The San Francisco call., 1910-05-01
MEET GOVERNMENT
TO IMPROVE RIVERS
Representatives From Sacra-
mento and San Joaquin Cities
Hold Enthusiastic Meeting
Receive Assurance of Sufficient
Money to Purchase Neces=
sary Rights of Way
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

RIO VISTA, April S0.--Assurance was
given at the first annual meeting of
the San joaquin and Sacramento rivers
Improvement association here this aft
ernoon that the full s25O.00O needed for
the purchase of rights of way for the
widening and dredging of the lower
Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers
would be raised within the next few
months and that the lands would be
turned over to the government in. time
for the federal engineers to make the
preliminary surveys and preparations
for beginning active work by the fall
Today's meeting was as largely at
tended as was the one at which the as
sociation was organized here last Au-
gust. delegates being present from
Stockton, San Francisco, Sacramento,
Marysville. Oroville, Chico, nearly. all
the valley towns and the various recla-
nation districts In the. islands of the
lower Sacramento and San Joaquin.
LARGE SUM AVAILABLE
Reports were read from the presi-
dent secretary and other officers of the
association showing that favorable ac-
tlon had been taken by both houses of
congress on the bill appropriating
100000 to be used in connection with
100000 appropriated by the state of
California for the widening and dredg-
ing of the Sacramento river and that
the sums will be available july l. This
money was appropriated with the un-
derstanding that rights of way for the
widening of the river would be donated
to the government, under the direction
w an f,,e II -
to be done. This association was or
ganized primarily to secure the lands
needed by the government for this
work and at the meeting in August,
when permanent organization was eff
fected, $S1 900 was subscribed toward
the $250,000 which it had been esti-
mated would be necessary for the pur-
chase of the lands required. At today's
meeting $4,000 more was subscribed
and assurance was given that the city
of Sacramento would vote $4,000 more
for this fund. The city of Stockton is
expected to subscribe from $4,000 to
$4,000 more, so there is left very little
to be raised by individual subscription.
CHEER GOVERNORS DAUGHTER
Speeches were made today by Cap
tain A. E. Anderson, president of the
association; State Engineer Ellery,
Trustee Carragher of Sacramento, Sen
dtOA n. DOSHlOn OF OTONllle, U. j.
Bradley of the Traffic association of
Sacramento, o. H. Miller of the Sacra-
mento valley development association,
John P. Irish of San Francisco and w.
A. Beard of Sacramento.
Captain Anderson brought applause
when he paid a tribute to Governor
Gillett declaring that the present ex-
ecutive had done more for the rivers of
California than any other individual in
the state. Governor GilIett could not
attend the meeting. but he sent his
daughter, and the delegates cheered her
to the echo, demanding that she stand
up and receive their applause.
The largest individual subscription at
today'S meeting was that Of $4,000 by
Manager Newton Cleveland of the Ma
tomas Consolidated. Some of the recIa-
nation districts announced subscrip-
tions amounting TO 81 an acre for the
land in the districts.
Delegates arrived here on steamers
from Sacramento, Stockton and San
Francisco, shortly before noon, and
were entertained at luncheon by the
women of Rio Vista.
a large number of delegates left at 5
o'clock by automobile for Suisun, where
they took the train for Sacramento.
Delegates from Stockton and San Fran
cisco, however. returned home by boat,
leaving here this evening.