Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-20

merce was held In the District Court
room last evening. Present, New
mark, Whitney, Griffith, Griffin, Lips,
Hellman and Lord.
In the absence Of the President, j.
M. Griffith was called to the chair.
The following communication was
received from Edward Higgins, Gen
eral Agent of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship line at San Francisco:
AGENCY PACIFIC STEAMSHIP Co., /
SAN FRANCISCO, March l3, 1874. {
To s. Lazard, President, and the Hon.
Directors of the Chamber of Com
merce, Los Angeles, CAL: - -
GENTLEMEN: / have the pleasure to
own receipt of your communication
dated 25th ultimo, presenting the de-
sire of your Hon. Board that this
Company arrange to make San Pedro
a regular port Of call for steamers OF
the Panama line.
In reply, L can at present only say
that your letter shall be forwarded to
the Directors of this Company at New
York for their consideration. 1t is my
own desired and feel sure the same is
shared by the managers of this Com
pany, to afford your citizens every
facility for business and do all in my
power to aid the development of your
beautiful section of the State. Be as
sured the request of your Hon. Board
shall be presented in the most earnest
manner, and l doubt not will receive
the most favorable consideration.
have looked through the corre-
spondence between your Hon. Board
and my predecessors in regard to the
inclusion of your port among the reg
ular stopping places Of cur Panama
steamers, and very much hope that
the new style of steamers which this
Company is now building will do
much to weaken the objections which
formerly were very strongly opposed
to sending our large ships into San
Pedro.
This matter, as we'll as all others
properly bearing on the question, will
be most patiently deliberated on by
the Company's Directors.
l am, gentlemen, yours, most res
pectfully,
-l3 EDWARD HIGGINS, Agent.
The communication was ordered to
be published, and the Secretary was
requested to reply and return the
thanks of the Board to Mr.. Higgins
for his efforts to have the request OF
the Chamber complied with.
The following communication from
the San Diego Chamber of Commerce
was read: a. ateN
SAN DIEGO, March 10th, 1874.
To the Chamber of Commerce, Los
Angeles: '@s' - e "ti@ y.
: GENTLEMEN = The managers of
the Texas and Pacific Railroad
ask, under ample security, the
assistance OF the general government
in the immediate construction of the
great southern line of railway to the
Pacific. The success of this enterprise
concerns every portion of Southern
California, and there should be unit
ed effort upon the part of the people to
secure it.
AT the regular monthly meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce of San Di-
ego, held on Thursday evening the 9Th
instant, it was resolved that a memo
rial be addressed to Congress setting
forth the wants of Southern California
in this regard, and praying that the
aid sought by the Texas and Pacific
Company be granted. "a
It was also resolved that COM
munication be addressed to the Cham
Der of Commerce of the City of Los
Angeles, asking cooperation in this
important matter, and suggesting for
your favorable consideration the pro-
priety of similar action at an early
day, on the part of your Chamber.
With great respect, gentlemen, we
remain yours, ETC.,
J. S. GORDON, President.
w. w. STEWART, Secretary.
Ordered published and the Secretary
was instructed to write in reply that
this Chamber fully concurs with the
spirit of their letter, and will heartily
cooperate with them.
]. Newmark submitted the follow
ing:
Whereas, Experience has demon
strated that public necessity exists
for the construction of transconti-
mental railroad south of the snow-belt
that will insure through travel for the
whole year, and which will also cause
the development of the immense min
eral and agricultural resources of the
vast extent of territory through which
it will pass, and at the same time
bring into market and open for settle
ment large bodies of Government
lands; and
Whereas, This Chamber believes
that Congress would be sustained by
the people of the United States in ex-
tending Government aid toward build
ing such road, particularly if ample
ance as might be given; and ~
Whereas, The proposition under
stood to have been lately presented to
Congress by the Texas Pacific and At
lantic and Pacific Railroad Companies
appears to be not only fair and just
but would also indemnify the Govern
ment against loss; therefore,
Resolved, That our Senators and
Representatives in Congress be, and
they are hereby earnestly and respect
fully requested to favor the acceptance
of the above proposition of the
Texas Pacific and Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad Companies, or such other
measure as will speedily carry out the
above desired objects.
Resolved, That copy of these reso-
lutions be transmitted to our delega-
ton in Congress.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted, and the Secretary was in
structed to have copies of the same for
warded to our Representative and
Senators at Washington. Also to the
San Francisco and San Diego Cham
bers of Commerce, with request for
their cooperation. 1t was also ordered