The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-10-15
THE CLAIMS AND SERVICES OF
A CANDIDATE.

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carry into the Office the experience of an
active business life which has led him on
to success in every undertaking.
More than this. He has had wide ex-
perience as public official; two terms as
Supervisor proved his high qualification
as county legislator and administrator
OF public affairs. AS Sheriff of the coun-
ty he was faithful, vigorous official; for
five years he served the people without
salary as Fire Commissioner, and very
much of the high excellence OF the paid
Fire Department is the result of his far
seeing and the labors of himself and col
leagues on the commission.
As director Of the State Agricultural
Society for many years he has won en-
viable distinction, and has gained much
useful knowledge regarding the position
Sacramento occupies IN the estimation of
of the people of the State. In all these
positions he has had experience that emil
nently qualities him for the executive
municipal Office to which he will be
elected next month.
There has not been a public improve
ment of merit proposed in Sacramento
since he has been citizen here that he
has not either originated or bsttled for.
Years and years ago when the RECORD
UNION called attention to the necessity
for regulating the construction of con-
crete or artificial stone walks so as TO give
a dark color or tint to the surface that the
eye should not be injured, Mr.. Wilson
took up the matter, small as it then was
considered by many, and urged the adop-
ton of an ordinance upon the subject.
When the good roads movement began
in this State, Mr.. Wilson. as an officer of
the Humane Society that called the first
State Road Convention, was a foremost
worker in the cause. and has remained
prominent promoter OF It. The first
bituminized streets laid in the business
sections of Sacramento are due to his
personal efforts, which be entered upon
and followed up TO success when others
had despaired. 1t is conceded by all that
J. W. Wilson is the father ofthe bitumin-
lied street movement now so popular in
Sacramento.
When it was deemed wise to organize
Humane Society to correct abuses in the
treatment of animals and secure proper
care of food animals in their transports-
ton to market and to prevent wanton
cruelty one of the very first men looked
to to take the lead was ]. w. Wilson, and
he responded nobly, taking no little pun
ishment in doing so from those who then
thought such movements interfered with
personal rights.
When it was necessary 30 secure the
new Pavilion of the State Agricultural
Society to this city by having Sacra-
mento bear half the cost of the erection Of
the structure ]. W. Wilson was right in
the front for the idea. and no man
worked harder or better in securing the
When, dozen years ago. it was
deemed wise to add to the city's levee de-
lenses by construction from Brighton
east Mr.. Wilson, in the face of bitter OPP
position, was a stalwart champion of the
proposition. and it triumphed. lie was
likewise one of the most earnest sup
porters and workers for the subsequent
large expenditure for leTee improve
ment. and not only devoted himself TO
that cause, but gave bis time freely to the
conduct OF the election that the people
might be saved expense in paying cleo
ton officers.
Mr.. Wilson has been q clear water man
from the beginning; he has constantly
lsbored in the cause of good drainage and
has urged the putting aside of technicali-
ties and little things that we may secure
IS speedily as possible new system of
city drainage and garbage disposal.
When the proposition was preached to
organize for the encourag of manu-
featuring by inducing capitalized indus
tries to locate here, Mr.. Wilson became
one OF the promoters of the idea and put
his energy and his money into the
scheme, and is to-day one of its official
directors.
Whenever there has been a call made
upon citizens to go out and solicit means
for public purposes, Mr.. Wilson has been
fixed upon as one OF the best men possi-
bic to be selected to act in that financial
capacity, and when others have refused,
whose interests were as large and whose
local pride should be as great, J. w. VIII
son has never shirked. The people have
such confidence in him that he will not
solicit their contributions in an unworthy
cause, that he has come to be the unani-
nous choice for such positions.
When he WAS Supervisor he did the
city eminent service in overcoming all
opposition to his proposition to construct
canal around the city. on the lines OF
Thirty-first and Y streets, to prevent the
incoming OF water from Burns Slough
that formerly flooded the upper part OF
the city and did great damage to prop
erty. 1t was wholly due TO him that the
county was induced TO bear half the cost
of constructing that canal that might
well have been charged wholly to the
city. The work has all these years