Year: 1870

mia Emigrant Union:


g The Legislature of California, at its last
session decided that it wonld make no appro-
priation of public moneys to aid or hasten immi-
grafton to this State. 1t is not necessary to dis
cuss the various causes which led to that result
1t is sufficient that we accept :he fact, and with
II the consequences. These may be summed up
in the simple statement that in default of official
action to bring desirable American and Euro
pean immigration hther, California has now to
rely upon the attraction of her natural resources
and the voluntary efforts of the public-spirited
portion of her citizens to make those resources
known to the immigranting classes.


" The California Immigrant Union is composed
principally of leading business men of San Fran
cisco. Their interests are identified with those
of the State at large. Their names are sufi-
cient guarantee as to the manner in which the
business Of the Immigrant Union will be trans
acted, and that the promises its officers make
will be honorably performed This Association
now commences the performance of portion Of
this task. 1t has no capital stock. The sub
scrlptons OF its members and friends are it's
only present means for the payment of its ex-
penses. The measure of its success and useful
ness will largely depend upon :he voluntary and
active cooperation of men of practical ideas and
pubic spirit in the other counties of this State.
We confidently expect this cooperation and ac-
tive aid from the local presses and citizens of
standing and intelligence in the interior"


After confidently stating that they will be able
to attract desirable American and European i'm
migrants to California in large numbers during
the present and coming year, they ask these per-
tinent questions:


g But when they come here where shall they
go. What can your county offer to induce them
to settle, enrich and improve it in preference to
any other locality? Have you in your midst one
more INTELLIGENT ia hIp mon nnbIic cnirita cd
enough TO be willing to take the time and be-
stow the labor necessary to make this exhibit of
the inducements your county presents to mm-
grants in order to attract them there and
when they come, who are the men to aid them
that they need not be disappointed, and feeling
deceived and injured, seek other localities ?'


They say further


We propose to publish the advantages and
inducements offered to immigrants by the entire
State. We prefer not to limit operations to
any particular section or county. We are will
ing and desirous of leaving the settlement of
your own county to yourselves. We offer you
the benefits of our labor, our central organiza-
ton, and the agencies we will establish abroad
We desire, above all things, that in every county
of the State of California, one or more branches
of the California Immigrant Union Advisory
Committees, or if you prefer it, entirely nde-
pendent organizations, shall be formed or when
this cannot be done, that at least some one suit
able permanent resident shall agree to CORES
pond with us and to attend to the reception and
location of immigrants within its limits


- Short forms of association for those who
may wish to organize local branches of the Cali.
forna immigration Union or auxiliary societies
or committees in their own counties, will be
sent gratuitously when desired, and copies of
our bylaws to those who wish to join this asso-
citation. Copies of our publications will also be
forwarded, whenever likely to be useful, without
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dressed to the California Immigrant Union, San
Francisco. Office, No. 3l6 California street"
The plan of operations in Europe determined
upon is to obtain in each of the principal sea-
ports of Europe, resident merchants of acknowl-
edged position, returned Calfornians where pos
sibe to act as correspondents and advisory COM
mlttees there, to whom persons requiring infor-
nation concerning California and the operations
of the California Immigrant Union may apply,
and under whose directions and advice, to a cer-
tain extent, the travelling agents of the Union
who will circulate its publications in the inter-
iOr and promote immigration in this direction,
may act.


Now we believe in the capacity of this county
to maintain many more inhabitants than it has





times the present number of voters. When
Trinity county boasted three thousand electors
there was no lack of room for them 1t is not
worth while to discuss now the cause of the
great falling off that has taken place Suffice
1t to say that many have gone away for the
reason that they believed they would better their
condition by SO doing. 1t is this motive that
L. a.
ifornia Emigrant Union are businesslike and to
the point. We should give them serious atten-
ton If we have anything to say in behalf of
our section, let us say it, If there is anything
we can do to draw and retain population hither,
let US do it. There is nothing to be lost by
Justify footing our horn, and much may be ac-
complished by energetic and united action on
the part of our citizens. We say, and say it de-
liberately, that the farming and stock-raising
resources of this county will support more than
our present white population. As is well known,
the mines are now our chiefest reliance and are
extensive and almost lnexhaustble We ought
TO make very favorable showing &c one that
would induce settlement within our borders
Every one owning property in this county or
considering himself permanently located here
is specially interested in this matter. Moth
ing is more certain than that there will be yearly
vast accessionS to the population of this State
from the present time. Let us strive to obtain
the portion OF which we stand in need and which
our advantages, if known, ought to attract. We
hope our citizens will seriously ponder this mat
ter, and we inyti suggestions and correspond
ence in relation 10 it.


THE upper-tendom of San Francisco gave a
private ball, at the Cosmopolitan hotel, to the
Boston excursionists. 1t being remembered that