The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-26
A SPIRIT OF ENTERPRISE.
The Half-MiIIiOn Clubs Allies
in the Interior of the
State.
The Club Will Be Called Upon to Act
on the Anti-Cooly Cues
ton.

Secretary Carman of the Half-million
Club states that the spirit of enterprise
and progress has spread all over California
since the excursion of the club. Yester-
day he said:
Woodland, Nevada City and Grass Valley
are showing spirit OF enterprise that is in
keeping with the new era that has 0aWned
upon California.
The Woodland Mail says: 'sThe Croaker and
Baek-numberi is to be taken up bodily and vir-
tually carried along, whether or no, toward the
goal of progress"
This awakening has been caused by the
formation of a League of Progress and through
the efforts OF DR.. Putnam, recently sent out
into the interior by a small body OF patriotic
San Francisco men who, after concluding
that the Half-million Club had abandoned
their original purpose OF building up the State
in order to promote the growth of San Fran
CISCO decide to organize the League of Prog
ress to carry out the plans outlined at the time
of the excursion to Los Angeles. DR.. Putnam
has organized branches of the league at Wood
land, Nevada City and Grass Valley, and has
secured the hearty Endorsement of the Sacra-
mento Valley Press Association. The associa-
ton appointed the representatives OF three
daily papers, and their treasurer to prepare an
address to the newspapers and citizens
of the various counties of the valley,
urging them to proceed to organize local coun-
ellis of the league. The organizer, after seeing
the report in THE CALL of the plans of the pro-
motion committee, wrote one of the clubs, sug-
EeSIlQg IlaJ as his Only DlOtlNe was q
one, and thinking the object for which he is
working can be better accomplished under the
auspices of the Half-nillion Club, he would be
glad TO offer his services to the promotion COM
mittee without other compensation than that
of recognition as one who Is aiding in the pro-
motion of progressive ideas for the develop
ment of the entire State AS f'Unity" is one of
the watch cries of the Half-million Club, it is
probable that they will be ready to accept the
help of body that has shown its ability to do
practical work.
Mr.. Carman says that one Of the best
and surest ways to build up and make a
State or community is to find employment
for all who want work. In California the
number of unemployed is simply appall-
ing, particularly when fully 10000 Chinese
and Japanese coolies are constantly en-
ployed. He believes that the Half-nlillion
Club should take no uncertain stand upon
this subject. In order to bring the cody
question to an issue Mr.. Carman will at
the next meeting of the executive COM
mittee, on Wednesday, introduce the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resotved, That the assistance of the Half
million Clup be given to any and all efforts for
the encouragement OF consumption of the
products of home manufactures; and be it
further
ResoIred, That by 'home manufactures" we
mean goods manufactured by men and women
in harmony with American institutions; and
be II further
Rcsolved, That we favor legislation that will
reduce to the minimum cody labor of all ma
tionalities.