The San Francisco call., 1904-06-19
DEVELOPMENT
OF The STATE
California Promotion Com
mittee Holds an Important
Meeting at Sacramento
COUNTIES TO ORGANIZE
Interesting Papers Read by
Representatives of the Va
rious Commercial BodievS
Special Dispatch to The Call.

Special DlcrAIcn 70 Inc CAls
SACRAMENTO. June 1s.-Represen-
'tatives Of thirty-six counties were pres
ent at the meeting in the Assembly
chamber to-day held under the aus
pices Of the California Promotion Com
rnittee Rufus P. Jennings Of San
Francisco, the executive officer OF the
committee, presided and explained that
the purpose Of the conference was 10
enable all TO become better acquainted
and TO discuss plans for centralizing
promotion efforts. Among the speakers
was Congressman J. c. Needharn, who
denounced the National Irrigation As
socistion as q fraud, run in private in
terests. Congressman Theodore A Bell
agreed with Needham, adding that 1t
was the Irrigation Congress and not
the Irrigation Association that was do
ing the real work Of improvement
The spirit manifested in the ad-
dresses by the representatives from the
many counties was one Of cooperation,
and the determination was expressed
that hereafter the commercial bodies
would send homeseekers to those coun-
ties where they could be best suited.
on the principle that it is better for one
county TO lose them than 10 have them
leave the State.
HATCHET is BURIED.
A notable address this afternoon was
that Of A. G. Balaam OF Santa Barbara
County. $50 far as we Of the south
are concerned" he said, the hatchet
has been buried at the Tehachapi. Ny
friend D. W. Coolidge Of Pasadena and
] have come from the south TO meet
you Of the north and say to you that
The time for petty jealousies and sneers
and hings on one side or the other has
gone by. We are working now for the
entire State"
The following papers were read:
How Can We Best Present the In
dustrial Advantages of California and
How Achieve Success in Locating Man
ufacturing Establishments? by I. B.
McAIahill, secretary San Jose Chamber
Of Commerce.
Taking Care Of the Settler on Ar
rival" L. w Jefferson. secretary Cali
fornia Central Coast Counties Associa-
ton
The Work of Local Organizations"
Charles ". Thomas, president of the
Chamber Of Commerce of Yolo County.
The Work Of District Organiza-
tions," W. A. Beard, secretary Of the
Sacramento Valley Development Asso-
citation.
COUNTIES TO ORGANIZE.
Methods Of Centralizing Promotion
Efforts" r. P. Lathrop, Hollistar, vice
president California Central Coast
Counties Association.
How to Cooperate Practically and
Eliminate Duplication in the Work of
Advertising California" Morris Brooke,
secretary Sacramento Chamber Of Com
merce.
Improvement Of Architecture Of CAL
fornia Homes" Charles Keeler, press-
dent Hillside Club. Berkeley.
The Advantage of Bringing Tourists
10 the State. and How to Do It. y. ~.
Coolidge, secretary Pasadena Board Ct
Trade.
Cooperation With Organizations
Representing Great Industries as
Factor in Promotion Work" Hon. Aid
er Anderson, Lieutenant Governor Of
California.
The Division of Large Tracts Of
Land as a Factor in Promotion Work"
Frank A Neate, secretary Fresno
Chamber Of Commerce.
A resolution by r. p. Lathrop Of Hol-
lister. providing for the organizing Of
county promotion committees, to be-
under the jurisdiction Of the State Pro-
motion Committee, was adopted.
Resolutions were adopted pledging
the commercial bodies Of the various
counties TO united efforts.
Tonight reception was given the
delegates by the Women's Council at
the Capitol.