The record-union., 1899-10-27
OUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
IT'S WORK IN THE INTEREST OF
THE PUBLIC.
Important Matters Considered at a
Meeting of the Directors
Yesterday.

A regular meeting of the Directors of
the Sacramento Chamber of Commerce
reading of sundry communications OF
minor Importance, Judge A. C. Hinkson
of the Committee on Mines and Mining
was called on for his report as dele
gate to the convention of the Califor-
MIA Miners Association, and who is also
a member of the associations standing
Committee on Dams. He said:
Major Heuer reported to a SUBJ
committee of the Committee on Dams
of the State Miners Association that
the Government Debris Commits
sion had been engaged the past eigh-
teen months in making Investigations
and surveys for a site for a dam to
restrain the debris in the Yuba River,
and that it had finally located a site
for such works.
He informed the committee that the
plan was entirely feasible and that,
with the appropriation of the S500,O0u
which is available for such purpose,
works can be constructed with Sufti-
cient capacity to take care of all the
debris which is now deposited above
the proposed works, and also all of
that to be carried down from the hy-
draulic mines during the next twenty
years. and that the works can be en-
larged as necessity may require.
The commission will not be able 20
submit it's report to the Government
until about the 1st of January, and
Major Heuer thinks contracts can be
let for the preliminary work within
sixty days after the approval of the
commissions report which it is be-
lieved will be done.
Hence it looks as if at last a solu-
ton has been found to the very vexa-
tious and important question of the re-
SUMPTION to an unlimited extent, OF
hydraulic mining, because the plan thai
is proposed to be adopted on the Yuba
River can be adopted on all the streams
where it may be necessary to restrain
the debris from hydraulic mines"
President Miller, for the Directors,
expressed much satisfaction with the
information embodied in Judge Hink-
sons report, and thanked him for the
same
The following resolutions We're offered
by Director Lewis and unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, The Federal Government
has spent large sums of money on the
Sacramento River and it's tributaries.
and
Whereas, Five hundred thousand
dollars more will soon be expended in
a manner which will greatly benefit
Northern California;; and
PTxl- %11.a
State Government, through it's Com
missioner of Public Works and Audit
ing Board, has been of great assistance
to the United States in river work, and
would be Of greater assistance here
after, if continued; therefore
Resolved, That this Chamber of
Commerce petition and earnestly urge
upon the State officials such prompt
action as will result in the resumption
of work on the rivers under direction
of the Commissioner of Public Works.
The following letter was received con-
cerning the proposed convention to con-
slider the matter of storing flood waters:
San Francisco, Oct. n, 1899.
President Chamber of Commerce,
Sacramento: Dear Sirs-T take pleas
ure in handing you herewith a copy OF
a call for convention to discuss the
question of the storage of the flood
waters of the State of California.
As you will see by examining such
cal. all commercial organizations i'll
the State are entitled to three repre-
sentatives to act as delegates to such
convention. I will therefore request
that you make such appointments at as
hot
will promptly notify me of your action,
giving the names of your delegates.
Trusting to hear from you at your
earliest convenience, 1 remain, gentle
men, yours very truly,
II. C. FRIEDLANDER, Secretary.
On motion of Director Hall, Prest-
dent Frank Miller, Vice President Will
lam Schaw and L. t. Hatfield were ap-
pointed to represent the chamber at the
convention.
Messrs. Schaw, Lewis and Enwright
were appointed a special committee TO
investigate and report on questions or
better train facilities for Sacramento.
Secretary Coleman reported that at
tention had been given to the repairing
of a break last winter in piece of new
levee above Elkhorn, and that work
on it had been commenced. Also, that
5000 copies of the pamphlet entitled.
Resources of Sacramento County,
had been sent to Paris to be distributed
bv the California Commission, and
that application had been made to the
State Board of Trade for copies OF
Greater California, and the Trade or
the Orient" by General n. P. Chapman,
for distribution.