The San Francisco call., 1909-04-23
UPBU|LD|NG OF
STATE THEME
OF GATHERING
Unity" Is Sentiment Expressed
at Promotion Commit
tee Banquet
Welfare of California Subject of
Addresses at Brilliant
Dinner

Harmony throughout the state for
the good OF the state was the senti-
ment Of the dinner and business meet
ing held in the Colonial ballroom of the
81 Francis hotel last night and at
tended by the members of the working
committee of the California Promotion
committee. Speaker after speaker en-
phasized the crying need Of the various
= commercial organizs tions, discarding
their Individual ambitions and aims and
joining one with another for the I'd
. building and welfare OF California.
The dinner was one Of the most pre-
- huous affairs OF its kind held here
t3r some time Green and gold was
me color scheme. The tables were
ioau uea down with California flowers
sho terms the menu represented Cali
.. -oiHla products and the one predomi-
-aeins thought was California. its
needs and its prospects. its ad
Nantsges and its DEVELOPMENT
4anh L. Brown, chairman OF the
speclai committee TO the Alaska
Aukon-Paeiic exposition, struck the
keynote Of the pervading idea when he
salo- california is an immense cor
poranon with every one OF its citizens
STOCK holders in it. In order 10 make
u what il should be, in order 10 brine
aoout state population of 30. 600 600
every stock holder should see 70 II
maj ne devotes one hour a day for the
good OF the state. Many European
countries demand years military
service California needs but one hour
day"
FOR STATE As WHOLE
The applause which greeted the re-
marx gave palpable evidence of the
Pa1rlo'lc fervor Of the assemblage.
rom Its opening TO the close there
was no thought Of individual gain or
adNantage- The sole plea was for
The state as a whole
The main purpose of the dinner was
q review Of the work OF the past. to-
gether with discussions as to future
enoeavor- Rufus p. Jennings, chair
man OF the California Promotion COM
mittee, IN calling the meeting TO order
said the object of the dinner was to
bring the members Of the several com
mittees in closer contact and to de-
veiop new ideas for a still further
broadening OF the work of developing
the state.
For seven years" said he. "the Cal
ifornia Promotion committee has per-
sistently carried on a broad policy on
aggressive lines. realizing that what
benefits any part Of the state benefits
the entire state"
PLAN OF PROCEDURE
Zoeth s Eldredge. chairman Of the
reception committee and presiding ON
Ger OF the meeting. outlined the plan
OF procedure Of the reception COM
nittee.
The principal activity OF the recep-
tion committee" said he. has been in
the meeting and entertainment of visi-
tors OF prominence. particularly those
who come unannounced. The effect Of
5c s,, h. Lot
Of congratulation and thanks from
them on their return TO their homes.
Among the subcommittee of the re-
ceptiOn committee is one on conven-
tions. whose work is of such import
ance that il viii make a separate re-
port 10 the meeting.
The reception committee has adopt
ed the report OF the auditorium com
mittee favoring d municipality owned
auditorium. and. through its chairman.
has applied TO the public utilities COM
naittee Of the board Of supervisors to
have provision made in the proposed
bond Issue for such a building
L A. Mares. chairman of the coloni-
zstion committee, in making his report
gave an abundance of figures showing
the vast increases in the state during
the last few years.
The effect of building up the in
terror said he, rs clearly shown by
the assessment rolls Of the eight coun-
ties in the San Joaquin valley and the
eleven counties in the Sacramento val
ley. each Of them showing an increase
Of approximately $3z .0o0.0 900 in the two
years from 1906 to 1908"
CONVENTION COMMITTEES WORK
Financial support and cheap trans
portation form the most important
work Of the convention committee"
declared Frederick H. Meyer chairman.
OF that committee. in his report He
gave a long list of the conventions Sc
cured for san Francisco and an out
line of the plan for future gatherings
". Frank Pierce chairman of the
committee on dairying, presented a res
Olution Of thanks received from the