Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-04
SUFFERS FORT.
Must sacramento See 1t Carried Away to
Another City?

Another City?
The following letter has been received by
General ]. G. MARITIME from gentleman of
San Francisco, who is evidently wide.
awake Spectator who gives the usually
tenacious fly no opportunity to maintain a
foothold on his person. The letter, which
contains much that should be of interest to
the people of this city, is given in full, as
follows:
SAN FRAScIso. May rs, 1890.
General j. G MARITIME, Sdcrdmento-SIg: Hearing
nothing more of the noble effort you made to
secure and preserve the old Suffer Fort which
is located within your city limits, and thinking
perhaps, that the scheme had fallen through
(which is a usual thing with your good people),
l have proposition to make you which, if YOU
will interest youfself in it, will in q measure
carry out part Of your idea, and at the same
time be very profitable to both of us.
1t is this: Make proposition to the owner of
this property Tor the remains of the old adobe
building now on the grounds. Offer him fair
sum for the same-say not to exceed s., but
as much less as you may think proper-and as
soon as 1t is secured will have gang of men
proceed at once to your city and take il down
and ship 1t by boat to San Francisco here
Will secure proper location for it and re-erect
it as near its former self as possible and then
inclose it and proceed to advertise this famous
old building; and will insure you an annual
return OF SlUU per month 1Or your assistance.
In fact, will deposit the first 81. 200 to your
credit, upon the erection of the building here
This is to show you my good faith in the mat.
ter. Proceed in this matter at once, and quiet
ly, as other parties are negotiating with the
owner in the East on the same layout. There is
fortune in this for you, and it is for you to de-
eide the matter.
have written you this proposition as = GU are
entirely identified in the matter, and you would
be the most proper person to get hold of it.
Write me at once your answer, and let 1t be yes
The name of the writer is withheld sim
| ply because his personality does not nee
essarily concern the public. But he shows
that he is in earnest in the matter, and
that he believes there would be money in
it if his scheme could be carried out.
1t certainly is creditable to General Mar.
tine that his public spirit and desire to pro-
mote the welfare of this community are
sufficient to overbalance the fiattering in
ducements held out to him to derive per
sonal profit at the expense of the city's
interests. All the more is it creditable tc
him because of the opportunity afforded
Tor the acceptance of the proposition
through the apparent indifference of the
public in the matter of securing its pur
chase and preservation for the city. Gen
eral MARITIME is probably in better posi-
ton than anyone else to secure possession
OF the old fort, and doubtless could do 81
without much difficulty. But he still ha.
lingering hope that something may bt
done to save 1t to the city, and will use hi.
efforts to prevent its falling into the hands
OF persons outside of Sacramento, WHIT
seem to have better appreciation of ii.
value than have our own people.
The letter printed above shows that, as
business proposition. the possession of thu
old fort would be a good thing, and it re
mains to be demonstrated-perhaps yer,
soon and IN disagreeable manner to SOM
of our people-whether or not Sacramento
can be made to realize the fact