The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-19
THE INSTITUTE ADJOURNS.
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In furtherance of this suggestion,
which should become a rule of action,
the institute managers should request
all persons who are to deliver stated adj
dresses and read papers before any in
stltute TO prepare one or more copies
themselves, as may be needed. Of a
close, clear synopsis of such address or
paper, for the use of reporters.
We are advised that such procedure
Will result in securing more accurate re-
ports and more satisfactory and wider
publication, since it is true that in the
discussion of technical questions, 1T is
often found that the most careful re-
porters are unable to give accurate re-
ports of addresses and papers when the
necessity presses upon them to reduce a
paper or address, or debate to one-thrd
or one-fourth or less space than the
original would occupy, and to do so,
while the address is being delivered or
the paper being read.
| Resolved, That we view these insti-
tutes with such favor that the Univer-
sity of California is hereby requested to
convene another in the city of Sacra-
mento in the next institute year.
| Resolved, That the thanks of this in
stitute are due and are hereby cordially
rendered to the press of Sacramento for
faithful, intelligent and extended re-
ports of its proceedings; to the Agricult-
ural Department of the University of
California for affording the institute the
advantage of the presence and advice of
Professors Hilgard and Woodwork and
of e. F. Adams to Mrs Longbottom,
| MicyoC DaI- ff~.
musical contributions 20 the institute
meetings; to each OF the gentlemen who
have delivered stated addresses before
the MISUNDERSTANDING McCabe, repre-
senting Governor Budd; Professors Hill
gard and Woodwork, Messrs, Adams,
Mack, Manson Coleman, Raaf, John
ston and LaRue-to it's benefit and the
edification of it's members and guests
to the city of Sacramento and the Joint
Board of Control of the E. 3. Croker
Art Gallery for furnishing the institute
with place for holdings its sessions.
And your committee reports and adj
vises the adoption of the following pre-
ambles and resolutions:
Whereas, The Farmers Institute of
Sacramento County, now in session. be-
lieves that road reform is a vital need
in the economy OF California and should
be furthered:
And whereas, it is believed that such
reform will be FASTENED and promoted
by and through the operation of a sys-
tenn Of State highways to which county
and district road systems may be re-
lated; therefore
Resolved, That in the opinion of this
Institute q ic
providing for the Inauguration of such
a State system are to be commended
and that his excellency, the Governor
is respectfully requested to give the
same his approval, said measures hav-
ing the support and being the product
largely Of the Bureau of Highways act
ing in the interests of the State.
Resolved, That We recognize the work
of the Commissioners appointed to said
bureau by the Governor to have been of
high value to the State and it's best
interests, and that what has been
achieved by that bureau in the two
years it has spent in examining into
physical conditions and statistics, and
in advising with the people as to road
necessities and economy, has wisely Gull
minated in the measures providing for
system and order in highway construc-
ton, which measures are now to go to
the hands of the Governor.
| Resolved That the Chairman is in
structed to transmit copy of these pre-
ambles and resolutions to the Governor.
ROAD CONDITIONS.
The subject Road Conditions in
California and Their Betterment,'' was
taken up by Marsden Manson.
Mr.. Manson said the State had ar
rived at the point of constructing the
best roads that can be made on i'm
proper and uneconomic principles, but
it was desirable to advance beyond
that. We have been railroad builders,
canal builders, schoolhouse builders,
everything but road builders. 1t is
a marvel to go into the mountains and
see the vast network of bitches and
fumes by which the water follows the
memorable law of gravity. They are
wonderful feats of engineering and
have been the comment of French en-
gineers, than whom none better are TO
be found. One of them said in view
ing the skill with which water was con-
lveyed and the cheapness with which it
was done by the inverted sphon of the
American engineers. IF my people
could have known this how much mon
ey it would have saved them and he
had done eminent work in his own
country, too.
But while this grand work was being
done our roads We're being made in
defiance of all engineering principles
and heavy loads are being hauled Up
grades that need not have been made.
The money of the people has been
wasted year after year in attempting
to Keep up the miserable apologies sor
roads at far greater price than good
ones would have cost. We have gone
so far back in knowledge of road that
streak Of dust or mud for road and
dedicate it to the public use
He would show them some pictures
OF poor work and money wasted in
construction of roads during the past
forty years, and a few specimens OF
good work.
| In the building of roads three prin-
ciples for their construction and main
tenance should be observed First, the
road should be located on the best
grades and algnments that the country
will permit; second they should be
thoroughly and carefully drained and
graded to those alignments;: third,
they should be metaled and surfaced
with the best material that a study of
the economic geology of the region adj
jacent to the road reveals. He would
Illustrate these by types of the proper