The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-12
THE HALF MILLION.

The work undertaken by the Hah-million
Club is Of a nature 10 arouse the interest
and engage the sympathies OF all progress
sive citizens. It involves the increase Of
the population OF San Francisco from 325,-
600 to so, 900 within five years This means
an average increase Of 3, so a year, a num-
Der in itself sufficiently large to form a
city Of considerable size.
Great as the undertaking is, however, it
is by 10 means an attempt 20 achieve the
impossible. While sufficiently vast 10 tax
the best energies Of the club and 20 appeal
10 the support Of every member Of the
community, it is not beyond reach Of ac-
complishment. Well-directed efforts. made
with yigor and continued with persever-
auce, will bring it 10 success and enable US
to begin the twentieth century with q pop
ulation Of half million and an impetus
that viii soon carry the total 10 the million
marx.
To accomplish this it viii be necessary 20
bring TO the State class OF people who will
support the increased population of the
City. This means that we must advance
the interior in order to prepare way for
the advance Of the metropolis. We must
furthermore induce to make their homes
with us men Of capital and energy who
viii give employment to workingmen and
build up the great industries by which the
hall million Of population is to be provided
with the means Of earning living.
To effect these things the Half-million
Club should Cooperate with the various
counties Of the State 10 attract inmigra-
ton to the rural communities. The advan-
tages Of the climate from business stand
point as well as from that Of health OF
pleasure, should be made known. The
profits TO be derived from farming and
fruit-growing should be revealed to the
people Of the blizzard States. Special
stress should be laid upon the mining in
dustry, which, at this time, ought 70 be
particularly attractive 10 capital and which
can afford employment TO large number
of men whose trade would be beneficial tc
the city. And in addition there should be
the fullest possible advertising given u
the advantages in the way OF water power
fuel and raw material in various localitie,
for the development OF manufacturing
industries in the State.
The work done in this way for the State
at large would advance the City and ma
terially help every industry within it.
The growth of the State would form a basi,
on which 10 build the structure OF oul
| commercial and manufacturing prosperity
TO increase our shipping, extend our rail
roads and reach out in this way for the
commerce Of the ocean and the trade oil
the Pacific Slope, would be necessary and
natural results of the upbuilding of the
| interior, and as each of these would in turn
attract men and capital, they also would
add to the population Of the City.
Acting on these broad lines, therefore
and giving assistance to every enterprise
in the State, the Half-million Club would
do a notable work for California in the
next five years. The promoters Of the
club are, fortunately, men to whom VIZ
can look for such far-reaching work a!
this They have started right on their en-
terprise and with the popular support they
deserve, will accomplish their task and b,
prepared at the beginning of 1901 to cal
themselves the Million Club.