery, 15 jewelry, II.
Attorney Kinks report shows in detail
the amount of work done in the matter of
attachments and legal business transacted
on behalf of the board There were 143
attachments, involving $500, 315 %.
By unanimous vote the board, on mo-
ton of j. 2. LIE Count, adopted a resolution
pledglng the boards support in the move
due merchants for goods furnished.
Mr.. LIE Count stated that the association
of merchants who are asking for their
money numbers ninety and that their
claims amount in the aggregate to $110, 600
He said that he would urge upon the SUI
pervlsors to include in the next tax levy
an appropriation to meet these bills.
On motion of A. J. Marcuse, acting for
w. Castle, the president was empowered
to appoint committee of three to act with
a like committee from the Chamber of
Commerce in inducing the Legislature not
to repeal the Fay fee bill passed in 1893,
which requires that all fees collected bv
officials in San Francisco shall be paid into
the city treasury.