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Ait to
Low income
Pacific Gas & Electric
Lee callaway (415)973-2756
- Pg& E customers can add $ to their bills which
Pase then matches. It all goes into a fund
which low-income customers can draw from
to pay their energy bills.
The fund totals approx $ 1/2 Million /year,
with about $ 300,000 contributed from shareholders.
It's been around for about a decade.
- since the late 70's, Pg's has worked w/
low income aid agencies the in a school
to train agency employees in energy conservation $
efficiency. Theyve trained 1000's of people
and have helped families to Weatherize
their homes etc.
- PG E has a lour program to weatherize
the haves of low-income families. Theyve dove
500, 000 houses.
- In the last 1.3 yrs, theyve provided free refrigerators $
other appliances to low-income families (Replace
old energy hogs w/ new energy efficient ones)
Theyve given 200,000+ fridges appliances
VOLUNT
Gavive - Huntriston then above
Educ. Bus. Rodtable (fox)
A Chamber your badership
Helping low income families kitil co.)
on waste mgAt
toxics i3sue;
Arugs - Partnership, ? Rouges N/As
Lightered informent
of pecticide lane
your sportorting of
the "keep A Green"
campaign.
after carthgrahe
Cox donated willion It, 1000s has
this Chambler of an Earthquable Delief tuol
to help smoller chamlen
small Businesses
in guade area
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spill- supplir, food for worken, shifts $ of employer
loan of helecopton early
esp. fusiness smallr sandbags, bulldgen, Ravy Equipment
to protect flood control charrel
total Community on very that of notice wildlife refore/preserve
wide volunt. effort,
at every level
Bolsa Chica
ves farrants dorald fook
they Were Talfert sad
Mayor of Hantraguy ) Brach
Rotaly gave (Pousade towels
saving the birds 1 400 saved
120 died
President' 1000 pts of light
are shining in en dir.
EDUC
CHEVRON USA
Grid Toland 415/894-3921
Affordable
Chevron gives $ to BRIDGE (a non profit group
Housing
that helps build affordable housing.) Bridge received
an award from POTUS last year chevron gives
аррих $ 2.5 Million in bay Area & close to
$30 Million nationwide
Education
Chevron + Bank of America smaller CO'S
nationwide have joined M CA Educational
Initiative Fund". They give $ to a pot
and teachers around CA submit ideas that
they wish to actually implement in their own
classrooms. A group of principals review entries
and winning teachers can get from $2000
$15,000 in "seed $ ".
Re: Head start
chevron gives big $ to accelerated school
programs to help disadvantaged kids that are
young and have them up to par by
junior high [As opposed to focusing on
kids in junior high who are too old for help.]
Univ. Cal. State Universities
They do this in conjunction w/ Stanford
Environment
The El Sequndo Blue buttefly is an endangered
species. It grows only out in El
Segundo, @ the airport there $ near an
oil refinery Chevron has set aside land
there, and employees goow Buckwheat for
the butterflies.
Create a natural habitat for
an endorgeved specie. special values.
UC -Berkeley : Bancroft Library
Annegret Ogden 415/642-6481
CA Historian - Prof. Gregory
415 /527 - 8266 (H)
419/642-1971 (UCB History Dept.)
CA census Bureau
(916) 323-4080 Mary
us Patent ofc. 557-3341 Oscar Masten
Am. Red cross
728-6694 Joseph Hall, Financial Development
Huntington Bch 714/536-8888 Chamber of Commerce
Partnership For a Drug Free America
Teresa Grant 212 / 922 - 1560
Gov. Deukmejian's speechwriter
Lance Izumi
(916) 445 - 2841
CA chamber
Doug Gordon 916 - 444 - 6670
Cyathia Suzuki 916-321-5041
Steven Merksainer 916-446-6752
Stanley wainer
Feb. 19 $20- 4 Seasons, D.C.
February 23, 1990
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM TO THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
MARK LANGE
SUBJECT:
Remarks for the California Chamber
of Commerce Dinner
I. SUMMARY
On Thursday, March 1, you will make remarks at the
California Chamber of Commerce's Gala in honor of their
centennial year. After a photo opportunity, you are scheduled to
speak, with a TelePrompter, at 7:40 p.m. The audience will be
made up of 1200 California business leaders, some state and local
politicians, and their guests.
II. DISCUSSION
This dinner commemorates the 100th year of the CA Chamber of
Commerce and it is the first anniversary party they have had.
Among the people attending are major corporate CEO's; the
Chamber, in fact, calls it "California's largest gathering ever
of businessmen of this caliber and power."
The head table is also extensive, as it includes Governor
and Mrs. Deukmejian, Senator and Mrs. Wilson, and Attorney
General and Mrs. Van de Kamp, as well as other California state
politicians and top Chamber of Commerce leaders.
Celebration and fun are the order of the evening! After you
speak and depart, dinner will be served, followed by a surprise
visit by a Disney marching band, drill team, and cheerleaders.
As a finale, singer Dionne Warwick will be entertaining.
February 23, 1990
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM TO THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
MARK LANGE
SUBJECT:
Remarks for the California Chamber
of Commerce Dinner
I. SUMMARY
On Thursday, March 1, you will make remarks at the
California Chamber of Commerce's Gala in honor of their
centennial year. After a photo opportunity, you are scheduled to
speak, with a TelePrompter, at 7:40 p.m. The audience will be
made up of 1200 California business leaders, some state and local
politicians, and their guests.
II. DISCUSSION
This dinner commemorates the 100th year of the CA Chamber of
Commerce and it is the first anniversary party they have had.
Among the people attending are major corporate CEO's; the
Chamber, in fact, calls it "California's largest gathering ever
of businessmen of this caliber and power."
The head table is also extensive, as it includes Governor
and Mrs. Deukmejian, Senator and Mrs. Wilson, and Attorney
General and Mrs. Van de Kamp, as well as other California state
politicians and top Chamber of Commerce leaders.
Celebration and fun are the order of the evening! After you
speak and depart, dinner will be served, followed by a surprise
visit by a Disney marching band, drill team, and cheerleaders.
As a finale, singer Dionne Warwick will be entertaining.
(Lange/Cawley)
February 22, 1989
6:00 P.M.
[CALCOMM.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CENTENNIAL DINNER GALA
CENTURY PLAZA HOTEL, LOS ANGELES
THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1990
7:40 P.M.
" Thank you, Governor Deukmejian. It's great to be back in
California -- and to be invited to such a wonderful party!
You know, when we landed at the airport, I was deeply
touched to see a red carpet rolled out. A twenty-one gun salute.
Balloons. Dancing girls. Truly moving.
But then I looked around, and realized it was the L.A.
