The record-union., 1895-08-12
GOLD ADDED TO CARNIVAL COL0RS.
They Are Now AppIe-Green, Cherry
Red and Poppy-YelIow
The General Electric Company's Bar
gain With the Committee-Illumi-
nation Of Capitol Park.

The Electric Carnival Executive Com
mittee held an important meeting Satur-
day afternoon. There were present
Chairman Joseph Steffens. Mayor B. U.
Steinman, Director-General J. 0. Cole
man, Secretary c. II. Hubbard, ii. j.
Small, T.. L. Enright, 0. w. Erlewine.
NJ. J. Curtis, r. D. Stephens and Thomas
Fox.
A committee from the Native Sons,
consisting OF G. n. Post, Thomas Fox
and j. I. SHELTON, Jr., appeared before
the committee in support of their con-
tention that the Carnival Committee
should illuminate the grounds in rear
of the Capitol where the Native Sons in
tend to give grand concert, and that the
illuminated set pieces should be placed
in the Capitol grounds instead of at the
Plaza.
The Native Sons insist that the Plaza
is not large enough to accommodate the
immense crowd that will assemble to
witness the grand sight.
Director General Coleman gave as his
reason for selecting the Plaza for the
illuminations and The reviewing stand
that it would cost hundreds Of dollars
more to change the plans and have the
illuminations in the Capitol grounds.
Mr.. Fox, who is also a member of the
Carnival Committee, moved that the Capt.
tol grounds be illuminated on the night
of the Sth of September.
r. d. Stephens offered an amendment,
which was adopted, that the Director
General confer with the electric light
companies about the matter, and ascer-
tain how much it would cost to illuminate
the grounds.
The Native Sons will erect arches at
Seventh and j and at Fourth aud X
streets.
The Committee on Invitation reported
that 1t will send out 1000 Invitations, and
will invite all the Governors in the
United States, the Mayors of all cities and
all public officials. The invitations Will
be artistically gotten up and will bear en-
cravings of the Folsom pOWer-hOuse,
wires leading from there to the sub-sta-
ton in this city, trolley cars on the streets,
and Suffers Fort.
Mr.. Coleman announced that he
had received dispatch from the agent of
the General Electric Company in San
Francisco stating that his firm IN the
East had informed him that in their
opinion it would take about sixty days
from the time the designs were sent
10 this city to be returned to the COM
pany, ana for that reason they would
have to charge double the rental an
nounced in their catalogue, which con-
templated only a ten days use of the de-
signs.
OF course, the committee could not
see their way out of the peculiar position
they were placed in, so they had to cut
down expenses. The order as originally
sent in amounted to S205. which was in
creased to S4l0 by the Electric Company.
This the committee reduced to $500,
eliminating the flag design, for which
the Electric Company at first said it
would charge $40, but which it raised to
3l50.
In addition to the red and green the
committee added the golden color of the
adopted. This was done in honor OF the
Native Sons.
The fagpole in the Plaza will be bril-
liantly illuminated. The trees will also
be illuminated with colored lamps.
The contract for lighting the Plaza and
the Capitol dome, the ''May' pole AMI
horseshoe was awarded to Frank Lyman
for $500.
The offer of the Capital Gas Company
to furnish sufficient current for lighting
600 lamps, at the rate Of halt cent per
hour, was accepted. The Sacramento
Electric Light and Power Company of
fered to furnish the committee current
sufficient to light 1900 lamps, and the
offer was accepted.
1t was decided to furnish persons all
the outside illumination they desire
upon application to the Director General.
This Will be done in order to dispose of
the surplus current.
1t was decided to ask the POstoflice
Department at Washington for permis-
sion to illuminate the Government build
ing at Seventh and X streets.
MEETING OF RAILROAD MEN.
The committee representing the differ
ent departments at the railroad shops met
in Superintendent Smalls Office on Satur-
day afternoon, tor the purpose of con-
ferring with Director-General J. O. Cole
man.
Chairman Thomas Warmly presided
and George Dunn was Secretary. The
Chairman added the following
gentlemen to the General Committee, to
be known as the Advisory Committee:
II. j. Small, superintendent of Motive
Power; L. w. Heintzleman, Master Me-
ohanic; Ben Welch, Master Carbuilder;
Victor Lemay, General Foreman. Chair
man Warmly addressed the meeting.
He referred to the enthusiasm manifested
among the employes, and predicted such
a turnout on carnival night as would, of
itself, show that the men were fully alive
to the great importance of making known
all over this broad land the immensity of
the subtle power OF which Sacramento
has SO recently become possessed.
Mr.. Coleman was introduced by Mr..
Small, and he explained clearly what had
already been accomplished and what it
was expected 10 accomplish further. He
asked the hearty cooperation of not only
the committee, but all the employees in
the various departments, all of whom he
said are equally Interested in furthering
the interests of Sacramento.
Chairman Warmly then announced the
appointment of the following named
gentlemen az an Executive Committee,
with full power to act In all matters per-
tanning to the part TO be taken in the car
nival demonstration by tho men in the
shops: L. w. HeintZleman, Z. L. Dun
das, j. w. Reynolds, l.. w. Grothern and
X. c. Juekes.
On motion of Mr.. Small, the Chairman
and Secretary were added to the commit
tee.
The members of this committee will on
Tuesday evening meet with representa-
tives of the Carnival Executive Commit
tee at the office of Director General Cole
man, 325 j street.
1t is understood that the employees Of
the rolling mill have decided to turn out
in an appropriate Uniform, and it is said
that the men in other departments con-
template doing likewise.
This is an excellent idea If the men
of each department. would wear some
simple style of dress typical of their call
the parade.