The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
CALF FORN|A' S
BOOMERS MEET
Third Semi-Annual Session
of Counties Promotion
Committee Held in San jose
INTERESTING PAPERS
Population of Golden State
Has Increased 500,0 ,000Since
Advertisers Got to Work
INTERESTING PAPERS
Special Dispatch to The Call


SAN JOSE, May 20.-The third semi
annual meeting of the Counties Com
nittee of the California Promotion
Committee met in the Chamber of Com
merce rooms here to-day. A special
car bearing the delegates, and many
members of the Promotion Committee
arrived at $50 this morning. They
were met by the managing board OF
the Chamber of Commerce and escorted
to the Hotel Vendome About one hun
dred delegates representing all parts
of the State were present.
The morning session opened shortly
after 10 O'Clock. Andrea Sbarboro,
chairman of the California Promotion
Committee, presided as chairman and
Edward p. Antron of San Francisco
was secretary. President V. A. Schel-
Ter of the San lose CEamber of Com
merce delivered an address of welcome.
Chairman Sbarboro responded, on behalf
of the delegates. III part he said:
Our committee is doing a great deal
of good for this State. Since our or
ganization. three years ago, the popu-
lation of this State has been increa sei
by more than 500,1U0 people, and only
yesterday we heard from President
Schmidt of the Bankers State Conyen-
ton, that was in session in Oakland,
that the deposits in the different banks
have increased during the last year
$4,000, 99e"
l. w. Jefferson of Hollister. secretary
of the Central Coast Counties Improve
mept Association, read a paper on De
velopment Work in the Central Coast
Counties" Congressman Julius Kahn
of San Francisco delivered an address
on How Development Organizations
Aid National Projects for California -
At the afternoon session Mrs. Conan
of Pasadena addressed the meeting IN
regard to the work of the Emergency
Committee in caring for tuberculosis
patients. c. A. Moody of Los Angeles
of the Out West Magazine. and Ii. s.
Houston of New York also delivered
addresses, as did G. f. Roberts of Napa
The growth Of Arcata, which had
doubled itself in the past two. years,
was told of by w. H. Moulton, and D.
W. Coolidge of Pasadena reported for
that place, Escondido and San Ber-
nardino.
Charles F. Craig, secretary of the Will
Its Chamber of Commerce, delivered an
interesting address on development
Work in North Coast Counties" state
Publicity was the subject of the address
of Hamilton Wright of San Francisco,
chief of the publicity bureau of the Cali,
fornia Promotion Committee. Rufus E
Jennings, executive officer of the Califof*'
mia Promotion Committee, spoke on The
Metropolis and State Development
c. NJ. Gidney of Santa Barbara invited
the committee TO hold their next meeting
at that place. Napa had already been
and a vote resulted in tie. Napa
finally withdrew, with the understanding
that it would be next, and Santa Bar
bara was chosen unanimously.
A resolution extending to the National
Association an invitation to
meet in San Francisco in July, 1906 was
adopted Other resolutions extended
thanks to the citizens of San Jose, the
railroad companies and the press. An
other extended congratulations to the Of
ficers of the Lewis and Clark Exposition
and commended the proposed business
mems excursion TO Portland. The Ell
Canine Real movement was indorsed 1t
was decided to notify Fasteners that the
sending of tubercular patients to this
State who have not sufficient means is
an injustice to the patients and the peo-
pie.
Tonight the delegates were entertained
at a banquet at the Hotel Vendome. To-
morrow the visitors will be taken about
the city and county.