The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-22
BEGIN WORK TOMORROW
Thinks Republican National
Convention Would Do
Much for This City.
LIFE ON THE ARK P0LLIWOG.
The Governor Much Benefited by
His Rest, Which Was Not AL
together Idle.

Governor Budd will return to the affairs
of world and state tomorrow afternoon
and emerge from the enforced seclusion of
the past month. Within a fortnight he
will be back at the Capitol attending to the
business of his position with more energy
than he has felt since the close OF the ardu-
Gus campaign which elected him.
On Monday, at the latest, United States
Senators White and Perkins will meet the
Governor to discuss the important ques-
ton of river and harbor Improvements,
and the chief executive will make some
strong recommendations looking toward
the deepening and clearing of some of the
waterways opening into San Francisco
Bay.
While Governor Budd has apparently
been resting he has not been idle by any
means, and while the reports of the per-
fectly idle life he was leading were circu-
lated abroad his active brain was graphing
with the heavy pro blems yet to be solved,
and when he returns to Sacramento on
October 1 his friends will be surprised at
the strong opinions he has formed on sub
iects which they supposed were still in
allegiance.
The ark which the Governor now occu-
pies, and which is the property of John
Bush of Stockton, lies in one of the num-
erous arms of Suisun Bay, about mile
and a half from the town of Black Dia-
mond, but invisible from that place on &C
count of the trees which conceal it from
view.
Governor Budd's eyes were bright and
clear as he sat in the coy cabin of the
Polliwog yesterday afternoon, with his
hand on his favorite settlers head and
chatted of the jolly haphazard life of the
past month, and just the faintcst sugges-
ton of cloud passed over his face as he
spoke of the return of the cares of the
chief executives Office, as though he
would rather finger a little longer in the
quiet hooks of the river.
1t was easy to see, however, that his
mind was often turned toward Sacramento
and the work yet to be done, for he fire.
quently reverted to the heavy questions Of
the day, and his remarks showed that he
had not lost touch with the world, but was
ready for the burden of his duties as soon
as the allotted time arrived.
1.-THE past three weeks have been period
of great pleasure to me" he said, mot
withstanding the fact that have suffered
not a little with rheumatism. Since gain
ing sufficient strength to take up my abode
on this craft we have moved wherever our
wills led us-now here, now there-some-
times moving to new scenes for the nov
city, and, again, because the climate was
more suitable to our condition.
1--WE dropped gradually down the San
Joaquin, stopping at False River and other
points until we reached this place, which
seemed to combine the advantages of a
dash of sea air and freedom from fog. 1t
was our intention to go on to Tlburon,
where another boat is waiting for our ac-
commodation, but at the present [ hardly
think we will reach there, for the time is
not far off when l must return TO business
and the knotty problems that are waiting
for me. l might stay few days longer in
this quiet place, but there are several i'm
portant matters that require early atten-
ton, and l am going to get at them.
THE first important question on hand is
the improvement of rivers and harbors
and on Monday 1 shall meet United States
Senators White and Perkins, to confer
with them on the matter. They have in
vited me to go with them on tour of in
spection to a number of waterways that
are in need of attention, and | shall accept.
The location we are in at present is favor
able for visits to both the Sacramento and
San Joaquin rivers, and it may be that the
States representatives will meet me here
and proceed from this place.
In my mind this question of the i'm
provement of rivers and harbors, and par
ticularly that of the San joaquin, is very
important subject Just now. In years
gone by steamers ran far up the river, and
did a great amount of business, but of late
years the materials washed into the river
have so filed it up that vessels can hardly
get above Modesto, and large steamers
cannot get even that far. Dredging has
become so cheap of late years that the
improvement of this very important water
way would not be a very expensive under