The San Francisco call., 1899-09-09

gambling. and as the Incorporation OF
Colma is only means 10 LIZ Jue e,a oauee
bringing in horde OF gaIhDllIIg NE sad -
mon ms I am most decidedly opposed 70
Tho scheme of incorporation. Ot course
| nave heard it said that the people OF
CoIma are the best judges OF What aileGls ecu
themselves but that consideration all dls-
annears when it is clear that the encour-
apement Of gambling and the estaDhsn,
ment of gambling games IS the rea eLLu
in view The Call is $ unquesiog@odis nln good work
I know that the scheme is on foot Tor L
have heard Of 1t before.
Denutv Coroner Claude Fox said that
there was no question that gtViHTs To1,na rme
through the trick of incorporation, WouI9
harm San Mateo County. No good could
come of it. Some more business might a ~ oe
made for the Coroner, but that was not
what is sought for by the public. lie Is
strongly opposed to incorporation.
Dir ]. l.. Ross, president Of the Bank
of San Mateo County, said that ne S c9utd 10
not favor any move that would lead to
the establishment of gambling games
HS does not oppose legitimate horse rae
ing He had no doubt that a victory Tor
The gamblers at Colma would nave paQ
effect. The Colma movement surely Would
not he favored by the good people OF
| San Mateo County. no
John Glennon. harness maker, said i
know that it has been said fhao at, san san
In favor of progress (?) of the sort pro-
nosed hv the gamblers and their follow
ers. I do not think there is any one IN
Redwood City who Will 1aVor the
There is this about it, said Judge
| Harmon. and all honest people IN COMA
who pay taxes Will mo 1000 .t6 tpe neneIe penTI
| IN there will have to pay much larger
| taxes if Incorporation goes through. Iney
will still have the State and county taxes
| to nav and also a town tax; 10 that
o,IRGd W also have to be added the expense
Of having local officials" Judge Harmon
was one of the very few who expressed
baet tne 0p,aE0 ones to settle what they would do.
Rev. Mr.. Maar of the Redwood Con-
eregationai church did not harbor any
| 3eItision that the honest people OF Gonna
den Of gambling games. He was satislleo
! that the gamblers We're back OF the
snbeme on foot. az wish there was some
neutral place" said the KEY: M[; IN Naal al
! dronDed into the middle of the sea. You
need have no doubt where | stand. Inc me
| gamblers should not be allowed 10 get
II is recalled as a matter Of history at
this point that when the gamblers were
! running some games in San Mateo county
Mr. Maar and Rev Mr.. Hester. the pastor
/ of the Methodist church of Redwood, pre-
| sented a petition asking that me pest
| should be abated. That was not the pres
ont hut the preceding Board of Supervi-
enrs The evil was then in a much less
aggravated shape than is now threatened;
Nevertheless, only two members sIio stQpo 3pa
evil Yl'' at first: two others hung back, but
came in. But the representative OF Colma
would not vote. The petition had quite a
ike what could have been secured with a
| little longer time.
| Here are some extracts from the peti-
| ZION which have their Significance once
more as showing the attitude of the good
people of this section concerning the es-
| tabiishment of gambling, in the county:
| "In and near Colma, In the county OF
| San Mateo. there is at present maintained
and conducted the lowest and most vicious
form of gambling, known as .pool-selling
called pool sellers conduct establish
ments where men, women and children are
| enticed in to gamble in small amounts on
| horse races that are supposed to be de-
cided in Eastern cities.
] ''These poolrooms are the primary