The record-union., 1893-06-09
A QUESTION OF BOTTOM.

Till all sign. Inc association has done
wonderfully well. lie was astounded at
their success. Think Of it If we can
get $4,000 in two or three months, why
not get 100000 in the next two months.
He did not know how much it would
cost to start large factory, such one,
for instance, as would employ 400 or 800
men. lie would like to find out the cost
of such one, and get it started. He was
talking yesterday with one of those who
are called siluriaas, and found that he
wanted factories, but that they differed as
TO the way to get them, and tho man told
him when the situation was such as to
suit him, and he thought the plan was
working the right way, he would do as
much as The next msn who owned the
same amount of property.
Sacramento, he said, is not a silurian
town, it has done wonders. 1t has gone
through fire and floods and all sorts of
disasters, still it is going ahead. Some
people talk about Stockton, and its fac
tories and enterprises; why, it is not to be
compared with Sacramento. We must go
ahead; we can't stand still. The forces Of
nature are operating to push us right into
this factory movement. When we get
one factory more will come, and there
will be no difficulty in getting the notes
signed. When you come into contact
with outsiders, whether from Stockton,
Sacramento, and say it is the best place in
the world.
j. Q. Coleman spoke in answer to an
article in an evening paper, in which the
remark was made that the directors of
the association had taken large job on
their hands in undertaking to answer all
questions. He read long list of names
signed yesterday to notes, and read the
questions:
"Why should I sign notes for four gears
'Chen AZ remains TO be proren that any
good eoiU be accomplished from tie rece-
70eS Of the first year; on, lchdt protection
aoitt the stgne7's haze i tie business Of the
f,,St gear as not satiYdctory"
Mr.. Coleman thought the directors
should have answered this question be-
fore. Those who have not signed may
be induced to sign if it is answered satis-
factorily. He said that the Board of Di-
rectors would soon round the sum sub
scribed up to 500, 900. Then they would
be ready to advertise for business. 1t
would not be fair at present that one
third of the citizens should bear the bur
den which all will benefit by. When the
proper amount is raised, the board will
call meeting OF signerS and submit to
them the result of their work for their
consideration and approval. If at the
end of the first year at the annual meet
ing the signers feel that the outcome was
not adequate to the money expended
they could give up the plan.
When the proper amount is subscribed
and the meeting called the present Board
of Directors expected to tender their
designations and leave the signers free to
chose as a new board whoever they
wished. The matter will be entirely in
their own hands, and if they are not sat
isGed with the results all they have do is
to all agree to drop the matter and carry
it no further. He wished the question
had been asked and answered before.
ONLY DEBT OF HONOR.
A. D. Bowley was called on to answer
the man who says al have made it rule
in business not to borrow money. there
fore L do not sign notes. and | object to
signing one of the notes of the Industrial
Improvement Association, although L
approve of its Objects"
He said that the note which is presented
here tonight is only promise. When a
man who is in business SAYS he never
signs note or bOrrOwS money, he does
not thoroughly understand the matter, or
else he is not sincere.
A note, said Mr.. Bowley, is promise
to pay. The business man who writes 20
a merchant in San Francisco or else
where to send him a bill of such and
such goods, although he may not write
in that letter specific promise to paw.
implies that promise by the very fact OF
giving the order, for if he did not pledge
his credit to pay the bill, he knows that
he would not get them, and the order for
them from responsible man is just as
binding and as easily collectable from
him as a note would be. And if his
money does not invariably accompany
the order he borroWs the money or its
equivalent of the merchant who sells him
the goods, for longer or shorter time.
1t is necessary that the directors shall
have something more tangible to depend
on than promises, which are often for
gotten or broken, in order that they may
be justified in going ahead and making
engagements.
EFFECT OF MORE LABORERS.
w. +. Gormley then spoke in answer
to the question of what effect an influx of
labor would have OH wages if the facto-
ries come here. He said that of course
we are going to have factories here in
Sacramento. The only question is, how
many we will have. We must have
them 1t will not do to depend entirely
on the railroad shops, as we now have to.
They can only give employment to u
limited number OF men, and even that is
not always sure to be steady.
He did not look for any very great in
tluX of men from the East, but rather to
giving employment to those already here.
1t is hard for men to pick up their traps
and leave the East to come here. and un-
less they thought they could better them
selves materially they would not come.
If they come and do not lind employ
ment, they will go away. He does not
believe that competition lowers wages, it
is want OF organization. He knew that
was the case III his own trade Open up
new fields and the result would be better
wages.
MUSIC AND TABLEAUX.
Mr.. Lubin was called for, but he stated
that it was late and he would only intro
duce resolution and then give way to
the taDleauX.
The resolution was vote of thanks to
the citizens present. to Manager Todd Tor
the use of the theater, the ushers, and all
who assisted in the tableauX.
He asked for a young lady to come to
the piano and play an accompaniment.
but after many appeals Mrs. Judge
Henry was the only young lady who
would consent.
The scenes were shifted and showed
two citizens of the "hold-bacl1" variety.
arguing, with artisans idle in the back
ground and Sacramento in the center of
the background with chains OH her
limbs.
A boy came along and after several
efforts induced one OF them to sign a
note, ana one OF the chains fell oil. He
induced the other TO sign, when the re-
naming chains dropped, and imme-
uiately the FORCES glowed, the artisans
began their work and page brought the
citizens to her feet while she dis played
the banner of progress.
l.. Bell, the auctiOneer, sold some lots
at auction tor fabulous prices, and the
audience sang GLORY HaIlelujah" and
dispersed.
PEOPLE OF MIGHTY MUSCLE
Men and Women Who Have Lifted
Great Weights.
George Soptman of Philadelphia lifted
z 3n0 mounds of iron Tho u,oJarr H.