Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-09-25
JOINT MEETING.

Meeting sf the Southern California Hortioul-
tural Society and the Committee Of Five.
Do Pursuant to previous notice, the
Southern California horticultural
Society met the Finance Commit
tee of Five in Union Hall on Sat-
urday, the Oath inst, President J.
de Barth Shorb in the chair. o
d. M. Graham, the Secretary Of
the Committee of Five, reported
that, in pursuance Of a resolution
previously adopted, he had written
letters to the Pacific Coast Steam.
ship Company, to the Wells, Far.
60 & Co. Express Company and to
the President of the Southern Pa
cif1c Railroad; that only the Pacific
Coast Steamship Gompany had
answered; that private subscrip-
tions amounted to about $3.50, with
more promised on contingencies.
Secretary Rice, of the Society,
by request, read copy Of the orig
insl letter, OF the Committee, and
the response of the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company, addressed to
Secretary Graham of the Com NIT.
tee of Five. In substance the re.
sponse politely requested that the
Steamship Company be excused
for not contributing to the pavilion
redemption fund upon the ground
that 1t has been their custom here.
tofore during Fair time to carry
passengers at about the actual cost
of transportation SO that the Com.
pany receives practically no profit
for any passengers it carries on &C.
count of the Society. Quoting lit
orally from the Steamship Compa-
uy's letter: ''It strikes us, however,
that we'll directed effort in your
olty ought to secure the necessary.
funds to relieve your present en-
'barrassment, and doubtless the
people Of Los Angeles knowing, as
they necessarily must, the great
benefits derived through the efforts
Of your Society, would be only too
glad to render such assistance as
you may require.n
On motion, the report, of the
Committee of Five was received.
In answer to questions, Secretary
Rice read one of the REDEEM ption
fund subscription circulars, and
stated that 1000 Of them had been
printed and respectively addressed
to each member Of the Society and
to the principal citizens of South
ern California. o.,I.,., ..,r
Will D. Gould said that many
people expressed themselves In the
vein OF the Steamship Company,
as to Los Angeles city. That the
profits derived by Los Angeles city
from the September Fair alone are
more than enough to pay the debt
against the society; that the Los
Angeles public, il ever informed of
the interest they have in saving the
Society, must have forgotten; that
the good work of enlightening the
citizens. now fairly begun, should
be vigorously prosecuted.
Mr.. Gould handed to the Seore.
tary the following letter from GID.
Compton, which, upon request, the
Secretary read: 80 -
To the Horticultural Society:
1 believe that the debt of the
Society ought to be paid off and
the property preserved. I am
ready and willing to do my part,
and am earnestly in favor of con.
tinuing the society for the public
good. 1 am satisfied that the pub.
lie are generally in the dark as to
the finances and management of
the Society, and that is the real
reason that full cooperation has
not thus far been obtained Of the
friends OF the Society to save the
property. I regret that shall be
absent from your meeting to-day,
and I respectfully ask that you
cause to be publicly answered the
following questions:
!. How much 10 the debt and for
what incurred? go --f
2. How soon must 1t be paid or
the property lost? 49,.
8. How much was received at the
last Fair?
A What has been done with that
money?
5. How much of 1t can now be
applied to the payment of the
debt?
8. Have all the premiums award.
ed last year been paid2
7. Have all the premiums award.
ed this year been paid? ie
8. Has the last annual meeting
been adjourned ones from. time to
time, so that the Society can now
elect officers if the debt is paid off?
l am confident that the necessa.
ry money can be raised to pay off
the debt If satisfactory answers to
the above questions can be made to
the public and friends of the Soci-
ETY.. Very respectfully,
Los Angeles, Sept. "a, 1881.
We respectfully join in the above
questions. E M. HAMILTON.
WILL d. GOULD.
p On motion, it was voted that the
letter Of Mr.. Compton be answered
verbally by the President and the
Secretary and subsequently byiet-
ter to the public. y !
Secretary Rice then vebrally an,
swered Mr.. Compton's questions, as
follows: lar..7 -sn ~,
l. The debt is $4500, and the
principal was chiefly incurred to
pay building expenses,
Q. The debt may be paid as late,
but not day later, than the Let of
December, 1881, In order to save
the property.
8. Three thousand three hundred
and sighty-eight dollars were re-
ceived at the last Fair.
4. Applied about $4,000 Of 1t to
the payment OF expenses, includ.
Ing premiums.
8. The balance, between 500 and
$500, after paying unpresented
Il l.