Coliseum Commission, welcoming Al Davis back from a visit to
Oakland.. [note: They're working on Davis to keep the Raiders
in L.A., rather than moving them back to Oakland.]
Of course, on the way over here I did encounter a few
demonstrators. One protester from U.C.L.A. was shouting "U.S.
out of Panama. U.S. out of El Salvador. And U.S.C. out of Los
Angeles."
But something that really impresses me about California is
the West Coast's will to survive -- even triumph -- in adversity.
New ways to cope spring up, no matter what kind of disaster
strikes. Somebody told me there's even a new support group in
Malibu, called "Parents Without Perrier."
))
2
Well, what brings me here tonight is the same appeal that
brought so many to California a century ago. A sense that
something powerful is happening here.
Your heritage was borne by those with the courage to press
westward. And after the century of shared progress you celebrate
tonight, from sailing ships to silicon chips, you're still the
state that sets the pace. Breaks the barriers. And defines the
future.
The gold rush never really ended in California. It just
took on new and truer colors. From the green abundance of your
agriculture, to the black gold in the earth, the silver screen,
and the wealth of the blue Pacific.
The list of California's first-place business rankings reads
like the What's What of American Business. Number one in
aerospace, construction, education, exports in businesses
owned by women, and by black Americans
in numbers of college
graduates, scientists, engineers, Nobel Laureates, patents and
Ph.d's: California leads America. And America leads the world.
But California business isn't just first class -- it's world
class. Home to over forty Fortune 500 firms, a dynamic job-
creating small business sector, and a gross state product that,
outside of America, is among the top five among nations.
So if California is the rock-solid edifice of America's
economic strength, the California Chamber should be a room with a
view. With a vision for the future. Where decisions are made,
3
and actions taken, that will lead the rest of the country in the
coming century.
You understand that California's economic prospects don't
depend simply on natural resources -- or your geographic position
on the Pacific Rim. What will truly lead California to success
in the new century is her people -- and the way the way they do
business.
As labor markets get tighter, businesses like yours will
need to turn to sources of talent once left untapped. Youth at
risk, who need to see the connection between school and work.
The underskilled, who need training. Dislocated workers, who
need to be retrained as jobs change. Older and more experienced
workers, who need new skills. The disabled, who only need a
chance to prove their abilities. And dual-career families, who
need flexible, creative child care solutions.
Flexible workplace policies will allow you to find and keep
the best talent. And one of the most promising of these new
business frontiers is telecommuting: taking advantage of new
technology to encourage your people to work at home, one or two
days a week. A typical 20 minute roundtrip commute to work over
the course of a year adds up to two very stressful 40 hour weeks
lost on the road. But if only five percent of the commuters in
L.A. County telecommuted one day each week, they'd save 205
million miles of travel each year -- and keep 47,000 tons of
pollutants from entering the atmosphere.
4
Two million Americans already do some work at home -- and
several
here in California you've got some overwhelmingly successful
pilot programs, that show how productivity goes up for
telecommuters -- an average of 20 percent or more.
So I'd like to commend Governor Deukmejian for promoting
telecommuting -- as well as companies like U.S. West, Pacific
Bell, and the Traveler's, who are experimenting with it. Because
it means more than a better bottom line. It also means saving
energy, improving air quality, and preserving the environment we
all share.
That's a measure of enlightened management here in
California. Along with looking inward, for better ways to run
your operations, you're also looking outward -- as active
partners in your communities.
After the spill at Huntington beach, businesses donated
supplies, employees, food, helicopters and heavy equipment to the
clean-up -- in an impressive community-wide volunteer effort, at
every level. Just the way, after the San Francisco earthquake,
local companies donated millions of dollars, tons of supplies,
and thousands of hours of employee time.
But some of the challenges your communities are facing will
a
demand long-term, consistent, collective effort. Work without
much immediate payoff -- but with profound, long-term results.
To make sure our educational system gives our kids the
skills they need to thrive in the future, new partnerships
between schools and business need to gain more momentum.
5
Projects like the California Compact and Project BET show great
promise -- and deserve all the help you can give them.
I understand there are already over 3,000 educational
partnerships here in California -- from multi-million dollar
for sweeping reform, to Adopt-a-School programs, to low-
volunteer efforts. Our schools need your time and talents.
If you're already involved, keep at it. If you're not, this is
your year.
And where the most troubling challenge to our kid's well-
being is concerned -- the enslavement of illegal drugs -- your
members can help us turn the tables against the dealers, forever.
Many of you are already involved with the nation-wide
Partnership for a Drug Free America -- in fact, I understand it
was an L.A. firm that created that wonderful, horrible ad with
the fried egg in it. But let me also encourage you to get
involved with local efforts, at street level.
On every block, in every town and every city in America,
there should be a house or a business willing to serve as a
safe-house for kids, where they can go for help. For information
about drugs. For refuge from dealers. Or just for the comfort
of a caring, listening heart.
That will mean a lot to your communities. But there's one
thing more, that we should consider for the sake of the world
community. We've all seen, with wonder and delight, the
transformations that took place in Eastern Europe during the
Revolution of '89.
6
But it is in this decade, as the political dust settles,
that much of the real work begins. So many are struggling to
regain their footing now. And now is the time for America to do
quiet but crucial work.
Every business and community organization in California and
across the country -- business leagues, Rotaries, Elks, clubs of
every kind -- all can find ways to help the people of Eastern
Europe make the transition to market economies.
You and your members should consider donating some time and
expertise to the emerging businesses now struggling in Eastern
Europe. Whatever your specialty -- strategic planning,
marketing, inventory, line operations -- it is needed now in
Eastern Europe. Find a sister city there or a business that
would benefit from what you know of free enterprise and free
markets -- and put your talents to work.
You know, back in 1890, there were a lot of newspaper
articles suggesting that California was in decline, or as one
observer put it, "in a state of decadence. The heralds of
discontent," he said, "are soiling the fair name and fame of
California." The critics all claimed that agriculture was
struggling. Industry was strangling. It looked like the gold
had all been rushed.
Well, the critics were wrong then. And I'm glad to say
they're still wrong now. California continues to be an economic
super-power. A place where commerce has conscience. And a
wonderful state to visit
(Lange/Cawley)
February 23, 1989
9:45 A.M.
[CALCOMM.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CENTENNIAL DINNER GALA
CENTURY PLAZA HOTEL, LOS ANGELES
THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1990
7:40 P.M.
(( Thank you, Governor Deukmejian. It's great to be back in
California -- and to be invited to such a wonderful party!
You know, when we landed at the airport, I was deeply
touched to see a red carpet rolled out. A twenty-one gun salute.
Balloons. Confetti. Truly moving.
