The record-union., 1893-12-05
ANOTHER RIVER CONVENTION.
Called to Meet Here a Week from Next
Friday,

called to Meet Here a Week from Next
Friday.
The Executive Committee of the Cali
fornia River Convention held in this city
does not propose to discontinue its efforts
in the direction then outlined. as will be
seen by the following communication
addressed to the Board of Supervisors OF
this county:
SACRAMENTO, December 2, 1898.
The Honorable Board Of Supervisors Of
Sacramento COu7lfy-GENTLEM By
practically unanimous vote of the Exec
utive Committee Of Tweuty-one, it has
been decided to call meeting Of the Cali
fornia River Improvement Convention to
convene in Sacramento in fourth annual
session on Friday, December 10, 1898, at z
o'clock P. NJ.
This meeting is deemed advisable in
order to devise ways and means to effect
lively advance the work now we'll inaugu-
rated toward securing Federal aid for the
naylgable rivers and harbors of California.
The Endorsement of our efforts by the
Iransmississippi Congress at its last ses-
sion IN Ogden, and the fact that Congress-
man A. Caminettl has been placed on the
Committee on Rivers and Harbors in
Congress, prepares the way for very
effective work.
Your county is deeply interested in the
preservation and improvement of our
navIgable waters, and should be we'll
represented at the coming meeting. In
closed hnd list of delegates sent TO the
last session from your county. Please
notlfy them OF the proposed meeting and
Hll ali vacancies, If any exist.
our honorable Board Of Supervisors
are members of the convention. and you
are earnestly urged TO attend ina body.
1t Is confidently believed that earnest,
united effort at this time will result in
securing to our State the recognition and
aid from the General Government to
which we are entitled. A reply is desired.
ours truly. L. &. PLATF, President.
G. NJ. DIXON, Chairman Executive
Committee and Acting Secretary.
Following is the list of delegates from
Sacramento County: Jew. Armstrong,
". i. Knox, Grove L. Johnson, A.
Abbott, '. ). McClatchy, J. .. Steven
son, Dwight Hollister, Z. Greer, John
Hanlon, James McNasser, DR.. q. NJ.
Dixon, J. E. Camp, I. c. Perkins, Will
lam Beckman, Frank Ruhstalier, James
\. Elder, y. y. Van VOORHEES,, l.. TOzer,
}. ii. Roberts, r. t. Devlin, b. q. Stein
man, 9. W. Baker, J. Il. Glide. X. d..
stephens, Sol RunyOn, W. II. Dixon, T..
DemIng, John Rooney, J. Routier, \. j..
Bruner, Joseph Studarus, c.. y. Jenkins,
". d. COmstOck, NJ. J. Dillman, Joseph
Stef1ens, Thomas Mcconnell.
The members of the Executive Com
mittee are: G. NJ. Dixon (President),
c. L. Grunsky Secretary, e. j. Gregory
trreasurer), p. 4. Platt and q. NJ. Dixon
of Sacramento, c. e. Grunsky of San
Francisco, II. j. Corcoran OF San Joaquin
4. j. Gregory OF Sacramento, \. H. Rose
OF Colusa, \. c. Bingham of Yuba, Will
lam Johnston of Sacramento, C. +. Stone
of Yuba, L. b. Adams of YoIo, W. ).
Green of COlusa, +. 4. Denicke Of San
Francisco, William z. Edwards of So
mona, /. p. Farmer of Sutter, S. d.
Woods OF San Joaquin, ]. b. Hobson Of
Placer, j. w. B. Montgomery of Butte
James Miller of Solano, II. Stairley of
Tehama, J. r. Mcdonald of Stanislaus,
J. NJ. Wiles of Glenn.