The record-union., 1898-02-12
A Comprehensive Review
OF Local Affairs.

Following is the report cf President
Joseph Steffens of the Chamber of
Commerce, read at the annual meeting
of that body held last evening:
Members of the Sacramento Chamber
of Conmerce-Gentlefne Immediately
after your last annual meeting and the
formation of the necessary committees,
the resolutions passed by the meeting
We're taken up by the Board of Direct
ors and complied with all possible.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILD
ING.
While the matter of securing a site
for a Chamber of Commerce building
was strongly urged at the annual meet
ing, your directory has not seen it's way
clear to take such action, deeming it
more advisable to wait until there were
more funds in hand for that purpose.
and when the time seemed more favor
able for the successful consummation Of
such an important undertaking. A
new building should promptly follow
the securing Of a site, as it does not
seem businesslike to purchase a site
This association has recently had quite
a sum of money transferred to it, and
the proposition of providing 2 new
building for it's use seems much more
possible now than when there was but
little more in sight to build it than a
resolution.
RECEPTIONS.
The Importance Of the then coming
Christian n Ey1dpsa Convention he
held at San Francisco, was also consid-
cred by the annual meeting. Their COM
ing day and night was so en- masse that
all the committee selected for that pur-
pose had to do was to second the eff
forts of the local branch of that or
ganization, and keep out of the way Of
the procession.
Later, in August, a reception was
given Congressman Hooker, Chairman
of the Committee on Rivers and Har-
bors. In company with a committee
from this chamber, the Sacramento
River was inspected and the State Cap
itol and local points of interest were
visited. In thefollowing month isbody
also received and entertained a party Of
six Eastern Congressman and also Con-
gressman De Vries of this district
Some Of the guests We're members OF
the Congressional Committee on Rivers
and Harbors. All of them We're pleased
10 familiarize themselves with the con-
dition and needs of the river. Impor-
tant ideas We're exchanged on the sit
uation. Much good will come from both
Of these receptions. Thanks are due
Captain j. Fl. Roberts and the Sacra-
mento Transportation Company for the
free use of steamboats, on both ocea
sions.
DELEGATIONS.
Your constitution provides that your
presiding officer shall annually review
the matters which this chamber has
from time to time considered, presum-
ably for the purpose of keeping that
membership informed that are not
closely associated with the Board Of
Directors in committee work, therefore
many items will be here noted or listed
that are not Of the utmost importance.
The Executive Committee Of the In
dianapolis Monetary Convention asked
that delegates be sent on to take part
in the deliberations Of that gathering.
The same request came from the COM
mittee having in charge the convention
of July 18th of the Trans Mississippi
Commercial Congress, which met at
Salt Lake, Utah. June 18th the Presi-
dent was authorized to appoint a COM
mittee Of five to attend such Congress.
While such requests are proper, and as
sociations Of business men are the ones
which are expected to furnish delegates
for such conventions, the time and per-
sonal funds required from delegates to
attend at distance very often make It
a difficult matter to secure q delega-
ton.
MINING INJUNCTIONS.
On the list Of last May a special meet
ing of the directory was held to receive
a partial report of the Committee on
Mines and Mining in relation to certain
mining operations at You Bet and Red
Dog, in Nevada County. The owners of
these mines claimed that they had been
unjustly enjoined This being a mat
ter that involved questions of long
standing as we'll as bearing on the
interests of this community, 1t was
deemed advisable to deal with the same
on broad lines, under the law, and to
extend the investigation TO other To-
calities The Board Of Directors ap-
pointed. a special committee to take
charge of the matter. Three days af-
ter a communication was received from
the Nevada City Board Of Trade ask
ing that this chamber act with that
body in the You Bet and Red Dog
mining injunctions. The entire COM
rnittee served faithfully some two
months. made several trips to Nevada
and Yuba Counties, and consulted fully
with the Board Of Trade OF Nevada
City and the business Mems Associa-
tier ~ ETaY~-sSrflf.a ON Nav 2fttb a re-
port of the special committee was
adopted and copies Of the same We're
sent to the Anti-Debris Association and
the State Miners Association. June
18th the same committee filed its sec
ond report with its conclusions and
recommendations July 10th your
Committee on Ways and Means re-
ported that in appreciation Of the good
work done by the special committee the
business houses Of the city had con-
tributed to a fund to reimburse the
mem bers Of the committee for the ex-
penses incurred In the investigation.
There is no question but that the
many conferences held with the several
localities interested brought about q
better understanding among ali parties
concerned. The satisfactory results
brought about were creditable to the
committee having the matter in charge,
ard IL is considered TO have been one of
the most important matters that came
before your organization during the
year
STGAR-BEET INDUSTRY.
As outlined in my last years review,
the committee having in charge the
matter of planting several experimental