Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-12-22

ht II ~ CioCh yc5tciooy hSSe-
ing of the members Of the South.
ern California horticultural Society
was held at room No. ! Baker
Block, at which there were about
sixty members present..
j. DeBarth Shorb, President Of
the Society, called tho meeting to
order aud read the official call for
the meeting to consider "A PROPOSE
ton to consolidate this Society
with the Sixth District AgricuItu-
raj Association.
Secretary Rice read memoran-
dunn OF agreement which had been
agreed upon by Committee of
the Boards of Directors of the two
Societies, looking to n c0nsolida-
ton Of interests.
General Shields explained at
length the negotiations which led
to the adoption OF the agreement
by the Committees, but explained
that 1t was never intended that the
agreement should have any force
or effect except upon its being rati-
hed by the membership OF the
Horticultural Society, as the Board
Of Directors had held from.the first
that they were powerless to COM
NIT the Society to such action.
j. r. Hollenbeck, President of
the Agricultural Association, stat
ed that he and the Board of Direct
ors of his Society had considered
that the horticultural Society
should carry out the will Of the
Board as expressed In the agree.
ment.
The subject was discussed at
length by Messrs. F. j. Barretto,
l.. J. Rose and Governor Downey
In favor Of q consolidation of the
Societies, aud by Msssrs. H. X. w.
Bent, General Shields, J. F. Crank,
Judge Stephens, 8. G. Hubbell, q.
ID. Compton, l.. M. Holt, j. De
Barth Shorb and others in opposi-
ton thereto.
The discussion developed the
fact that the Board OF Directors of
the Horticultural Society had APP
pointed committee to confer with
alike committee from the Agricul.
tural Association's Board on the
subject Of u consolidation; that
this committee had met the other
Society's committee and agreed
on terms and put the same n
writing; that this report was sub
mitted to the Board Of Directors of
the horticultural Society aud ha d
been rejected; that this report was
amended by the horticultural
Board in several particulars, the
principal one being the submission
Of the whole question to the MEM
bers Of the Horticultural Society;
and that at this stage of the pro-
ceediDgs the whole matter was
dropped, to be taken up again after
the Fairs. The meeting held yes.
terday was to secure action of the
Society on the proposition.
During the discussion IL was
stated that the Agricultural Socie-
ty's Fair at the Park last October
cleared something over $500, by
virtue of the aid of $1,000 granted
by the State, and that the Horti-
cultural Fair at the Pavilion last
October netted something over
$2l00 The question being asked,
how much was cleared by the Hor-
ticultural Fair of 1879, Mr.. Holt,
the former Secretary OF the Society,
stated that the first Fair held by
the Society in the new Pavilion
cleared u little over $50, and that
the Fair of 1879 cleared over $500;
that the Society had never lost q
cent on either one of its three
Fairs, but had come out ahead on
all three Of them, and that each
Fair was more successful financial
iy than the preceding one.
The floating debt Of the
Horticultural Society at the close
of the Fair of 1879 was occasioned
by the following items of expense:
Interest OH mortgage, $3.50; Inn
provements on the Pavilion, about
$500; loss on publication OF the
Horticultural, about $1100. To pay
these three debts the Society had
the profits of the Fair of something
over $500; hence tho debt which
the Society was unable to pay.
This statement has never before
been given to the public in an in
telligent manner, and was aot only
a matter of surprise but it was re-
ceived with general satisfaction.
At the conclusion of q three
hours session . motion to reject
the proposition to consolidate was
unanimously carried, and the So
ciety adjourned.