The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14
THE PRESIDENT
MAY YET COME
TO THIS COAST
So Writes Secretary
of Agriculture.
EARTH SCIENTISTS COMING
STATE BOARD OF TRADE FAVORS
ALL EXHIBITIONS.
Paris, Buffalo and Philadelphia Ex-
positions May All Receive Big
Consignments From
California.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
State Board of Trade was held in the
board rooms in the ferry building yester-
day afternoon, President N. p. Chapman
in the chair. Secretary F'ilcher read a
mass Of correspondence and the business
Of the board was disposed Of with dis
patch.
The most important matter to come be-
fore the board was the matter of the pro-
posed entertainment of the delegates to
the national convention of. the associated
agricultural colleges and experiment sta
tons, which is to be held in this city In
the early part Of next month. There will
be 200 delegates from all parts Of the
country, and every one of them is an ex-
pert in the science of agriculture. In 2d-
dition the national convention of pro-
fessors and chemists of agriculture will
be held here at the same time, being the
first time the national gathering of this
body has been held elsewhere than at
Washington, D. c. A committee on
itinerary is at present engaged in prepar-
ing list of the points to be visited in the
various sections of the State, and as they
will be here for eight of ten days they
will be able to cover considerable ground
mittee to accompany the delegates on
their tour of Inspection; Senator G.. G.
Perkins, j. A. Filcher, Craigit Sharp, B.
n. Rowley Z. w. Masln, John p Irish,
n. p. Chapman, c. NJ. Wooster, Mrs. E.
Shields, ]. S. Emery
1t was hoped that Secretary Of Agricul-
ture Wilson would visit California while
the convention was in session, but the
following letter while giving promise
that not only the Secretary but the Presi-
dent also will soon be seen on this coast,
shows that the convention VIII have ad-
Journed before they can get here:
DEPARTMENT. OF AGRICULTURE.
WASHINGTON. d. c., June 6, 1899.
Ferry Building San Francisco Cal.-Dear
Sir: | have. your favor Of June I: l intend
mer without question. but am waiting Just
now TO learn whether President Mckinley
VIII make al the trip If he does I desire TO go
ment will permit him to go, then propose
to go in order TO study the agricultural con
Coast. shall not, however, be able to go
I when the Association Of Agricultural Col
tTfn Id he Vv fI meets My
JAMES wilson. Secretary.
A letter was received from G. B.
Bracket genealogical secretary of the
the exhibits of fresh fruits at the Paris
Exposition, and referred to the California
Commissioners.
California will be well represented at
the Pan-American Exposition to be held
in Buffalo in 1901 if the State Board of
Trade has its way, as the following reso-
Iutlons introduced by Colonel John P.
Irish and unanimously adopted show
Resolved. That the State Board of Trade
will make a complete and comprehensive ex-
hibit illustrative of the resources of Califor-
1901 and to that end will now call the atten-
ton of the producers and manufacturers of
the State thereto, and as soon possible be
gin the necessary collections.
Resolved, That the board will also invite
the cooperation Of the other coast States in
order that a full Pacific exhibit may be made
A long communca ton was received
from |. w. Hellman. z. b. Pond Profess
sor George r. Davidson, Horace Davis
F. w. Dohrmann, Hugh Craig w H
Mills, James d. Phelan, Philip Lilienthal,
Timothy Hopkins and William Thomas
in which the danger to the prosperity of
the people Of the State by reason of
sity of calling a convention TO formulate
some plan for impounding the food waters
of the State for irrigating purposes urged.
The scheme outlined was to have the i'm
pounding done by the State and the water
distributed to farmers at low cost. The
board was invited to officially lend it's
aid to the project and join in the call for
a convention to be held in this city at an
early date.
The $3.50 donated to the California Club
to aid its recent industrial art exhibition
was returned, with letter explaining
that the exhibit had proved financial
success and the ladies felt that the money
so generously loaned should be returned
with the thanks of the club.
Secretary Filcher announced that the
Supervisors of Calaveras County had re-
newed their affiliation with the board and
appointed I. H. Reed and Captain n. A
Messenger as the representatives of that
county.
]. NJ. Stauffer. representing the National
Export Exposition Commercial Museum
of Philadelphia, appeared before the
board to urge the acceptance of an inv-
tation to send an exhibit of the products
of this State. He argued that as the ex-
position would be open from the early
part Of September until the 30th of No
vember a splendid opportunity would be
afforded California to advertise its varied
products and vast resources to the coun-
try and the world. The Exposition Com
pany, however, demands payment for the
space occupied, and Mr. Stauffer was in
formed that the board never had and
never would pay for space; that if the
demand for rental was withdrawn the in
vitation to send an exhibit would receive
consideration but not otherwise.