The record-union., 1898-03-01
STATE BOARD OF TRADE.
WILL SOON GO INTO NEW
QUARTERS AT THE FERRY.
Declarations Adopted for the Adj
vertising of the Resources of
California.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. %. - Every
endeavor is being made so as to have
the new quarters of the State Board
of Trade ready by the Sth of March,
but it will possibly be some days after
that date before the exhibits will be III
order The rooms of the State Board
which are being finished for its use are
in the south end Of the big structure.
Tomorrow afternoon a meeting of the
different organizations pertaining to the
Alaskan Trade Committee will be held
at the rooms of the State Board of
Trade, and it will then be decided what
| course shall be pursued with reference
to continuing the work of that organ
ization.
AT meeting which was held Satur-
day afternoon the State Board of Trade
declared:
First-That in all efforts made for
the purpose of advertising the re-
sources Of the State of California. par
amount consideration should be given
to the question of creating new mar
kets, augmenting and extending exist
ing markets for the produce Of the
fields, orchards. vineyards, gardens,
mines and forests of this State
Second-A profitable market for the
products of a commonwealth is the
controlling factor in the growth, the
prosperity and development of that
, commonwealth.
Third-An exhibition that will furnish
a knowledge of the resources of this
| State to the people of the civilized
world will accomplish the maximum
/ good.
Fourth-In view of these fundamental
| considerations the State Board OF
| Trade Will at once enter upon the coll
| lection of an exhibit to be placed with
the exhibit made by the people of the
/ United States at the Industrial Expo
/ sition to be held in Paris in the year
/ 1900
! F'ifth-The State Board of Trade will
at once commence the collection OF
financial resources for the purpose of
making CALIFORNIA; exhibit in Paris in
/ 1900 adequate and effective.
Sixth-That at an early date the
Boards of Supervisors of the various
counties of this State and commercial
bodies be requested TO send delegates
TO State convention to be held in the
city of San Francisco for the purpose
of devising means for a unified exhibit
/ ton of the products of this State at
Paris, as hereinbefore set forth
| Seventh-That the determination OF
this board to make an exhibit at Paris
| in 1900 is not taken with any reference
to any sentiment of opposition in the
minds Of the members of this board to
any celebration or exposition which
may be planned but, on the contrary
4 the State Board of Trade will lend all
aid within it's power to any effort made
in to direction of making a great ex-
position in celebration of the semi-cen-
tennial anniversary of the Statehood
of the State of California
Resolved, That the foregoing declara-
tons be made the subject of special con-
sideration at the regular meeting of this
board on the Sth of March; that all per-
sons interested be invited to attend the
regular meeting of the board. and that
a special invitation be extended to the
| Governor of the State. to the Execu-
| tive Committee of the California Press
| Association, to the editors and propri-
etors of all journals published in the
State of California, to members of the
Boards Of Supervisors or delegates ap-
pointed by them. and to interested and
| patriotic citizens throughout the State