Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-06
THE BALL STARTED.
An Oakland Pioneers Donation to Buy
Suffers Fort.

An Oakland Pioneers Donation to Buy
Suffers Fort.
The action of the City Trustees on Mon
day, in giving notice that unless something
definite be done within three weeks toward
purchasing and preserving Suffers Fort, sin
the eastern verge of the town." the old
Landmark shall be removed to admit of the
opening of streets through the property, is
having effect. Already one pioneer, who
does lot live in Sacramento and who cal-
not be accused OF desiring to boom any
body's property, has come to the front with
a contribution of $50 to start fund for the
purchase money, as will be seen by the fol-
lowing letter. 1t now remains for other
pioneers-and citizens who were not pio-
neers-to come forward and show their
willingness to aid in saving the old fort
from destruction. As the City Trustees
mean business, it would seem that the
owner must now either fix price on the
property or abandon the fort to Its fate:
WEST OAKLAND, Novem Der 4, 1889.
General j. G. A1TtiBe-SIR: l herewith in
close $50 toward the purchase of dear old Suffers
Fort and can assure you that in all my long
residence on the Pacific coast of over forty
years, have never given dollar SO freely as
this last contribution, toward keeping green the
memory of Captain John A: suffer, or at least
what is left OF him IN California. And, now
that this is the first actual gun fired toward the
purchase of these historical grounds, hope my
fellow pioneers throughout the State will not
forget to do likewise, as many of them owe
debt of gratitude to the old fort that should
gladly be repaid now that the opportunity has
come. trust that the owner or his agent in
Sacramento will see it to their best interest to
fix price on the property at once, so that invi-
tations may be extended to everybody in the
State to join in the dance and let US make it
the grandest ball Of the season.
LUKE A. LAHsDoN.
ANOTHER IDEA.
Mr. John Eitel makes a new suggestion
in regard to the matter, as explained in
the following communication:
SACRAMENTO, November 5th.
EDS. RECoRD-UNIos: As the City Fathers ap-
pear to have doomed Suffers Fort in order to
open the streets, would suggest that the en-
sensble OF the old building still be preserved. If
il is possible to bog up gigantic monoliths and
drag them over the Atlantic Ocean to be set up
financial advantage to :" transport" very IN
pleasant national sore of the past to Chicago to
be set up again as Libby Prison, why should not
the old land mark known as suffers Fort put
money into the purse of those who will carry out
the enterprise, by removing the same to some
other locality in or near the city?
1t might not be such a bad idea if the Central
Street Railroad Company would acquire the
property and set II up as it originally stood.
If placed at the end of the road, or South
Sacramento, it would eventually form the nu-
cltus for some sort of California museum
specially devoted to the days of the pioneers
and all that gathered preceding them.
Unlike Libby Prison, mankind would look
upon it with more kindly feelings, be they from
any corner OF the Republic. Other suggestions
could be made with other localities in which
the city itself may become interested
1t ought to be renovated where it stands, but
if 1t has to CO. it ought to be set up within the
city limits, or in close proximity, and such an
undertaking is not an impossibility.
JOHN EITRL.