Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-25
Chamber of Commerce.


| Barrows.
Mr.. Meyer, from the Committe on
| Newspapers. said that the Committee
had made out the headings Of what
| should be the leading articles in a
pamphlet to be issued under the aus
pices of the Board, and made the fol-
| lowing report, which was adopted,
with the request by the Chamber that
the gentlemen, whose names are at
| tached, will prepare brief and compre-
hensive articles thereupon:
RAILROADS.
Railroads; names of same; by whom
owned and controlled; when COM
meilced; how many miles completed;
contemplated destinations; nature of
country tributary to and through
which roads pass; amount of traffic
both passenger and freight; statement
showing increase of business from
year to year since commenced; propOs-
ed roads to run in connection with
those now building or otherwise; num-
Der of roads necessary to be built 10
accommodate the immediate prospec-
tive productions; also number of roads
and miles of same which the produc-
tons of the country will warrant; in
ducements to warrant large railroad
builders and capitalists to come here
and build roads with prospect of q
good investment-R. Nj. Widney.
OCEAN NAVIGATION.
Number Of lines of steamers and
names of same; number and capacity
of steamers; between what ports they
ply and at what way places they stop,
number of passengers and amount OF
freight carried; number of arrivals of
sail vessels at different ports in South
ern California; tonnage of same; arti-
cles carried by them; whether the
present carrying capacity of sail and
steam vessels combined is fully taxed
or whether there is room for other
lines; tabular statement showing the
increase in the number of sail and
steam vessels in past years-H. McLel-
Ian.
FARMING.
Varieties of soil and quality; num-
Der of acres of each kind; crops that
can be raised: yield of each crop per
year; number of crops each year; irri-
CATION; artesian wells, windmills and
steam water lifters; value of different
crops-Dr. Fulton.
HARBoRs.
Harbors; proposed improvements;
shipping accommodated; passengers;
wharf charges-J. =. Widney.
CITIES AND TOWNS.
Names; population; location; means
Of communication; public buildings;
hotels-B. G. Truman.
REAL ESTATE.
Square miles; productions; non-pro-
ductions; value of lands for agricul-
ture; improved; not improved; no.
fence law; city lands; price of business
lots; building lots; advance in real es-
tate as shown 10y the assessment since
lSGS--D. NJ Berry.
BANKS AND BANKING.
Banks and banking-Gov. Downey.
49, INTERIOR COMMERCE..
The various sections of California,
| Nevada and Arizona with which trade
is now carried on: the cost of freight
to them; class of products at each place
or generally; the various interior Sec
tions of the said States and Territories
that will be reached by proposed rail-
roads; class of products from each, ,and
what class of Los Angeles products
will be consumed at such places; OPEN
ings for wholesale with the interior;
| facilities for wholesale establishments
to import from New York and conti-
nent-H. Newmark and H. d. Bar
rows.
VINE CULTURE.
Number vines; varieties of grapes;
best table grape; best wine grape; best
shipping grape; best soil for grapes
and manner of cultivation; varieties
of wines; quantity; cost; demand; cost
of planting vineyards; profits of vine
yards-M. Keller and l.. J. Rose.
FRUITS AND NUTS.
Semi-tropical fruits; orange; lemon;
lime; soil required; manner of irrgat-
ing; cultivation; number of trees
planted per acre; required age to pro-
| dGce; value of product; facility of
transportation; present AID prospec-
tive markets; average value for past
five years; walnuts and almonds;
statements regarding similar to above
j. De B. Shorb.
OTHER FRUITS.
Apples; peaches; ;pears; apricots; figs;
prunes; plums; capacity for raising;
quantity raised; present markets; fa-
cilities for canning and drying.
NURSERIES,.
Number of trees; how raised; value
of different kinds, at different ages;
demand for; history of the business on
both the above subjects-T. a. Carey.
MERCANTILE INTERESTS.
Number of grocery houses; lember
yards; hardware houses; wine and
liquor houses; cigar and tobacco
houses; ;dry goods and clothing houses;
millinery establishments; jewelry
stores; furniture houses; approximate
business of the county; base Of sup
plies for.
TRADES.
Numbec of blacksmith shops; wagon
makers; fOundries; machine shops;
saw mills; -four mills; carpenters and
builders; tailors; dress makers; ;hatters;
BARRIERS; soda factories; breweries; dis
tilleries; soap manufacturers; bread
and cracker bakeries; fruit drying;
brick makers; plasterers, newspapers;
printers; book binders; wages of me-
chahics; approximate number of me-
chanics-W. J. Brodrck.
BEE CULTURE.
Bee Culture, with full statistics of
quantity and quality of productions,
and history of business in this county
Captain Gordon, of Azusa.
STOCK.
Number of cattle; horses; sheep
and hogs; state different kinds of i'm