The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-19
MANUFACTURERS DEBATE.
Tobacco Culture and the Nat
ural Oil Supply of Cali
fornia.
FIREWORKS FOR THE FOURTH
Sonntag Elected Vice-President and
Tevis Director of the AS
ISOLATION.

The directors of the Manufacturers and
Producers Association of California met
in regular session last evening, President
Bowers in the chair. There were ten men,
bers of the board present.
The committee appointed to arrange for
mass-meeting reported that Metropoli
tan Temple had been secured by them for
the 18th prox., and that C. NJ. Shortridge,
Horace Davis, Hugh Craig, James G. Ma
guire and Irving NJ. Scott had agreed to
attend and make addresses.
The committee ON new industries re-
ported on the feasibility OF raising tobacco
in this State, that it could be profitably
and successfully cultivated. Accompany
ing the report were written opinions from
several tobacco manufacturers, to the effect
that the samples of tobacco grown in Cali
fornia which they had examined could not
be surpassed in quality. 1t was ordered
that the report be printed and that copies
of it be sent to every tobacco firm in the
State.
A sample label designed by the Cigar
makers Union to designate cigars made of
California-grown tobacco was submitted.
1t did not receive the appreciation of the
board because it can be used only by union
factories.
The fuel committee submitted long re-
port concerning oil and gas lands in Ala
media County. Their conclusions are that
the lands offer field we'll worthy of care
full consideration by prospectors and cap
ltallsts. The entire report is to be printed
and copies sent to every manufacturing in
stitution.
Julian Sonntag was elected ce-president
OF the organization and Hugh Tevls di
rector, vice P. d. Code, resigned. The as
ISOLATION has 1856 members up to date.
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ton to the fact that California has a bak-
ing-powder factory yet in the advertise
ments for supplies for State institutions
that fact had been overlooked. He also
denounced the boards of directors for not
favoring California products generally in
accordance with the request of the associa-
ton and the instructions of the executive.
He attribute d the lack of consideration to
the fact that the association is not in poll
tics, and favored going into politics
since they represented 10000 souls and
$25, 100000 capitalization.
AS result of his remarks the chairman
was authorized to appoint committee of
five to wait on the Governor and demand
their rights. The appointment will be
made in few days, but the chairman in
timated that Messrs. Sonntag, Saroni and
McGlynn will be among its mem bers
A sample of cloth suitable for police
uniforms was shown. 1t is a dark, heavy
beaver, manufactured by the Golden Gate
Wooden Mills of this City. The Police
Commissioners came in for considerable
unfavorable criticism for their action in
specifying an Eastern cloth for uniforms.
A communication from the Bowers Rub
her Company was read. 1t thanked the
association for letter sent to the Board of
Supervisors which had been largely in
strumental in securing for the firm de-
sired contract.
Mr.. Saroni inquired what action had
been taken by the Fourth of July commit
tee regarding fireworks, and stated that if
the contract had gone to an Eastern firm
he would ask the association to instruct its
members not to subscribe toward the cele-
bration. He was asked to ascertain the
facts, and visited for that purpose the Of
flee of the committee. On his return he
reported that an Eastern firm aad the con-
tract, and much indignation was expressed
Finally a committee consisting of Messrs.
Saroni, Snyder and Currier was appointed
to confer with the Fourth of July commit
tee and devise ways and means to have
only California products used in the ceIe-
bration.
The board of directors will meet again
next Tuesday.