Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-06
AN EPIsTLE FROM ROSE


Atthe evening session Mr.. Shippee handed
the Secretary the following letter from Di-
rector Rose which was read
L. u Shippee, President STATE Board Agriciatural
S0c3ay-DEAR SIR: By your kind permission |
send you this letter. which you kindly promised
you would have read at your next meeting.
should have much preferred to have attended
in person, but our President of this the Los An
geles district, being absent, l have consented to
take his place aud You understand that it will
be Impossible ior me TO get away on the 4th, as
on the 9Th our fair opens That l consider the
subject matter of this letter very important to
the State Agricultural Society is evident.
The matter allude to is the letting of pool
privileges, in which there were some mistakes
made would like to see righted. There is an
abundance of time, in fact 1t was usual in for
mer years to let these privileges after the entries
were in, for then more intelligent bets could be
made. The mistakes and wrongs which have
been ne TO our society are : First in letting
the pool privilege so early second, in not ad-
vertising that such letting privilege would take
place. thus debarrine all compe itioD; third, the
giving of 30 per cent. commission received on
POOLS sold, where equally responsible parties
who would do the same work equally as WELL
would have l0ken 1t at 10 per cent. thus giving
us 30 per cent instead of 55, and making diff
ference to our society which may safely be esti-
mated at 81 600 This is the whole matter in a
nutshell, and perhaps nothing more need be
added, aud can't see how any Director can fail
to believe that the former action of the Board
was hasty ald should be reconsidered II can
not be claimed that Killip d Co. to whom the
contract was awarded, are the only firm that
can do this business / know thew will do il
i. on the other hand, l know of parties like
Whitehead d TO. and Schwartz & Co. who can
do II equally as well, as is evidenced that when
1t is open competition both these firms get q fair
proportion of business
The giving of 20 per cent. is no new feature
either, as Whitehead & Co. gave that percent
age TO the Blood Horse Association at their
meeting, and that, too, in the face OF and in
competition with book betting. Nor was this
matter spite work growing out of undue COM
petition or after giving the 30 per cent there
was fair profit to the poo sellers. This,
thlnk, know. But were 1t otherwise were it
true that owing TO sharp competition, or even
Iuluous competition, causing various pool-sell-
ers 10 DO business at Il loss, il would be no con-
eern OF ours, as long as We can have an honest
a. counting: and this we can have with either
party, Tor we have, take it, or should have
some one delegated to settle every night with
booksellers and to watch the pool-seilers by
day.
As far as ability is concerned Sam Whitehead
has no equal on this Coast as auctioneer in sell
ing pools, and few equals anywhere have no
feeling III this matter Mr.. Chase is very eff
ficient and good Director, and to me has been
more than kind ana obliging. and it would be
pleasure 10 do him kindness at any time
As regards the other gentlemen outside the
Board with whom we have differences have
no special sympathy, only in so far as to give
all courteous and fair hearing Charges and
fault-indings, when there is no ground for
them, will do US no injury. but when such very
plain facts are on their side, as in this matter.
then Il is time TO reconsider, it is time to place
ourselves right. for if We refuse to do our duty
to the public who furnish the money to make
our state institution possible in 80 plain a case
as this then the public may be excused for be-
heying that all the other charges made against
US are equally true, and refuse to furnish any
more appropriations. Yours respectfully,
l. ]. RosE.
Mr.. Green moved that the letter be
placed on file.
Mr.. LaRue said he had promised certain
parties, Mr.. Rose among others. that he
would move reconsideration of the vote
whereby the pool selling was let TO Mr..
Kkiip. He disclairned any feeling in the
matter, end said that 1t was his intention
to be present at the meeting, but failed to
receive lnotice, although be did not
doubt but that the Secretary sent it. but as
he was travelling from place 10 place about
thst time be failed to receive it.
he was asked by one of the Directors is
1t was 50 that be had a bid of se per cent.
for tbs pooling.