San Diego City Directory ~ 1874

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To the Chamber of Commerce 
of San Diego, Cal.:
The committee appointed by your honorable body, with 
instructions to publish, in a comprehensible form, informa-
tion of a reliable character, setting forth the advantages 
of this city and surrounding country, as a desirable locality 
for persons seeking new homes and health, present to the 
public, through your honorable body, the following work, 
comprising:
First - An Essay on its Climate, Resources, and Com-
mercial Importance.
Second - An Article entitled "Among the Wild Flowers 
of San Diego," by James S. Lippincott.
Third - Meteorological Statistics for 1871, 1872, and 
1873, from the records of the observer's office, signal service 
United States army, and from the Smithsonian records, 
kept by G. W. Barnes, M. D.
Fourth - Illustrated by twenty-two photographic views of 
Business Houses, Residences, Gardens, and Historical 
Localities.
Fifth - The names of Schools, Academies, Churches, Re-
ligious and other Societies and Organizations.
Sixth - A Business Directory.
		E. A. VEAZIE,
		A. PAULY,
		E. W. MORSE,
		JAMES S. GORDON,
		J. B. WELLS,
					Committee.
SAN DIEGO, CAL., May, 1874.		

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