The San Francisco call., 1904-11-01

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on Rivers and 3AebegEs Naich- eaFraspeNa1 90
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tee felt that As IN eSaseas 2Sass shPY we're
unable to meet ehe8 Tlsls matter sAeas q .ehs.
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nave an approesiAtien q - lsase e. 600 0OQ %
order o preserve kAs work which ba4 alesR9V
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atcr Psskinsl as&sd GeRerai Mackspsls o.
relAtien e Ne NsRe en me EaeTSmenRo RagsR
which tke CS.sssrrsE. asieSss.Sn "a SsesuSsd
An aeprceriekien sN0 ssass previously ana
Mackenzie sneks g. Aisa rarueEniae lAS york.
ana .gagd Ne shU1eht, thRfO Wao q balance
q tie fHn1 aessg.u6ss lass IsOais bs Sufhs
event he Eeai2 lyasasdissSlY EirO e colonel
Aeser e eaa fr1nessco pnd escertaia srona
time ans IA tAe neeesSs9 EsTk- o. whether
more enaGs would b8 Rssl sas that So fGeneraI
srs ssusS %SS ss - g: s 5h ss'sy @ i@ss
SiOn which had hSOa Dsks. 81
OTHER STATES iSTERESTED. e
Ahsut this tinG lhO' states. bss sss4ne upon
the &iasoufi aas .fissiSs;gpt siSers were. OF
AZ te1se sOsSs os tAeaa. isa4afed.' ana great
damage bad RnsueG aa q result. WhereupoYl
solre q Rhe SecaRefs ard Representative
SrUn9 ehOse StSfe8 caHno 20 she nserntDefs OF The
committees ana assE3 tkss an additionaf ap-
pgOpTiatfcn % S3,tlO tSO - ssafes they fhougft
that 1he appeopgiai!0h og 100000 70 be ex.
pended In emergency casHs would not be more
than enough 30 do the work that was neces.
sary by the recent foods. That Congressman
Gillett, from the First District OF California
requested the members o. the committee TO
provide for the removal Of the snags from the
to cause great damage TO farms and orchards
along the banks OF the Sacramento River and
We're impeding commerce md transportation
and menace to naviEatfol; that Mr. Cfillett
prepared to make speech IN the House Of
Representatives, In support Of an additional
appropriation, and to hght for II IN the
House. Mr.. Metcalf. Representative from the
Third District Of California, who was sick
he wished to have the additional sum appro-
prtated IL was certainly needed IN his dis
trict, and that II 10 was necessary IN order
to get the appropriation through the House
make a personal fight IN behalf thereof The
committee recommended the additional apprO-
priation and S3.0oO.0OO was appropriated
placed at the disposal OF the Secretary OF War
to be expended at his discretion; and that the
allotment for the Sacramento River and the
Napa River was made urOn the rscommenda-
tion Of Colonel Heuer. indorsed by General
Mackenzie, chief OF engfneers 70 the Score
tary OF War OF the United States.
And Mr. Bell had nothing 70 do with
il than you did. who not members or
Congress.
"Mr. Gnlett is entitled TO the credit that
the Sacramento River was not overlooked. and
he Insisted upon the appropriation or allotment
for the removal Of snagR."