The record-union., 1898-03-18
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
RESOLUTIONS REGARDING THE
CANADIAN PACIFIC.
Question Of Insufficient H1gh
School Accommodation De-
bated at Length.

a wide diversity of subjects came up lot
discussion.
At a previous meeting all the stand
ing committees for the present year
were appointed except those on Member
ship and Grievance and on Immigration
and Lands. They were filed as follows:
Mem mbership and Grievance-T. L. En-
wright chairman, Fred Trout, w. +.
Purnell, Herman c. Fisher and Frank
Ruhstaller, Lr.
immigration and Lands-R. D. Steph-
ems chairman, NJ. J. Curtis, L. l..
Hawk, Howard Kimbrough and George
O. Haxford.
It was recommended that Chairmen
he empowered to increase committees II
it was deemed advisable, and the rec
ommendation was accepted and adopted
Director Schaw, Chairman Of the
Committee on Commerce, called atten-
1ion to the communication received some
time ago from the Chamber OF Com
nerce Of Portland, Or, requesting CO.
operation in securing legislation against
the unjust and unfair competition Pacl-
fic Coast railroads have, owing TO the
rates offered by the Canadian Pacific
Railroad, which being subsidized road,
is not subject to State regulations. Inc
communication, Mr.. Schaw said, showed
that within the past year S00OOO,O0U
had been diverted from the Pacinc
States by the Canadian Pacific,
most of which would have been
distributed to wage-earners had not the
unfair competition existed. The COM
rnittee, he said, had drawn up report
which he presented, as follows:
Your Committee on Commerce hav-
ing duly considered the unfair compe-
tition Of the Canadian Pacific Railway
and it's effects on the manufacturing and
commercial interests Of the Pacific Coast
States and Of the labor and investment
interests Of a greater portion OF the
United States, respectfully submit the
following:
"Wheeas, By reason Of the aid given
by the Canadian Government to the Ca
madam Pacific Railway it has great ad-
vantages over the purely American
railways and enables it to deprive them
of a large part of the carrying trade,
which of right belongs to them, and
Whereas, The amount Of business
thus diverted from the American roads
annually is estimated at about S50,O00,-
600, which sum should be saved to the
United States, as it would give employ
Whereas, The commercial interests of
Canada are being built up at the ex-
pense of the United States and particu-
1arly to the injury of the Pacific Coast
States; therefore be it
Resolved, By the Sacramento Cham
Der of Commerce that our Representa-
tives in Congress be urgently requested
to favor such legislation as will protect
A,,,a~iooy, oO,,o o775 cix7a n T17nTi-
can labor and American capital ample
protection against this unfair foreign
competition
The report was adopted, and the Sec
retary was instructed to forward copies
of the resolution to our congressman and
Senators.
Director Lawton for the Committee on
Mines and Mining said the committee
had not yet succeeded in getting to-
gether, but intended doing so in a short
time.
TALK ON SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Director Enwright for the Committee
on Membership and Grievance said that
in the past the merchants of Sacramento
had been a good thing for every body,
both inside and out of the city, who
wished to raise money by subscription.
He offered a resolution providing that a
cmmittee of three, to act as a Bureau
of Information, be appointed to which
all canvassers for subscriptions should
be referred, the bureau to investigate
the matter and report the result of their
Investigation to the merchants. It could
thus be ascertained whether or not the
scheme was worthy.
Director Breuner said the matter was
TOO serious to be disposed of on the spur
of the moment. If every merchant in
the city did not act through the bureau
it would work a hardship on those who
did, and lose them custom. If one mer-
chant should refer the canvassers to the
Chamber Of Commerce investigating bu-
Teau and another give his subscription
when asked for it, it would initiate
against the fromer, and his business
would be injured by it.
Director Hall agreed with Mr.. Breu-
ner. Subscriptions, he said, were vol
untary, and the matter was not a
proper one for the Chamber of Com
merce to take up. subscriptions are
given on a policy basis, but they are
dying out, and far less are now being
circulated than there were a number
of years ago. He felt the merchants
could protect themselves.
Director Miller said by adopting the
method indicated a merchant could
give polite refusal to canvassers and
take refuge under the Chamber OF
Commerce Committee. He did not un-
aerstand that the adoption of the reso-
luton would bind merchants to refer
petitioners to the committee, and if
they became too strong in their ap-
peals he could pay.
1t was understood the resolution was
the outgrowth of the subscription cir
culated a short time ago by Amador
people TO secure funds for the con-
struction of road in that county. and
it was stated that many small mer-
chants We're forced to subscribe who
could Ill afford to do so. After some
further talk the matter was re-referred
to the committee.
NEW MEMBERS.
The Committee on Membership re-
ported the following new members:
Grove L. Johnson, S. A Smith. A P
Scheld, NJ E. Hornlein. O. f. Wash
burn. f. T. Lyman, T. D. SERVER, c.
W. Haub, r. T. Burr, H r. Thomp-
son, James Touhey, j. B. Miller and E
c. Atkinson.
OVERFLOW WEIRS.
The special committee appointed to
work to the end of securing the plac-
ing Of easements at the breaks in the
Ievee near the Elk Horn ranch, near
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