The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-19

Spauldine ST., ]. O. Jones. w H. Eschbache
f. A. Nelly, j. X. Virgins, William L. Cole.
John Costa, w. +. Page, William H Spaulding
James McGregor, William Cox, John Myers
Mooney.
Downieville-George D. Gray, Timothy Dono-
hue. +: A. Gourley, W. S. George. A. S. Nichols
n. r. Mott Giles H. Gray, George W. Fox,
Virgins.
SHASTA COUNTY.
T. M. Dixon, j. NJ Geaves, &c. Hopper.
SANTA CLARA COUNTY.
Charles c. Derby, Z. w. Carson, proxy;
Richard Harry, r. j. Peace, Thomas Wasley,
kliard W. Carson, R. R. Bulmore, R. Harry,
proxy; R. r. Bulmore, John Trevorrow, A. c.
INNS.
TRINITY COUNTY.
Weaverville-John McMurray
TUoLUMNE COUNTY
A. N. Mcdonald, John n. Neale, F. NJ. Will
mans.
ALAMEDA COUNTY.
E II. Benjamin, Thomas W. Jeffress. Lyman
Eldridge, J. L. Lyon. n. T. Farrsr, John Dag
gett, Captain Thomas Mein, X. A. Huggson,
D. S : W g R. scppham proxy, Mack Web
Der, John T. Brady, S B. Christy, W. r.
Thomas C. B. Rutherford, R. ". Snow, F. A
Leach aud Z. L. Gillett.
PLUMAs COUNTY.
John Thomas, b. B. Lorich, A. B. White, C.
T. Thompson. w ]. Edwards, W. W. kellogg
1heyney, William Metcalf, Dixon Bradshaw,
William Schuld, +. n. Fo: som-Arthur Price
proxy; C. D. Hazzard-Thomas Price proxy,
Mclaughlin, j. H. Frsseli.
BUTTE COUNTY.
w. +. Duncan. OroviIle.
AMADoR COUNTY
r. c. Rush, ]. F. Parks, Hiram Deacon, c. R.
Downs James L. Dye, Allen McWayne 7. B.
Dillon, Robert Robertson, William MCGEE
John A. McInttTe, John B. Francis, NJ. J. Me-
Donald, W. R Thomas, CIarenct Bradshaw,
Frank Frates, John Graham Z. S. Barney, Z.
C. Voorheis, J. B. Treadwell Thomas d. Caik-
ms, John R. Tregloan, a. CamInetti, Dr.
Thomas Boyson, a. J. Cram, W. +. Detert, w.
J; f. Barnes, David Gutmann, V. w. Gaskill, A.
b. Mclaughlin.
Mr.. Searls took the platform and in the
course of an eloquent address presented
President Jacob hart Neff with a large
ana magnificent silver loving cup suitably
engraved, which was rendered on behalf
OF the association as a slight token of the
love and esteem OF the miners and their
appreciation OF his years of service and
mastery leadership as president of the
ASSOCIATION from its inception. President
NeH expressed a graceful and feeling
acceptance amid applause and then he
read his annual address.
J. 5. Mcbride of Nevada at this point
moved that custom and the rules be sus-
pended and officers elected then instead
of waiting unul the final day, but the mo-
ton was tabled and Secretary Julian
Sonntag read his report, showing the an
nual receipts TO have been 1924 % on Oc-
loDer 10 and the expenditures $24J7 30
leaving balance OF $777 % on that date.
Since then Ell Dorado County had paid in
500, Nevada $3.50, Placer $3.50 anu Gala
veIas $50, making the total in bond
1887 OJ. During the year the executive
committee held vi maetinus
/. j. Sherwood of Yuba offered a resolu.
tlon that there be a committee of three to
confer with the executive com mittee of
the Anti-Debris Association to secure CO.
operation IN urgInS progress on the Cali
fornia Debris Com mission.
A. 5. Meyers of Siskiyou offered a reso-
luton that ii be the sense OF the conyen-
ilon that the miners of California should
aid In every way possible the placing OF a
large mineral exhibit at the Paris EXPOSE
ton i'll 1900, together with inform alton
showing The great mineral resources of
California.
President Neff called for the reading of
q lett from J. A. Filcher, secretary of
the Slate Board of Trade, inviting the
miners to appoint a committee to cooper
ate with other interests In forming a plan
and estimate OF cost of a complete Califor-
MIA exhibit at the Paris exhibition, with
the IDEA in view of asking an appropriation
therefor OF the Legislature.
These and other resolutions were re-
ferred without debate to a committee on
resolutions, which, after a fifteen mute
recess, President Neff named as fol-
lows: J. NJ. Walling, Nevada; J. +. Hal
loran. L. J. Parsons. San Francisco; A.
+. Ten Brock, Ell Dorado; Harold T.
Power. Placer; a. Caminetti, Amador;
+. r. Wehe, Sierra; J. F. Davis. Amador;
J: K. Scupham, Alamt da; James O'Brien,
Yuba.
Secretary Sonntag read, as a matter of
present interest, short naper in the form
"f letter, written in 1884 20 the Chant Der
OF Commerce, and dealing with the shoaI.