The record-union., 1896-02-13
ing benefits to producers and shippers;


tlement of such Indebtedness upon rea-
sonable terms within period of fifty
years.
LUBIN'S PLAN.
Whereas. H. r. Bill No. 1925, for the
protection Of agricultural staples
by an export bounty. has been intro
duced in Congress-; and whereas, We
deem this measure to be one of justice
and equity in protection so long as the
protective system is in operation; there
fore be it
Resolved, BY the Chamber of Com
merce of the city of Sacramento that
our Representatives in Congress are
respectfully and urgently requested to
use all means possible in aiding the
passage of said bill.
CLEAR WATER.
Resolved, That the Committee on
Public Improvements be requested to
investigate the subject of a better
water supply; also, the subject of i'm
proving the sewerage of our city to the
end that the Chamber of Commerce
may cooperate with and assist the
officials of the city in providing these
much needed improvements
WATER FRONT.
Resolved, That the Committee on
Commerce be requested to investigate
the needed improvements on the water
front, to increase the facilities for ship
ping; also, to ascertain if more rapid
train service and better accommoda-
tion can be had and from San Fran
cisco; also, to obtain, if possible, from
the railroad company, excursion rates
to and from Sacramento within a ra-
dius of fifty miles for three days, from
Saturday to Monday inclusive.
CHEAP LABOR.
Whereas, The Manufacturers and
Producers Association of San Fran
cisco has taken in hand the matter of
incoming Japanese cheap labor products
and have asked Congress to appoint a
commission to look into the subject;
Resolved, That we heartily approve
of the action of the Manufacturers
and Producers Association and that
we request our Representatives to favor
the appointment of the commission.
Resolved, That the Committee on
Membership be urgently requested to
double the chambers membership as
soon as possible.
JOHNSON'S BILL.
Whereas, Our first duty is to protect
our homes and property interests, which
are seriously threatened by the accu-
mutation of hydraulic mining debris in
the Sacramento River, and which
threatens the navigability of that river
and the destruction of vast bodies of
the most valuable agricultural lands,
and to divert the channel of said river
and to make Sacramento City inland.
and to terminate it's position as a
terminal railroad point and as a mat
ter of self-protection, it is our impera-
tive duty to use all legal means in our
power to procure the restoration of
said river as nearly as possible to it's
former condition, and to keep it in that
condition; and
Whereas, We regard hydraulic min
ing as an important industry and de-
plore the necessity that has hitherto
existed for it's suppression; and
Whereas, 1t is evident that we cannot
hope for aid from the Federal Govern
ment so long as strife and contentious
exist at Washington City between the
hydraulic miners and the farmers; and
Whereas, We are ready and willing
10 CO-DpGIdl6 Will lliE lly lAtAAA-
ers in any measures that will rebound
to their and our mutual benefit; and
Whereas, The present serious and
threatening condition Of the Sacra-
mento River renders immediate aid
from the Federal Government abso-
lutely and imperatively necessary to
prevent the destruction Of it's naviga-
ton and the entailing of incalculable
loss and damage, not only upon the peo-
pie of the Sacramento Valley but of the
entire State; and
Whereas, A crisis has arisen when it
becomes the duty of the hydraulic min
ers and the farmers to declare a truce
and to work in harmony in procuring
Government aid in restoring and pro-
tecting the Sacramento River, and in
devising such means as may be feasible
to enable the hydraulic miners to pros
ecute their industry; and
Whereas, The only present hope for
procuring aid from Congress lies In the
enactment of a law providing for
Government commission to take charge
of and to supervise the Improvement,
restoration and protection of the Sac
River; and
Whereas further, We regard the bill
recently introduced in Congress by Hon.
Grove L. Johnson not only as just, fair
and a wise measure, but as being the
only medium through which we can
hope for immediate and necessary re-
lief, and until irreparable injury and
damage has been done to the people of
the State generally and especially to
the people of the Sacramento Valley;
therefore
Resolved, That the present alarming
condition of the Sacramento River and
the serious and threatening danger of
the diversion of its channel, thereby in
undating and destroying vast tracts Of
the most valuable agricultural lands,
and leaving the city of Sacramento in
land and destroying its position as
railroad terminal point, and the vast
expense that would accrue to the Fed
eral Government in the event such
threatened and apparent danger was
realized in the restoration of said river
to it's present channel demands the
most prompt action and relief from
Congress.
Resolved, That we most heartily and
cordially indorse the provisions of the
bill recently introduced in Congress by
Hon. Grove L. Johnson, entitled "An Act
to create the Sacramento River Com
mission, defining it's powers and duties.
and making an appropriation therefor,
as being wise, fair, just and expedient,
and as being the most satisfactory So
luton of the conflicting interests of
the hydraulic miners and the farmers