The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-01-11
RIVER IMPROVEMENT,
The Convention That is to Meet Here
on Friday Next.
Who the Officers Archie Delegates
Recently Named are Additional
to the Original Ones.

The Sacramento. San Joaquin, Feather
and 1uba River Improvement Conven-
tlon will meet in this city on Friday
next the 18th inst, at P. NJ
The convention first met and organized
IN this city on the 18th day of January,
1890, and met again in January last year
1t is understood that the delegates com
posing the convention, as originally or
gained, are still entitled to their seats in
that body, and that those recently APP
pointed are simply additional thereto.
The officers OF the convention were:
President, P. Z. Plat of Sacramento;
Secretary, William G. Ellis Of Yuba The
delegates were:
San Joaquin-R. c. Sargent, L. E.
Tucker, II. J. Corcoran and S. D. Ferris.
Solano-E. L. Lea<e, James Niillar.
Peter Tins, r. S. Egbert and f. p.
Emigh.
ToIo : DR.. G. NJ. Dixon, Thomas
DWyer, David McGowan, l.. b. Adams
and f. 5. Sprague.
Cousa-A. II. Rose, c. r. Goddard, S.
| W boWyer, W. ). Green and George f.
Packers.
Yuba-J. H. Jewett, d. A. Ostrom, Ed
ward Woodwar w. p. Ellis, Jr., and c.
i. Knight.
Sntter-C. p. Berry, T. b. Hull. !. H.
Wilbur, George Ohleyer and b. +. Wal
to-.
Sacramento-Wiliam Johnston. FL
wood Bruner, +. h. Willis, c. X. Me-
CATCHY and +. Z. Tebbets.
Sacramento City Board of Trade-E.
4. AIsip, +. }. Gregory, z. f.. Plat,
| William Ingram, Jr., II. Weinsiock and
Sparrow Smith.
Tehama-E. p. Kimball, L. L. Mccoy.
W ~ M1rthaU-g
Crun,rime.
san Francisco Chamber of Commerce-
. Arthur X. Briggs, w r. y. Gcheucl
Iiotert Montpelier, L. Y. Baker and NJ.
Manson.
Butte. II. Porter.
At Largc-Ihe Executive of the State.
Executive Committee G. NJ. Dixon of
Yolo, L. J. Gregory Of Sacramento, W.
;. Green OF Colusa, II. J. Corcoran Of san
joaquin, y. II. Briggs and NJ. Manson
OF San Francisco.
THE NEW DELEGATES.
Following is a list of the additional
delegates appointed by the Supervisors of
this county last week: j. w. Armstrong,
Christopher Green, Captain j. Il. Roberts
". L. Knox, Jr., Hon. II. T. Deylin,
Captain 4. Mendes, ii. c. Wolf. William
Mclaughlin, VI. Miller, NJ. HornIein,
Grove L. johnson, b. L. Steinman, A.
Abbott, Eugene j. Gregory, c. w. Baker,
v: S. McCIatchy, Andrew Black. J. IT,
! Glide, Captain A. Foster, w. W. Coons,
J. Q. Stevenson. Dwight Hollister. Sol
RunyOn, Phil Riehl, George Figg. =.
Greer, ). >. Moore, ". II. Dixon, George
w Kelly, John Hanlon, r. d. STEPHENS.
! I. Demming, James McNasser, John
Rooney, Thomas Jenkins, J. REUTER-, ].
Il. Camp, X. j. Merkley, 4. c. Perkins.
Joseph Studarus, William Bockman. G.
a. Jenkins, Governor Booth. Mike How
ard, Frank Buhstalier, II. w. Parker. w
ID. COmstock, Frank Miller. James \
Elder and j. NJ. Morrison
BOARD OF TRADE DELEGATES.
The City Board of Trade will hold n
meeting to-day for the purpose of ap-
pointing additional delegates to the CON
yentiOn.
WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED.
Secretary Manson, Of the EXecitive
| Committee, thus summarizes what has
| been accomplished by the convention
through the aid of Congress, since its
work was begun:
First-A recognition of the vast i'm
portance of our rivers
Second-A systematic plan. through
the Board Of Engineers and,the Engineer
! Department. of the United States ARMY.
toward which to work
Recommendation through the
! Engineer Department for appropriations
during the next fiscal year of $50 coo.
"0ur work thus inaugurated." writes
/ Mr.. Manson. needs only our energetic
and concerted action to start a series of
river improvements extending Owe.
/ years.