The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21
PLANS CAMPAIGN
TO BOOST STATE
California Development Board
Prepares to Wage Fight for
California Betterment

One of the greatest campaigns for
state development ever started will be
inaugurated next week by the Califor-
MIA development board, which has just
completed its organization. AT the an
nuaI election held last week the board
elected Governor James N. Gillett pres
ident, with William j. Dutton, presi-
dent of the Fireman's Fund insurance
company, as first vice president and
Robert Newton Lynch as second vice
president and manager.
The consolidation of the three state
organizations has resulted in a most
effective machine for work for the
state. Governor Gillett, who has al
ways been a most enthusiastic worker
for betterment of conditions in Cali
fornia, is at the head of the organ1za-
ton and will give his ideas and assist
ance in every possible way to make the
California development board a great
factor in state building.
Lynch has devoted much of his en-
ergies to development work. and the
North of Bay Counties association,
formed of the commercial organiza-
lions of the counties of Marin, Napa,
Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake, is a
monument to his energy. He is pre-
pairing a campaign based upon his ex-
perience and studies of the situation
and already has put new vigor into
the work at headquarters.
BUSINESSMEN AID PLANS
More than 700 San Francisco bust
nessmen are active, contributing mem
bers to the campaign, and one of the
first steps to be taken will be to In
crease this membership to at least
1000 The membership campaign is
under the direction of A. B. c. Dohr-
mann, chairman of the committee. who
is preparing list of workers to be his
assistants.
AT the next meeting of the executive
committee Is subcommittee will be
appointed, each to have it's work def
initely outlined. These committees will
include one on each of the following
branches of the work:
Immi grafton; trade, commerce and
manufacture; agricultural, horticul-
tural, viticultural and other industrial
resources; mines and mining; exhibits,
publicity advertising and printing; ir-
rigation. reclamation, navigation and
forestry; reception and entertainment,
and county cooperation.
AT the Inner next week, at which
Governor Gillett will preside, the sub
committees will be brought together
and their work outlined.
Among the immediate plans to be
carried out will be the coordination of
the work of the various local organiza-
lions throughout the state, and it is
hoped that these bodies may be brought
together in close alliance with the de-
velopment board so that the entire
force shall operate as one body in all
matters pertaining to California's well
fare. This combination will make Cali
fornia the strongest state from de-
velopment standpoint of any state in
the union. The work will be started at
the semiannual meeting to be held in
Grass Valley and Nevada City June 4.
CALIFORNIA PRODUCTS EXHIBIT
Special attention will be paid to the
exhibit of California products now
maintained at headquarters, with the
idea of making it the most comprehen-
sive exhibit to be found in any state,
and to this end the cooperation of
every county will be asked so that a
permanent exhibition may be had of
the states industrial possibilities.
Realizing that the most important
work to be done is the increasing of
the states population much of the or
ganization's efforts will be directed to
means of inducing immigration.