The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-10-18
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DIRECTORS.
They Met Last Night to Discuss Vari-
Gus Matters.
Eastern Excursionists to be Attended
disappointment of Commit
tees Confirmed.


dent Steffens presiding.
The President offered several sugges-
tions for the improvement OF methoos III
appointing com mittees and various oLner
matters, and reported that the City Irus-
tees had granted the request OF the cham
Der for the use of the Trustees room for
its meetings. He also suggested that 1t
might possibly be we'll to change the
night of monthly meeting from the third
Monday in the month to the first or
fourth Monday.
The reports of the Secretary and Treas
urer were received and placed on file.
e. K. Alsip. for the Committee on I'm
migration, stated that Mr.. Huntington
had set Wednesday as the day for meet
ing his committee, but had subsequently
changed it to Thursday. He supposed
that the meeting had taken place and
would be reported in due time.
He also reported that 400 people would
soon be here from the East and should
be properly received and looked after, in
order to give them proper impressions.
J. 0. Coleman, for the Special Commit
tee to see property owners in regard to the
proposed electric railway TO the Sunset
Colony, reported progress and SAID the
committee thought Its labors would re-
suit in SUCCESS in getting the right OF
way.
The appointment of various committees
was confirmed as follows:
Commerce-CaptalnJ J. IL. Roberts. Y.
S. McClatchy, Captain 7. b. Hall, George
Z. Katzenstein, II. u. Smith.
Manufactures-H. j. Small. 7. A. w.
Schadt, William Schaw, Louis Breuner,
a. Nelson.
L L.,
Captain 4. l.. Hawk, NJ. j. Dillman, NJ.
J. Curtis, c. NJ. Campbell.
Mines and Mining-L. L. Lewis, r. T.
Devlin, Z. L. Lindley, NJ. J. Curtis, G. L.
Gardner.
Ways and Means-R. I. Bently, Will
lam Geary. A. a. Van VOORHEES,, @. a.
Luhrs. L. Tozer.
Municipal and County Affairs-Frank
Miller, John Blair, +. W. Hale, Z. Il.
Hamilton, William Sohaw.
Statistics and Library-W. S. Leake,
G. X. McClatchy, q. j. Ellis.
Law and Legislation-A. J. Bruner,
James E. Mills, Hiram w. Johnson, c.
F. Gardner. zone to be named.)
Hotels. Parks and Public Improve
ments-J. O. Coleman, VIM. Mclaughlin,
G. A. Luhrs, Herman Grau, NJ. c. Curtis
Albert Elkus, Harrison Bennett.
Reception-B. L. Steinman, J. 0. Cole
man, John Blair, William Beckman, J.
NJ Morrison, K. u. Davis, .. w. Erie
wine, Albert Elkus, J. K. Foster, Z. W.
Hale Rev. a. q. Herrick, Colonel Z. r.
Hamilton, A. j. Johnston, w. f. Knox,
T. II. Krebs, L. Stuart Epson, Charles
Lipman, Samuel Lavenson, w. Z. Peter
son. Tom Scott Fred Trout, BENJAMIN
WEIGH, II. V. w. Raymond, r. D.
Stephens, James l. Felter.
The matter of the Reception Committee
looking after the Eastern visitors spoken
OF by Mr.. Alsip was taken up and the
committee was requested TO take charge
OF them on their arrival.
1t was decided to retain the present
night of meeting.
j. O. Coleman moved that the commit
tees organize by the election of Vice
Chairman and Secretary, and that the
former preside at meetings ia the absence
of the Chairman, but have no vote. Car
ried.
Alsip moved that it be the sense of This
body that il have an office where it can
meet and have proper convenience. The
Secretary should have place where Wis
itors could come and obtain such in
formation as they wished.
The Secretary said that he had at pres
ens an office which, although not just what
he wished. would do for the present and
save expense.
Mayor Steinman thought there should
be an Office that was more central in its
location and further from Chinatown.
MIR. Coleman thought il was desirable to
have an Office, but ii would be well TO wait
till the first OF the year, when the men,
bership would be larger aud the cham Der
better able. He moved that committee
of three be appointed to look about for
suitable office and report at the next
meeting. The amendment was carried,
and the Chair appointed Messrs. Bruner,
Lewis aud LlndIey as such committee.
Mr.. Coleman spoke of the meeting Of
the State frult-Growers' Association in
November and the necessity of receiving
and entertaining it. The matter was re-
ferred 10 the Entertainment Committee.
Mr.. Coleman spoke OF the attention the
approaches TO the new bridge had ex-
cited. The City Trustees would hold
meeting on Friday night he said and il
had been suggested that the matter was
one which came under the province OF
the chamber TO pay attention TO. The
matter OF levees was another important
one. lie thought they should be brought
up in committees.
The President thought such matters
should be brought up by the proper COM
mttees for debate In the meeting, so that
action could be taken, if advisable.
Mr.. Small asked what the question
was regarding the approaches; was it
whether should or should not have
approaches?
Mr.. Coleman said that many people
did not seem TO understand the matter OF
approaches, and if the matter were de-
bated in the chamber and published in
the papers it might be the means Of Civ
ing the people better chance TO under
stand the subject.
MIR. Alsip thought the matter proper
one for the cham Der to discuss.
The Chairman said that if the time set
by the Trustees to pass on the matter
nn oh hDf nc to rr.f~e
he could SEQ his way clearer. 4 COM
mittee, II appointed, should have time to
make report to the chamber.
Mr. Coleman said the matter was an
important one. over 400 feet OF the
water front would be closed and blocked
up If the approaches were built as uro-
ieoted. 1t might be that this could not
be avoided, and 1t might be that the rail-
road company in that case should be
willing TO give in exchange a portion of
the water front further down the river.
il was knotty point, and he did not
know how it could be settled, but he
thought that the matter should be taken
up in toe cham Der.
Mayor Steinman said be did not know
what the chamber could do. He believed
the trustees and Superintendent Wright
had met and agreed on plan, and that
Mr.. Smith. who was at first opposed 10
the plan OF approaches, had Withdrawn
his objections. He believed the company
had agreed to put on gates that would al
low foot passengers TO 90 through when
trains were not running.
Mr.. Coleman said that the matter was
an important one, and he was astonished
that the Mayor was not more conversant
with it. He thought the engineers Of the
company had made a mistake in fixing
the width Of the approaches to the bridge,
which he thought was inadequate. 1t
had been suggested. too, that rs it was
near election the Trustees would prob