The morning call., 1892-02-17
HYDRAULIC MINING.
The Chamber of Commerce Sup
ports the Movement.
Moral and Financial Aid Promised-Ths City
Cemetery Grant Considersd-Appeal
for the Editors.

? q special meeting Of the Chamber of Com
merce was convened yesterday fer the puT-
pose Of receiving and taking action on
the report OF its committee TO the recent
State Mining Convention.
The report gave in detail synopsis of
the facts relating to the unity which pre-
vailed between the farming and mining ele-
ments il the convention on the adoption Of
the memorial to Congress. 1t recommended
the adoption Of resolutions urging Congress
t. approve the suggestions of its own com
mission, IS hich would result in the ad dition
o. SI0.unaG0 a year to the wealth Of the
nation and revive the business of the de-
serted mining camps.
After a few remarks by Captain Taylor
il support Of tae resolutions they were
unanimously ad0Dted.
CAPTAIN Chapman then presented a set Of
resolutions calling upon the Board Of Su-
peryisors 20 donate the Gfty-four acres in
the City Cemetery tract 10 the Federal
Government for fertilization purposes.
AN AMENDMENT ADOPTED.
The resolution was supported by Colin NJ.
Boyd. but opposed by Captain Taylor for
the t. ason taat the land was held in trust
for the people and the Supervisors could
not donate it for any purpose. That being
the case, he did not believe the chamber
should put itself IN a wrong position by
adopting such resolution.
Mr.. Boyd believed the Supervisors had as
much right 70 donate The land in question
as tie jJ-fo0t strip Of Jessie street Ii they
had Dos the right lie thought some short cut
toward accomplishing the object might be
found.
". II. Mills suggested that the difficulty
fHrHf la ht- Fffnr 70
effect that the United States Government
be requested to take proceedings in con-
domination OF the fIty-fuur acres necessary
for harbOr defenses, with the assurance, ia
tile opinion Of the chamber. that the citizens
of san Francisco will not resist the pro-
CeediBgs nor oppose the award Of value.
10 that form tie motion was carried with
out opposition.
a communication was received from the
Chamber Of Commerce IN Savannah, Ga,
promising its support 10 the movement IN
favor af the Nicaragua Canal and asking
the San Francisco Chamber, In return, to
request the support of the California dele
cation to Congress for the proposed I'M
provemeBts Of the Savannah River. A
resolution ID conformity with the request
was put and carried.
FINANCIAL AID NEEDED.
S. K. Thornton. as spokesman for the Ex-
Ccutive and Financial COMMITTEES Of the State
fer the moral support It had given and drew
attention to the fact that they also asked
for financial support in Or y 90 maintai n
their delegates IN Washing ! while trying
to secure necessary legisla-lOn.
IbereuDOn, on motion OF +. A. Haber,
seconded by General Dimond, resolution
was adopted authorizing the Chair 70 ap-
point a committee Of twelve to solicit inan-
cal aid from the business community, the
committee 10 be appointed hereafter.
w. ii. Mills called attention 10 the forth
coming convention of the National Editorial
Association in this city and asked the
chamber to provide ways and means for
their entertainment while here. He asked
that ex-senator Filcher of the California
Press Association be heard upon the matter.
Mr.. FicheF explained that from 800 to
1900 bona hde editors would take part in the
deliberations of the convention, and as they
were men who desired to see the resources
Of the country and TO investigate IS needs it
would be advisable to make some prepara-
ton for their entertainment while here.
The proposition was not to wine nor dine
them, but to show taem the country, not at
the expense of the chamber, but under its
auspices.
1t was resolved to appoint committee to
consider the suggestion and to confer with
members of the association in the S tate.