The San Francisco call., 1896-01-02
TO DEVELOP THE STATE.
The ofsHoot of the Half Million
Club Branching Cut Act
=, lively.
AT WORK IN THE: INTERIOR.
A Permanent Exhibit Of California
Products Will Soon Be Sent to
- = Chicago.

Soon after the Half-miIlion Club went
out of existence as an active working body
a meeting Of the State Development Com
mittee was held. The Iabors OF the clnb
have been practically turned over to the
committee as nearly every member OF the
executive body of the former is an active
worker for the general advancement OF the
State in the latter.
At the Development Committee meeting
theresolution passed by the Half-million
Club winding up its business was read.
David Rich remarked that while the club
had gone out of active existence its mem
oership roll will DE kept alive and If the
occasion ever demands the club will reor-
Eanize again. He suggested that the use
Of the State Development rooms be offered
TO the Half-milliun Club whenever the
members of the latter desired to meet In
making the suggestion, which was agreed
" to, Mr. Rich remarked:
When Il was found that owing to the name
"Hslt-lnfllion Club" and some Ieeling which
still continued TO exist Notwithstanding the
changeln sentiment produced by The excursion
through the State, that it would be impossible
. Tor that Organization TO do the greatest amount
OF good, the State Development Committee de-
Clded 10 take uP,sO much OF the work that had
been outlined as peTteined 70 the general devel-
Opment OF the Stare. This II has done with q
marked degree OF success. Wllcn Is evidenced
by the TACT that never in the history OF the
State has il been so thoroughly organized for
aggressive work along development lines, nor
has there been at auy time within the past
5deCada- such unsnimty OF feeling displayed
:. between the various portions Of the State. This
. committee now: has representatives in every
county and one 9i the strongest working e&ecu-
tive committees
. II Is a recognized TACT that no like araouat OF
prRcucslwork has ever been done by any pub
lie committee IN so short q time and with so
small an expenditure OF money as has been
accomplished during the last three months by
The state Developments Committee. The gratl-
tude ot.the entire State is due 10 the Halt
million Club for having originated and SO sue
cessiuly carried out the excursion through
the Sta which has rendered the work of this
commitee possible, and although the child
mas outgroWn the parent 1t VIII never cease to
entertain fillal affection fOr its progenitor.
:. at the last meeting OF the committee it
was decided to increase the number ofthat
body from fifteen, ana select three promi-
-nent activeworkers in each county who will
Cooperate for the general good OF the
State. Alameda and Los Angeles, how
ever, Will have five instead of three and
San Francisco eleven.
% Letters were sent to many men through
cut 1.-The State. Secretary Carman read
several letters received in response to the
requests to serve as committeeman in their
several LOCALITIES. All expressed a great
interest In the work being done by the
committee, and most of them accepted the
appointment, with pledge to do their ut
: most TO further the work.
On motion of Mr. Bouvier it was de-
clded to issue a folder or pamphlet con.
ta}ning statement of the plans for future
= york together with the entire list of names
Gf the lS7 committeeman, with their occu-
patiois and addresses,
90 Chairman Bunker called attention to the
Importance of carrying on the stereopticou
lectures and cooking exhibit at Chicago.
1t was decided TO send ont solicitors to se-
cure contributions from subscribers to the
Republican convention fund, asking each
TO give to this committee 10 per cent of
the amounts subscribed toward the conYen-
Jlon fund.
=. S.-W. Ferguson said that he heartily in
dorsed the work of the committee In this
mQvement.and that financial aid would be
"a great benefit to the State.
Wendell =Easton suggested that the pro.
;Ieeted Chicago headquarters should have
a:carefullys . selected exhibit of California
products and theughtit would DC we'll 10
. have, il possible, a part OF the exhibit now
at ATLANTA; sent there and held until a
Eeaaquarters could be opened. He consld-
{ red the stereOpticon. feature one of the
most important, and was in hopes that
sjl4hcientfunds could be raised 10 not only
keep it: there permanently, but also to
have a similar. exhibit and stereopticon
work in London. He believed that il the
Importance OF the work of this committee
was thoroughly understood there would
be no lack Of financial support