The record-union., 1893-03-21
STANDS UP FOR SACRAMENTO.
What P. E. PIatt Has to Say About
the City.
Reasons Why Sacramento should Re-
tain the Capital-Sanitary and
Climatic Advantages.

p. E. Plat, President OF the Sacramento
Board of Trade and General Manager of
the w. r. Strong Fruit Shipping Com
pany, who is at present stopping in Los
Angeles attending the interests of his
company, was interviewed by an Express
reporter the other day regarding the
situation at Sacramento and expressed
himself freely and fully on this interest
ing subject.
MIR. Platt resented with good deal of
spirit the charges that have been made
III certain quarters against the standing
of the good people OF his city.
In no city on the coast, he said,
can more respectable, law-abiding,
generous-hearted or enterprising boople
be found than in Sacramento. Its mer-
chants are progressive; its people are
honorable. and the moral tone of its citi-
Zens fully up to the average of large
cities on the coast. Speaking particularly
of the
ENTERPRISE OF HER MERCHANTS,
Mr.. Platt said that the reports published
regularly by the transportation com
/ panies show that the commerce of Sacra-
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States; that her shipments were heavier
in some lines, especially deciduous fruits,
than those of ali other cities combined.
There IS not a town or hamlet in the
United States whose merchants have not
handled III some degree, commodities
shipped from Sacramento.
AS further evidence OF the indefatiga-
bic enterprise Of the Sacramento people,
AIR. Platt pointed with pride to the tact
that millions of dollars have been raised
and expended by the citizens in erecting
/ Il bulWark for protection entirely around
the city IN the form OF huge levees which
for all time will protect the town. Only
SlN months ago 100000 were expended
by the city for additional leveo work
performed simply III order to place the
question o! protection to the city above
ali dispute or question. Sacramento is
ONE OF THE OLDEST CITIES
On the coast, and many of her citizens
are old-time Californians. This state
ment III itself, said MIR. platt, was sutlici-
enJ reiutatiou OF the charges of inhospi-
tality or lack of sociability. Old-time
Caliiornians are well known and re-
nowned all over the world us possessing
these qualifications in an unlimited de-
gree. Ihe statements that have been
made by some that proper attention had
not been shown the legislators. Mr.
Platt said was all bosh. II the Sacra-
mento people had not forced their atteu-
tions upon the law makers, it was through
that delicate sense OF propriety which
perueates the best class Of people every
where. Sacramentans have not been
loud in making claims upon the Legisla-
ture. Other cities 'have had lobbyists
present without number at every meet
ing OF the Legislature. Sacramento
has asked nothing but what was
FOR THE GOOD o7 all.
In the PAST, whom the State was not
ready to purchase land for public park
the citizens Of Sacramento Stepped for
ward and provided the money. After
wards, when the State was not ready 10
erect proper buildings for the Stale Fair
exhibition, Sacramento merchants sup
piled the amount to the extent of over
$4,000, put up the buildings and waited
patiently for the state to reimburse them.
Speaking as to the sanitary conditions,
the state Board Of Health records will
show that The rate OF mortality in Sacra-
mento IS as low as in any osher city on
the coast, and lower than most OF them
MIR. Platt could speak from personal ex-
perience as to the health of the city. hay
ing lived there continuously for over
twenty years.
As TO THE CLIMATE.
! All things considered, it is good enough
/ for the most iaStidiOus. During the win
/ ter just past all unusual number OF iOrry
/ days existed, with more or less discom-
I fort; but 10 more than is frequently
found in some other districts of the State,
Regarding the matter Of the removal OF
| the Capital, Mr.. Plat said he was per-
iectly willing that this should be lett to
the voice Of the people, to whose good
/ common sense and judgment the queS-
ton may be safely left. From ST. 00J, ,U0t
I to SS,UoU,G0O have been expended from
time 10 time upon the public buildings,
! parks and Improvements during the past
twenty years. y new Capital would
mean the same thing to be done over
again. appropriation after appropria-
/ ton would have to be made, and the op.
! portunities to
DIV INTO THE PUBLIC TREASURY
Would be unlimited. The taxpayers
would have to foot the bill, and they
| surely will see that this money, if eX-
pended at all, can be used to better adj
vantage than i'll simply changing the seat
OF government from one well-established
! place 10 another.
In talking with the people of Southern
| California, Mr.. Platt has found a strong
feeling in favor OF State division. Per-
sonaliy, he was opposed heartily TO any
thing of the kind, believing that the in
tegrity of our great State should be main
tanned; but if "A change is TO be MAZE in
| Cie heaI IuLure, tueu anOIner capital
would have TO be established, and another
! set of public buildings and improvements
provided for, which would come
OUT OF THE TAXPAYERs
OF Southern California. This point. he
said was freely commented upon in his
| conversations with the taxpayers here.
The argument that removal TO San J ose
would settle the question of State divis-
ion, Is weak ana without foundation,
Sacramento, he is proud to say, has as
many friends in Southern California as
any other northern city, so there could
be no possible reason why the people
south OF Tehachapi should favor removal
to san Jose from sacramento.
Articles of Incorporation.
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