But then I looked around, and realized it was the L.A.
Coliseum Commission, welcoming Al Davis back from a visit to
Oakland
[note: They're working on him to keep the Raiders
in L.A., rather than moving them back to Oakland.]
Of course, on the way over here I did encounter a few
demonstrators. One protester, from U.C.L.A., was shouting "U.S.
out of Panama. U.S. out of El Salvador. And U.S.C. out of Los
Angeles." [ big rivalry between U.C.L.A. & U.S.C. ]
But something that really impresses me about California is
the West Coast's will to survive -- even triumph -- in adversity.
New ways to cope spring up, no matter what kind of disaster
strikes. Somebody told me there's even a new support group in
Malibu, called "Parents Without Perrier." ))
Well, what brings me here tonight is the same appeal that
brought so many to California a century ago. A sense that
something powerful is happening here.
2.
Your heritage was borne by those with the imagination and
courage to press westward. After the century of shared progress
you celebrate tonight -- from sailing ships to silicon chips --
you're still the state that sets the pace. Breaks the barriers.
And defines the future.
The gold rush never really ended in California. It just
took on new and truer colors. From the green abundance of your
agriculture, to the black gold in the earth, the silver screen,
and the wealth of the blue Pacific.
The list of California's first-place rankings reads like the
What's What of American Business. Number one in aerospace,
construction, education, exports
in businesses owned by women,
and by black Americans
in numbers of college graduates,
scientists, engineers, Nobel Laureates, patents and Ph.d's:
California leads America. And America leads the world.
But California business isn't just first class -- it's
world class. Home to over forty Fortune 500 firms, a dynamic
job-creating small business sector, and a gross state product
that outside of America ranks among the top five nations.
So if California is the rock-solid edifice of America's
economic strength, the California Chamber should be a room with a
view. With a vision for the future. Where decisions are made,
and actions taken, that will lead the rest of the country in the
coming century.
You understand that California's economic prospects don't
depend simply on natural resources -- or your geographic position
3
on the Pacific Rim. What will truly lead California to success
in the new century is her people -- and the way the way they do
business.
As labor markets get tighter, businesses like yours will
need to turn to sources of talent once left untapped. Youth at
risk, who need to see the connection between school and work.
The underskilled, who need training. Older and more experienced
workers, who need new skills. The disabled, who only need a
chance to prove their abilities. And dual-career families, who
need flexible, creative child care solutions.
Flexible workplace policies will allow you to find and keep
the best talent. And one of the most promising of these new
business frontiers is telecommuting: taking advantage of new
technology to encourage your people to work at home, one or two
days a week.
A typical 20 minute roundtrip commute to work over the
course of a year adds up to two very stressful 40 hour weeks lost
on the road. But if only five percent of the commuters in L.A.
County telecommuted one day each week, they'd save 205 million
miles of travel each year -- and keep 47,000 tons of pollutants
from entering the atmosphere. Not a bad deal.
Especially if you consider that here in California, it's
been shown that productivity goes up for telecommuters -- an
average of 20 percent or more.
So I'd like to commend Governor Deukmejian for encouraging
telecommuting -- as well as companies like U.S. West, Pacific
4
Bell, and the Traveler's, who are experimenting with it. Because
it means more than a better bottom line. It also means saving
energy, improving air quality, and preserving the environment we
all share.
That's a measure of the enlightened management here in
California: Along with looking inward, for better ways to run
your operations, you're also looking outward -- as active
partners in your communities.
After the oil spill at Huntington beach, businesses donated
supplies, employees, food, helicopters and heavy equipment to the
clean-up -- in an impressive community-wide volunteer effort, at
every level. In the same way, after the San Francisco
earthquake, local companies donated millions of dollars, tons of
supplies, and thousands of hours of employee time.
But some of the challenges your communities face will demand
long-term, consistent, collective effort. Work without much
immediate payoff -- but with profound, long-term results.
To make sure our educational system gives our kids the
skills they need to thrive in the future, new partnerships
between schools and business need to gain more momentum.
Projects to improve schools -- like the California Compact --
show great promise, and deserve all the help you can give them.
In fact, I understand there are already over 3,000
educational partnerships here in California --- from multi-million
dollar projects for sweeping reform, to Adopt-a-School programs,
to low-cost volunteer efforts. Our schools need your time and
5
talents. If you're already involved, keep at it. If you're not,
this is your year.
And where the most troubling challenge to our kid's well-
being is concerned -- the enslavement of illegal drugs -- your
members can help us turn the tables against the dealers, forever.
Many of you are already involved with the nation-wide Partnership
for a Drug Free America. But let me also encourage you to get
involved with local efforts, at street level.
On every block, in every town and every city in America,
there should be a home or a business willing to serve as a
safe-house for kids -- where they can go for help. For
information about drugs. For refuge from dealers. Or just for
the comfort of a caring, listening heart. Ladies and gentlemen,
our kids need our help.
That will mean a lot to your communities. But there's one
thing more, that we should consider for the sake of the world
community. We've all watched -- with wonder and delight -- the
transformations that took place in Eastern Europe during the
Revolution of '89.
It is in this decade, as the political dust settles, that
much of the real work begins. So many are struggling to regain
their footing now. And now is the time for America to do quiet
but crucial work.
Every business and community organization in California and
across the country -- business leagues, Rotaries, Elks, clubs of
every kind -- all can find ways to help the people of Eastern
6
Europe make the transition to market economies.
You and your members should consider donating some time and
expertise to the emerging businesses now struggling in Eastern
Europe. Whatever your specialty -- strategic planning,
marketing, inventory, line operations -- it is needed now, in
Eastern Europe. Find a sister city there -- or a business that
would benefit from what you know of free enterprise and free
markets -- and put your talents to work. Today there is an
unprecedented opportunity -- and an urgent need -- for American
business leaders to lead the world toward the prosperity of the
free marketplace.
You know, back in 1890, there were a lot of newspaper
articles suggesting that California was in decline -- or as one
observer put it, "in a state of decadence." The critics claimed
that agriculture was struggling. Industry was strangling. And
it looked like the gold had all been rushed.
Well, you know what happened. California became a world-
class economic super-power. Today you are called upon -- and
privileged as few have been before -- to bring the world new and
unprecedented prosperity.
Show the world that commerce has conscience. In your own
businesses --- in your communities -- and in the community of
nations: gather strength. 11 And use it, to help people. III
Let me wish this chamber a very happy 100th birthday! God
bless you. And God bless the great state of California.
# # #
(Lange/Cawley)
February 23, 1989
9:45 A.M.
[CALCOMM.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CENTENNIAL DINNER GALA
CENTURY PLAZA HOTEL, LOS ANGELES
THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1990
7:40 P.M.
