The record-union., 1892-03-10
WILL SACRAMENTO EXHIBIT /?
The Supervisors Discussing the
Worlds Fair Proposition.
The Dilapidated Franklin Road-J. E.
Camp Registers CompIaint-The
Natoma Company's Ditch.


The Board of Supervisors convened
again yesterday, Chairman Greer presid-
ing, and all of the members present.
A communication was received from ].
ID. Vandecar OF Stockton, asking the
board to adopt his patent voting booths
for the county. The communication was
placed on file. 1t is more than likely,
however, that the county will adopt the
style of booth which was used at the last
two elections in this city, they being Of
home manufacture and filling every re-
Gairement of the law.
THE TROUBLE OVER.
Chairman Greer announced that he had
received letter from the Natoma Com
pany, relative to the company's ditch
running through Folsom, complained of
by the citizens there as being nuisance.
In the letter the writer stated that the
company had diverted the water, and the
nuisance was thus abated. The ditch
was partially filled in.
Mr.. Bates said the gully ran through
one of the principal streets OF Folsom,
near the school property, and intertered
with travel. He therefore moved that it
be filled in and the street graveled, at
cost not to exceed 800.
Chairman Greer thought it advisable to
commence work on the ditch immedi-
ately, as he was of the opinion that if an
accident occurred the board would be
held responsible.
Mr.. Bates favored having the work
done by contract.
On motion of Mr.. Black the Chairman
Of the Committee on Roads and High
ways was instructed to have the ditch
Ulled at q cost not to exceed SZOO.
WORLDS FAIR EXHIBIT.
A circular letter was received from
General y. p. Chapman, President pro
TEN. of the Northern California Worlds
Fair Association, which read as follows
You are earnestly requested to select
three citizens of your county to act as
directors of the California Worlds Fair
Association of the Upper Sacramento
Valley which was formed on the 18th
day of February, 1892, by delegates ap-
pointed by the Boards of Supervisors of
the several counties of the district. In
selecting these directors it is hoped you
VIII endeavOr to find persons who will
interest themselves in the work of secur-
ing an exhibit of the products of your
county to be sent to the Columbian
Worlds Exposition in 1898. These per-
sons so appointed should take steps inn
mediately to organize County Associa-
ton as auxiliary to the District Associa-
ton, and whose duty it will be to collect
and prepare the exhibit for your. county,
and TO disburse the moneys raised in your
county for the exhibit. The District AS
sociation will see to the forwarding of all
exhibits, the payment of the expenses of
the transit and their arrangement in the
California Building at Chicago. 1t will
also appoint q suitable person to go to
Chicago at the proper time to take charge
OF the exhibit and remain with it to the
close OF the fair and give all needed infor-
nation about our region and its desira-
bility as place of residence for intend
ing immigrants"
GRAND OPPORTUNITY.
Continuing, General Chapman says:
'The Chicago Fair will furnish the first
and only opportunity we have ever had
10 make known the truth to large num-
bers of people about our country, and to
snow to the hundreds of thousands of
persons who viii visit the exposition that
tue great valleys of California have sub
stantialIy the same climate from Shasta
to San Diego, and that oranges are now
grown in commercial quantities 600 miles
north of Los Angeles, and that except as
TO oranges the great bulk of California
fruits now sent East comes from what is
known as Northern California. You are
urged to do your part now to place the
truth before the world, and help along
the work of development so greatly
needed. Accompanying this letter is a
copy OF the Constitution and Bylaws of
the District Association. from which it
Will be seen that each county reserves
the right to eXpend its money upon it's
own exhibit, giving 10 the District Asso-
clation only small per cent. with which
to forward, arrange and care for the ex-
hibit and to take general direction of the
work. BY this method of organization it
viii be possible for each county to make
creditable display with comparatively
small outlay, as the county will be re-
lleYed of the expense of forwarding and
arranging and employing q manager to
look after the exhibit. Please act with
promptness and notify the Secretary of
your appointments Immediately At the
next meeting, which conveneS at Marys-
Vile, April II, 1892, permanent officers
viii be chosen and the work will go for
ward with earnest"
WANTS SACRAMENTO REPRESENTED.
Chairman Greer declared himself to be
strongly in favor of having Sacramento
County properly represented at the great
exposition. All the counties in the State,
with the exception of Sacramento he
said, were organizing district boards for
the purpose Of getting together fine ex-
hIbits.
Supervisor Bates was opposed to ap-
Iropriating cent of the county's money
Tor an exhibit. He said the State had
already put up enough money for that
purpose.
Chairman Greer retorted that Bates
pretended economy would cause the
county to be laughed at. 1t would not
cost much to make decent display, and
the city and county would gain by it ten
fold.
''Oh, we've got a good enough exhibit
down at San Francisco; let iem show
that said Bates. He added that if they
wanted any further displays, he would
exhibit himself as a prize turnip.
You could represent the climate bet
ter said the Chairman ironically, "as it
has bad the effect of filling you full of
wind"
MIR. Bates collapsed after this sally, and
the discussion was postponed until to-
DAY.
After auditing a number of bills the
board took recess.
THE FRANKLIN ROAD.
The board reconvened in the afternoon.
The report of County License Collector
Bates was read, showing that during the
month of February he collected s., lao 90
on county licenses.
The regular monthly report of County
treasurer Lyon, showing the financial