The morning call., 1894-11-22

Crawford. w. w. Montague, TREY L. Ford, S.
Il. TbOrnto on.
a ameda-Felix Chappalet, W. R. Thomas.
An dOr-E G. Voo'hies, j. f. Parks.
BuGe-A. EcKman. w. s. Duncan.
Calayeras-S. Foormau. J, j. Lane.
II Dorado-E ". Chapman. james Richards.
Nevada-A. Tregidgo, j. :. Mcbride.
ri cert. NJ. Fuliveer, II. T. Power.
Plumas-G George landard, W. w. kellogg.
San Francisco-E. a. Relcher, d. E. Hayes.
Snasla-R. q. Hart, J. +. Lyons.
Sierra-F. r. Webe, ID. I. Cole.
Si>kiyou-John Dagget' a. g. Myers.
Irlnt'y-John McMurray. c; W; Smith.
Tuolumne-J. II. Meade. j. W. c. Maxwell.
Yuba-James OBrien, j. Durfee.
VENTURA. B. TIeadwell.
Judge Bush declared that the resolutions
calling for the opening of navigation on
the Sacramento had been called flake. I"
He objected 10 this evident railroad move,
which was. intended to injure the pros
pect of much river improvement. He
stated that it was perfectly feasible to
open river navigation to Redding, and
Chairman Neff added his cordial indorse-
ment to the s'atRment.
Delegate Benham of Alameda moved
that the executive committee be instructed,
in the light of the recent proceedings of
the anti-debriS men al Sacramento, 10 urge
each of the county mining organization
TO send three men to Sacramento at the
coming session of the Legislature to look
after the interests of the miners. The mo-
ton was adopted.
Alexander Majors, the originator of the
pony express across the continent gave
an interesting account of the working of
that method of transmitting messages.
He poke with he greatest en- thusiasm of
the mines and the miners, and declared
that any one who impeded the progress of
the mining Industry, from the Chief Ex-
ecutive of the nation down, ought to be
condemned. This plain reference to Presi-
dent Cleveland provoked the warmest APP
pause.
the speaker spoke with the deepest
feeling on the financial quest ton. When
money was plentiful times were good.
Let the economists talk" said he. Il do
not need to go to them to learn; | am
history myself. | crossed the Mississippi
in 1918. and l have lived through all these
great crises, and l tel you the discovery
of gold in California did more to push for
ward civilization in America than any
thing else"
The speaker. who is an old COloradoan.
came out fatty in behalf OF the white
metal, while tie convention cheered.
TIE Only way man could become a
millionaire and remain honest man
was 10 obtain his wealth from the mines
was't the closing statement of Mr.. Majors
address.
President Nrff congratulated the cou-
vent'on on the happy terminate Of its
lab0rs. He referred t. the time three
years ago when the States Association
was formed not with the idea IF iDjuriug
the miners neighb0rs in The valleys. TIE
promise had been made then that nothing
would be attempted which would work
Injury TO the valleys, declared Mr.. Neff,
and that promise had been kept.
The results bear out my assertion"
continued the speaker. There may he
here and there an individual with a cranky
opposition 10 our aims, but he people of
the valley are with us. We stall iDjure
no one if the ideas are carried out which
this association has formulated"
Mr.. Nsff thanked the citizens and bust
ness men of San Francisco for their hearty
cooperation. botn financial and other
wise, which had made the convention
success.
Mr.. Neff announced as the delegates to
the Trans- Mississippi Congress, who W ould
leave last evening for ST. Louis: Hugh
A. Crawford, E. III. Benjamin. and Thomas
G. Merrill. Charles Freeman johnson,
the stenographer of the convention, ac-
companies them 10 report the proceedings
at ST. Louis.
Three cheers were given for Alexander
Majors, for President Jacob Neff and for
tie Society of the California Pioneers.
which had freely given its hall for the att
ernoon session, and the general c0nven-
tim of the miners adjourned, the New
castle Band playing "Auld Lang Syne" as
the delegates slowly filed out of the nall.
Following the convention the executive
committee held a short session In Parlor
A of the Palace Hotel for the purpose oil