The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-04-11
DISTORTED ASSERTIONS.
The President of the Museum Ass
alton Makes a Statement.

The President of the Museum Associ-
alton Makes a Statement.
EDS. RECoRD-UNIoN: Some one has
been filling Mayor Steinman relative
to the Art Gallery, and sensational
headings in the press aid to create false
impressions. These are so gross that
common justice demands that denial be
made.
l. 1t is not true that picture of all the
700 on the walls or the 5000 in the
portfolios, nor a splinter or q thing
of any sort or kind has been removed
from the gallery. When Mrs. Crocker
made her deed in 1885 she took out four
| pictures, especially reserved, that never
passed to the city. They were by no
means the best, and one was a family
Sabines" by Nahl. The gallery has left
seven pictures by the same artist. She
added for each picture she reserved one
other not before in the gallery.
z. 1t is not true that the city pays the
salary of the teachers of the School of
Design, nor has it ever done so. 1t is not
! true that any teacher of the School of
! Design runs private school in the Art
! Gallery.
3. 1t is not true that any money is taken
at the door that is not used strictly in
compliance with the law. The gallery
costs to-day to maintain, and has each
year, precisely the sum estimated by
Hon. Newton Booth, Mayor J. q. Brown,
| the City Trustees and the people when
the gallery was accepted, and not a cent
in excess, but rather less some years.
t. 1t is not true that the gallery 'has
been bereft of its best pictures" or of any
pictures. Whoever charges to that end
talsities and misleads the Mayor and
| SANDERS every director for the seven
| years past. On the contrary, the
Ladies' Museum Association and the
California Museum Association have
added line pictures to the gal
| lery and marble, plaster and other
| statuary, books, furniture, ETC., valued at
not less than $4,000 in the estimation of
| good judges.
| ). 1t is not true that so much as cent of
the money of the city has ever been paid
to or for the Museum Association. On
the contrary the Museum Association has
paid many thousands of dollars for the
| city benefit" and one director has paid
fully $1,000 cash from his pocket to aid
the public work of the institution.
As to the truth of these statements, so
far as they are within the knowledge of
each during his official service, and in re-
| tutation of the charge of the Mayor that
many of the most choice pictures have
been removed refer the public to ex-
| President Lubin, ex-President Steffens.
ex-President Chris Green, Hon. J. w.
Armstrong, C, Z. Grunsky, Charles Nc
| Creary, NJ. A. Burke, c. n. HartwelI,
Frank Miller, d. Weinstock, W. II. v.
Raymond, l.. E. Smith, S. E. Car
rington, Sparrow Smith, F. Y. Will
Jams, j. Z. Mills, Charles +.
Gardner, DR.. George Pyburn, Mrs. NJ.
! E. Croker, James l. Felter, f. L. Ray,
Daniel Flint and w. T. Jackson, who have
| been directors of the association, and to
ex-Mayor Gregory and ex-Mayor Com
stock.
Why at this juncture when it is desira-
BILE for this people to be at peace with
themselves, these charges against the
gallery should be preferred, passes COM
prehension. Respectfully,
The CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS, G. NJ. A.