The record-union., 1899-03-25
RESOURCES OF SACRAMENTO
TO BE SET FORTH IN A NEW
PAMPHLET.
Compiled by the Chamber of Com
merce-Request for Knight
Temp1ar Decorations.

A regular meeting of the Board OF
Directors of the Chamber of Commerce
was held yesterday, President Miller
presiding. The final report was made
on matters of legislation, as already
published. A. W. Morrison and Dwight
II. Miller were elected 10 membership.
The board voted to print 900 or
10000 copies of a pamphlet giving
descriptive review of the resources of
Sacramento County. Similar pamph-
lets are now out of print, but their
contents will be Incorporated IN the
new publication. Valuable matter has
been obtained from the State Agricul-
tural Society, the United States Wealth
er Bureau, and the Southern Pacific
Railway Company.
Copies will be given freely to the pub
lie, and it was suggested that the Board
of Supervisors might appropriate
money from the immigration fund to
assist in paying for the printing
T. A. Cunningham Of the Committee
on Public improvements reported that
J. H Arnold, j. w. Wilson, G. A.
Luhrs and himself had inspected the
pumping plant and sewer at the foot
of S street, and found that the city
officials were doing all that could be
done to prevent further damage from
the breaking Of the sewer. and they
anticipate no worse results than have
occurred.
The following correspondence was
submitted by the Committee on Ex-
hibits, and the same was approved and
the committee was requested to attend
to the matter:
Sacramento, Cal, March IS, 1899.
J. E. T. Pike, Chairman, Committee
on Entertainment, Knights Templar
Conclave-Dear Sir: The undersigned,
committee of the Sacramento Cham
Der Of Commerce, approaching the hon
or shown to Sacramento by its selec-
ton for the forty-first annual conclave
of the grand Commandery of Knights
Templar of the State of California, on
April Goth. Dist and 22d, and realizing
the Importance to our city of the oc-
casion, respectfully suggest that all
public buildings be appropriately dec
GRATED and that the citizens generally
be requested to decorate their places
of business and residence. To that
end this committee tenders it's services.
Yours respectfully (Signed), Thomas l..
Enwright Herman c. Fisher, W. f.
Purnell, f. L. Gray, George Boyne. A
w. Morrison, Dwight Miller.
Sacramento, March 81, 1889.
Sacramento Chamber of Commerce
Gentlemen: Permit me, in behalf of
Sacramento Commandery, No. 2,
knights Templar, to express our hearty
appreciation of the generous co-opera-
ton manifested by your body in this,
Dur initial effort to entertain so large
number of visitors as we have every
reason to believe will assemble in our
city during the session of the forty
first annual conclave of the Grand Com
mandery of Knights Templar of CAL
ifornia.
1t is but just to add that we shall
feel highly honored to see successfully
carried out the suggestion contained in
your communication of the 18th inst. To
attain this end we shall be more than
pleased to render all the assistance at
our command.
Templar colors are black and white,
but as our stand of colors consists of
the National flag and beauseant (black
and white), we would suggest liberal
display Of the American flag. Cour-
teously yours, j. E. T. PIKE.
Chairman Entertainment Committee,
Sacramento Commandery No. 2, K. T.