The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-10-12
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AT WORK.
Trying to Secure inducements for
CoIonsts to Come.
Correspondence With President Hunt
ington of the Southern Pa
ciffc Company.

Sacramento's new Chamber of Com
merce is starting out as if its mem bers
are imbued with that quality of vim and
enterprise that Invariably accomplished
something. The city has long suffered
from the lack of just sucn body to take
the lead in public matters, and now that
she has the right sort of organization her
citizens should give it all the support
possible.
The declared objects for which the
chamber was organized are to foster trade.
commerce, and the economic interests
of this city and county; to assist aid and
encourage home manufactures; to induce
immigration, and the subdivision and
settlement of lands, and generally to pro-
mote development of the agricultural,
horticultural, mining and other resources
of Central and Northern California.
One OF the first important steps taken
by the Chamber of Commerce has been
to take up the matter of encouraging i'm
migration into this county, in pursuance
OF which it recently adopted the follow
Ing:
"WHEREAs, The Farm, Field and
FireSide, through the Howard Wilson
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deavoring to colombo a large tract of
land in this, Sacramento County; and
NV hereas it is to the interest OF all clti :
zens Of this city and the Cham Der OF Com
merce to render them all aid in their
power in colonizing said land;
And it is represented to US that all
railroads in the East make special rates to
actual settlers upon lands along the line
or in the vicinity OF their roads, aud we
are informed by the said Howard Wilson
Publishing Company that all roads east
of Ogden are willing to extend 10 them a
very low passenger rate, equal to one
cent per mile, for parties who may come
to California for the purpose of settling
upon this tract of land.
And it is further represented to the
/ Chamber of Commerce that special rates
have been given IN the southern part OF
/ this State by the Atchison and Topeka
/ and the Southern Pacific to actual SET
! tiers, we believe it TO be to the interest OF
the southern Pacific Company 10 extend
to actual settlers rate Tor excursion that
would make 1t an lnducemeut for them
10 come and locate on this or other lands
in this state.
Therefore be it resolved, That the
| Cham Der OF Commerce most respectfully
ask of {. z. Huntington, Presden. Of the
| Southern Pacific Company, that he will
| recommend TO his General Passenger
agent lllat special rate D6 given 10 the
| Howard Wilson Publishing Company for
all parties VINO will come to Sacramento
| County upon their excursion train that
, leaves Chicago on Novem Der II, 1895. for
Sacramento, with a view OF settling upon
+ lands referred TO in this county"
LETTER TO MIR. HUNTINGTON.
! The following letter was accordingly
/ sent to President Huntington OF the
/ Southern Pacific Company:
SACRA MENTo, October 9, 1895.
! Mr.. c. T. H3tatiHgt0n, President SOUTH
, eI7t Pacific Company, San francisco
| DEAR SIR: At meeting of the officers
! and Directors OF the sacramento Cham
! Der OF Commerce, held October 30, the
! Chairman of the Committee on Immigra-
/ ton and Lands offered a resolution, "A
copy OF which we have the honor to pre-
! sent to you, and In accordance with mo-
/ ton also offered and carried, that We ask
/ you to name day and hour when a COM
mittee from our Chamber can have per-
| sonal interview with you at your office
/ for the purpose of considering the subject
matter embodied in the resolution. An
! early reply will be appreciated. Respect
! fully yours,
! JOSEPH STEFFENs, President.
JAMES |. FELTER, Secretary.
MR.. HUNTINGToN's RESPONSE.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 10, 1895.
Joseph NeUeRS, Esq, President Cham
! Der Of Commerce, SdcrdmGRtO-DEARS SIR:
| | have the letter OF yourself and James /.
| Felter, Secretary, OF October Sd. inolosing
copy of q resolution passed by your
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