The San Francisco call., 1899-03-31

- money for needy farmers.
= When the Legislature convenes
3 there will be in the State treasury
= the sum of $4,000 900. At present
4 the amount exceeds 81, 900 900, but
a 1t cannot be appropriated for any
3 use until an act of the Legislature
3 authorizes an appropriation. The
4 Governor, observing that the State
3 has appropriated more than 81 ,000,-
8 700 for the support of agricultural
q fairs, in which horSeracing is the
= chief feature of the rural display,
= contends that there is ample au-
? thority to use the public funds to
D relieve actual distress among the
9 farmers. He is confident that one
of the first acts of the incoming
Q Legislature will be the enactment
. Spreckels for the money advanced
on the credit of the State to help
= the distressed farmers of Monte
fey and San Luis Obispo counties.
When Governor Budd went to
Z Mr.. Dohrmann's place of business
yesterday to ask Mr.. Dohrmann
to serve on the committee. he
found a solicitor there importun-
: ing the merchant for relief con-
tribution The Governor put an
< end to the soliciting negotiation by
the prompt remark: There is no
< need, Mr.. Dohrmann, of making
< any contributions to this cause. L
< am the Governor of the State; I
: in a position to take care of the
= distressed farmers. The great
> State of California is not asking or
authorizing any one to solicit re-
} lief. All the money needed is
B raised, and what I desire now is a
) proper and timely distribution of
3 the funds at my command
The Governors interruption up
set the solicitor, but gratified Mr..
} Dohrmann. Doubtless many other
mo Mt ITntE nod AxrGC
terday and urged to get in and
give something to somebody.
7 The sentiment of the mercantile
community as expressed yester-
known that Mr.. Spreckels had ad-
, vanced money to afford ample re-
? lief was to the effect that no fur
, ther mention of the distress
should be publicly made, The
point was raised that the distress
was confined to small section of
} the State and was not in the ma
) ture of calamity which the
) whole world was invited to con-
5 template, but on the other hand
) was a little family affair. which
5 concerned Californians only, and
} which the State was able to take
) care of. 1t was suggested that no
} further reference should be made
) TO the subject until the committee
} was able to render a report of the
distribution of the relief funds.
The bill to reimburse Mr.. Sprecke
or this advance passed both houses
he Legislature, and on March 20, b
ng still in the hands of the Govern
Waiting his approval, correspondent
" wire and mail took place betwe,
i'm and the president of the relief cor
mission, which is explained in the fc
owing letter:
SAN FRANCISCO. March 2S-
Hon. Henry T. Gage, Governor
of the State of California, State
Capitol. Sacramento, Cal:
Dear Sir: On the Goth inst. the
following telegram was sent to
you by the Relief Commission:
Demands for aid to suffer
: ing farmers in San Luis
obispo and Monterey coun-
ties are very pressing. Relief
commission awaiting your
action concerning bill to re-
, fund Claus Spreckels before
distributing balance of funds
, on hand. Kindly give early
: decision.
} In response to the above tele-
gram the following telegraphic
StHSWS AetS peSn IeCelNSu from
you:
Did not the Examiner do
, nate the sum of five thousand
dollars to the sufferers on the
, occasion referred to Did not
Claus Spreckels make a dona-
, tion of twenty-five thousand
dollars also to the sufferers
about the same time P Did not
) the San Francisco Call and the
San Francisco Examiner both
) publish in glowing colors the
acts above referred to as deeds
5 of benefcence. and present
cuts of the checks drawn by
5 the individuals referred to in
z prominent places in their jour
5 nails for the admiration of the