Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-07-30

Acquaintance whose presence and
counsel will further the end for
which the meeting Ia called.
Respectfully you're,
j, ). SLAUsON,
E. HoLLENBEcK.
IsAIAs w. HELLMAN.
w. II. PERRY.
II. X. w. BENT.
He then invited discussion on
the questions before the meeting.
Remarks were made by General
P. Banning, Gov. John G. Downey
and Dr.. o. H. Cougar, touching the
wants of the country, its resources,
freight and fares, etc.
L. M. Holt was then called upop.
who gave a brief resume of the
steps taken which had eliminated
in the present meeting, together
with proposed plan of
operations. He stated that
some three weeks ago A. N,
Hamilton first suggested an Immi-
grafton Bureau. Several persons
assisted Mr.. Hamilton in perfecting
a plan of operations to be submit-
ted to our business men. On Thurs
day, July 17th, Messrs. ]. s. Slau.
sou, ]. e. Hollenbtck, I. w. He'll
man, w. HI. Perry and HI. X. w.
Bent were invited to meet at the
Office of Brunson q Wells to listen
to and discuss the plan. At that
meeting the plan was presented.
thoroughly discussed, heartily en-
dorsed and the result was the
above circular letter and the pres
ent meeting. Following is the
plan:
1t is proposed that N. c. Carter,
A. N. Hamilton, Col. w. E. Nor
ford, l.. M. Holt and f. B. Tanning
form a partnership under the firm
name of Land and Immigration
Bureau of Southern California.
The management of this Bureau
shall be under the control OF an Ad.
visory Board to be elected by the
landowners and business men of
Southern California. The Bureau
shall issue a monthly publication
in pamphlet form of forty or more
pages, with a monthly circulation
of not less than five thousand
copies. 1t shall establish an office
in Los Angeles in charge of Col.
w. f.. Morford, where people desir-
ing to locate in this section of the
State can find reliable information
relative to soil, climate, produc-
tions, ETC.. and land for sale. It
shall establish a branch office In
San Francisco, under control of N.
G. Carter. 1t shall establish
another branch office at Omaha in
charge of A. N. Hamilton, who will
board all western bound passenger
trains, circulate on those trains the
publications of the Bureau, and do
all in bis power to direct travel to
Southern California. To do this
work will require at least $500 per
month, which was to be raised by
means of advertisements in the
Bureaus publications, contribu-
tions, etc. The meeting was asked
to consider the proposition, modify
or change as it thought best, or II
anything better presented itself to
endorse it.
The question was further dis
cussed by Messrs. Banning, Dow.
ney, Fl. McLellan, ]. H. Shields, J.
deBarth Shorb, Fl. X. w. Bent, G.
Maclay, J. X. Porter, w. E. Nor.
ford, r. M. Widney, J. T.. McCo-
mas, N. G. Carter, and others.
The following committee was
then appointed, with instructions
to consider the plan presented, to.
gether with such other matters as
may be presented to it, and make a
report to an adjourned meeting: j.
de Barth Shorb, H. M. Johnston,
J. E. McComas, Gen. J. H. Shields,
Gen. p. Banning, J. @. Downey, G.
D. Compton, d. M. Berry, l.. M.
Holt, N. G. Carter, J. S. Slauson,
s f. H0llenbeck, I. w. Hellman,
w. H. Perry, III. X. w. Bent and
R. M. Widney.
The committee is to meet at the
office of the Horticultural Society
No. Odd Fellows Block, on Mon
day next at O'clock p. NJ, and the
meeting adjourned to meet at the
County Court room on Tuesday
evening, AugusG 5th, to receive the
report of the committee. At that
meeting those who received invita-.
tions to attend the meeting yester-
day are invited to be present and
bring with them such business men
and land owners as they may deem
useful to the movement.