" Thank you, Governor Deukmejian. It's great to be back in
California -- and to be invited to such a wonderful party!
You know, when we landed at the airport, I was deeply
touched to see a red carpet rolled out. A twenty-one gun salute.
Balloons. Confetti. Truly moving.
But then I looked around, and realized it was the L.A.
Coliseum Commission, welcoming Al Davis back from a visit to
Oakland.
[note: They're working on him to keep the Raiders
in L.A., rather than moving them back to Oakland.]
Of course, on the way over here I did encounter a few
demonstrators. One protester, from U.C.L.A., was shouting "U.S.
out of Panama. U.S. out of El Salvador. And U.S.C. out of Los
Angeles." [ big rivalry between U.C.L.A. & U.S.C. ]
But something that really impresses me about California is
the West Coast's will to survive -- even triumph -- in adversity.
New ways to cope spring up, no matter what kind of disaster
strikes. Somebody told me there's even a new support group in
Malibu, called "Parents Without Perrier." ))
Well, what brings me here tonight is the same appeal that
brought so many to California a century ago. A sense that
something powerful is happening here.
2
Your heritage was borne by those with the imagination and
courage to press westward. After the century of shared progress
you celebrate tonight -- from sailing ships to silicon chips --
you're still the state that sets the pace. Breaks the barriers.
And defines the future.
The gold rush never really ended in California. It just
took on new and truer colors. From the green abundance of your
agriculture, to the black gold in the earth, the silver screen,
and the wealth of the blue Pacific.
The list of California's first-place rankings reads like the
What's What of American Business. Number one in aerospace,
construction, education, exports
in businesses owned by women,
and by black Americans
in numbers of college graduates,
scientists, engineers, Nobel Laureates, patents and Ph.d's:
California leads America. And America leads the world.
But California business isn't just first class -- it's
world class. Home to over forty Fortune 500 firms, a dynamic
job-creating small business sector, and a gross state product
that outside of America ranks among the top five nations.
So if California is the rock-solid edifice of America's
economic strength, the California Chamber should be a room with a
view. With a vision for the future. Where decisions are made,
and actions taken, that will lead the rest of the country in the
coming century.
You understand that California's economic prospects don't
depend simply on natural resources -- or your geographic position
3
on the Pacific Rim. What will truly lead California to success
in the new century is her people -- and the way the way they do
business.
As labor markets get tighter, businesses like yours will
need to turn to sources of talent once left untapped. Youth at
risk, who need to see the connection between school and work.
The underskilled, who need training. Older and more experienced
workers, who need new skills. The disabled, who only need a
chance to prove their abilities. And dual-career families, who
need flexible, creative child care solutions.
Flexible workplace policies will allow you to find and keep
the best talent. And one of the most promising of these new
business frontiers is telecommuting: taking advantage of new
technology to encourage your people to work at home, one or two
days a week.
A typical 20 minute roundtrip commute to work over the
course of a year adds up to two very stressful 40 hour weeks lost
on the road. But if only five percent of the commuters in L.A.
County telecommuted one day each week, they'd save 205 million
miles of travel each year -- and keep 47,000 tons of pollutants
from entering the atmosphere. Not a bad deal.
Especially if you consider that here in California, it's
been shown that productivity goes up for telecommuters -- an
average of 20 percent or more.
So I'd like to commend Governor Deukmejian for encouraging
telecommuting -- as well as companies like U.S. West, Pacific
4
Bell, and the Traveler's, who are experimenting with it. Because
it means more than a better bottom line. It also means saving
energy, improving air quality, and preserving the environment we
all share.
That's a measure of the enlightened management here in
California: Along with looking inward, for better ways to run
your operations, you're also looking outward -- as active
partners in your communities.
After the oil spill at Huntington beach, businesses donated
supplies, employees, food, helicopters and heavy equipment to the
clean-up -- in an impressive community-wide volunteer effort, at
every level. In the same way, after the San Francisco
earthquake, local companies donated millions of dollars, tons of
supplies, and thousands of hours of employee time.
But some of the challenges your communities face will demand
long-term, consistent, collective effort. Work without much
immediate payoff -- but with profound, long-term results.
To make sure our educational system gives our kids the
skills they need to thrive in the future, new partnerships
between schools and business need to gain more momentum.
Projects to improve schools -- like the California Compact --
show great promise, and deserve all the help you can give them.
In fact, I understand there are already over 3,000
educational partnerships here in California -- from multi-million
dollar projects for sweeping reform, to Adopt-a-School programs,
to low-cost volunteer efforts. Our schools need your time and
5
talents. If you're already involved, keep at it. If you're not,
this is your year.
And where the most troubling challenge to our kid's well-
being is concerned -- the enslavement of illegal drugs -- your
members can help us turn the tables against the dealers, forever.
Many of you are already involved with the nation-wide Partnership
for a Drug Free America. But let me also encourage you to get
involved with local efforts, at street level.
On every block, in every town and every city in America,
there should be a home or a business willing to serve as a
safe-house for kids -- where they can go for help. For
information about drugs. For refuge from dealers. Or just for
the comfort of a caring, listening heart. Ladies and gentlemen,
our kids need our help.
That will mean a lot to your communities. But there's one
thing more, that we should consider for the sake of the world
community. We've all watched -- with wonder and delight -- the
transformations that took place in Eastern Europe during the
Revolution of '89.
It is in this decade, as the political dust settles, that
much of the real work begins. So many are struggling to regain
their footing now. And now is the time for America to do quiet
but crucial work.
Every business and community organization in California and
across the country -- business leagues, Rotaries, Elks, clubs of
every kind -- all can find ways to help the people of Eastern
6
Europe make the transition to market economies.
You and your members should consider donating some time and
expertise to the emerging businesses now struggling in Eastern
Europe. Whatever your specialty -- strategic planning,
marketing, inventory, line operations -- it is needed now, in
Eastern Europe. Find a sister city there -- or a business that
would benefit from what you know of free enterprise and free
markets -- and put your talents to work. Today there is an
unprecedented opportunity -- and an urgent need -- for American
business leaders to lead the world toward the prosperity of the
free marketplace.
You know, back in 1890, there were a lot of newspaper
articles suggesting that California was in decline -- or as one
observer put it, "in a state of decadence." The critics claimed
that agriculture was struggling. Industry was strangling. And
it looked like the gold had all been rushed.
Well, you know what happened. California became a world-
class economic super-power. Today you are called upon -- and
privileged as few have been before -- to bring the world new and
unprecedented prosperity.
Show the world that commerce has conscience. In your own
businesses -- in your communities -- and in the community of
nations: gather strength. \\ And use it, to help people. III
Let me wish this chamber a very happy 100th birthday! God
bless you. And God bless the great state of California.
