The record-union., 1893-12-13

SACRAMENTO DALI
horses anyhow, and if good roads are
made he viii have to shoe them. Great
laughter.l All the saving of wear and
tear is humbug. Laughter.
Mr.. Woodson asked if Mr.. SymondS
had read the conclusion reached by the
Farmers Congress liz 1892, when they re-
solved that in horse-saving alone good
roads would work several millions
economy to farmers.
Mr.. Symonds said he did not care for
enhanced value of his property. Farmers
also do not know where there is fair play
in disbursing taxes. The $500, 900 propo-
sltlOn would put S24 taxes on him. and he
didn't like it. 49,
Captain Charles Aull was called for,
and said the accomplishment of the pur-
poses of the convention would be good
for the county. As to road material, be
would say he was convinced granite is
not the proper thing for roads. It might
do for substructure. AS to blue-rOck
quarries on the State land, he couldn't
say what the directors would do. But
cobbles are exhauStless near Folsom, and
they can be crushed cheaper than to
quarry and crush granite. He believed
such material better than the blue rock.
He said Folsom did not want TO be left
out of the gOod-road proposition. 1t was
in favor of $780, 600 bonds and good roads
lapplause, and lie spoke for the Folsom
delegation EN- masse. applause As
for the prison authorities, they would do
all in their power for the good-road move
ment. Applause.
George Hack said he was farmer and
he favored the proposition of bonds. APP
plause. he had hauled twenty years on
his road that every winter is almost i'm
passable. Soon that road-piece will have
to be rebuilt with a new grade and new
earth, such is its rapid wear and diSap-
pearance. lie wanted permanent roads,
not roads that have to be constantly re-
built because they blow away. APP
plause.
Our soil is such that the surface earth,
when covered by the clay broken up to
make roads, becomes very bad. lie
wanted roads built shat the building will
not make worse. Laughter be knew
ii was cheaper, as a neighbor OF his SAID
once, to pay So and get something, than
/ pay S2 30 and get nothing.
/ If good road did not reach him he
wanted it to reach and benefit his neigh
| Dor at least, and that would benefit him
! too to have his neighbor happy.
Mir. Welty opposed the 500, ,000 bond
! idea. lie wanted a law TO compel tramps
TO work the roads. He wanted gravel
roads; have it graded as to sizes, the
! coarse to be used for su substructure and the
! fine for the top. Macadam roads, tar from
material deposits, would cost 5000 or
! S., 600 mile, and gravel would not cost q
quarter Of that. lie wanted good reads,
! bat he. with other farmers, can make
nothing, not even expenses, and can't af-
! ford macadam roads.
+. II. Dray favored S500,000, forty year
/ 1 4. II
WAS surprised at Mr.. Symonds. He
wanted the county to advance, and il
/ can't do it with poor roads. TO bring
! produce to market on bad roads is waste
/ ful. Good roads save horses, because they
can come to town at any time. When the
city is willing 10 pay half OF the proposed
improvement, it is astonishing that any
from the country should oppose. HC
! knew the roads of this county, and knew
what detriment they are to progress.
/ i pplause.
! DIR. Harvey said it was time to think oil
/ something about developing our re-
/ sources. If anything is done in the road
matter, he wanted it we'll and thoroughly
done. lie favored the road improvement
( il means benefit to every man in the
county; to give employment, to eXpend
without jobbery, and 10 rid ourselves o.
! the deplorable roads we have. ZAP
/ plauSe.
Mr.. Brooks said the S50O,0OO PROPOSE
/ ton would carry easier than the $780, 00C
! one. He wasn't one Of the kind of men
vino wanted TO stay in an Old rut because
/ he was in it now. applause. He said
/ he was an Alliance man, and he knew
the best men, the leading minds in it are
for progress and Improvement. Good
roads will bring US population and cap
! ital and industries. Applause.
I Ti,., ion h bo
! 900 proposition, and carried almost unan-
! imously and with loud applause.
! Mr.. Mcconnell moved that 80 per cent.
of the $500, 600 be applied TO these trunk
roads, lst, River road; I'd, Lower Stock
ton road; Sd, Upper Stockton road; 4th,
Jackson road; 9TH, north Of the American
river; that 1000 be applied on the road
! from Perkins TO Folsom, and $50 900 from
BangtOwn Crossing toward the county
! line.
A debate followed that proved each sec
! ton wanted to get as large share of the
! good roads as it could, and that each
! claimed its section to be the most i'm
! portant.
! DIR. Harvey moved to refer the whole
ma, er to the Executive Committee.
After long debate, in which Dugald
| ellis made hot fight for roads north OF
/ the American, and John Rooney, Super
! "
! MIR Dray, John Miller, Mr.. Hollister and
several others took part, the motion to re-
| fer prevailed unanimously.
The convention then passed resolu-
ton respectfully petitioning the Super
visors to submit the question of bonds to
/ the vote OF the people.
Pending its passage delegates from
many country sections pledged them
selves that the election should cost the
] Mt fnT Of o1o n
officers, and city delegates made like
pledges for city precincts.
Some remarks were made relative to
the undue width of the roads, and the
! belief expressed that forty feet is wide
enough, and that 1900 acres can, in this
/ county, be taken out Of the roads and re-
! turned TO tillage.
The convention then adjourned.