Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-29
IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION.
A Meeting of the Executive Commute
Last NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. nanin1.

Last Evening-Exposition Opening.
A meeting of the Executive Commute
OF the improvement Association was helt
last evening at the new exposition building
near the depot, which was made brillian
with an electric light suspended in III,
center, and another near the entrance il
front of the building. There was full
attendance.of the committee, DR.. Simmon:
| presiding and ]. o. Coleman Secretary
J. NJ. Avery, Chairman of the Committee
on Manufactures, made report concerning
the work of the committee in procuring the
| establishment of another cannery in this
| city. He stated that the company had
! been fully organized, nearly all of the
| $4,000 of stock had been taken, and that
| the establishment would be in running
order within thirty days.
The special Committee on Exposition
Building Grounds submitted the following
report
! To the Executive Committee Of the Improvement
| Association Of the City and County Of Sacramento:
GENTLEMEN: Your sub Committee on EXPOSE
| ton Building and Grounds beg leave to inform
I you that the building has been completed, the
grounds improved by planting semi-tropieal
trees and plants, erection of fountain, grading
walks, etc, and will be ready for occupancy
! June !, 1855
In the erection of the building and improve
ment OF the grounds your committee are under
many obligations TO the following named per-
sons: n. ID. Goodell for drawing plans and SUI
perintending the erection of building free of
cnarge Mrs. Z. II. Cummings, Mrs A e. Tufts
Mrs. Ed. +. Taylor Peter Kunz, John Kelley, e.
II. Todd, W. r. Strong & Co, DR.. G. L. Simmons
Tor donations of semi tropical trees Gladding
Mclean & Co. for one pair ornamental vases,
Superintendent J. B. Wright, William McKen,
zie, master mechanic, Phillip Douglass for sery-
ices in removing and planting trees, +. w. Pratt
Tor donation of 500 to the building fund, E. +.
woodward for brick foundation to the fountain,
J. A. Lefavor for donation of brooms and
brushes, J. 4. Harris for prompt fuIfllment of
contract on building.
by their literal contributions, have permitted
the erection of said building for purpose that
We trust, will be of direct benefit TO the city of
sacramento and Central and Northern Cali
fornia.
And last, but not least, we desire to empha.
size our thanks to J. o. Coleman, for his energy,
zeal and ability in carrying out in its various
details, the work of this committee.
Ed. K. Hamilton, J. W. Wilson, W. K. Jones.
On motion the report was unanimously
adopted, and special vote of thanks was
extended 10 the several persons named in
the report, for the assistance rendered, and
to the members of the subcommittee on
Exposition Buildings and Grounds, for the
faithful and successful manner in which
the work assigned them has been per-
formed.
On motion the Secretary was instructed
to notify the several persons TO whom ap-
probation and thanks were thus expressed
of the action of the Executive Committee
upon the subject.
DIR. Simmons announced that the OPEN
ing Of the Exposition building had been
fixed TOR next Saturday evening, and asked
Tor suggestions concerning the collection
and arranging of exhibits for the occasion.
He called upon Mr.. Maydwell, who is to
have charge of the Exposition building,
for a report of his visit to adjoining coun-
| ties in the interest of having exhibits from
such localities.
Mr. Maydwell stated that he had visited
all the valley counties north of Sacramento
and some others, and he was satisfied all
! counties visited would place good exhibits
in the building, but it was too early vet for
most of the localities, and hence no full
displays would be made until later in the
season.
Ed. +. Smith, Secretary of the State Agri-
| cultural Society, was called upon and made
some valuable suggestions concerning COL
lection of products for exhibition purposes,
| and kindly rendered his services in arrang-
Ing the exhibits when the same shall have
been brought in.
The subject of collecting the exhibits
| from Sacramento county and concerning
the opening exercises was discussed at
| length, remarks being made by Grove L.
Johnson, DR.. Simmons, Judge w. H.
Beatty, e. X. Alsip, J. o. Coleman. Joseph
Steffens, l.. L. Lewis, r. T. Devlin, Captain
Dryer, William Schaw, DR.. Tebbets, F.
| K. Dray, W. B. Maydwell, j. NJ. Avery and
| others. At the close of the discussion a
motion was adopted authorizing the special
| committee having charge of the Exposition
| matter to complete arrangements for the
exhibition, and to incur such expense as
deemed necessary in carrying out the object
MIR. Coleman announced that the com
| mittee had decided to have the opening
| exercises commence in the afternoon of
next Saturday at clock, and that in the
evening band concert would be given at
the Exposition building for the benefit and
pleasure of the public.
At this point in the proceedings, Gov
ernor Waterman came into the room, and
after being greeted with applause by the
audience, presented the Association with a
beautiful American flag for the Exposition
building. In doing so, he said: 9" am
fearful that the first time you raise it will
be on very sad OCCASION" referring to the
condition of General Sheridan
The presentation was received with very
marked demonstration of appreciation
close of which hearty vote of thanks was
extended to the Chief Executive for the
handsome and timely present. The Gov
ernor then retired.
Judge Beatty moved that as this was the
last meeting of the , xecutive Committee
prior to the annual meeting of the Associa-
ton, that the officers prepare reports for the
year TO be presented ct the annual meeting.
Adopted.
A bill for collecting the monthly pay
ments for support of the exposition project
was allowed. In connection with this
action remarks were made deprecating the
fact that persons who had subscribed to
this fund did not pay promptly without
being 0unned. as the notes were payable at
d. o. Mills bank, and it was wrong 20
have to pay commission for collection.
Alter transaciing further business as to
| details of the opening next Saturday the
meeting adjourned.