The San Francisco call., 1907-02-25
CALL HEADQ UARTERS.
1907 EIGHTH STREET.


SACRAMENTO. Feb. 24.-Curbstone
gossip is. busy with the alleged part
Jere Burke has taken in giving i'm
petEs 10 the movement TO lift the
Ephesian dome OF the Capitol from
Sacramento 10. the slope Of the Berke-
ley hills.
Burke was first supposed to favor
Ghe proposed removal of the capital
from purely. esthetic and sentimental
reasons, but il develops that he has
considerable realty holdings in the
town of college dons and may have
very material motives in lending the
project his support
Whatever his motives may be. how
eyer, there can. be no denying that his
influence has had an Improbable ef-
feet in the, campaign being waged by
the Berkeleyites.
The agitstion for the removal of the
capital was at first not accepted serI-
oUsly, but it promises TO develop into
the most vigorous fight Of the session.
1t has relegated nearly every other
thing 10 the rear and is about the only
piece OF proposed legislation that is
being talked Of here by others than
lawmakers
Besides the influence of Burke. the
trip Of the legislature to Berkeley
Saturday for the purpose of looking
over the proffered site has enlisted
much unlocked for support to the
project
Senator Leavitt Of Oakland has been
making personal canvass on the SEN
timent Of the members OF the upper
house, and it was said tonight that
only eleven votes viii be cast against
the proposal when il comes up on the
floor.
Sentiment IN the Assembly is not so
one-sided in favor Of the removal, but
the solons in charge Of the movement
predict big change of heart before
the session is many days older.
SACRAMENTO MAKES REPLY
The Sacramento Chamber of Com
merce has sent the following com
munication 10 = W. Foss, president
Of the Berkeley Chamber Of Com
nerce, relative TO the proposed change
of the Capitol site
Dear Sir-We are in receipt Of your circular
letter asking our cooperation for the general
good or California in causing the Legislature 10
~ s-,-u-t y ne peopie constitutional amend
menf whereby Berkeley shah become the cap
itsi and asking our body 70 adopt resolutions
urging the submission OF the question TO the
In replying 10 rour letter we shall endeavor
10 90 so I'm a disinterested spirit and regardless
u the fact that we citizens OF and repre-
sentatives Of Sacramento As citizens of the
state OF Californis We feel that the welfare
Of the State has greater claims unon rs than
any one locality. and hence we should not hes
itste TO sacrifice local Interests n in 50 doins
We work Tor the welfa4 OF the commonwealth
can neither be refuted nor successfully disputed
make Il plain 10 M that 10 comply with vour
OF Sacramento and the Sacramento and san
Joaquin valleys. but also TO the State of Calf
tornia whole:
CLIMATE NOT UNHEALTHY
In the nrst place. your communication states
that Sacramento SIS unsrlited 10 climate This
statement we denOUnce as untrue and most
einphs ucsily resent AS yOu know the climate
of the City of Sacramento s. the climate ~ tbe
two great valleys of California the Sscraynarro
and the San Joaquin. To say that Sacrsmento
is unit for the purposes Of \ state cspitai ts ~
say that the vast area comprising the great val
leys OF the State are unsdspfed to residence and
business purposes The people of the Sacra-
mento and San Joaquin valleys have during the
past decade or more spent lens Of thousands az
dollars anuualy IN advertising the statement
climate Of these valleys is one Of the finest in
the world To admit your statement is to de-
Joaquin valleys as public liars. and TO charge
them with having wilifullr misrepresented the
character Of their climate to the people of the
To respond farorabIy to your request for spb-
mission 10 the people Of the question OF capital
removal means that the members OF the Legs
lsture shall say 10 the whole world that thev
as representatives OF the people believe that
all the reasons you give in favor OF Rerleiey
lacking IN Sacramento and the great valleys
Of the Stste
As 10 the correctness Of your charge that the
following records speak for themselves We
quote from the statistics published hv me
State Board Of Trade for the year 1904 wherein
we compare S8crsmenrO and Oakland (fhe latter
being the nearest city TO Berkeley from which
we could obtain data, and We find;
SscramentO-Annusl mean temperature 60 f.
total rsinfall. 20.9e inches; number rainy days.
g; clear DAYS. POS; partly cloudy days as:
cloudy DAYS. So
Oakland-Annusl meSn temperature 81 Q. to-
tel rainfall. .06 inches; number Of rainy DAYS.
81; clear days. 15e; partly cloudy days. 90;
cloudy days. Ill.
DEATH RATE Is LOWER
In addition to the foregoing facts. we quote
from the official records the annual death rate
FOR 1905 per thousand, follows: Oakland.
1905: Sacramento u.
70 say, as you do. that the present Capitol
building Is "outgrown. out and uncredit-
able is a statement that is absolutely false.
The present building is OF the finest Capitol
structures in the United States and when the
alterations completed now going on under
the appropriation already madel It win furnish
ample room for all purposes OF our State gov
eminent II viii be one of the most beauti-
ful buildings In the State. modern in all respects
and one that could not he duplicated today for
less than $1,000, 600. Add 70 this 81 600 O0O