Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-08
Amount of Davies SAortage-Those ste
eoptieou slides Keports.

Amount of Davies SAorta2e-Those Ster-
eoptieom Slides Reports.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 7th.-A meeting of
the Executive Committee of the State Bosrd OF
Trade was held this afternoon in the rooms on
Market street. President Hatch in the chair.
The most important business was the report OF
the Special Committee, consisting of Messrs-
Emery, Gregory aud Chapman appointed TO eX-
pert the books AID accounts of ex-Seeretary
Davies. As was expectet the meeting was
largely attended, there being twenty-four mem
Mr. Mills called the attention of tho Board to
the report upon the Fruit Industry of Cali
fornia." This Iepslt was submitted by General
n. P Chapman. and was prepared by COM
mittee consisting of N 7. Chapman, J. II. Flick
niger and D. ". Earl. In speaking OF the re
port, he stated that It was the most important
pamphlet YET issued by the state Board of
Trade. The statistical Information therein con-
tanned was most important, aud should De in
the hands of every person interested ia Cali
fornia- 1t was then moved and seconded that
10000 copies of the pamphlet be ordered printed
"a amendment was passed, however, allowing
the Publication Committee to order as many
printed as was deemed necessary.
THOSE .sTEREoPTIcoN SLIDES.
Mr. Mills said that he wished to bring to the
attention of the Board a matter which directly
touched the personal character of a gentleman
who had been employed by the Board. He re-
ferred 10 stereoprcian Northrup, who had been
connected with Ca iforn;a on Wheels he gen
tleman had been accused of accepting money
to advertise special sections of the State. Mr.
Mills said that on hearing this he ordered
NorIhrup to return TO this city. Mr.. Smith, the
Chairman of the Fresno Board of Trade, was
requested TO examine into the matter, ana re-
turned word that Northrup had collected 50 for
the purpose mentioned. As Mr.. NorthIup
Thought he had not been rightly treated, Mr..
Mills asked that any statement that Mr.. North.
rup might desire 10 make be heard by the
Board.
TWENTY YEARS EXPEBIESCE.
Permission having been given, Mr.. Northrup
reviewed the twenty years he had passed III the
State and the circumstances which led to his
engagement with California On Wheels. After
he had started he found that the slides in
tended for the steieop icon were few IN number
and failed to fully represent the prominent
places of California. For that fsOn he &C
cepted money for The purpose Of having slides
made of prominent buildings in California The
slides he had prepared already were OF the
Court house and other prominent buildings in
Fresno. He further had contracted TO furnish
slides of the Courthouse and Pavilion III stock
ton, but having been relieved. he returned the
money. Mr.. NOrthrup further said that the AMI
mus of the whole affair was that the SupeTln-
tendent of the travelling show did not like his
(Northrup's) religious belief The gentleman
appeared to be honest in his statement, ana his
remarks carried conviction with them.
The delegates from Fresno corroborated Mr..
NorthruD's assertion that the money had been
collected for The purpose OF having negatives
and slides made
The who e matter was finally referred to the
Committee on California on Wheels.
THE sEcHETARY's ACCOUNTS.
Mr. Mills stated elat since the last meeting Of
the Board he had suspended the Secretary, the
fact having been called to his attention that the
books of that official were in very bad condi-
ton. He therefore called upon the Committee
of Audit to render their report on the matter.
General Chapman from the committee, then
read very lengthy and detailed report. con-
sisting largely of tables of receipts ard eXpend-
lures by the late Secretary. since September,
1887, the sum OF S37 ,032 Il passed through the
hands of Mr.. Davies from certain sources, Of
which sum SIS is not accounted for.
From the various County Boards of Trade, Mr.
Davies received So $50. and accounted for s., 700
leaving balance due of SI,l5). Against this
should be credited q months salary due the eX-
Secretary, leaving the total deficiency $500.
Some Of the county Boards of Trade have not
yet reported the amounts they forwarded to Mr..
Davies. so that this amount may yet be in
creased.
The committee stated that Mr.. Davies intends
TO make good any deficiency.
A committee hen appointed to prepare a
new constitution for the state Board and is
composed as follows: W. H. Mills n. P Chip
man. Z. J. Gregory, W. 5. Emery and Tyler
Beach.
MIR. Mills then moved that the President be
instructed to make demand upon Mr.. Davies
for the amount of shortage, and that falling in
this, to take such steEs as are deemed necessary
to recover the amount of he defalcatiou.
1t was decided to incorporate and reorganiZe.
The Board then adjourned for two weeks.