The San Francisco call., 1899-03-15
Great Commercial AC-
tivity Promised.
A RESULT OF THE LATE WAR
GENERAL CHIPMAN'S REMARKS
ABOUT THE FUTURE.
His Report Read at the Annual Meet
ing of the State Board of Trade
Contains Many Interesting
Statistics.

The annual meeting of the State Board
of Trade was held in the Ferry building
| yesterday afternoon, with General n. T.
Chapman presiding and ]. S. Emery
Craigie Sharp, Mrs. Elizabeth Shields, Z.
NJ. Wooster, w. H. Mills, Colonel J. T.
Irish, B. N. Rowley, George T. Trow-
bridge, N. w. Spaulding, w. Frank Pierce
and E. w. Maslin present.
Secretary Filcher' read a dispatch ao-
dressed by the managers Of the Pan
American Exposition to the State Board
of Trade, in which California is invited 10
make an exhibit. Mr.. Mills advocated
making the exhibit, and said the Board
of Trade could do more with $lo,ooO III
making the exhibit a success than Tue
State could with 100000. Secretary FIJI
cher was instructed to visit Sacramento
and endeavor to obtain from the Legls-
lature an appropriation of SlO'OVp neces-
sary to make the exhibit.
A protest from sixteen residents or san
Antonio Valley and the vicinity OF LOCK
wood was presented to the board. IN
substance it refuted the report or T. w.
Maslin concerning the distressing conu-
ton Of the valley, with the exception OF
such part of it as referred to the ra1nLd4l
These citizens asked that a practlcal
farmer and a reliable person be ap-
pointed to examine thoroughly INTO tne
conditions and products or tne Vdiley'
and make truthful report.
! Mr. MasIin reaff1rmed the report ne hao
made He admitted that in his tnVeStlga-
ton he had found the soil rich put thdt
it was of such a character that unless
| there were a heavy rainfall disastrous
seasons resulted. Mr.. Mills also clIeu
opinions of an expert who had lnVesIs
gated the locality and founo the son oI
such a character that it was not bene-
flied by cultivation. The board deemed
no injustice had been done the residents
of the locality, but it was necessary that
| a.. I1,a n
fortunate district should be made publ1c,
in order to relieve the remainder OF the
State from any bad reputation that mlgnt
consequently result.
Fresno Chamber of Commerce tnquiring
as to whether the board intended max
ing an exhibit at the coming PhiIadelphla
Exposition. The letter was laid on the
table.
The secretary presented the financial
report for the past fiscal month; II
showed receipts amounting to $l493 ~ ana
disbursements to 1888 II, the balance on
hand being S0734 53.
The annual report by President Chip,
man of shipments of fruits, VINE ana
brandy and vegetables for the year
1898, together with statistical tables
showing other productions, was given the
closest attention by the board. The sta
tistical tables submitted were exclusive
OF the home consumption.
One of the most significant statements
made by General Chipman was his ref
erence to California's future. He said:
sfI NAV as we'll say here as elsewhere
what would be objectionable to omit
that the Spanish-American war mas
opened great and unexpected possiblIities
If not actualities for California wise
men not Californians-and some wise
men who are Californians-foresee ana
have placed themselves on record as be-
lieving that the most important theater
of commercial activity on the globe IS
soon to be in the countries washed by the
Pacific Ocean. 1t is the belief also or
these wise men that the city Of san
Francisco and the State of California of
all American cities and States are to be
the most benefited by the momentouS
turn in the wheel Of fortune which the
United States has recently given d1s-
claim having the wisdom of these seers,
but I beg to add my humble concurrence
in these forecasts OF the future 1or ouI
beloved State" -,
committee of ladies from the Cali
fornia Art Club, consisting or MRS. MllIs,
Mrs Moore and others, appeared before
the board and stated that 1t was the pur-
pose of the club to hold in this city early
in Nav a State Industrial Fair Tor the
arts Of the State and to encourage poor
artists They asked assistance from the
hoard and received an appropriation OF
$3.50, and General Chapman was * appo9lnlt;ed l;e
and to render them all the assistance In
his power The members OF the board are
heartily in accord with the Can1oinla Art
Club and the practlcal WORK 1t 10 apoue
to undertake. -
Mr.. Maslin strongly advocated the ne
cessity of the board endeavoring to i'm
press upon Governor Gage the great I'M i'm;
portance of retaining as Horticultural
6uarantine officer Alexander Craw. a
new bill is now pending before the Legis-
lature which has in view the the extension extension
has the power of appointment, it being
the the condition con upon which he agreed to
sign the bill. The board will use its in
fluence to get the Governor to continue
Mr. Craw in office.
All of the old officers We're reelected;
and w. Frank Pierce was elected SECOND
vice president in the place of Z. +. Mont
gomery, deceased.