The San Francisco call., 1897-11-14
ALL FAVOR
THE MODEL
boulevard
Sacramento WheeImen
in the Good-Road
Fight.
ORGANIZE FOR THE
CAMPAIGN.
One Hundred Members to
Canvass the County for
Votes.
WILL THEMSELVES BEAR
THE EXPENSE.
Opposition to Bonding for the Pro-
posed Folsom High way Is Fast
DiSapp caring.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

SACRAMENTO. Nov. 13.-A large and
enthusiastic gathering of wheelmen on
Thursday night took up the question of
the Folsom boulevard in a manner that
gives promise of the most active cam
paign ever carried on in the city OF Sacra-
mento The wheelmen of Sacramento are
al I'VE 10 the great profit. pleasure ana re-
nown which will come to their city with
this modern monument to progress. a.
they are deeply sensi ole of the everlasting
disgrace which will flow from it's defeat.
The result of the meeting will lead to
the appointment of a campaign COM
mittee, which will take charge of the pro-
posed canvass of the city. This COM
mittee will probab bly, make it's headGuar-
ters at the club building, where daily
meetings will be held and reports from
the various canvassers received. At least
100 wheelmen will imm ediately enter
upon the work OF ascertaining what feel
ing prevails among the people upon this
question of voting bonds 10 meet the ex-
pense of this project n OF already provided
for by the State.
Speeches we're made by Hon. Scott f.
Ennis, president of the Capital City
Wheelmen c. A. Luhrs, president of the
Folsom Road Commission Messrs. Breu.
ner, WoedseD, Kendall, Lavenscu Super
intendent OF Schools Howard. Trustee
elect Dolan and Professor Johnson.
The Capital City Wheelmen count
among their mem bership some OF the
principal business men and taxpayers OF
he county. The organization has done
mucli toward The recent legislation which
provides for beIter system OF road build
ing and improvement. Hon: ScottyF. En-
-, of bo olt 1tfl n.
district from Sacramento al the last ses.
sion, and II was due largely 10 his untir-
ing efforts that the bill providing for the
Folsom boulevard became n law. The
mem bers consequently are now taking
deep interest IN carrying 10 successful
ftuition the project Tor which their presi-
dent worked so hard. The expenses of
the cam gn will be met by appropria-
lions made from the funds of the club.
1t is proposed to leave the missionary
work in the country TO the State Board of
Highways ami the Board of Folsom Road
Commits sioners. The sentiment in the
country seems to be changing rapidly i'll
favor of the proposition.
An occa, ional storekeeper in the coun-
try is found who opposes the proposition
on the ground that with good, broad,
smooth highway leading to Sacramen o
some of his customers are apt to drive to
town for yard or two of calico. These
bundles of selfishness are few and far be-
tween, ami the largest vote upon thu affir r
native side of the issue will come from
The rural districts.
A meeting was held in Elk Grove sew
eral evenings ago under the auspices of
the local debating society. The question
was argued to standstill, and when the
vote was taken the side winch had op-
posed the issuance of the bonds met with
oyerwhe Inning defeat.
Now that the sentiment prevails which
will support the proposition to extend the
road 10 Stockton and obtain from the
next session of the LEGISLATURE the same
State support and concessions made by
the last, The people livin in the southern
portion OF the county see what it means
to them, and are consequently falling
into line accordingly. Fred Harvey, one
of the most prominent and successful
landowners in the vicinity of Gait, was
In the city recently. and in speaking OF
the road said that he would give his time
freely to the canvass in his section, and
he was OF the belief that a majority OF his
people heartily favored the construction
OF the Folsom road. and as they in turn
mig hit ask for similar asst tango, when il
came to extending the road, hs did not
see how the report had gone out that the
people OF Gait would stand in oppos tion.
Taxing the situation altoge ether, there
are bright prospects for one of the most
notable road Improvements the State of
California or any other State has ever in.
stiluted.