The record-union., 1892-01-16
RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
The Convention Harmonious and
Enthusiastic.
Strong Resolutions and a Ringing
Memorial to Congress-Commit-
tee to Visit Washington.

the California River Convention yester-
day afternoon. The meeting was held in
the Assembly Chamber in the Capitol
building, and was largely attended.
LIST OF DELEGATES.
The following is a list of the delegates
from the various counties represented:
Sutter-C. P. Berry, T. B. Hull, a. II.
WILDER, George Ohleyer, B. F. Walton.
Yuba-John II. Jewett, D. II. Ostrom,
w. T. Ellis, Jr., Edward Woodruff, Ii.
+. Knight, J. NJ. c. Jasper.
Colusa-A. H. Rose, P. r. Garnett, S.
w. Boyer, w. S. Green, and George f.
Packer.
Solano-E. E. Leake, Peter Tins, r. S.
Egbert, James Millar. r. 2. Enright
Tehama-G. G. Kimball, NJ. 2. Mat
thews, L. /. McCory, w. Stairley and Il.
w. Crumvine.
Yolo-G. NJ. Dixon, Thomas DWyer,
David MCGOWAN, /. B. Adams, +. S.
San Joaquin. W. Ferris, r. c. sar-
gent, D. n. Huskee, J. w. Adkins, D. g.
Weber, T. q. Snider, VIM. King and r.
Clark.
Glenn-P. NJ. Wiles, Phil NJ. Stone, t.
N. Davis, AIilt French and Peter Garnett,
Z. e. Tucker, ii. j. Corcoran, s. d.
Woods
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
a. r. Briggs, w. Z. Y. Schenck, q. Mont
pellier, /. l.. Baker. Charles Holbrook.
Stanislaus-R. G. Minor J. Dutleback,
George Pearlly, George B. Douglass, j.
r. Mcdonald.
Contra Costa-W. r. Harris, William
Craven, w. B. Hayford and John c.
Hobson.
Placer-Charles Kennedy, W. J. Bran
stetter, Il. L. Hubbard, William Barter,
William Dunlap, J. b. Meredith, j. b.
Hobson, ]. l.. Gould, S. NJ. Sprague and
d. 4. Adams.
Sonoma-P. n. Stofen, r. A. Pepper,
William Green, Hollis Hitchcock, James
Watson, William Doran, John a. Nc
Near, j. L, Dinwiddie, G. F. Allen, w.
p. Edwards.
Butte-Jo ohm j. Smith, John S. Hutch
ms, John Bidwell, L. II. Barnard, L. Ii.
Mcintosh, p. NJ. Gwynn, J. w. B. Mont
gOmery, j. l.. heiter, ID. Streeter, r. Q.
Goodspeed, Gardiner Osgood and II. L.
Sayer.
Sacramento. w. Armstrong, Chris
topher Green, Captain J. II. Roberts, w.
Z. Knox, Jr., Hon. r. T. Devlin Captain
a. Mendes, II. G. Wolf William Me-
Laughhn, VI. Miller, NJ. Hornlein, Grove
L. Johnson, B. u. Steinman, A. Abbott,
Eugene J. Gregory, c. w. Baker, Y. S.
McClatchy, Andrew Black, J. II. Glide,
Captain A. Foster w. w. Coons, J. O.
Stevenson, Dwight HOllister, Sol Run
yon, Phil Riehl, George Eigg. L. Greer,
). b. Moore, w. Il. Dixon, George w.
Kelly, John Hanlon, r. D. Stephens, Z.
Demming, James McNasser John Roo
ney, Thomas Jenkins. J. Reuter-, j. Z.
Camp, r. J. Merkley, T. c. Perkins, JO-
seph Studarus, William Beckman, G. A.
Jenkins, Governor Booth, Mike Howard,
Frank Ruhstaller, r. w. Parker, W. D.
Comstock, Frank Miller, James A. Elder
and J. NJ. Morrison.
San Francisco-E. A. Denicke, E. 7.
