The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-29
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
PREPARING FOR THE ANNUAL
MEETING.
Committees Submit Reports-Agr1-
cultural Park, New High
School, Etc.

The Chamber of Commerce Directors
held q meeting yesterday for the pur-
pose of considering matters pertinent
to the business of the annual meeting,
to be held on the 9Th of February, ana
also to dispose of some other business
pending.
Reports were handed in by the var1-
pus committees, reviewing their labors
during the year, which will be read at
the annual meeting.
A. c. Hinkson and T. L. Enwright,
from the Committee on Mines and Min,
ing. submitted the following special re-
port:
Sacramento, January -, 1879
To the Chamber of Commerce of the
City of Sacramento: The undersigned
beg to report, pursuant to their ap-
pointment by your board as delegates
to the State Miners Convention held
III San Francisco in December, 1898,
they attended the said meeting, which
was in session for two days. The bust
ness transacted was principally OF
routine character. including the cleo
ton of officers and receiving reports
from committees; and, while nothing
of special moment came before the
meeting, it was characterized with a
fraternal feeling between the miners
and delegates from the agricultural
districts, which, with the very encour-
aging outlook for the miners during
the coming year, augurs well for the
business men of our city.
We congratulate the Chamber of Com
merce on it's good work in having
brought about cooperation of the
miners and the people of the Sac1!a
mento Valley in the very important
matter of devising means for the pro-
lection of the Sacramento River and
the adjacent lands, and looking to the
resumption of hydraulic mining under
such restrictions as will protect the
rivers and low lands, which will be of
such infinite benefit to all sections of
our State. Respectfully submitted,
T. L. ENRIGHT.
A. G.. HINKSON. 2
The following special report was also
submitted by J. H hatcher and W. D.
Lawton:
Sacramento, January 9th.
To the President and Board of Di
rectors of the Chamber of Commerce
Gentlemen: Your committee to attend
a meeting held in San Francisco on the
list inst, and called by the Executive
Committee of the Miners Association,
beg leave to report as follows
The meeting, after careful considera-
ton, agreed to form an association, to
be known as the california Society
for the Conserving of Waters and the
Preservation of the Forests
The object of this society is to pro-
mote the conservation of the waters Of
California by intelligent methods of
preserving and administering our for
ests. and the impounding of flood
waters, and also to devise the most
economical methods by which the
waters of the State may be applied to
the industrial and agricultural uses
The association will ask for suitable
assistance from the State and National
Government to carry out the objects as
referred to above. Very respectfully
yours, J. H. hatcher.
W. D. LAWTON.
Secretary J. o. Coleman reported the
receipt of communications from the
clerks of various Boards of Supervisors
regarding the action of these bodies in
revoking their contracts with lawyers
for collecting certain moneys from the
State.
Secretary Coleman also reported the
action taken by the chamber in sub
hitting to the Legislature the resolu-
tons asking Congress for an appropria-
ton for the improvement of the Sacra-
mento River, and called attention to
the valuable services of Robert T. Dew
lin in the matter
The chamber then passed a vote of
thanks to Mr.. Devlin for his exertions
in that direction.
President Lindley stated that he had
taken steps to have the Legislature
provide that the State Board of Exam
liners and State Agricultural Socfery
shall devote the proceeds of the sale of
Agricultural Park to the purchase of
other grounds in this county. The
board sustained the Presidents action
A resolution was adopted requesting
the City Trustees to continue the so
per month allowed A c. Herrick for
showing visitors from abroad about the
city.
T. B. Hall of the special committee