The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-17
The Advisory Council Of the Cali
fornia Association
Holds Its First Meeting and Perfects Per-
manent Organization.
William Thomas Elected President
Of the New Association-An Ex-
ecutive Committee of Twenty
Six Members, Besides the Presi-
dent, Secretary and Treasurer,
Also Chosen, and the Council
Adjourns to Meet Again at the
Call of the President.

Also Chosen, and the Council
Adjourns to Meet Again at the
Call of the President.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16.-The
Advisory Council of the California
Water and Forest Association, which is
going to undertake the conservation Of
the flood waters of the State, held its
first meeting at the Palace Hotel and
perfected organization to-day.
The council is composed of ten rep
resentatives from each Congressional
district. and is the working force OF
the new organization that has been
evolved as the result of the convention
held here this week.
President Dohrmann called the coun-
ell to order, and c. B. Boothe of Los
Angeles was named for temporary
Chairman by P. A Buell. of San Joa-
quin. Mr.. BoOthe was chosen by ac
clamation.
T. C. Friedlander of San Francisco
! was made temporary Secretary.
The roll was next called, and A. ].
McCraney resigned from the Advisory
Committee, and announced that E. &.
Willis of Sacramento would take his
place. The balance of the Second Dis
trict Committee he announced as fol-
lows: R. T. Devlin, Sacramento; Judge
Gray, Butte; H. B. Stahler, Suffer; P.
A. Buell., San Joaquin; S. J. Carpenter
Ell Dorado.
George H. Maxwell moved that the
additional names be ratified Carried
A Gihh0n A n
that the election of officers be proceed
ed with.
Some discussion followed as to what
ing the drafting and adoption Of a con-
stitution and bylaws.
1t was moved by Mr.. Thomas that ar
ticle l of the constitution should read
This organization shall be known as
the California Water and Forest Asso-
! ciation,' and that a President, seven
Vice Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer
and Executive Committee of seven be
elected
The election Of officers was taken up,
with the following result:
President, William Thomas. San
Francisco; Vice Presidents-W e,
Smythe, Lassen, First District; P. A.
Buell., San Joaquin, Second District;
w. F. Pierce, Alameda, Third District;
no nomination for Fourth District; 7 I'M
othy Hopkins, Menlo Park, Fifth Dis
tract; I. j. Field, Monterey, Sixth Dis
trict; M. j. Daniels, Riverside, Seventh
District
Secretary, T. c. Friedlander. San
Francisco; Treasurer, F. W. Dohrmann.
San Francisco: Executive COMMITTEES
c. B. Boothe, T. E. Gibbon, Los Ange-
les; A. j. Pillsbury, Tulare; George H.
Maxwell, Sonoma; F. W. Dohrmann,
William Thomas, San Francisco; Tim
othy Hopkins, Menlo Park.
w. H. Mills expressed the opinion
that the committee was not large
enough to enlist the various sections OF
the State. While this committee may
be assembled at any time. an indiffer-
ence is certain to follow in some cases
He referred to a committee of one nun
dred appointed some years ago to Sc
cure an appropriation from the Legis-
lature for a State exhibit at the
Worlds Fair, and that after doing
nothing for some time a committee of
twenty-one was appointed, and this
committee accomplished effective work
and got the appropriation required.
A motion was then made for a re-
consideration.
Mr.. Mills explained that his reason
for asking an addition to the commit
tee was owing to the fact that a large
and important mining section had been
left out, and he considered that wrong
All the forces should be unified and
harmonized and no obstacles be allowed
to obstruct the work of the association.
Mr.. Maxwell was not in sympathy
with Mr. Mills proposition He consid-
cred that the Executive Committee
was merely piece of machin-
cry to carry out the wishes
of the larger body, the advisory
council In the case of the Irrigation
Association an executive of three was
the larger body
Mr.. Pillsbury said Mr. Maxwells re-
marks had seriously alarmed him. He
thought there was too much work to
be done by small committee of seven.
He believed that twenty-one would be
better.
P. A. Buell. was also of the opinion
that the mining districts should be rep
resented.
Will S. Green believed that the whole
seventy members of the advisory board
should be an Executive Committee. 1t
would soon simmer down to a few
members.
c. B. Boothe begged to inform Mr.
Mills that this advisory council was as
a matter of fact an Executive Commit
tee IF the mining interests are not
represented, 1 shall gladly withdraw
my name from the committee and al
low a representative from a mining
district to be chosen instead"
Mr.. Bush expressed amazement that
out of a convention of five hundred so
few of the mining districts were rep
! resented. He believed that the Execu-
tive Committee should be enlarged and
the mining interests fully recognized by
the convention.
Mr.. Mills said that the Governor of
the State should be on the committee.
Legislation may be required. There
should be the greatest care in making
a selection of this committee.
Mr.. Thomas believed that the COM
mittee should be larger-even twenty