Donnelly, J. a. Waymire, F. W. Zeile,
d. F. Sheehan and Marsden Manson.
Yuba-N. B. Kertley, L. p. Farmer,
NJ. &. Sanborn, X. $. Mahon, A. II. HUI
rift, a. II. Wilbur, Eli Davis. B. F. Wal
born, t. b. Hull, George Ohleyer, C. 2.
Berry, J. II. Jurett, i. Woodruff, w. T.
Ellis, Jr., d. E. Knight, d. A. Ostrom,
Q. j.. Stone, \. D. Rideout, J. NJ. C.Jasper,
A. c. Bingham and q. w. Hutchins.
Colusa--L. +. Newton, J. c. Bidell. a.
II. Ross, w. S. Green, s. w. Boyer, Geo.
Hager, William Ash, a. J. Geeley, John
Boggs and George Jackson.
SOlano-E. 3. Leake, Peter Simm, p.
z. Enright, James Millar and Walter
Egbert.
Sacramento Board of Trade-T. B.
Hall, l.. J. Gregory, Z. B. Willis, p. +.
Platt, Wells Drury, 4. X. Alsip, II.
Weinstock, s. Smith, L. L. Lewis and
Albert Johnson.
Tehama-Maior G. G. Kimball, C. B.
Ashurst, Charles TAFT, John Finnen, w.
D. -.
Tyler, w. Stairley, b. Y. Crumvine, n.
Merrill, J. G. James, S. a. Gyle and Geo.
Hoag.
San Joaquin-H. J. Corcoran, j. w.
Ferris, j. d. Peters, L. c. Tucker, S. D.
Woods, J. A. Morrissey, T. H. Williams,
n. G. Sargent and Joseph Tyte.
At precisely twenty minutes after 2
O'Clock p. y. Platt, Chairman of the con-
vention, raped the members to order.
After ordering the various representa-
tives to gather closer to the rostrum, he
delivered the following
OPENING ADDRESS:
Gentlemen, Members Of the California
RiUer Improvement Contention On Jan
uary II, 1890, pursuant to a special call is
sued by the Sacramento Board of Trade,
the first session ofthe California River I'm
prOvement Convention was held in Sacra-
mento. The object of the convention, as
stated at that time, was to properly pre-
sent to the Congress of the United States
the deplorable condition of the great
water highways of California and to urge
upon the General Government the ne
cessity for adequate appropriations for
the proper restoration of the rivers to
their former naVlgabIe condition. At
that session the convention established
line Of action which has been steadfastly
adhered to ever since, namely, the con-
centration Of all its efforts upon the one
object Of securing Government aid for
attempting in any way to designate the
nature OF the improvements or the
method OF performing them. Following
this principle, we have avoided all en-
tanglements in side issues, and have cen
tered all our efforts and energies upon
one issue, with the result that very much
has been accomplished.
l cannot too earnestly impress upon
you the importance of remaining stead
fast to
THE ORIGINAL PLAN.
We hold the General Government to be
entirely responsible for the present con-
dition of the rivers, and to it alone we
look for the relief which is due and inn
perative. A very brief sketch of what
has been accomplished through the efforts
of the'cOnyentlon may be in order.
As before stated, the first session was
held January Il, 1890, at which time it
was decided that an appropriation of So
000,000 should of right be made by Con-
gress for the permanent improvement of
the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers
and their tributaries, and il was decided
to press upon Congress with all possible
force this recommendation. a memorial
was sent forward and a special commits
sion was sent to Washington, consisting
OF the following named gentlemen !:
Hon. William Johnston of Sacramento;
Hon. a. II. Rose, Colusa; George w. Me-
Near, representing the Chamber of Com
merce of San Francisco: J. II. Corcoran
from San Joaquin; George Ohleyer, Suffer
and Yuba, and Marsden Manson, at
large. These gentlemen went to Wash
ington in the latter part of February,
1890 and remained about a month, dur
ING which time they succeeded in pre-
senting the views of the convention very
forcibly to the River and Harbor Com
mittee, and also to Brigadier-G General
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