The record-union., 1899-09-01
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
RECOMMENDS A BRIDGE BUILT
FOR FAIR OAKS.
Supervisors Recommended to APP
propriate $500 for Aid of
Porto Ricans.

The Board of Directors of the Sacra-
mento Chamber of Commerce met yes
terday at their rooms.
After routine business was concluded.
the following resolutions were adopted.
Whereas, The Secretary of War and
the Governor of California have asked
for help for the people of Porto Rico;
therefore.
Resolved, That we indorse said ap-
peal and respectfully recommend to the
Supervisors of this county that they
shall appropriate the sum of $500 for
this purpose. So far as information has
been published the amount needed will
be equal to contribution of ! cent
from each man, woman and child in
the United States; and if this appropri,
alton is made. then each person in this
county will be represented therein: and
any other method of responding to this
call of humanity will be impossible at
this time.
Whereas The annual convention of
the California Dairy Association will
be held in this city September 18th
and 18th; therefore,
Resolved, That Directors Stephens.
Hail. Hayden, Land and Miller be in
structed to attend said convention in
behalf Of this Chamber of Commerce
and tender to the delegates all possible
courteSieS.
Whereas, The residents of Fair Oaks
and vicinity have petitioned the Su-
pervisors of this county for a bridg.
which shall enable them to cross the
American River and go to the railroad
CT lion or Co n1cIa (oI
therefore.
Resolved, That this Chamber of Com
merce does hereby indorse such request,
and also respectfully suggests that such
a bridge, when built, may be built
strong enough to support a trolley line
of cars.
The following communication from
the Citizens State Fair Club was read:
Sacramento, Aug 80, 1899.
To the Chamber of Commerce-Gen-
tlemen: 1t becomes necessary that we
should inform you and the citizens gen.
orally that the number of visitors to
the State Fair this year will certainly
exceed the record Of any previous veal
Each householder should fill his house
with his personal friends, and leave
the rooms at the hotels for others
1t is very important that each and
every citizen shall show hospitality to
all strangers who come to the fair, as
| the Citizens State Fair Club has more
| work than it can do in the way of ar
| ranging for the gathering of conven-
tions and societies. Every good citi-
zen should give much time and ex-
pense to entertaining our visitors
f,.r,1
T. l.. ENWRIGHT, Chairman.
| c. H. Holmes, Secretary.
| At the last meeting of the Sacramento
| Chamber of Commerce committee
was appointed to wait upon the Gov
ernor and represent to him the condi-
! tion of the rivers and of the jetties
and the weir.
! The committee reported that they
| drew his attention to the law which
/ was passed in this year, and which
/ provided for the appointment of a
| Commissioner of Public Works; and
also drew his attention to the fact that
| this law had not been attacked in any
/ court.
| The interview was cordial, and the
/ Governor was found to be much inter-
ested in the preservation of the rivers
of this State, and they confidently rely
/ upon action being taken to enable the
| work to go on.
Secretary Coleman reported that he
was in correspondence with several
| parties in the East who had declared
| their intention to locate in Sacramento
| County one of whom stated that four
or five families would accompany him.
! The inquiries during the last two
months have been more earnest in tone.