# # #
(Lange/Cawley)
February 23, 1989
9:45 A.M.
[CALCOMM.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CENTENNIAL DINNER GALA
CENTURY PLAZA HOTEL, LOS ANGELES
THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1990
7:40 P.M.
(( Thank you, Governor Deukmejian. It's great to be back in
California -- and to be invited to such a wonderful party!
You know, when we landed at the airport, I was deeply
touched to see a red carpet rolled out. A twenty-one gun salute.
Balloons. Confetti. Truly moving.
But then I looked around, and realized it was the L.A.
Coliseum Commission, welcoming Al Davis back from a visit to
Oakland
[note: They're working on him to keep the Raiders
in L.A., rather than moving them back to Oakland.]
Of course, on the way over here I did encounter a few
demonstrators. One protester, from U.C.L.A., was shouting "U.S.
out of Panama. U.S. out of El Salvador. And U.S.C. out of Los
Angeles." [ big rivalry between U.C.L.A. & U.S.C. ]
But something that really impresses me about California is
the West Coast's will to survive -- even triumph -- in adversity.
New. ways to cope spring up, no matter what kind of disaster
strikes. Somebody told me there's even a new support group in
Malibu, called "Parents Without Perrier." ))
Well, what brings me here tonight is the same appeal that
brought so many to California a century ago. A sense that
something powerful is happening here.
2
Your heritage was borne by those with the imagination and
courage to press westward. After the century of shared progress
you celebrate tonight -- from sailing ships to silicon chips --
you're still the state that sets the pace. Breaks the barriers.
And defines the future.
The gold rush never really ended in California. It just
took on new and truer colors. From the green abundance of your
agriculture, to the black gold in the earth, the silver screen,
and the wealth of the blue Pacific.
The list of California's first-place rankings reads like the
What's What of American Business. Number one in aerospace,
construction, education, exports
in businesses owned by women,
and by black Americans
in numbers of college graduates,
scientists, engineers, Nobel Laureates, patents and Ph.d's:
California leads America. And America leads the world.
But California business isn't just first class -- it's
world class. Home to over forty Fortune 500 firms, a dynamic
job-creating small business sector, and a gross state product
that outside of America ranks among the top five nations.
So if California is the rock-solid edifice of America's
economic strength, the California Chamber should be a room with a
view. With a vision for the future. Where decisions are made,
and actions taken, that will lead the rest of the country in the
coming century.
You understand that California's economic prospects don't
depend simply on natural resources -- or your geographic position
3
on the Pacific Rim. What will truly lead California to success
in the new century is her people -- and the way the way they do
business.
As labor markets get tighter, businesses like yours will
need to turn to sources of talent once left untapped. Youth at
risk, who need to see the connection between school and work.
The underskilled, who need training. Older and more experienced
workers, who need new skills. The disabled, who only need a
chance to prove their abilities. And dual-career families, who
need flexible, creative child care solutions.
Flexible workplace policies will allow you to find and keep
the best talent. And one of the most promising of these new
business frontiers is telecommuting: taking advantage of new
technology to encourage your people to work at home, one or two
days a week.
A typical 20 minute roundtrip commute to work over the
course of a year adds up to two very stressful 40 hour weeks lost
on the road. But if only five percent of the commuters in L.A.
County telecommuted one day each week, they'd save 205 million
miles of travel each year -- and keep 47,000 tons of pollutants
from entering the atmosphere. Not a bad deal.
Especially if you consider that here in California, it's
been shown that productivity goes up for telecommuters -- an
average of 20 percent or more.
So I'd like to commend Governor Deukmejian for encouraging
telecommuting -- as well as companies like U.S. West, Pacific
4
Bell, and the Traveler's, who are experimenting with it. Because
it means more than a better bottom line. It also means saving
energy, improving air quality, and preserving the environment we
all share.
That's a measure of the enlightened management here in
California: Along with looking inward, for better ways to run
your operations, you're also looking outward -- as active
partners in your communities.
After the oil spill at Huntington beach, businesses donated
supplies, employees, food, helicopters and heavy equipment to the
clean-up -- in an impressive community-wide volunteer effort, at
every level. In the same way, after the San Francisco
earthquake, local companies donated millions of dollars, tons of
supplies, and thousands of hours of employee time.
But some of the challenges your communities face will demand
long-term, consistent, collective effort. Work without much
immediate payoff -- but with profound, long-term results.
To make sure our educational system gives our kids the
skills they need to thrive in the future, new partnerships
between schools and business need to gain more momentum.
Projects to improve schools -- like the California Compact --
show great promise, and deserve all the help you can give them.
In fact, I understand there are already over 3,000
educational partnerships here in California -- from multi-million
dollar projects for sweeping reform, to Adopt-a-School programs,
to low-cost volunteer efforts. Our schools need your time and
5
talents. If you're already involved, keep at it. If you're not,
this is your year.
And where the most troubling challenge to our kid's well-
being is concerned -- the enslavement of illegal drugs -- your
members can help us turn the tables against the dealers, forever.
Many of you are already involved with the nation-wide Partnership
for a Drug Free America. But let me also encourage you to get
involved with local efforts, at street level.
On every block, in every town and every city in America,
there should be a home or a business willing to serve as a
safe-house for kids -- where they can go for help. For
information about drugs. For refuge from dealers. Or just for
the comfort of a caring, listening heart. Ladies and gentlemen,
our kids need our help.
That will mean a lot to your communities. But there's one
thing more, that we should consider for the sake of the world
community. We've all watched -- with wonder and delight -- the
transformations that took place in Eastern Europe during the
Revolution of '89.
It is in this decade, as the political dust settles, that
much of the real work begins. So many are struggling to regain
their footing now. And now is the time for America to do quiet
but crucial work.
Every business and community organization in California and
across the country -- business leagues, Rotaries, Elks, clubs of
every kind -- all can find ways to help the people of Eastern
6
Europe make the transition to market economies.
You and your members should consider donating some time and
expertise to the emerging businesses now struggling in Eastern
Europe. Whatever your specialty -- strategic planning,
marketing, inventory, line operations -- it is needed now, in
Eastern Europe. Find a sister city there -- or a business that
would benefit from what you know of free enterprise and free
markets -- and put your talents to work. Today there is an
unprecedented opportunity -- and an urgent need -- for American
business leaders to lead the world toward the prosperity of the
free marketplace.
You know, back in 1890, there were a lot of newspaper
articles suggesting that California was in decline -- or as one
observer put it, "in a state of decadence." The critics claimed
that agriculture was struggling. Industry was strangling. And
it looked like the gold had all been rushed.
