The record-union., 1893-03-21

tute an Executive Committee. with power 10
act and TO report 10 a general citizens meet
ing whenever in their judgment it is deemed
necessary.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
ALL SHOULD HELP.
j. o. Coleman said he believed it in
cumbent on all citizens 10 do what they
can for the city. He desired that all per-
sons would favor his committee with sug-
gestions, in writing, relative to such en-
terprises as, in their opinion, would be
successful here.
Noble Fisher made some remarks criti-
clsing those who had made money here,
and removed elsewhere to invest it.
THE DRAINAGE ACT.
DR.. Dixon being called on, contented
himself with offering resolution favor
ing the Public Works or Drainage Act.
and requesting the Governor to approve
the same, as being in the interest of Sac
ramento and the Sacramento Valley. The
resolution was adopted without dissent.
1t was as follows:
Resotred, By the citizens of Sacramento in
public meeting assembled, that we indorse
Bill No. 596 passed by the rec ent legislature
and deem its provisions, and the results foi-
lowing its operation, OF vital Importance to
tne future prosperity of Sacramento, by pre-
parlng the way TO absolute drainage of the
Sacramento Valley, and speedy reclamation
OF our overfowed lands: therefore we respect
fully and earnestly request his Excellency,
Governor ii. Il. Markham, to sign said bill.
CONCENTRATION OF EFFORT.
In response to calls, II. Weinstock
came forward and said he regarded this
occasion as turning point in the history
of Sacramento. The city had just re-
ceived a shock, and it remained with the
people 10 determine whether or n& il is
dangerous or a blessing in disguise. Sac
ranentans must not delude themselves
with the idea that it will be an easy task
to overcome the effects of the action of
the late Legislature. Insidious influences
are already ut work TO give effect to the
resolution providing for the removal OF
the Capital.
If we confine ourselves to the one
thing Of retaining the Capital, our labor
may be in vain. Our future lies in our
own hands, and if we do not avail our
selves OF all the opportunities before us
we will deserve ali The punishment we
may receive. But if we take that which
most of us regard as a calamity we can
turn it into blessing by arousing the
people to a sense of the city's needs and
her resources.
We need Il new sewerage system, Il new
water system, Il new hotel and other
things. We cannot have all Of these
things at once, hut we can do so by de-
= SitG7. hI. W SiLSlOch lhtll GGIeIICu 10
recent editorials i'll the RECOED-U l NIOE
relating TO needed improvements, and
how 10 accomplish them, and said that
all the things suggested would be adVHu-
tageous 10 the city, but were not enough.
w hat is most needed to inspire conf
dence IN our own people and outside capi-
talIstS are manufacturing enterprises that
would ut onte increase the population or
the city. Enterprises Of this kind would
n N a
and would give the lie TO the assertions
that this Is not an enterprising people.
The thing 10 Go now is to concentrate all
our energies on this one thing. APP
plause.l
ARGUMENT W. PREJUDICE.
Chairman Lubin spoke Of some con-
Yersations he had recently with promi-
nent men in san Francisco, and told how
he had closed the mouth of one OF Sacra-
mento's traducers by offering to wager
him $500 he could not show handsomer
city in the residence portion) than Sacra-
mento anywhere, from Sis6iyou to San
Diego. The residence portion OF our city
they know cannot be eXcelled, but they
do kick about the business quarter. This
Capital removal question is really a seri-
GUS one, and cannot be disposed of by
saying it doesn't amount to anything.
lie believed the people of the State are
]
ii We deserve il. Enthusiasm is good
thing, but it is not everything. This
meeting itself cannot do much, but every
one present Should keep his eye on the
committee just appointed. lie hoped the
committee would be energetic and act
promptly on the matter submitted to it.
The increase OF population means an i'll
crease i'll the value OF property.
EX-MAYoR COMsTOCK
Said he felt deeply interested i'll the
movement, and earnestly hoped it would
meet with success.
GOOD STREETS NECESSARY.
c. A. Luhrs responded to calls. He
said he supposed all present knew him To
! be crank Oh improvements. Referring
to the removal of men who had become
rich here he said that if men were not
/ given encouragement for investing their
! money they would surely go to places
1 where opportunities existed. lie spoke
of how the Street Improvement Company
had been discouraged in its operations.
and said there were too many men read Y
! to oppose every Improvement. The cob
! bles should be torn up from the streets
and good pavements laid; old awnings
| should be removed, and other things
done TO make the city inviting to out
siders.
PUSH IS NEEDED.
! Mr.. Smith (of the railroad shops said
! he lived in Chicago when il was nothing
| to what Sacramento is. What is wanted
/ here is some of the push and enterprise
| that have characterized The people ol
! Chicago. When stranger came along
/ looking for a factory location they would
tell him to select his site, without refer
ence to what it was worth. Ii it suited
| him all he had to do was to bring hi,
factory along and put it there. Sacra-
mento has many fine advantages, and by
exercising little enterprise cannot fai
/ to succeed.
UNITED EFFORT URGED.
! Mr.. Gormley was called for and said he
was heartily in favor of all that had beer
proposed. Our people have been too slow
/ in iEe past, but they have had an awaken.
ing, and all should put their shoulders tC
the wheel and help along the movement
that had been inaugurated.
4 PASTORS VIEWS.
Rev. r. NJ. Stevenson said that because
he was preacher he was none the les,
interested in the movement to help the
! city along. he had heard that Sacra.
mcuto was not a healthful place, but fol
two years himself and family had enjoyed
complete health. He had visited almos
every part of the Union, but nowhere
had he experienced so much of sunshine
anu p4edSdLb CA ApGiIGuCSS siS III 'odcTd
mento. AS Mr.. Weinstock had said, the
people of Sacramento hold in their OWL
/ hands the secret of their SUCCESS.
1t was pulling together that enabled tht
people of Helena, Montana, to control the
trade of the country for five hundred
miles around. He had noticed that here
in sacramento there seemed 10 be a grea
deal of pulling apart-of chickering's anC
dissensions. This must be stopped if th,
people wish to become prosperous. Sac
ramentans must depend on themselves
and they must develop the push that ha
characterized other places. He had neve
applied in vain to the merchants of thi
city for financial aid in the work in whicl
ia hut hoI ol, -,