The San Francisco call., 1903-09-26
BOARD IS ASKED
FOR A DIVORCE
Promotion Committee
Now Seeks to Sun
der Old Ties.
Plan Of Reorganization on
New Lines Is Also
Proposed

The California Promotion Committee
has voted to reorganize and separate from
the State Board of Trade This action
was decided upon at a meeting at which
Andrea Sbarboro A. A. Watkins, W. A.
Rsssell, Rufus p. Jennings, N. 2. Chip
man, G. M. Wooster, G. w. McNear and
+. o. Mccormick were present. A reso-
luton was adopted as follows:
Resolved. That it be recommended to the
State Board Of Trade. that the California
Promotion Committee be reorganiZed 80 that
II shall consist Of one representative from
each OF the six commercial organizations of
San Franoisco to-wit: The Chamber Of Com
merce, the Merchants Exchange, +.e Manu-
facturery and Producers Associa ton the
San Francisco Board Of Trade, the State Board
OF Trade the Merchants Association and one
at large and that advisory committee OF
me FrohotIon Cona1niVeee pe estso'isneu ~ 70 In-
clUde the Governor Of California and repre-
sentatives OF the different commercial organiza-
tions OF the State and the several railroad
companies operating in the State.
At a subsequent meeting of representa-
tfves Of the six commercial organize tons
of San Francisco, who were the original
organizers of the Promotion Committee,
the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved. That the thanks OF the COM
mercial Organizations Of San Francisco be,
and they are hereby, tenoered 70 the CaiI- an
fornia State Board OF Trade. for the able
energetic and successful efforts made by its
committee. the California Promotion Commit
tee. toward developing, upbullding ana making
known the resources Of this State; and be 1t
further
Resolved. That A. Sbarboro, the chairman
Of the California Promotion Committee. be and
is hereby asked TO appear before the California
State Board of Trade at Its next meeting and
respectfully request that such action be taken
by the said board as will enable said board TO
sever all connections now existing between II
and the California Promotion Committee so
that said Promotion Committee can be reor-
Eanlzed by its original organizers, the presi-
dents Of the commercial bodies Of San Fran
cisco. on the general plan provided for In the
preambles and resolutions presented at the
meeting Of said presidents this day. Septem-
Der 29 1903
This matter viii come before the State
Board of Trade at its next meeting. The
plan Of reorganization embraces the idea
OF having one representative in the Pro-
motion Committee from each Of the COM
mercial organizations of the city, and
also one member at large, making a work
ing committee of seven One effect Of
this will be to materially reduce the rep
resentatiOn of the State Board of Trade
on the committee.
It is also planned to have an advisory
committee consisting Of the Governor Of
California and one representative each
from the Sacramento Valley Development
Association. the north coast counties the
San Joaquin Commercial Association. the
State Mining Bureau, the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce, the Southern Pa
cific Company, the Santa Fe Railroad
Company. the California Northwest
ern Railroad Company and the North
Shore Railroad Company. When the Cal
ifornia Promotion Committee was formed
il was made a committee of the State
Board Of Trade, but it has proceeded in
/ dependently with the consent of the State
Board Of Trade.