have been imposed upon by unscrupulous correspondents, who wrote glar- 

 ing misstatements of conditions here. It may be said in this connection 

 that almost without exception the editors written to have been fair enough 

 to print the correction and say they would not permit themselves to be 

 again imposed upon. 



The publication of the monthly Bulletin of Progress, which was such 

 a feature of the Committee's work before the fire, was resumed almost 

 immediately, and three numbers have been issued, the fourth now being in 

 course of preparation. FOR CALIFORNIA, the monthly magazine of the 

 Committee, has also resumed publication, the first number being called the 

 San Francisco Number, containing articles by prominent men in rehabilita- 

 tion and reconstruction work. This will be followed by State numbers con- 

 taining articles about all the counties in California, and will be published 

 regularly every month. 



The result of the extensive publicity work inaugurated after the fire 

 was that thousands of inquiries came in from all parts of the world, and 

 the Information Bureau has been kept busy answering inquiries of people 

 who are desirous of coming to California either to seek homes on farms 

 or to invest capital. Hundreds of men seeking employment have been guid- 

 ed by the Committee — efforts always being made to have them placed 

 where they would be at once available. The Committee has sent extensive 

 propaganda to the East regarding the labor situation in San Francisco and 

 California, and has been instrumental in bringing many people to the 

 State who will be available in helping to save the fruit crops. 



So great was the demand in the East for information that the Com- 

 mittee found it advisable to establish its Eastern Bureau in New York. 

 This had been in contemplation and preparation before the fire, and as soon 

 as possible the bureau was established. Colvin B. Brown, formerly secre- 

 tary of the Stockton Chamber of Commerce, well known throughout the 

 country as a good promotion worker, was secured as manager, and this 

 bureau has been of marked benefit to California, even in the short time 

 that it has been in operation. Hundreds of people have called at the office 

 of the bureau, and inquiries have been coming to the home office every day 

 from men who have been directed toward California by the Eastern Bureau. 



Daily telegrams are sent from, the San Francisco office of the Com- 

 mittee to the Eastern Bureau, detailing conditions of progress, and these 

 telegrams have been instrumental in keeping the East closely in touch 

 with San Francisco, so that when inquiries are made they are answered 

 with up-to-date information. The New York press has taken up the mat- 

 ter, and many strong articles have been printed on the work of the bureau. 

 The daily telegrams are used by many of the daily papers, as well as other 

 articles and data furnished by Mr. Brown. 



In addition to this sort of work in the Eastern Bureau, all the counties 

 of California have been asked for literature for distribution over the counters 

 of both the home office of the Committee, California Building, in Union 

 Square, San Francisco, and through the Eastern Bureau in New York, and 

 thus the work so successfully carried on by the Committee before the fire has 

 been entirely rehabilitated so far as literature distribution is concerned. The 

 Committee represents the whole State, and is desirous of having all the 

 counties represented in this work, which is done without expense to the 

 counties. In addition to the distribution of literature, the Committee has 

 asked all counties for lantern slides to be used in lectures to be delivered 

 throughout the East by Mr. Brown, so that the people living in the densely 

 crowded industrial centers may have a true conception of what Califor- 

 nia is. These lectures will be for the purpose of bringing desirable people 

 to California to live. 



The Committee has been actively engaged in gathering data from day 

 to day about conditions in San Francisco and California, in order to be 

 able to answer the thousands of inquiries that constantly come to the 

 office, and has thus gathered a most valuable fund of information about 

 conditions in the city and State. All this information and data is for free 

 dissemination, and many of the prominent magazines and newspaper 



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