Well, you know what happened. California became a world-
class economic super-power. Today you are called upon -- and
privileged as few have been before -- to bring the world new and
unprecedented prosperity.
Show the world that commerce has conscience. In your own
businesses -- in your communities -- and in the community of
nations: gather strength. 11 And use it, to help people. III
Let me wish this chamber a very happy 100th birthday! God
bless you. And God bless the great state of California.
# # #
(Lange/Cawley)
February 23, 1989
9:45 A.M.
[CALCOMM.DOC]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CENTENNIAL DINNER GALA
CENTURY PLAZA HOTEL, LOS ANGELES
THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1990
7:40 P.M.
" Thank you, Governor Deukmejian. It's great to be back in
California -- and to be invited to such a wonderful party!
You know, when we landed at the airport, I was deeply
touched to see a red carpet rolled out. A twenty-one gun salute.
Balloons. Confetti. Truly moving.
But then I looked around, and realized it was the L.A.
Coliseum Commission, welcoming Al Davis back from a visit to
Oakland
[note: They're working on him to keep the Raiders
in L.A., rather than moving them back to Oakland.]
Of course, on the way over here I did encounter a few
demonstrators. One protester, from U.C.L.A., was shouting "U.S.
out of Panama. U.S. out of El Salvador. And U.S.C. out of Los
Angeles." [ big rivalry between U.C.L.A. & U.S.C. ]
But something that really impresses me about California is
the West Coast's will to survive -- even triumph -- in adversity.
New ways to cope spring up, no matter what kind of disaster
strikes. Somebody told me there's even a new support group in
Malibu, called "Parents Without Perrier." ))
Well, what brings me here tonight is the same appeal that
brought so many to California a century ago. A sense that
something powerful is happening here.
2
Your heritage was borne by those with the imagination and
courage to press westward. After the century of shared progress
you celebrate tonight -- from sailing ships to silicon chips --
you're still the state that sets the pace. Breaks the barriers.
And defines the future.
The gold rush never really ended in California. It just
took on new and truer colors. From the green abundance of your
agriculture, to the black gold in the earth, the silver screen,
and the wealth of the blue Pacific.
The list of California's first-place rankings reads like the
What's What of American Business. Number one in aerospace,
construction, education, exports
in businesses owned by women,
and by black Americans
in numbers of college graduates,
scientists, engineers, Nobel Laureates, patents and Ph.d's:
California leads America. And America leads the world.
But California business isn't just first class -- it's
world class. Home to over forty Fortune 500 firms, a dynamic
job-creating small business sector, and a gross state product
that outside of America ranks among the top five nations.
So if California is the rock-solid edifice of America's
economic strength, the California Chamber should be a room with a
view. With a vision for the future. Where decisions are made,
and actions taken, that will lead the rest of the country in the
coming century.
You understand that California's economic prospects don't
depend simply on natural resources -- or your geographic position
3
on the Pacific Rim. What will truly lead California to success
in the new century is her people -- and the way the way they do
business.
As labor markets get tighter, businesses like yours will
need to turn to sources of talent once left untapped. Youth at
risk, who need to see the connection between school and work.
The underskilled, who need training. Older and more experienced
workers, who need new skills. The disabled, who only need a
chance to prove their abilities. And dual-career families, who
need flexible, creative child care solutions.
Flexible workplace policies will allow you to find and keep
the best talent. And one of the most promising of these new
business frontiers is telecommuting: taking advantage of new
technology to encourage your people to work at home, one or two
days a week.
A typical 20 minute roundtrip commute to work over the
course of a year adds up to two very stressful 40 hour weeks lost
on the road. But if only five percent of the commuters in L.A.
County telecommuted one day each week, they'd save 205 million
miles of travel each year -- and keep 47,000 tons of pollutants
from entering the atmosphere. Not a bad deal.
Especially if you consider that here in California, it's
been shown that productivity goes up for telecommuters -- an
average of 20 percent or more.
So I'd like to commend Governor Deukmejian for encouraging
telecommuting -- as well as companies like U.S. West, Pacific
4
Bell, and the Traveler's, who are experimenting with it. Because
it means more than a better bottom line. It also means saving
energy, improving air quality, and preserving the environment we
all share.
That's a measure of the enlightened management here in
California: Along with looking inward, for better ways to run
your operations, you're also looking outward -- as active
partners in your communities.
After the oil spill at Huntington beach, businesses donated
supplies, employees, food, helicopters and heavy equipment to the
clean-up -- in an impressive community-wide volunteer effort, at
every level. In the same way, after the San Francisco
earthquake, local companies donated millions of dollars, tons of
supplies, and thousands of hours of employee time.
But some of the challenges your communities face will demand
long-term, consistent, collective effort. Work without much
immediate payoff -- but with profound, long-term results.
To make sure our educational system gives our kids the
skills they need to thrive in the future, new partnerships
between schools and business need to gain more momentum.
Projects to improve schools -- like the California Compact --
show great promise, and deserve all the help you can give them.
In fact, I understand there are already over 3,000
educational partnerships here in California -- from multi-million
dollar projects for sweeping reform, to Adopt-a-School programs,
to low-cost volunteer efforts. Our schools need your time and
5
talents. If you're already involved, keep at it. If you're not,
this is your year.
And where the most troubling challenge to our kid's well-
being is concerned -- the enslavement of illegal drugs -- your
members can help us turn the tables against the dealers, forever.
Many of you are already involved with the nation-wide Partnership
for a Drug Free America. But let me also encourage you to get
involved with local efforts, at street level.
On every block, in every town and every city in America,
there should be a home or a business willing to serve as a
safe-house for kids -- where they can go for help. For
information about drugs. For refuge from dealers. Or just for
the comfort of a caring, listening heart. Ladies and gentlemen,
our kids need our help.
That will mean a lot to your communities. But there's one
thing more, that we should consider for the sake of the world
community. We've all watched -- with wonder and delight -- the
transformations that took place in Eastern Europe during the
Revolution of '89.
It is in this decade, as the political dust settles, that
much of the real work begins. So many are struggling to regain
their footing now. And now is the time for America to do quiet
but crucial work.
Every business and community organization in California and
across the country -- business leagues, Rotaries, Elks, clubs of
every kind -- all can find ways to help the people of Eastern
6
Europe make the transition to market economies.
You and your members should consider donating some time and
expertise to the emerging businesses now struggling in Eastern
Europe. Whatever your specialty -- strategic planning,
marketing, inventory, line operations -- it is needed now, in
Eastern Europe. Find a sister city there -- or a business that
would benefit from what you know of free enterprise and free
markets -- and put your talents to work. Today there is an
unprecedented opportunity -- and an urgent need -- for American
business leaders to lead the world toward the prosperity of the
free marketplace.
