Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-20
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
The Constitution and Bylaws
Adopted.
ADVANCEMENT OF THE COUNTY
The Means to be Adopted to Increase
the Prosperity of the
Community.

An adjourned meeting of the newly
formed Chamber of Commerce OF Los
Angeles took place yesterday afternoon
in the rooms of the Board of Trade, the
object of the gathering being to complete
the organization which was begun last
Monday. A large number of the MEM
bers were present and considerable
addition was made to the list of member
ship during recess which was taken in
the course of the meeting for the purpose
of collecting the dues. The additional
members are as follows: j. w. Green,
G. w. Simonton, H. H. Bixby, E. w. B.
johnson, Strong and Blanchard, G. R.
Shatto, DIR. M. Hogan, John Colds
worthy, Howry Bros, ii. V. Van Dusen,
R. G. Carlton, R. w. Drongold, G. S.
McDuffee, John Lang, T. W. 7. Richards,
w. B. Herriott, w. H. Toler, M. R.
Higgins and J. T. Barton.
Major E. w. Jones acted as Chairman
and F. A. Walton as Secretary. The
meeting was called to order about 3
O'Clock, and the chair was asked for re-
ports from the committee which had
been appointed at the last meeting. The
chairman OF the committee which had
been appointed to consider the matter of
lectures on practical topics reported that
they had thought it best to postpone def
mite action until the organization had
become a permanent one. The report
was received and the committee dis
charged. While the Committee on Or
ganization was putting a few finishing
touches to their work, Mr.. Hughes, a
member of the committee, explained
some of the purposes which were borne
in mind in framing the Constitution.
Heretofore" he said, "the interests
of this section have been advanced only
by private and personal effort. The
proposition now is to accomplish what
we can by cooperation, and to do it in
the most effective manner possible. The
Constitution which we have framed calls
for the appointment of number of COM
mittees, each one Of which will be an
active association, dealing with the SUBJ
ject which is assigned to it. Working in
unison through the Chamber itself, we
are confident that the best OF results will
follow"
The Committee on Organization then
offered it's report through the chair
man, Col. H. G. Otis. The report
was in the form of draft of a proposed
constitution and bylaws, which was first
read through and then re-read and dis
cussed section by section. Except on the
question Of expulsion of members there
was but little discussion, and the con-
stitution was accepted for the most part
in the form in which it was offered.
The constitution, as finally adopted, pro-
vides for an association to be known as
the clos Angeles Chamber of Com
merce," its objects being to "foster and
encourage commerce, to stimulate home
manufactures, to induce immigration
and the subdivision, settlement and
cultivation of land; to assist in the
development of the material resources of
the region, and generally to promote the
business interests of Los Angeles city
and county and the country tributary
thereto. The officers of the Chamb Der
are to be a President, three Vice.
Presidents, a Treasurer, Secretary,
and an Executive Committee of fifteen or
more members to hold office for year.
The Treasurer and Secretary may be re-
quired to give bonds, and the Secretary
extended duties of his office.
The standing committees are to be
upon the following subjects: On Com
merce, Ito include railroads and railway
transportation, harbors and shipping),
Lands, Irrigation and Horticulture, on
Mines and Mining, on Motive Powers
petroleum, coal, gas and water-on Ways
nvd Mnono 70 spo1,,Ia g. 4
ing and all matters not assigned to other
committees, on Money, Loans and Open
ings for Capital, on Statistics, Compila-
ton and Publishing, on Legislation, on
Membership and Nominations, on Visit
ors and on Grievances. These are to
consist OF five mem mbers each, to be ap-
pointed by the President, their Chairmen
to be elected by the Chamber as men,
bers OF the Executive Committee. 1t
will be their duty to investigate all SUBJ
jects assigned to them by the Chamber
and to report on matters coming before
that body.
The meetings of the Chamber will be
annual, semi. annual, semi-monthly and
special. The regular meetings will
take place on the first and third
Wednesdays in each month. A quorum
for routine business shall consist OF twen-
ty members, but majority of all the
chamber will be necessary for the trans
action of important matters. Applica-
tion's for membership must be referred
to and passed upon by the appropriate
committee. Five black balls shall be ne
cessary to reject. The admission fee is
$5 and the monthly dues 81. The fine
for absence from meetings is 81.
The day for the regular meetings was
originally set for Monday, but: on the
suggestion of Councilman Book, who de-
clared that number of the members of
the Council were anxious to come into
this new organization, the day was
changed to Wednesday.
On motion of S. B. Lewis the Chair
was instructed to appoint committee to
report at the next meeting with nomina-
tions for the various Offices in the Cham
Der. The Chairman deferred the appoint
ment until he should have an opportun-
ity to consider the matter. The Cham
ber OF Commerce then adjourned till their
next regular meeting which will be next
Wednesday afternoon.
Electors can get certificates to vote to.
day all day long at the Clerks Office.
Those not on the RQOiator IF tuo roor.