Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-10-23
Horticultural Meeting.


A meeting of the Southern Cali
fornia Horticultural Society, to
hear the report of the Committee OF
Five, was held at Union Hall yes
terday afternoon.
President J. de Barth Shorb ex-
planned the object of the meeting
and signified the readiness of the
Society to hear the report of the
committee.
D. M. Graham, OF the Committee
of Five, reported that for certain
reasons the committee had been In
active since the last report; that
they awaited certain conditions
whereupon it was proposed to re-
double the efforts to raise the re-
demption money; that the outlook
was more than ever encouraging.
Mr.. Graham also reported for the
committee appointed to examine
the books of the Society that Mr..
Compton, of that Committee, had
been sick, and that no examination
had been made.
Secretary Rice read q detailed re-
port of the receipts and expendi-
lures of the Society, and it was re.
quested and promised that the Sec.
rotary furnish copies Of his state.
ment for publication. The Secre.
tary had previously taken steps to
this end.
A question by the Hon. J. F.
Crank brought out the statement
of the facts that the Fair receipts
last year were about 5000 more
than at the Centennial Fair, and
that the Sixth District Agricultu-
raj Society paid $500 of the premi-
ums offered last year but none this
year.
H. X. w. Bent said that by ia.
miliarizing himself with tho re-
ceipts and disbursements he was
enabled to very much narrow the
perplexity of the inquirer by stat
ing that the premiums awarded
amount to about $500, and that
$3.50 were paid for the services of
the Secretary between and at the
Fairs, and for the Semi. zropio for
the members of this Sooiety-the
$500 being less than one.third of
former Outlays for Secretary and
magazine.
D. M. Graham reported that the
Committee of Five had made no
nominations for the succession to
the present management.
The meeting unanimously nomi-
mated the following gentlemen
FOR OFFICERS:
President, General George Stone.
man, of Los Angeles.
First Vice President, o. II. Bliss,
of Los Angeles.
Second Vice President, 8. G.
Evans, of San Bernardino county.
Third Vice President, o. N. Cad
we'll, of Santa Barbara county.
Fourth Vice President, Geo. G.
Swan, Of San Diego county.
Fifth Vice President, N. w.
Blanchard, of Ventura county.
Sixth Vice President, B. F.
Moore, of Kern county.
Secretary, Charles Coleman, Jr.,
of Los Angeles.
Treasurer, A. II. Denker, OF Los
Angeles.
Board of Directors-Gen. George
Stoneman. OF San Gabriel; A. F.
Coronei, of Los Angeles; 1. N. Van
Mugs, of Los Angeles; Col. J. Bsn-
bury, of Pasadena; J. w. Vsnable,
of Los Nietos; N. y. Carter. of
Willow Dale; H. X. Snow, of Tus-
tin City.
Executive Committee-George
Gephard, Los Angeles; G.. D. Comp
ton, do; l.. M. Hamilton, do.
Finance and Auditing Commit
tee-0.H. Bliss, Los Angeles; Geo.
E. Long, do; J. M. Elliott, do.
Charles Coiemen, Jr., and J. H.
Shields we're appointed commit
tee of two to inform the above
named gentlemen of their nomina.
ton.
President Shorb asked the Seere-
tary of the Com nittee of Five the
direct question: "Can your COM
mittee raise the money to redeem
the Pavilion and lot?n
The Secretary replied that there
was increased hope OF success; that
com mittee consultation disclosed
reasons for redoubled efforts and
for greater confidence Ia a favor.
able Issue.
J. H. Shields, in reply to some
remarks made about the location
of the Pavilion, said that the Pavil-
ion lot had an area within a frac-
ton Of one acre; that 1t would be
nice to have lot on Main street,
near Third, but that 500 front
foot was demanded there for lot
165 feet deep with cheap, dobe
house on it. An acre lot at the
same rate would cost over $40, 900;
that this point on Main street lie
rather farther from the business
centre of the city than the Pavilion
lot of 2,000 square feet, or within
1850 square feet of an acre, and on
it u spacious, suitable and expen-
sive exposition hallI that the future
necessities for certain additions to
the Pavilion will find an abund-
ance of room on the Pavilion lot
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