RESOLUTION DRAFTED BY A CONFERENCE OF CALIFORNIA ORGANIZATIONS IN FAVOR OF THE NICARAGUA CANAL, SENT TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF [TRINITY] COUNTY, DECEMBER 27, 1892

[San Francisco, CA, 1892. Single sheet, 27 x 21 cm., 1 p., a printed letter directed "To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of [Trinity] County," and signed by E.B. Pond, Chairman of Conference, and by Thos. J. Haynes, Secretary, and affixed with the seal of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. Docketed on verso. Old fold lines, else very good. The letter describes a conference held in San Francisco which included the Chamber of Commerce of that city, the Traffic Association of California, the Boards of Trade of both San Francisco and Oakland, the State Board of Trade, the Geographical Society of the Pacific, the San Francisco Produce Exchange, the California League of Progress, and the Manufacturers' Association. The group advocated for the pending legislation "in favor of the Nicaragua Canal under the control of the United States Government," and encouraged all the county boards in the state to send memorials in favor of the idea to their Congressmen. This particular letter is directed to Trinity County. Edward Bates Pond (1833-1910) was mayor of San Francisco from 1887 - 1891. He made an unsuccessful run for governor in 1890. Congress ultimately chose Panama for a canal. (Inventory #: 69851)