The San Francisco call., 1897-11-02
MERCHANTS.
......ARB".."AF|'lER||
4. ! lHE | i ] TRADE. I
Working f,tt to Bring the Alas
kan Travel to This
City,. .
iith pLeI Ug ifII1Ih0 fVlAI
!: =. 49,. f.. - - 80 .
...~-.. =. 49,: - II
Fifty Thousand Dollars Will Be
Raised. to. Garry Out
F. p. Their Plans. -. r.
I THEY ARE CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS
Convention and State Improvement
Committees Will Join in the
Movement.
THEY ARE CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS
Convention and State Improvement
Committees Will Join in the
f. Movement. :':

The move ment inaugurated by the
Merchants Association to bring the Alas
kan trade to San Francisco has met with
enthusiastic support from all who have
been asked 10 interest themselves in the
plan. Active measures are being taken
by the promoters of The movement TO in.
sure its success and they confidently ex-
pect that when the hegira 10 the kIon-
dixie begins next spring this city will be
the Quitting station for a fair proportion
OF those VINO will make The rush TO the
north.
Seattle is making a strong fight for the
bulk of the trade and already claims that
IS per cent of the people bound for Al aska
will outfit at that city. Fifteen per cent
is conceded to San Francisco and The re-
manning 10 TO Portland. The merchants
of Seattle have been hard at work Tor
+ some time and have scattered advertising
matter all oYer.-the Union. They Aave
sent out propositions 10 agents of the.
transportation com panie5 offering them a
commission on all goods sold 10 people
they Influence TO buy their tickets to.
Alaska by way OF: Seattle. 80:
:: The Merchants here realize that Seattle
has considerable start and the necessity
come the advantage gained. This. fact
F that they are haHdIcape Lis I'll lie nature
%of "a spur and the determ1I alion with
.-which:tIfey b We start ed BODIES we'll ior- the
enterprise. -:
/ The committee of ten appointed by F.
/. w. DohIm ann president Of the associa-
ti01, met yesterday TO perfect its organi-
szatron and formulate definite plans for
making the mayement successful. -: =.
Il h. Sherwood of SHERWOOD IL Sherwood
was elected as permanent chairnlan and
d. ". :Carman-was chosen secretary, with
II salary Oi $l59a month, Mr.. CarmaA is
already: manager of the State: deye1op-*
Vent lorf co mmil tee, and the merchants be-
.lieYe: they have chose the best man for
the position which could be found. -
=. The twoerganaz atoms above mentioned
are virtually engaged In the same work as
that IN which sine merchants are in
terested, that of prin gin z people to San
Francisco, and IT is proba bic that the! e
will be consolidation OF t:4e three COM
mittees.:* u There has been a canvass made
am ong the members and all were found
taHora oily disposed toward joining forces.
: At the meeting yesterday there were
present represe ntatlVes from some of tLe
trans portatiop lines and they. expressed
them mselves as hea rtfEy in accord with the
movement. joan L. Truslow OF the Santa
in the SO me direction as those of the mer-
chants and that the agents OF the COM
pany in the East would distribute any
advertising matter tie committee saw n t
TO furnish. He pledged the company 10
cooperate with the association in every
way.
" The Southern Pacific representative,
James HorsbuFgh, said: THE agents of
our com pany, both in this country and
In Europe, from where we maT expect q
great number, are at the disposal of this
committee as distributors OF matter ad-
vertlsing San Francisco. We are ready
and willing to help the movement in any
way we can. As 20 the reduction of rates,
when the transportation mittee of this
as ociation decides what is necessary we
will take tie matter Up and endeavor TO
make satisfactory arrangements with our
connecting lines"
Edwin Goodall, OF the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company, SAID that the in
t erests OF the line he represented were
Identical with those of the merchants, and
that the company would do everything
posi- ibIe TO aid in The movement.
The committee on publicity and prom o.
tion presented report advising the hold
ing of massmeeting TO create enthusi-
asm for the effort TO make San Francisco
the feeding point for the northern coun-
try. in the eport they fully outlined the
work hich they Lnougnt snould De OOne,
and detail ed plans for carrying 1t on.
Plans were disc uss for raising money
necessary to the success of the scheme. 1t
is es:im ated that in the neighborhood OF
$50, 000 will be needed, and this amount
wiLl be raised by subscriptions from mer-
chants, transportation, transfer, telephone
and telegraph companies and hotels di-
rectly interestedin bringing people and
trade to the city,.
The committee. decided to secure suit
able rooms for a bureau of information.
w ere they will be has not yet been de-
termncd. 1t is desired to have as prom
inent a place as possible, and an effort will
be made 10 secure the front part OF the
office of t Postal Telegraph CONF pany.
The commitlee Will meet again during
this week at the call of the chairman.
SUSPICIOUS FIRE.