You know, back in 1890, there were a lot of newspaper
articles suggesting that California was in decline -- or as one
observer put it, "in a state of decadence." The critics claimed
that agriculture was struggling. Industry was strangling. And
it looked like the gold had all been rushed.
Well, you know what happened. California became a world-
class economic super-power. Today you are called upon -- and
privileged as few have been before -- to bring the world new and
unprecedented prosperity.
Show the world that commerce has conscience. In your own
businesses -- in your communities -- and in the community of
nations: gather strength. 11 And use it, to help people. III
Let me wish this chamber a very happy 100th birthday! God
bless you. And God bless the great state of California.
# # #
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9800 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32819-8199
TELEPHONE (305) 345-9800
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9800 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32819-8199
TELEPHONE (305) 345-9800
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'90-02-21 09:50 DOUG GAMBLE
P.2
DOUG GAMBLE
424- 36th Place
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Feb. 20/90
(213) 546-6409
TO: KRISTEN GEAR
2 Pages
CALIF. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (Mark Lange)
1 HAVEN'T SEEN $0 MANY PEOPLE DRESSED LIKE THIS SINCE I SAW A PICTURE OF
THE BEVERLY HILLS UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE THE DAY DREXEL, BURNHAM CLOSED DOWN.
(Black tie event 1 believe? Drexel's L.A. office was in Beverly Hills.)
I PASSED UP A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY EARLIER TODAY. THEY WANTED ME TO GO TO A
BEL-AIR SOUP KITCHEN AND STAND IN LINE FOR VICHYSSOISE.
IN LIGHT OF THE RECALL OF A CERTAIN PRODUCT, I HEAR A NEW SUPPORT GROUP HAS
BEEN FORMED IN MALIBU. IT'S CALLED "PARENTS WITHOUT PERRIER."
WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT I WAS SURPRISED AND FLATTERED TO SEE A RED CARPET
ROLLED OUT AND A 21-GUN SALUTE. THEN I LOOKED AROUND AND REALIZED IT WAS THE
L.A. COLISEUM COMMISSION WELCOMING AL DAVIS BACK FROM A VISIT TO OAKLAND.
(The commission is trying to convince Davis to keep the Raiders in L.A. rather
than moving them back to Oakland.)
I OVERHEARD TWO PEOPLE TALKING EARLIER, AND ONE OF THEM HAD AN IDEA TO GET RID
OF THE MEDFLIES. HE SAID 'IF WE COULD LURE THEM TO ORANGE COUNTY BEACHES, MAYBE
THEY'D GET STUCK IN THE OIL."
MORE
'90-02-21 09:50 DOUG GAMBLE
P.3
- 2 -
DOUG GAMBLE
TO: KRISTEN GEAR - CALIF. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (CONT'D)
I KNOW SENATOR JOHN GLENN WAS PROUD TO BE THE GRAND MARSHALL OF THIS YEAR'S
&
ROSE PARADE IN PASADENA. I UNDERSTAND THE ONLY REQUEST HE MADE OF THE PARADE
COMMITTEE WAS THAT HE NOT BE MADE TO RIDE IN A LINCOLN.
(As in Lincoln S&L. I think I did something similar for the Alfalfa, but it
wasn't used.)
THRILLED
SOMEONE TOLD ME EARLIER HOW I HE WAS TO MEET ME. HE SAID "IT'S THE
FIRST TIME I EVER SHOOK HANDS WITH SOMEONE WHO KNOWS ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER
PERSONALLY."
I HEAR DON KING HAS TURNED DOWN A CHANCE TO PROMOTE DOUGLAS VS. TYSON AT
TRUMP PLAZA IN ATLANTIC CITY, OR DOUGLAS VS. HOLYFIELD AT CAESAR'S PALACE IN
LAS VEGAS, $0 HE CAN PROMOTE AN EVEN BIGGER HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHT IN LOS ANGELES:
ToM BRADLEY VS DONALD TRUMP AT THE AMBASSADOR HOTEL.
(T) ump & Mayor Bradley are battling over how the Ambassador land will be developed
once the hotel is knocked down. Big local issue.
i.e., 7.A. the is state-wick.)
Rights freedoms and of course, tree speech:
LAST TIME I WAS HERE I ENCOUNTERED A FEW DEMONSTRATORS, AND SOME OF THEM WERE
PRETTY EMPHATIC. A PROTESTOR FROM UCLA SHOUTED "U.S. OUT OF PANAMA, U.S. OUT
OF EL SALVADOR - AND USC OUT OF LOS ANGELES."
BARBARA THINKS I'VE BEEN SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME IN CALIFORNIA. I DON'T KNOW WHY --
JUST BECAUSE WHEN SHE SUGGESTED A MOVIE LAST NIGHT I SAID "LIKE, THAT'S A GNARLY
IDEA, DUDE."
Mark,
I turned in 2 pages to Curt for another Bush L.A.
speech. Maybe there are some lines he doesn't want
which you might use, and vice-versa.
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(415) (415) 394-3666 394- 3666
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Jerry Jacobs
Dennis Disbiassi Debiase
[spechuriter] 7 (415)394-3657
Humane Partnerships
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Lee Calaway Pg&E (415)973-2756
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Customers add to sill, P9E matches
funn; indiv customers go to it
to fund for their energy bills
$ 1/2 M year
$300,000 by shareholder
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progr of low ine agencis
- impe of agencia on energ covs;
- tain to
trainer 1000s ; help families
weatherize home etc
- program 10yr to weatherize hower of lowineon
500, home
- 2-3 last yrs: prou. free refrigeratore -
replace old w/ high efficiency
200,000+ fridgen of other applicance
- surthern 2/3 of ate
progr w/ local orgs: help for seniors;
education to help in
help schools
extensive speaker progr on
safety, home consere.
(Acience)
his interest in recycling supp id in sci/math
to ensure gual d workere
MESA (minority Ed) - coub of
tr for suiterchers, Echolarships
loan ofen to pro like mesa of $ United way
for extre staffing 4/0
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for broaden workforce
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213-930-6561
George Marich 415-894-5079 chevron-USA
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III
Chamber
- fess time to cron the ocean, longer
to get to work
- Gov. Deukmejian is introducing POTUS.
I spoke w/ his speechwriter E; the Gov.
often makes self deprecating jokes about
his charismatic speaking style (LACK OF.)
His He has been known to say that
after politics, he wants to go on the
$$ lecture circuit - zma his wife
wonders how he'll pay the aurience
to listen!
