The record-union., 1899-02-09

few recommendations which have not
been covered in the reports of the stand
ing committees, and give you brief out,
line of the policy that has been pursued
Chamber of Commerce which you placed
under my charge. / do So that, il sue
ceeding administrations discover any
merit in the various propositions they will
be on record to be availed of.
If the work OF the past year has, per-
chance, surpassed that of some previous
years, it is because l have encouraged
the committees TO do most of it rather
than attempt it all myself. A continual
tion of this policy will go far toward re-
ing a one man affair, and give its .ac-
tions correspondingly more weight. Ser
vice in the directory of the old Board of
Trade and of the Chamber of Commerce
every year that there has been such
body since 1884 has enabled me to OBJ
serve that by far too much was left to
the President, so much SO that ne could
not attend to it all and to his own busi-
ness properly. The annual report OF the
President naturally became a report Of
the work of the body for the year. This
year the President has put his own shout
der to the wheel only shen he has felt
that prior preparation had given him
some peculiar fitness for the work in
hand He has been energetic only in see
ing that the directors and their Secretary
performed the work allotted them.
AS committeeman he has served with
tees, which had charge of the river work
and of the test of wells think. how
ever, it is bad practice to put either the
President or Secretary on working COM
mittees. They can do all the work that
should be demanded of them in supervis-
ing and assisting the committees in an ex-
Officio capacity.
The most notable special committee
work with which the general committees
reports have nothing to do was that on
the river the bonded Indebtedness and
School A
work above Elk Horn last week con
vinces me that much good is bound to
come from the work of organizing the
landowners SO that such levee and weir
work could be accomplished. The com
mittee came in close contact with the
Board of Public Works and particularly
with Vice President Hall, who is mem
Der of that board, and it would be fitting
for this Chamber of Commerce to recog.
nize by proper resolutions the vaiue OF
the services of that board which contrib
uted gratuitously its ability and its en-
erey in an effective way There would be
less complaint of State commissions II
they all served with equal dlslnterested-
To the Committee on Bonded Debt the
city can return its thanks that to-day we
can see the end of the old debt rather
than be compelled to walk in its shadow
The Committee on High School Plans
has done painstaking work which may
result in our getting what is termed a
hundred or hundred and twenty thousand
dollar building for eighty thousand The
CITY Trustees are to be commended for
the steps they have taken in guarding
the city in this matter and deserve thanks
for their courtesy to your committee.
feel that results prove l appointed COM
petent committee, and l recommend that
it be instructed to continue ana render
final report when the actual completion
of the building Will enable IL 10 check
up its estimates.
Suffice it to say that, had there been
nothing done besides the work OF the
special committees. it OF Itself It's ,o Would nave We
the Chamber of Commerce for the past
year.
work cannot be appreciated by the re-
ports of the standing committees, Tor
many of them served faithfully and well
on special committees and without a SIN
gle exception were prompt and attentive
at meetings of the directory. But the
work is not always to be judged py What
is done. but often by the hurtful things
which good judgment has prevented be-
Most of the matters have been referred
because of their nature, to the Committee
on Parks and Public improvements, put
the Committees on Law and Legislation.
Public Affairs and Membership have had
their share. The other committees nave
done good work as shown by their re-
norris Nothing was referred to the Com
mittee on Immigration This committee
has however, done good work in getting
up a report of the conditions OF our
State county and city which should be
nnblsshed in pamphlet form for distribu-
tion to homeseekers that are constantly
applying for literature OF TINS kiho'
RECOMMENDATIONS
would go farther than the Committee
on Public Improvements and recommend
that the asphalt streets be. washed sys-
tematically and that the mud and garbage
be- cleaned more thoroughly from our res
idence streets The trustees have. at our
instigation. levied a higher tax for street
purposes to be devoted to coating the
y do q md
Should be urged to do all possible in. this
line with the increased street funds.
/ suggest that the proposed annual col,
ation be more tbst tha y wha' h hed m
on a separate night from the annual
meeting. 1t will do the city no harm TO
have one reunion year OF people ~ a9tsro sho
members getting in closer toucn with tne
invited guests. who should be those Off
cials on whom the Chamber OF Commerce
is dependent to carry out Its plans
IN dealing with public officials I have
kept strictly within the rights of re-
pectful petition Wi1n ar aesn single excep
respectful hearing. There has been no
attempt at debating. The right TO die
tate could be very very properly denied er u.s. the
The work. of organizing the landowners
along the river should be continued so
that what has already been partially done
may be perfected.
IF the city authorities decline to COM
plete the tests of wells the Chamber of
Commerce should do it or use its indu-
ence to prevent the consummation of any
other scheme until wells shall have had
a fair investigation
The energies of the Chamber of Com
merce should be directed less to the petty
entertainments and more to public i'm
provements which strangers will be glad
to see at their own cost This would be
a happier condition than entertaining
strangers to keep them from complain
ing of what we have not.
/ have recommended to the directors
that they plan driveway and use the
influence of the Chamber of Commerce
to mold all Improvements incidental there
to- so that they win conform to the gen
Importance than appears at first glance,
and not such an undertaking as should
paralyze new Sacramento.
a view of the situation during the year
led me to believe thai there was not scope
enough to. the work of the chamber 10
warrant the necessary fixed expenditures.
It seemed to me better to enlarge the scope
Of the work than to economize. in the
talent which is very desirable, even in