The record-union., 1895-04-04
PLANS FOR BOOMING SACRAMENTO.
Mass Meeting of Citizens to be Held
This Evening,
Shall the City Identify Herself With
the Plan for Showing VISIT
ors the State?

A number of citizens met at the City
Trustees room yesterday to consider the
matter of entertaining the people who are
expected to come here in few weeks
from Los Angeles on tour of the north
ern part of the State. Assemblyman l..
L. Hatfield was chosen to preside and
Robert H. Hawley for Secretary.
Mr. Hatfield stated the object of the
meeting and then introduced District
Passenger Agent Thurston of the South
ern Pacific Company, who explained the
purpose of the proposed excursion,
which, he said was TO attract the atten-
tion of people to this portion Of California.
The proposition is to run an excursion
from San Francisco to Santa Barbara and
Los Angeles, taking in the flower festi-
val at the former place and the fiesta at
the latter place.
Returning, the intention is to bring to
the northern and central portion of the
State Eastern visitors then in the south
and taxi them about this part of the State
to see for themselves its natural and other
advantages. Various towns and cities
have taken an interest in the matter, said
MIR. ThurstOn, and the prospect is that
the excursion will be a great success. In
the southern part Of the State the people
turn out and meet visitors when they
come from the East and show them about
their towns and orchards, and this has
resulted in great benefit to that section.
Many persons who come to the State by
way of the south take il for granted that
that is all there is of California that Is
worth seeing, and they either settle there
or induce their friends to do so.
MIR. Thurston remarked that Central
and Northern California have advantages
equal to those of the south, and all that
Is necessary is to bring people here and
show them what we nave.
a communication to the Mayor from
the Fiesta Excursion Committee was
read explaining the programme of the
San Francisco Halt-Million Club, as pub
ished few days since in the RECORD
UNION.
The matter was discussed at some
length, during which it was developed
that the idea of the san Francisco COM
mittee was to have the excuTsionists
spend halliday or so in Sacramento,
during which time they could be shown
about the city and possibly taken 10 Fol
som 10 view the great water and electric
power there.
}. .. Coleman said that while it would
not be new thing for sacramento to en-
terrain Eastern e&cursIonists, still, ii il
was now proposed TO make these excur-
sIOns permanent thing, no doubt Sacra-
mento would derive her share OF any
benefits that might result. AS matter OF
fact, however, Sacramento had done lar
more IN This line TO benefit y OrIhern Cal
itOTnia than had san Francisco. II San
Francisco had at last awakened from her
long sleep, however, and would. keep up
there excursions, they would no doubt
result in much good.
I'irv FHruEraa nayrIDa yvaDfaJ +C ,
permanent organization effected that
would work TO increase the cIty's pOpu-
lauOn 10 1900 or l0O,O 900. 1t is time TO
iufuse some new blood and lie into our
people.
Z. W. Sheehan said he didn't look for
much good 10 result from anything San
Francisco might DO. Her hand has al
ways been raised against Sacramento,
and whatever good might result from the
movement she would endeavOr to turn
wholly to her own account. Ii would be
we'll to have the matter considered at q
larger meeting of citizens.
Rev. \. Z. Herrlck related the result
OF his experience with Eastern visitors.
lie said the extent OF their ignorance OF
this portion OF California was remark
able. The only way To accomplish any
thing in the line OF action mapped out
was 10 keep right al it.
1t was finally decided TO call a general
IlGGtlIR O1 CILlLGuS al the courthouse at
40 O'Clock this evening.
IN this connection il can be said that
Eastern people are becoming more and
more interest ted in this State. Although
tie largest proportion 90 TO Southern
California, yet the mum Der is growing OF
those who are attracted TO the central and
northern parts Of the State. They are
coming TO buy laud ana make their homes
with Us. 4 great many families have
come to the City and suburbs 10 live dur
ing the past year. " hen the resources Of
what Muir calls the grand central val
ley" IN which tEerc are over ~, 900 square
miles, shall bo thoroughly known, there
Will be large immigration here.
Three tourist trains leave Boston every
week for California. The first stopping
place is Sacramento, where they usually
remain lew hours. The Raymond 4
W hltcOmD excursions come from the
south in the months OF March April
May ana june. 4. {. HerriCk met one
OF the trains at Stockton last Monday
There were a hundred and ten in the
party Parties visit the Capitol every day
representing not only different parts Of
the | nIted states, but other countries
On Tuesday an excursion train arrived
here from Philadelphia, and some of the
party stopped over.
The PomOlOgIsts. who held their Ma
tional Convention here lately, wrote let
ters 10 their home papers, IN which they
gave excellent reports OF our city and
surroundings. They found no fault with
the weather although it rained every day
while they were here. When they re-
turned home they held public meetings.
in which they talked up California. anu
no place received higher praise than Sac
Tameut0.
Sacramento is where the conventions
ike 10 meet. This month the Grand
Army VIII be here lour or five thousand
strong, and next month the Christian En-
oearor Convention OF TWO thousand more.
III has taken long time Tor our city to
last three years ia surprising, There has
been, on an average one building day
erected during the last year and the