The record-union., 1893-01-19
FARMERS IN EARNEST.
There Must be Relief for the Over
burdened Rivers.
What the Drainage and Reclamation
Convention Did Yesterday-To
Meet Again To-day.

A large number of delegates-Super-
visors and other citizens of several coun-
ties came to the city yesterday in re-
sponse to an invitation extended by the
Board of Supervisors of this county, re-
questing a number of river counties to
send delegates, consisting of five
Supervisors and five citizens from
each, to meet in a convention for the
purpose of considering a plan for the
drainage of the lands subject to overflow
when the Sacramento River is at flood
hight, and also for the reclamation of the
lands in question.
The convention met in the lecture
room of the Art Gallery, and the number
of representative citizens present testified
to the lively interest taken in the matter
and the determination to solve, If possl-
bic, the problem.
The Convention was called to order by
J. NJ. Morrison, Chairman of the Board
of Supervisors, who stated the objects OF
the meeting to be the consideration of a
plan of draining Oft the surplus waters OF
the river and reclaiming the overtiowed
land. He concluded by reading the call
for the convention.
Nominations for temporary Chairman
being in order, DR.. q. Nj. Dixon of Sacra-
mento nominated David Lubin, and he
was unanimously elected.
THE CHAIRMAN's REMARKS.
Mr.. Lubin, on taking the chair, said
the time did not permit extended re-
marks. The situation was this: We have
a river that is under normal conditions
at two periods of the year, the summer
season and the flood time. If we coulo
have been here hundreds of years age
we would probably have found the con-
dition just as it now is. that the land close
to the rivers was most productive, ano
the people naturally preferred 1t anc
tried TO hold it against the floods. We
were trying to do so now. In proportion
to the time we wait, the expense will In
crease in trying to hold the land, but the
result is inevitable destruction and waste
unless we provide relief from the surface
water.
1t was the general practice, said Mr.
Lubin, to act after great calamity had oc
Cured; butin this age wise men concerted
plans in advance to protect themselves
The attendance this morning showed thai
the intention of those present was not tC
await time of disaster. When we make
our homes sale we reclaim land that has
not perhaps seen the light of the sun fol
centuries, and which, II reclaimed, viii
add to our wealth for centuries to come.
In this progressive age, said The
speaker, every man is priest, and the
cause is no less sacred than the former
work of the priesthood in the olden times
ii he uncover one acre of land and make i
productive, just as the priests of old hao
the duty OF uncovering the truth to the
sight OF the people. A bill may be formu
lated by this convention to attain the OBJ
ject in view. We will want the assistanc,
of everyone and cannot afford to antag
nniva RQ thnnnhf that in acfinI
of the convention good, sound, every
day sense would prevail rather tnaT
rhetorical display. He trusted the bust
ness of the convention would come tt
successful issue.
Frank Miller of Sacramento proposed
". d. Lawton and A. q. Hoagland "a
Secretary and Assistant Secretary, an(
they were elected. He also proposed tint
appointment by the Chair of Committee
on Credentials. consisting of one delegat,
from each county.
Carried.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
On motion of DR.. Dixon, Committe,
on Organization and Order of Business
consisting of one from each county, wa
appointed, to be named by the delegates
from the several counties.
The Committee on Credentials was ap
pointed as follows: Edward Pagan o
Butte County, DR.. Gray ofColusa County
J. NJ. Fulweiler of Placer, James Mile
of Solano, w. f. Hoke of Sutter, +. w
Adams of Yolo, Supervisor Saul of Yub
and William Curtis of Sacramento.
Mr.. Fulweiler thought that unless som
time was given to the committee to gathe
data it would be difficult for the commit
tee to determine the question of creden
tials.
On motion of DR.. Briggs the committee
were instructed to report at the openinj
of the evening session.
Mr.. FuIweiler asked that Judge F. W
Speer be appointed in his place on tn
Committee en- Credentials, and it wa
done.
The committee was appointed as fol
lows: D. Streeter of Butte, w. 5. Gree
of Colusa, A. p. Hall of Placer, Z. 1. UI
ham of Solano, John Burns of Suttel
William King of Yoio, DIR. Johnson {
Yuba, DIR. Dixon of Sacramento.
Mr.. Rose moved that the conventio
take a recess till P. NJ, and it was S
ordered.
The committees met Immediately afte
the convention took a recess.