The record-union., 1892-07-13
WORLDS FAIR MONEY.
Friends and Foes of the Appropria-
ton Making Speeches.
The Supervisors Listen to a Wealth of
oratory-The Matter Finally
Taken Under Advisement.

Sf,0OO for Sacramento County exhibit at
the State Fair there was a very large
gathering of farmers and fruit-growers,
merchants and other taxpayers at the
meetlng-room yesterday morning.
captain T. B. Hall presented to the
board petition bearing some 240 sigma
lures formally asking that the $500 APP
preparation legalized by the last Legisla-
ture be made.
PROTESTS AND SPEECHES.
Two remonstrances which had been
hled with the board by members Of the
Farmers Alliance, who are opposed to
an appropriation, were then read.
Then speech-making was inaugurated,
and the Supervisors listened to oratory
both for and against the proposition all
day.
Captain Hall spoke briefly in favor of
the petition. He said it was high time
that Sacramento was up and doing. She
should lose no further time about COM
Ing to the front and showing the world
what her vast resources were.
j. o. Coleman said there was really 10
good reason why petition should have
Deen gotten up at all. 1t was simply a
matter as to whether the county proposed
10 be behind the neighboring counties in
the matter of a representation at the fair
Farmer Reed of Florin, who once got |
into serious trouble by making charges |
against the Supervisors, announced him.
self as opposed to the petition. He said !
the petition was not gotten up honestly, |
as 1t bore firm names, and in addition the
separate signatures OF the firm members, |
causing the petition to look larger than it
was.
w. NJ. Boyne corroborated what Reed
said, and he pointed out several double
signatures on the petition.
AN EXPLANATION.
Jud. c. Brusie explained that firms
were taxpayers as firms, and the firm
members were also taxpayers again as |
property-owners; therefore they had |
right to sign twice. Mr.. Brusie then went |
on to say that the only matter which |
the board had to consider was |
whether or not the proposed appro-
priation was best for the county. He |
asked whether the county should now
stand back and refuse opportunities that |
may never appear again in this genera
ton. We are favored county-have the |
Capital and State Fair and important |
State gatherings-and instead of follow |
ing behind more obscure counties, should |
lead them in any matter like this, involv- |
ing legitimate appropriation and prom
1sing such handsome returns. Majority |
rules in this country, and the petitions |
showed the majority of taxpayers favored |
the appropriation.
fact that two-thirds of the petition sign
ers own property in the country as well |
as in the city.
THE STATE MONEY.
Mr.. Boyne had a ''sticker'' for Mr.. |
BruSie. You were a member of the last |
Legislature, he said. Now can you tell |
me what that 100000 appropriation was
for?"
But the young Assemblyman was not |
stumped. He explained that the money
was for the erection of buildings, secur-
ing OF grounds, etc. The estimated cost of
the building alone is $4,000. The money
VIII be used for the transportation of diff
1erent products. Part of it has been set
aside for such general exhibits as horti-
cultural viticultural, meteorological
stock, ETC., irrespective of localities.
Boyne took the floor again, and this
Tune he did not surrender it for at least
an hour. He was sarcastic at first and
then demonstrative. He advised the
board 10 use the s. 800 to help pay inter
est on some Of the money the county
owes; or it could be used in relieving
some Of the destitute families that could !
be found in the city and county. He
entered into sweeping denunciation of
City Trustees and Supervisors of past
years, and held them responsible for the
condition OF our finances. The Super
visors gave money to the State Fair-and
what has the State Fair been all these |
years, Mr.. Boyne asked but a horse fair?
Have the arts received any encourage
ment therefrom? He declared that every
thing was in the hands of corporations
and we were continually paying taxes
that others might dance while we played
the fiddle.
WENT AFTER BoYNE.
In conclusion Boyne said that Sacra-
mento had been in the front rank for the
last thirty years and could not be ac-
cused of silurianism.
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Boyne in a lively manner. He said he |
had listened to Boyne's rambling ora
tion," and it appeared to him that that |
gentleman was seeking to show how long
and how loud he could talk, and how lit |
tie he could say. Judge Armstrong said
he would be ashamed to hold up his head
at the Chicago Fair if our county was alb
sent when the roll was called. He char
acterized the objecting parties as pessi-
miSts.
Carl Strobel said he had an opinion
similar to that Of Judge Armstrong.
Mr.. Boyne replied warmly, getting into
personalities.
Then Farmer Reed made another
speech.
David Lubin spoke earnestly in favor
of the appropriation. Time was when
fruit sold at less per pound than potatoes
We are realizing good prices from our
fruits now because we have shown them |
TO the people abroad. The Worlds Fair
was place at which we could not afford
to be unrepreseBted. Mr.. Lubin said
California had secured an independent
building despite the opposition of the fair
people at Chicago, and was in a fair way
of giving a fine show if the counties
would only stand in. Mr.. Lubin was
loudly applauded.
p. II. Murphy, George B. Katzenstein
and ex-senator William Johnston spoke
in favor of the appropriation and then the
board took a recess until 2 O'Clock.
WHAT THE LADIES THINK.
At the afternoon session the discussion
was resumed.
There were a number of ladies present
and several Of them gave their opinions.
Mrs. 5. B. More of Freeport was in
favor of making the appropriation and
her declaration was received with ap-
plause from the advocates of the plan.
Mrs. J. p. Odbert also favored making
the appropriation, and so did Mrs. A.
Plummer.
Mrs. Amanda Reed thought that the
100000 appropriated by the State was
enough TO cover all purposes.
Mrs. Hapeman said the S300,000 appro-
prlatlon should have been sufficient, but
as it had proved not to be the county
should appropriate at least enough to
cover expenses. Mrs. Green was of a
similar opinion.
Then the opposition was heard from.
John Simon said the growers of the
grain were already oyerburdened with
taxation. and 1t was time to stop it. The
statement had been made that the coun-
try was arrayed against the city. This
was not the case, he said. The farmers
were not hostile TO city interests, but they
only asked for fair deal. The MERCHANTS
of Sacramento C'itv 1rara Az. /