The record-union., 1897-08-20
ALIVE TO HOME INTERESTS.
WHAT THE CHAMBER OF COM.
MERGE IS DOING.
Several Important Matters Consid
cred at the Directors Meet
ing Yesterday.


onstrated his ability for dispatching
business by disposing of all the matters
and adjourning the meeting in one hour
and fourteen minutes.
MINING MATTERS.
The Committee on Mines and Mining,
7. L. Enwright Chairman, submitted
the following report:
ITO the Board of Directors of the
Sacramento Chamber of Commerce
Gentlemen: Your Committee on Mines
and Mining regards with favor the in
terest that has been awakened in gold
mining throughout the civilized world,
and although the excitement produced
by the reported rich discoveries in the
frozen regions of the north has at
tracted the attention of the masses, we
confidently expect good results TO the
mining sections of our State where the
conservative element may invest in le-
gitimate mining with reasonable pros
poets of fair returns on their invest
ments.
The indications now are that the
mines in California will produce more
fifteen years, and that California will
ing section of the world"
The report was approved.
SUGAR BEET CULTURE.
The Committee on Sugar-Beet Cult
ure, r. D. Stephens Chairman, submit
ted the following:
There has been sent to Professor r.
w Hilgard of the State University, for
analysts, fifteen samples of beets from
patches planted under your direction
for the purpose Of testing the soils of
this county. Samples from other
patches will be sent as the beets ma
ture, and when all shall have been
analyzed we will submit our final re-
| port
The committee recommended that
an exhibit of the sugar-beets grown in
this county be made at the State Fair
The recommendation was adopted
with the understanding that the re-
suits of the analysis would be available
/ by that time.
THE CITY WHARF.
! Secretary Coleman reported on the
matter of a city wharf as follows:
"On the 14th inst application was
made at this office by a representative
of the steamboat II. c. Grady for as
! sistance in arranging for a suitable
landing at Sacramento. After confer
ring with the Chairman of your Com
mittee on Public Improvements. a cal
was made on the Mayor and the Chair
man of the Board of City Trustees.
THE latter visited the city wharf al
the foot of n street, and advised us as
! to the necessities of the case, and last
Monday night called the attention OF
the Board of Trustees to the matter
whereupon it's Committee on Levees
was instructed to investigate and re-
port at the next meeting of the board
/ the probable cost of the needed inn
provements."
/ The matter of increasing wharf facili-
/ ties was referred to the Committees on
| Public improvements and Commerce
The opinion seemed to prevail that if
/ by the addition of 100 feet to the pres
ent wharf, with an elevator, it would
meet the present demands. it would
/ be wise for the Trustees to postpone
/ further extension until the city's
/ finances are in better shape.
TO HELP CALIFORNIA.
A communication from G. w Lynch
of San Francisco, referring to the mat
ter of the counties in Central Califor-
MIA uniting with the California Hotel
Committee in establishing a Central
California Agency, or Bureau of Infor-
nation, in the city Of New York, was
referred to the Committee on Immigra
ton and Lands. 1t reads:
ID A Lindley, ESD, Vice-President
/ Chamber of Commerce, Sacramento
/ Dear Sir: Herewith 1 hand you a copy
of a resolution, which is self-eXplana-
tory, informing you Of the action taken
at the called meeting, held at the Pal
ace Hotel, on the 10Th day of August
/ 1897 Kindly advise me on what days
Of the week you hold your regular
meetings, so that I can come UP and
discuss with you in detail this move
ment, with a view of gaining your
! financial support to the same. I would
/ also suggest that you canvass the mat
ter among your principal people pre-
vious to the meeting. I shall visit and
address all Of the Boards of Trade OF
I Commerce in the Central California
counties as rapidly as l can make the
rounds.
Hoping to hear from you at your
4 earliest convenience, 1 am, yours sin
cerely, G.. w. LYNCH"
The resolution referred to is as fol
lows:
"At a meeting held in the Palace Ho-
tel on this 10Th day of August, 1897
between the members of the California
Hotel Committee and representative
from various Central California Boards
of Trade 1t was unanimously resolved
that the Central California counties
unite and consolidate with the Hote
! Committee for the purpose Of main
tanning a Central California Agency .ol
Bureau Of Information in the city OF
/ New York.
1T was further resolved that c.. w
Lynch be appointed committee oi
one, with full authority to visit the
different Boards of Trade in the various
Central California counties. explain the
! general basis of this consolidation and
) solicit their financial support to aid
and maintain the same, and he is here
by duly authorized so to act (Signed)
s. t. Thorn, President California Hote
/ Association; r H Warfield, Secretary
California Hotel Association: John C
Kirkpatrick. Chairman California Ho-
/ tel Committee"
: Other communications We're read ant
referred to various committees.
/ The subject of weather statistics was
/ referred to Sergeant Barwick. President
I SteheEs CONSIDERABLY refusing TO allow
! il discussed