Sacramento 



ALDBN ANDERSON 

 Laentcnaat-Govemor of California, Preiiident of the Sacramento Chamber of Commerce 



SACRAMENTO CITY, the capital of the State of California, is admirably 

 located in the south-central part of the great Sacramento Valley. 

 She is the natural distributing point for a vast extent of territory. 

 To the north her influence is felt in the State of Oregon, and to the 

 east she is the gateway for supplies for the greater consuming portion 

 of the population of Nevada. Her contiguous territory in all directions, 

 whether developed or not, is capable of the highest development and suit- 

 able for the most intense cultivation of agricultural or horticultural products 

 common to the State or that will thrive In a temperate or semi-tropical 

 climate, while In adaptability for some lines It claims superiority over any 

 other portion of the State. 



The city Is located on the Sacramento River, which gives water trans- 

 portation facilities north and south, and Is on the main line of the Southern 

 Pacific Railroad, east and west and north and south. In addition she will 

 be on the main line of the Western Pacific Railway now being constructed 

 into the State. 



It will be seen that her central geographical location has been taken 

 advantage of, and she has arrived at a position which absolutely insures her 

 future. Her growth will be accelerated, and she will attain Increased Im- 

 portance and influence as the tributary territory Increases in the same essen- 

 tials. In other words, "like attracts like," and the forces that have made 

 her what she is to-day will build her into a greater city as the resources 

 are developed and the population and necessities of the contributing and 

 contiguous territory Increases. 



Sacramento assumed her present general characteristics from the first. 

 In the early days she was the Initial center for outfitting for the mines, 

 and the scene of activity for all the factors having to do with commercial 

 enterprise of the interior, central, and northern part of the State. Those 

 who were located here, and industrially engaged, made an Impression on 

 the times and In the affairs of men that will last as long as the history of 

 the State. Some of the most potent men in the commercial and financial 

 life of the nation began their careers and accumulated their first money In 

 Sacramento. 



Irrigation and reclamation; a renewed Interest in mining; a belief that 

 we should produce all our luxuries and necessities as we are capable of 

 doing, not only for ourselves, but for export; the cutting up into small tracts 

 of the large ranch holdings; cheap oil for fuel purposes and electrical power 

 generated on our mountain streams,— these are a few of the factors figuring 

 potently In the present development, and with the aid of which we feel 

 sure of lasting prosperity. 



Because of Its location, Sacramento is in the best possible position to 

 benefit by these Increased activities and development in the northern part 

 of the State, and that she will do so to a large degree there can be no 

 question. One thing at the moment in which she seems to be deficient 

 is manufactories. Being a natural distributing and shipping point, many 

 goods. If manufactured here, could be shipped more cheaply and conveni- 

 ently to their consuming markets than If made in any other point. Facili- 

 ties for shipping are second to none and are bound to be increased. The 

 merchants of this city are enterprising and up-to-date, make good use 

 of printers' ink and their opportunities, and will no doubt expand and extend 

 their business in keeping and In line with the general spirit of the day. 