We could mention this
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MARCH 1, 1990
Event:
Centennial Year Gala (Black Tie)
Date:
March 1, 1990
6:30 p.m. (cocktails) ; 7:30 p.m. (dinner)
Place:
Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles
CONTACT: Douglas Gordon
Cyuthia Sugnki
CA Chamber, VP of Corporate Affairs
916 321 5041
(916) 444-6670
Steven Merksamer
Gala Coordinator/Deukmejian's Chief of Staff
(916) 446-6752
REMARKS:
**After dinner, Steven Merksamer (Chairman of the Chamber of
Commerce) will introduce Stanley A. Wainer (Chairman of the Board
of the Chamber of Commerce and CEO of Wyle Laboratories). He
will introduce Governor Deukmejian. The Guv will introduce POTUS.
After that, Dionne Warwick will entertain for an hour and then
the fat lady sings and everyone stumbles home. It's a PARTY.
**They are working their program around 10-15 minutes of remarks
by the President, unless we tell them drastically otherwise.
They would like his remarks not to be a big pat on the back for
the Chamber, but rather more celebratory of 100 years of
California business. Their theme is (roughly) : " A Century
of Success". Mr. Gordon stressed the upbeat mood and would like
humor.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
**The audience will be 1100-1200 people, mainly California
business people. There will also be a smattering of local
politicians and candidates. They will furnish us with a list as
soon as they know.
**There will be 21 or 22 people at the head table/dais (depending
on if Mrs. B. attends). They will furnish us with a complete
list and seating arrangement as soon as they can. For now, we
know: the Deukmejians; Attorney General and Mrs. Van de Kamp
(running for Dem. nomination for gubernatorial race) ; Senator
Pete and Mrs. Gail Wilson; the Wainers; the Merksamers.
Tammy and I are pow- wowing on a theme: we would like to draw a
picture of California in 1890 and 1990, mainly business but also
cultural (for example, Yosemite is also 100 this year.)
Mrs, Mrs Kisk West
Ch. Pres.
see
Ken Maddy Mrs. Sen when
MF
Willie Brown ?
kep Treasurer Tom Hayes wife of
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Total: 1890: 26,292
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CALIFORNIA CHAMBER of COMMERCE
TELEFAX COVER SHEET
DATE:
February 8, 1990
TO:
Ms. Carolyn Cawley
White House
Speech Writing Staff
FAX NUMBER: 202/456-6218
FROM:
Mr. Douglas H. Gordon
Vice President, Corporate Affairs
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
FAX NUMBER:
916/443-4730
TELEPHONE:
916/444-6670
NUMBER OF PAGES (INCLUDING COVER SHEET)
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NOTES:
Dear Carolyn:
Enclosed are three additional items of information.
1. Brief history of the Chamber.
2. Research paper on the early days of the Chamber up to 1920.
3. Preliminary draft of the Dinner program which includes some
additional historical information.
I will have the matter of whether previous presidents have spoken to the
Chamber researched and will send you more as it becomes available.
Thanks for your interest.
IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE WITH THIS TRANSMISSION, PLEASE CALL
Jo
McIntosh
AT 916/444-6670 EXT. 220
P.O. Box 1736 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95812-1736 FACSIMILE (916) 443-4730 TELEPHONE (916) 444-6670
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more wages.' The great ranches were being broken up and sold in
smaller parcels with long and liberal terms available. Estee
comments that small fruit farms were quite successful in
California because they produced more fruit and as a rule, a
better quality from the same amount of land and the same amount
of labor than anywhere else. He concluded that "if a genial
climate, a fertile soil, sunny skies, a balmy health-giving
atmosphere, and scenery of unsurpassed beauty are useful and
attractive to any man, they ought to belong to the man who lives
and toils in California."
The California State Board of Trade sponsored "California on
Wheels" in 1889 - 1890. In a nation-wide tour, California
products were displayed in three vestibules in railroad cars
furnished by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. It traveled
13,624 miles and viewed by over 836,450 people.
Atlanta, Georgia invited the California State Board of Trade
to exhibit California products in its Exposition in 1895. Given
five thousand square feet of space in the Agriculture Building,
the organization moved its semi-permanent display from the Ferry
Building in San Francisco to Atlanta, first admonishing the
California counties involved that it would be in the best
interests of all for them to refurbish the present stock of
products! Visitors flocked to attend the lectures and to see the
stereopticon views of California in the Georgian auditorium, as
well as receive abundant literature on California and its
resources.
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In a letter to Governor J. H. Budd in 1895, A. N. Towne, a
director of the California State Board of Trade, noted the growth
of California in the ten year period between 1880 and 1890.
Ranking twenty-second in population, California's growth rate was
forty percent as compared to twenty-five percent for the rest of
the United States. California ranked sixth in valuation of
property, while its exports valued nearly two million dollars.
In 1890, California produced 18,000,000 gallons of wine, more
than any state in the Union. Showing that California was
abundantly supplied with railroad facilities, Towne reported that
while twenty-three miles of track was available in 1860, in 1893
the mileage had increased to 4,692, making the State fifteenth in
the nation.
In 1903, the California State Board of Trade conducted an
advertising campaign through the use of widely disseminated
bulletins extolling many virtues of California and its various
facilities. Commenting on the superior transportation available,
the publication noted that besides the thousand miles of sea
coast with numerous safe harbors, California had a fine internal
water system with two navigable rivers, the San Joaquin and the
Sacramento where steamers went all the way to Red Bluff. It
continues, "What the California producer suffers by reason of his
remoteness from the great populous and consuming centers of the
world is compensated in great part by cheap and excellent
transportation facilities."
To further encourage the immigrant to settle here, another
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circular in 1903 notes that there is no feature of California
more attractive than its climate. On the whole, California had
the best climate in the world. This superior climate accounted
for the excellent growing conditions for citrus fruit. "Those
who want sunny days, mild winters and citrus fruits will find
them in northern, central and southern California."
To attract factories, another bulletin reported it used to
be said that California would never hope to become much of a
manufacturing state due to lack of cheap power, but the great
deposits of petroleum were not known. By 1902, 7 1/2 million
barrels of oil have been produced. It noted that it could
truthfully be said that California was richly endowed with cheap
power and all the advantages it offers. "Shrewd men have not
been slow in figuring out the possibilities offered by the State
for manufacturing, and new factories of different character are
right now springing into existence in rapid succession."
Following the 1906 earthquake and fire, Arthur R. Briggs,
manager of the California State Board of Trade offered
reassurance to prospective settlers. He exclaimed that
California from her earliest history had attracted the
adventurous, the progressive and the ambitious from everywhere.
"With ample resources available to them, these great merchants
and manufacturing establishments would rebuild a city
unparalleled, making rapid strides to maintain a position of
commercial and financial prominence throughout the world."
For undetermined reasons, by order of the Superior Court of