The San Francisco call., 1896-07-03
NEW MAPS,
The Development Committee
Nearly Ready to Issue
Them
Headquarters May B Established in
Chicago-E4curSions From
the East.

A meeting of the San Francisco branch
OF the State Development Committee wa:
held yesterday. There were present: W
Nd. Bunker, David Rich, Frank a. Vail, f.
}. Truman, Wendell Easton, Hugh Craig
w. Z. buckingham. Evan J. Coleman
Herman Bendel, A. B. Mcguire ana D. NJ
Carman. Mr.. Bunker gave an outline Of
the work done by the State committee
since the close of the Atlanta exposition
and now under way. He called for nom.
nations for chairman and Herman Bendel
was elected by acclamation.
1t was decided to have published an
edition of 100000 of the Typographical
State maps containing birdseye view of
san Francisco as it is and as it looked in
1S49, and an article on its commercial
importance and other advantages, illus
trated with half-tone cuts of prominent
buildings, points of interest, etc To raise
funds for that purpose it was decided to
make systematic canvass of the City.
Mr.. Rich offered the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted:
ResOlred, That the following circular letter
10 the public of San Francisco be prepared and
signed by ali the members of the committee
and thai copies of the same be furnished the
San Francisco daily papers:
To the San Francisco Public: The UNDERSIGNED
representing the interests OF San Francisco on the
California State Development Committee, have
taken up the work believing thar by united and
systematic action much can be accomplish in
the way OF developing the resources of the state
finding new markets for its products stimulating
Its manufacturing Industries and increasing its
trade. BY this means we hope to cause a revival
OF business in our own City, as the first means
and distributed in the East 300 900 typographical
and climatic maps of the state containing birds
the commercial and natural advantages of San
Francisco.
These maps are being Published at an exceed
lngly low COST and we appeal to the public to aid
in this patriotic work by subscr bng for them a. 5
cents each. the committee guaranteeing TO see
them ludiciousiy and Systematically distributed
w. NJ. Bunker, David Rich, Frank A Vail Hugh
Craig, Wendell Esston, w. c. Myself, Evan J.
Coleman, Homer A. Craig, o. d. Baldwin, J. p
Currier, Herman Bendel, Hugo ID. Keil, w p
buckingham. A B. Mcguire, 1. j. Truman, Alfred
Bouvier, ID. NJ Carman.
On motion the chairman was instructed
to appoint three members, to constitute
the executive committee, with full power
to act.
The committee discussed at some length
the establishing of permanent headquar-
tiers at Chicago, where display of Califor-
mia products could be exhibited, literature
distributed and continual series of stere-
optlcon views given.
Mr.. Bunker said that although there is
fine exhibit in this City, it did not reach
the class OF people whom the committee is
deslrous of interesting, those who have
never been out here, and to reach those an
exhibit must be made in the East
Wendell Easton agreed that the best
work OF the committee would be that done
east of the Rocky Mountains.
Mr.. Easton, with other mem bers of the
COMMITTEES, favored running excursions of
tourists and home-seekers from Chicago
TO this State under the auspices of the
committee, and thought il made little diff
ference in what part of the State they
landed, San Francisco would be sure to be
benefited by The increased immigration
as well as from the tourist travel. 1t WAS
expressed as the sense of the meeting that
series of excursions he inaugurated as
soon as headquarters in Chicago could be
opened.