8 



homes and friends at the East, and have no douht assisted to increase the 

 desire there among all classes, at least to visit us, if not to become per- 

 manent residents among us. What is wanted now is some move on our 

 part to keep up and increase this desire, and to assist in its realization. 

 We propose, as a medium for the accomplishment of this object, the State 

 Agricultural Society; and the particular occasion, its fair of eighteen 

 hundred and seventy. We all know that it is useless for us to tell the 

 people of the Eastern States, or any other country, of the wonderful 

 products of our soil. They treat our plain and truthful statements as 

 extravagant exaggerations. Nothing will bring them to a full realization 

 of the facts but actual observation. Such we propose to give them the 

 opportunity of making.. 



If the Legislature will treble or quadruple its annual appropriation to 

 this society for the year eighteen hundi'ed and seventy, we believe that 

 a greater immigration of the most desirable classes of people can be 

 secured within the year, than can b}~ the expenditure of double the 

 amount of money in any other way. With such assistance, and on such 

 an occasion, the Board could make such an exhibition of the products of 

 California as has never been made by any State in the world. 



They would first take steps to interest and stimulate all classes of our 

 own people to make the proper effort, and to carefully and judicious^ 

 direct those efforts to a successful result. They would next secure the 

 most ample and favorable arrangements with railroads and steamship 

 companies, for the conveyance of people and goods from all parts of the 

 country to California. They would then send reliable and competent 

 agents to all advisable points in the East, to publish the necessary infor- 

 mation to induce people to come and see what California can do, and 

 how much better they can do here than any where else in the world; 

 this information to be of such a character as would tend to bring fam- 

 ilies to make this their permanent residence thereafter, as much as pos- 

 sible. In the interest of such, proper favorable discriminations in many 

 respects might be made. Particularly, special cheap fare for families 

 and transportation of goods could be arranged, no doubt, with the Pacific 

 Railroad Company. In carrying out this plan, many details would be 

 suggested, not necessary to mention in this report. We would recom- 

 mend this subject for the favorable consideration of the Legislature, and 

 would also suggest that early action on the subject would greatly con- 

 duce to a realization of its greatest advantages. 



PERMANENT IMMIGRATION ASSOCIATION. 



The above plan to induce and assist immigration would, of course, be 

 but temporary. It would, however, be very useful in opening up the 

 subject and introducing it to the world, and preparing the way for the 

 effectual operation of a permanent organization. The advantages of 

 such an organization to the State, if properly conducted, cannot be 

 doubted by any person who knows and appreciates the condition of 

 California. 



In the formation of such an organization, great care should be taken to 

 avoid weak points, and to secure for it the confidence of all the people 

 of the State. Especially should such an organization have the perfect 

 confidence of those who are most interested in its success, for to them 

 it will have to look for a larger share of its support. It should also have 

 the sanction and assistance of the State, to give it confidence and char- 

 acter abroad. It should be neither local, political or sectional in any 



