The record-union., 1899-02-09

| the slough property would not be high,
| if taken on basis Of it's income pro-
ducing or even speculative value, or
upon the price we obtained when we
sold it or gave it away. Agricultural
Park is about to be moved and East
Park, with it's trees, which could not
be duplicated in years, would furnish
an ideal place for stock exhibit in
conjunction with an exhibit in the Pa
vilion. The Pavilion could be moved
out there, and thus relieve Capitol Park
| of an eyesOre.
A joint exhibit of stock, agricultural
and mechanical products for one ad-
mission and especially by electric light
at night might save both Pavilion and
stock exhibitions from the certain fate
which seems to await them The race
track could be moved to lands adjacent
to East Park or out between street
boulevard and Schley avenue.
| A stranger landing at our depot and
driven down Third street, improved,
and along Sutter Lake in full view of
! the magnificent plant Of the Central
Pacific Railroad "a product of the
genius Of Sacramento), then past the
T
pany and some of our best residences,
and through East Park, improved, and
over the boulevard; returning by way
of the new High School and Capitol
Park, relieved of the eyesore of the
Pavilion and improved with a Gov
ernors mansion; then back to the point
of beginning and off, and he would be
a walking advertiser for Sacramento.
| vxya ,~,;rbt Iu a6optfpo tho NPWhor1-V
system OF flushing sewers, keep SUIT
ter Lake pure by flushing sewers. and
perhaps sprinkling streets with lake
water, and thus save the cost of filtra-
| tion-a cost that would be no small
item. -
But this is only picture. While we
stand paralyzed at the mere thought
Of drawing a picture or plan of the
| improvement, this is indeed fancy, not
fact. It is purely a pleasure of the
imagination.
There is, however, one fact I wish
to impress upon you tonight. 1t is
that my work in the Chamber of Com
merce is over Tomorrow I will be
buried in the vast work which awaits
me in my own private business. To-
night / graduate.
One owes his first duty to himself
and his family. for without the individ-
ual or family there could be no COM
munity. He owes his next duty to the
community.
I have, perhaps, performed my last
duty first. and devoted too much time
during the past fifteen years to public
work. With the exception of carrying
out an implied contract on the water
question, tonight I will claim and take
relief
I will now give way to new life, to
new energy that will take up the ma
chinery of the Chamber of Commerce
and keep it in motion-a motion that
would surely slacken if dependent upon
the continued energy Of one man.
| Whether 1 could have avoided it or
not. I am calling your attention to the
situation because I believe it iS good
precedent 1t enables one to concen-
trate his energies on the work of one
wear. and then let honors go around
am glad to see such work as l have
been doing devolve upon an older man
"a man who has made his fortune ana
served his time in the count1ng-roo1n'
and who now exhibits a worthy ampi-
ton to serve his fellowm men in a grand
er sphere I hope his example Will leao
| others to follow.
Though 1 claim to have been actlVe
in public affairs as young man, L
fully realize that much more couio DC
done with the same effort by a man
whose ripe Judgment and estapilsheu
reputation would make ms every ace
of indisputable value. While have
had to hammer and hammer to accom-
plish very little in graveling and bl-
| ctr
the rock-crusher at Folsom, in endeav-
oring to persuade the city officials to
tax gross receipts of street railroads,
and to keep the money of the FUNDED
Debt Commission invested in water
mains. ETC.. and thus eliminate the loss
of interest on idle money Whle HUI
| patsng-while I have had to hammer
and hammer at these things, an oloer
man could have accomplished much
moro by merely lifting his voice OF ap-
proval.
That you may start this evening to
raalize on the advantage of new lie
and energy, now introduce our non
ored member, Mr.. Frank Miller. IL
him 7 trust the management OF the ma
cbinerv T have learned to love for the
GOOD It can do, for when properly run
If can do so much good for us all.
Mr. Miller. to your tender care 1
Have the Chamber of Commerce. Mem
hers. Mr.. Frank Miller, your Presloen''
MR.. MILLER'S REMARKS.
President Frank Miller, thus intro
/ duced said that it was evident that the
chamber Of Commerce was great IN
| stitution. He had known it for gooo
while. When we think of the harmony
it has brought about between the min
ers and the valley, the revoking OF the
Su,,eryisors' contracts for coliectins
money from the State, and a number OF
equally important things, it would seem
a GOOD institution to be cherished II
was an honor to be elevated to the neao
of such an institution, and he apprecl-
ated IT. and thanked them. With re-
gard to the committees, each had done
so much that 1t was hard, when ne
looked back, to tell which one had done
any special thing. There had been
one good thing about the chamber; tney
had averaged their judgments and
learned to respect each other, and while
they have not hit the sun, they nave
not sunk their arrows in the ground.
| He wished to say that President
I.indley would not be eQualed for many
wears. and it would be a long time be-
fore the chamber will have a President
/ like him. At the same time he wanted
to say a word for the Secretary, j. ..
Coleman. who has been indefatigable
in his efforts to promote the work OF
1 the chamber. At his request, the
speaker had many times smothered his
mama and kept it from appearing in