Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-21
SACRAMENTO TO TIE FRONT.
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN Or
CAME A WORLDS FAIR CLUB.
Mayor Comstock Chosen President-Pre-
parations for the Exposition to
Begin at Once.


By request of Mayor Comstock number
OF prominent business men met at-505 K
street yesterday afternoon to organize a
Worlds Fair Club, the object of which
would be to begin Immediately prepare
tons for the coming Worlds Exposition at
Chicago Among those who were present
were c. A. Luhrs, l.. L. Lewis, Mayor
Comstock, A. J.. Johnston, Supervisors
Ross, Greer, Black and Bates, c. h. Cum
mings, P. A. Humbert, G. G. Pickett, David
Lubin and others.
The Mayor called the meeting 70 order,
and stated the object for which it was
called. He said it was proposed that the
city and county should act together. This
meeting was for the purpose of organizing
permanently, SO that preparations toward
having Sacramento properly represented at
the great exposition could be commenced
at once.
The first business was the election of
permanent officers, and the result was as
follows: President, W. d. Comstock; Vice.
President, David Lubin; Treasurer, L. L.
Lewis, and Secretary, G. G. Pickett.
Il was agreed to call the organization the
Sacramento City and County Worlds Fair
Club.
Mr.. Lubin then addressed the meeting.
He referred TO his former experiences in
getting up affairs of this kind-particularlv
for the London exhibit-and said that the
most necessary adjunct was money. 1t
would be a good plan, he said, to assess
each member of the club fifty cents or a
dollar month, TO pay the expenses accru-
ing from the clubs operations A mem
bership roll should be made up of as many
names as it was possible to obtain, and
each member should contribute monthly
Mr.. Humbert thought that a dollar a
month would be little enough.
Mr.. Johnston said that it would be better
to make up the membership roll first, to
get every business man to join, and then
call q mass meeting. 1t would be time
enough in that meeting to decide upon the
amount of the assessment.
Mr., Humbert, however, insisted that 81
would be about right. 1t was to be an af-
fair in which California would have an
opportunity to show herself-an opportu-
nifty that would not present itself again
very soon. 1t was therefore important
county should put his hand in his pocket
and contribute literally. 1t would benefit
Sacramento greatly, and every dollar laid
out would come back doubled. Hr Hum
bert concluded by moving that the monthly
dues be fixed at 81.
The motion was carried.
1t was then suggested that a roll be made
out Immediately, and that all present sign
it and put up the first assessment. This
was acted upon. Mayor Comstock heading
the list.
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cided that committee of five should be
appointed by the Chair. at its leisure, to
canvass the city for members. 1t was also
decided to appoint committees in each
town and district throughout the county
to act with the club.
Mr.. Luhrs suggested that $50 names be
selected from the city and county, and that
on given date meeting of these persons
be held in this city, at which the work to
be done by the club would be mapped out
and each member assigned certain duties
to perform.
The meeting then went into Committee
of the Whole for the purpose of selecting
as many names as possible.
The following-named citizens of the
county were named as a General Com
mittee to take the matter in charge:
Sacramento City-A. Abbott, Thomas
Fox, A. Alderman, c. II. Hubbard, T.
A. Lauder. A. Heilbron, William H.
Hamilton, James Seadler Charles K. Nc
CATCHY, E. B. Willis, W.. Davis, w. A.
Gett, Jr., Scion S. Holl, Frank D. Ryan,
Elwood Bruner, John n. Larkin, R. T.
Devlin, S. Levinson, J. o. Coleman, W. E.
Gerber Ed. p. Hamilton. Frank Miller,
William Beckman, Fred. Cox, A. s. Hop
kins. ]. M. Mott, G. G. Pickett, B. Ruhl, c.
S. Houghton, E. w. Hale Frank Ruhstal-
Ter, P Scheld, w. A. Anderson, William
Ingram, Geo. NJ. Mott, S. E. Darlington,
joseph Stefens, Adam Andrew, Cyrus
Wheeler, L. B. Mohr, A. Meister, ]. T. Hill,
Geo. Schroth, H. G. Smith. Charles Nc
Creary, I. B. Hall, D. A. Lindley, ]. B.
Klune, Jos. Hahn, VIM. Geary, F. R. Dray,
E. R. Hamilton, John SHELTON, S. Wasser-
mann, L. L. Lewis, H. G. May, F. Tracy,
C. H. Cummings, George o. Bates, A. ].
Rhoads, @. L. White, A. r. Conklin, /.
Danielwitz, A. Herold, Joseph Bowers, l.
Townsend, VIM. Land, W. a. Csswell,
William Mclaughlin. II. c. Wolf, w.
D. Comstock, Z. Greer, Thomas Dwyer,
George B. Katzenstein, o. n. Cronkite
E. X. Alsip P. E. Plat, E. ]. Gregory, S.
II. Gerrish, W. c. Fitch, John Miller, r.
Singleton, D. Lubin, II. c. Ross, J. G.
MARITIME, ]. W. Guthrie, W. H. Sherburn,
Jas. Pierson, Z. S. Houghton, John Breu-
ner, Chris Suter, ]. w. Reeves, Joseph
Hopley, r. D. Stephens.
Folsom. H. Burnham, T. J. McFar-
land, Chas. Ecklan, E. Mcnamara, Chas.
Aull, P. A. Humbert S. Cohn, J. Heyman,
Peter wager, Geo. w. Cummings.
Brighton-T. c. Perkins, c. Toomey, J.
Rooney, A. L. Wait.
Elk Grove-John Andrew, f. Emerson,
ellis Doty, Dr.. H. MCGEE, J. T. Chin
ney.
Cosumnes-W. Hulixon, j. Owens, j.
Frailey, A. Plummer, - Ross.
Live oak-Bepj. Bailey, o. Plummer,
Geo. Atkinson.
Michigan Bar-John Heath, Chas. Ru-
man, w A. Brown.
Galt-Dr o. Harvey, A. Montague, ]. ].
Campbell, A. W. Whitaker, j. NJ. Smith,
John Brewster.
Clays station-Thos. Stevens, George N.
MCGEE, S. Carr.
franklin. NJ. Stephenson, P. r. Beck
ley, VIM. Fry, Henry ALERT.
Sheldon-Wm. Healey.
Courtland-Wm Johnston, Dwight Hol-
lister, Sol Runyon, ]. W. Houston.
Natoma-M. Schlittler.
Ashland-John Lawton.
Freeport-P. Refill, Z. Hunt.