Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-08
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The Colusa Sun, one of the best papers in
the interior OF the State, makes the follow
ing announcement Messrs. Addington
d Green on the 1st of July sold to the Co
lusa Sun Publishing Company the fixtures,
book accounts, good will. etc. of the San
newspaper and job office The Directors
OF the company are NJ. Davis, J. w. Goad,
Richard Bayne, B. H. Burton and w. S.
Green. The latter will have charge Of the
business OF the company, and will continue
TO be the editor of the paper. with the as
sistance of Miss Genevieye Green in the
local department.
One of the most wholesome rules ever
adopted by the City Board of Fire Com
missioners was this:
No officer or member of the department shall
act as Executive Committeeman attend any
political Convention as a delegate hold or dis.
tribute tickets at any election, on penalty of in
slant dismissal.
Although the fire department has for
long time been recognized as a notoriouslv
active political body, this rule has stood as
one OF the regulations of the Board until
the present time. For fear it might be
overlooked at the last election, and that
some member of the department might
thoughtlessly transgress against it and thus
incur the hot dlspleasure of the Commits
sioners and suffer instant dismissal" the
RECORD, UNION, with humane purpose, pub
lished the rule the day prior, and called
attention of members to it. Either from
that fact, or some other, the rule seems to
have become obnoxious to the fire depart
ment, and at the last meeting of the
Commissioners was sat upon, killed
and expunged. 1t was q mistake. 1t ought
to have been retained. 1t reflected credit
upon the present Commissioners 1t testi-
fed that they enjoyed the distinction of
being the successors off noble Board of Com
missioners in past age, who were patriotic
ally devoted to the citys interests, and
placed them above using the department as
a political stepping-stOne and the servile
advancement of party. We suggest, there
fore, that even now, out of respect to the
memory of the past Board of Commission
ers referred to- the rule, which has been so
inglOriOusly killed in the house of its
friends, should be restored, and if it is in
the way of present methods and purposes
of the Fire Department, let it be amended
Judging from the spirit of the rule and its
recent tragic death, that is just what isn't
wanted at the present time The following
amended form is suggested as a substitute
Nothing charged for this suggestion and
aid IN the matter:
Rule XXII. Every officer and member of the
Fire Department shall act as an Executive Com
mitteeman, attend all political conventions as
delegates. hold and distribute tickets at every
election, on penalty of immediate dismissal
Tor noncompliance.
In connection with the visitation of the
Grand Army OF the Republic to California.
next month, nearly all the counties of the
State are making active preparations to Sc
cure the attention of visitors to their sew
eral localities, for the display of their lands
and products, with view to inducing set
Element from this desirable class. A yery
large number of ex-soldiers will take this
occasion of reunion and low fares to see
California for themselves, and if fayorably
impressed, will make this their future
home. Large investments in lands resulted
from the visit of the knights Templar at
the Conclave held here two years since.
Those who then came were largely wealthy
people, and had no purpose of changing
their residences TO our shores when they
came, but with the members of the
Grand Army, and others who will be
here with them, a different idea will pre-
vail, and the trip will be, to many
of them, "spying out of
the promised land" knowing this fact
many of the counties have been taking
steps TO show the advantages of their sec
tons, and to this end their Boards of Su
pervisors have supplemented the efforts of
citizens by appropriatiDg funds to carry
out the worthy object. Certainly a more
propitious opportunity could not be afford
ed for displaying our lands and inducing
men of moderate means to buy and come
among us. If the large estates and broad
farms in Sacramento county were subdi-
yided into small holdings, supplied with
water, and occupied By numerous families,
OF the sturdy class represented by the ex-
soldiers who are about to visit us, it would
more than treble the value of all real estate
in the county, and correspondingly enhance
properly values of all present owners. Sac
ramento county is peculiarly favored
for displaying her fruits, grains and
lands, and full advantage should
be taken of the occasion. We
are to have Sacramento DAY."
August nth, when an immense concourse
of people will be here, and remain the
18th, and many of them probably longer.
They are to make this headquarters for
trips into the country, wherever they wish
to go and investigate lands, resources, etc.
Provision is being made to gather and dis
play samples of the endless resources of
this county, in the State Agricultural Pa
vilion, and also TO conduct visitors wher-
ever they desire to go in this vicinity while
here The people of this city are doing
everything i'll their power to make an en-
tire success of this effort, but it will cost
quite an amount of money besides the
efforts and time which they are expanding.
As method of meeting some of the ex-
pense, committee of our leading business
men called upon and asked the Board of
Supervisors to make an appropriation in
aid of the work. This they will no doubt
do, as Sacramento cannot afford to be be-
hind her sister counties in this respect, es-
pecially as her opportunity to reap benefits
are certainly unequaled by any other. By
all means let us do ourselves credit in this
matter.