The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-19
FLOODED VALLEYS
Suffering River Counties
Aroused.
PLANS FOR RECLAMATION.
They VIII Be Considered by the Sacra-
mentO Conventional Committee
of Engineers Appointed.
Special TO THE MORNING CALI.

SACRAMENTO. Jan. 1S.-The Drainage
and Reclamation convention, comprising
delegates from various Sacramento Valley
counties, met in this city this morning.
Delegates were present from Butte, C0lusa.
Placer, Sacramento, Solano, Suffer and
Yubs
j. d. Morrison, chairman of the Sacra-
mento County Board of Supervisors, called
the meeting to order, stating that its object
was TO hear plans and propositions for the
purpose of determining practical methods
and providing ways and means for the re-
lief or the permanent reclamation of the
oyerflowed land of the Sacramento Valley.
and for ayerting the danger threatened by
the annual floods of the Sacramento River
and tributaries.
David Lubin of Sacramento was chosen
chairman.
Mr.. Lubn addressed the convention,
pointing out the necessity TO the river coun-
ties of thorough drainage and reclamation.
Among other things he said that it was not
advisable at this time to antagonize the
miners, as the farmers might need the
miners in the present struggle for the saliva
ton of the rivers.
Following committees were appointed:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Edward Pagan; Co.
lusa, DR.. Gray; Placer, Judge Spear; So
lano. James Miller; Suffer. W. II. Hoake !;
Yuba, Supervisor Saul; Yolo. l.. b. Adams !;
Sacramento. Supervisor William Curtis.
Organization and order of business Butte,
D. Streeter; Colusa. W. S. Green; Placer.
A. p. Hall; Solano. E. !. Upham; Yolo.
William King; Yuba. Colonel johnson !;
Sacramento, DR.. G. NJ, Dixon.
The first business al the evening session
was the report showing who were the ac-
credited delegates as follows:
Butte. b. Clark, T. B. Hutchins, j. F.
Cutler, Ell Pagan. ID. Fristlettem. A. Price.
d. Streeter, Elliott, J. w. B. Montgomery.
Colusa-D. Ii. Arnold. NJ. p. Harmon,
c. p. Felts, c. =. Wilson, j. ZumweiIt.
Jesse Poundstone, John Boggs. Proxy, G.
T. Packer, l.. +. MoultOn, Thomas NGmma,
Dr. r. A. Gray.
Nevada. NJ. Burlington, d. McPheters,
J. Robinson. NJ. Parazett E. W. Donnelly,
Niles Searls, c. E. Uren. A. Borrows, ALI
TTegldgo, T. +. Eabright, Edward Cole
man, George Mainhurst, George c. Gaylord,
A. 3. Dibble.
Plaeer-George w. Hughes, d. NJ. Speer,
John dinsgard by W. 5. Thope proxy.
Colonel Raven, Jacob Mariner. A. p.
Hall. r. l.. Dunn, j. NJ. Fulweiler, j. b.
Hobson. Dana Perkins.
SoanO-Peter Siebe, ID. Koru, j. Clark,
J. Calender. Ell MeGettigau, James Miller,
E. G. Upham. NJ. Dinkelspiel, A. j. r.
Alden. Z. j. Wilson, John Lynch. r. Barcar.
Sutter-W. f. Hoke. John Burns, l.. d.
Nash, l.. Summey, p. l.. Dunce. B. f. Wal
ton, George Ohleyer Eli Davis, n b. Killey,
p. Carroll.
Yolo-Wllliam King, j. X Shirley, John
FrederIcks. d. F. Houx, Ezra Cssselman.
T. B. Lovdal, W. c. Curtis. L. b. Adams.
Thomas Ball.
Yuba-F. NJ. Johnson. T. J. Sherwood.
ID. L. burst. ID. 4. Osrom, J. NJ. {. Jasper.
s. Sacramento. NJ Morrison. Thomas
jenkins, NJ. Miller, j. II. Told, William
Curtis. William Johnston. ID. Lubln, f.
Greer. Dr. Simmons. f. r. Dray.
Executive committee of the river conven-
tion-A. II. Rose. DR.. Dixon. W. 5. Green,
Z. E. Plat. c. L. Grunsky, II. J. Corcoran,
l.. j. Gregory. A. c. Bingham, William
Johnston. c. L. Stone. l.. b. Adams, L. A.
Denieke, w. =. Edwards, L. T. Farmer. S.
ID. Woods. j. Il. Hobson. J. w. b. Mont
agomery, James Miller, II. Stalrley. r. II.
Mcdonald and j. NJ. Wles. Invited by the
Supervisors OF Sacramento-C. E. GruDsky,
NJ. Manson. J. c. Pierson. j. w. Boyd. C.
NJ. Phpney. r. 5. Carey, r. +. Knox and
A. c. Hoagland.
d. II. Arnold of Colusa was chosen per-
manent chairman. 1t was decided to APP
point a legislative committee OF twenty
members and committee OF three en-
gineers, to consist OF c. E. Grunsky, Mars
den Manson and J. c. Pierson. whose duty
shall be TO at once consider and report to
the convention whether or not in their
opinion it is possible TO devise works which
will drain and protect the entire Sacramento
Valley at cost which will make the inagu-
ration of such plan advisable.
4 committee was also appointed to me-
morialize Congress to improve the river
channel. Various other committees were
appointed. long discussion ensued over
Assembly bill 200 and the Caminetti bill in
Congress. The convention extended an in
vitation 10 w. II. Mills and several other
prominent citizens TO meet and consult
with it.
At late hour recess was taken till to-
morrow morning.