The San Francisco call., 1908-05-24
San Francisco Chamber of Gem
merce Members and Friends
Reach Sacramento
Businessmen of Capital City
Distinguish Themselves for
Thoughtful Hospitality
Stockton Entertainers Join the
Visitors in Trip on River
Steamer
MarysviIle, Chico and Oroville
Send Delegations to Add
Words of Welcome
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SACRAMENTO, May 23.-It is
race among the valley cities to see
which shall most handsomely enter
tain the San Francisco chamber OF
commerce excursionists. Stockton
set high mark and tonight Sacra-
mento businessmen distinguished
themselves by their thoughtful hos
pitality. Here, as in Stockton, Presi-
dent Moore of the San Francisco
chamber of commerce had the salts
faction of seeing his get together"
idea working out perfectly.
Perhaps the best proof OF how well
city and county are mixing is afforded
by the fact that the excursion grows
substantially as it moves along. Stock
ton was well represented at the early
breakfast on the steamer and several
prominent men OF the Gateway city
accepted the invitation to come along
UP the river. Among these are Mayor
G. f. Hudson. ?. E. Holt. S. Franken-
heimer. W. d. Buckley. c. d. Clark.
John NJ. Perry and S. P. Elliott.
At Stockton the excursionists were
Joined by the advance guard of the
Sacramento reception committee. con-
sisting of Mayor c. L. White. T. B.
Hall, p c. Drescher, o. "a Miller.
Marshall Diggs. C. NJ Ellis. Howard
Kercheval. v. s. McC1atchy and J. NJ
henderson. Jr.. and there are more
overlappings OF entertainment. Marys-
vile has sent down a delegation
headed by Mayor Delay. and Chico and
Oroville were also represented here to-
night
ASSEMBLY HALL CROWDED
Tho assembly hall of the Croker
art gallery was crowded before the re-
ception hour. Before the speech max
ing the visitors and their hundreds OF
hosts bad an animated hour of the
kind OF informal man-to-man talk
without which there can be no such
commercial cooperation as this excur-
sion is designed TO bring about.
The all day trip down the San Joa-
quin and up the Sacramento river was
as comfortable as it was interesting 10
the captains of industry" as some of
the interior papers are calling the ex-
cursionists. The steamer Pride of the
River is big and well fitted for such
picnic. There was caterer on board
with a company of cooks and walters;
there was an orchestra; there were
n
been provided TO make the trip en-
1oyable The day was clear and not too
warm
From the upper decks Of the steamer
the excursionists had the best possible
view of the fat lands behind the tules
helped to make California agricultur-
ally great
EXPLAINS DRAINAGE PLANS
In the pilot house most OF the day
was Colonel Biddle. one OF the govern
ment engineers who are examining the
San Joaquin and Sacramento in regard
to the improvements contemplated. He
was equipped with elaborate charts
showing the rivers. sloughs, cutoffs and
the engineering work already done and
acted as official explainer to the San
Franciscans who wanted exact informa-
! ton about the drainage and reclams-
tion projects. Upon part of these sig
nificant undertakings Colonel Biddle
has already made a favorable report
to Washington. Governor Gillett is
thoroughly posted on waterways mat
ters and he put In a good day Of mis-
sionary work
| 1t had been planned for the visitors
| to dine in Sacramento. but President
Moore of the San Francisco chamber
decided. after consulting with the Sac
ramento committee. which Joined the
party at stockton. 70 hold the boat
on the river little longer and serve
dinner aboard IT was o'clock when
/ the boat made fast at the California
transportation company's wharf which
was crowded with Sacramentans
headed by former Lieutenant Governor
| Alden Anderson, president Of the capi-
tai city chamber of commerce.
| Forty automobiles We're waiting to
take the visitors for an hours whiri
/ about town. Then came the big re-
Iception at the Crocker art gallery