The San Francisco call., 1896-04-14
YOSEMITE COMMISSION,
Four Members Whose Terms
Expire This Week Will
Retire.
John Boggs, Democrat, Is One Who
Will Probably Be Re.
nOmin ated.

There is to be change in the personnel
of the Yosemite Commissioners This
week the terms of four of those who now
compose that body will expire and Gov
ernor Budd will be called upon to name
their successors.
'Those who 60 out" said Secretary ], F.
Sheehan. yesterday, "are George B. Sperry
of Stockton, II. K. Field of San Francisco
G. 6. Clinch of San Francisco and John
Boggs of Princeton. Boggs is a Democrat
and the others are Republicans. The
holdovers are General E. P. johnson of
Los Angeles H. J. Ostrander of Merced
Max Goldberg of San Francisco and J. H.
O'Brien of Oakland, all Republicans. Then
there is Governor Budd, who is ex-officio
mem ber of the board.
"Who are likely to succeed those who
are going out? Well, that I cannot saw"
continued the secretary. "The Governor
has the choice and have not the slight
est idea whom he has in mind for these
offices. He is not required by law to ap-
portion the appointments, as in some COM
missions, equally between the political
parties, and he may name all Democrats if
he feels so inclined. He will probably
make his nominations before the end of
the week"
There is conside rable speculation in the
political world as to who will be named to
assist in watching over the interests of the
Yosemite Valley for the next four years.
The only one named as probable sue
cessor is John Boggs, who will in all proba-
blllty be named to succeed himself.
The commission will hold its next meet
inc %Ia 11ox-
in June, and all the Commissioners will
leave in the latter part of May to be pres
ent at the meeting.
Galen Clark, the guardian of the valley,
in letters dated April 2 and 7, writes that
there has not been as much snow in the
valley during the winter as usual, that the
roads in the valley have been put in good
condition as far down as the cascades; that
the trails have been opened to the top of
the Nevada and Yosemite falls, and that
work has been in progress on the lower
portion of the trail to Glacier Point, to put
it in safe condition for use. Some of the
roads and trails were in places considera-
bly, washed out by the heavy winter
storms, but these have been repaired.
The first party of tourists arrived on the
18th of March, but those who composed it
were very much disappointed because of
the heavy fall of rain. There is to be
placed in position a telephone to the
valley as soon as supplies are received.
Both hotels are now open.
In his latest letter the guardian an
nounced that work had been commenced
on the trail to Glacier Point, and that it
would take at least a week to put it in
proper condition.
Mr.. Stetson of the Yosemite Valley
Railroad said yesterday the company was
anxiously awaiting the action of Congress
on the bill introduced by Senator Perkins
asking for franchise for the company.
This road, which is to start from Merced,
will run to the valley. ''Of course it must
be understood" said Mr.. Stetson that it
is not the intention of the company to run
into the valley the purpose is to run to
the boundary line of the valley and no
further. While we are waiting we have
surveyors at work on the line of the pro.