The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-02
FOLSOM WANTS
THE BOULEVARD
Rousing Mass-Meeting
in the Historic
Town.
Citizens Eager 10 Cast Their
Ballots for the New
Highway.
Careful Canvass Shows That Few
Will Vote Against the
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Special Dispatch to TIE CALL.

/ SACRAMENTO, Dec. There was
regular eldtlme campaign meeting at
Folsom last night. Bonhres burned in
the streets, the band played and large
audience assembled in the Town Hall to
hear the speakers. s. Politics was not the
topic of discussion, however, as Republi-
cans, Democrats and Populists are stand
ing side by side in the fight up there for
good roads. 49,
P. A. cohn, the County Com missioner,
called the meeting to order and intro:
duced c. l. Ecklon as chairman. Ecklon,
in accepting the craftsmanship, said:
Ladies and gentlemen: l thank you
for the honor conferred on me in m akin e
me chairman of this meeting. I am in
hearty accord with the movement which
will give to Folsom one of the finest
boulevards in the world. / believe all our
people in this section of the county feel as:
do. ...-' =. *-5
=. However, the friends OF the measure
thought 1t best to hold a meeting here, as
they have in other portions OF the county,
and We have asse m bied tonight 10 hear
what they have to say. II. NJ. Smith has
been selected as secretary. l now take
pleasure in introducing Charles T.
Hughes, secretary of the commission"
Hugh devoted his time TO the PROPOSE
ton from financial standpoint. He
spoketo his hearers particularly as resi-
dents of the Fourth Supervisor District,
and pointed out to them the many advan-
tages which would flow from the compile
ton OF the road under the plans of the
State Board Of Highways
Com mi Ssinpar than BALLAD
upon and made a very earnest and effect
i've appeal to his neighbors. He said he
had been appointed by the Governor to
the position OF Commissioner to carry out
the provisions of the bill and he would do
so TO the letter. He believed that $50 coo
was sufficient to build the road if expend-
ed carefully, and as far as he was con-
cerned IL would be SO expended. He be-
lieved in q fair compensation for q days
work, and as the bulk OF the money was
to be raised in Sacramento County he be-
Heved that Sacramento laborers should
have the preference in employment. No
one must think, however, that there were
TO be any soft loOs connected with the
work of construction, because there would
be none, and every man employed would
be expected to do for the county and State
the same as he would DO for a private en-
ployer. He declared there would be no
such wastes of money as had character
lied the expenditures of public funds on
county roads in the past.
-. Cohn concluded by saying that the only
monument he wanted over the humble
spot which should mark his resting place
in the town where he intended 10 spend
his days was the simple inscription that
he had contributed 10 the building of the
Fo som boulevard.
After the meeting The CALL CORE
spondent made careful canvass OF the
t1p hof rllI H.
citizens not only favoring the prov position,
bat declaring that they would attend The
election next Saturday and work at the
polls all day: J. II. Burnham, E. r. Levy,
J. P. Cox, j. Z. Blanchard, j. w. Hall, II.
t. Knight, John Ainswort.,, J. H. Don
nelly. NJ. II. Burke, Ralph Currier, Fred
Sanford, e. A. Linnell, Z. r. Lampher
Emil Miller, W. A. Ford, John Lawton,
Warden AuiI and Captain Murphy.
This is but partial list OF those promi-
nent in the affairs of Folsom who are tax
ing deep interest In the issue to be de-
cided next Saturday.
There is one thing" said Commits
s:oner Cohn, Il want to say, and that is,
our people up here are very grateful for
the stand The CALL has taken in this
tight. The CALL has published more good
items and given more space TO this inter-
esting contest than all OF the other San
Francisco papers put together. The illus
trations in The CALL were splendid and
gave better ideas OF the contemplated road
than we're published By any other paper
on the ooast.''
The fact that The GAEL had a repre-
sentative at last nights meeting was
greatly appreciated, and every facility
and aid possible was given MIN when it
came to q Canvass of the town. That there
will not be twenty votes cast against the
proposition in Folsom is the estimate of
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