Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-15

treasury. Out of that is yet to come the
furniture, etc, of the Secretary's Office.
Let me call your attention to few of the
provisions of the Constitution and By
Laws.
First. The main object OF this chamber
is to promote the best interests OF Los
Angeles city and county and the country
tributary thereto. To do this to the best
advantage we should have members of
influence from the different quarters OF
the region indicated or the active CO.
operation of the people there.
Second. The treasurer reports at each
regular meeting the state of the treasury.
Thus we always know our financial con-
dition.
Third. Each standing committee reports
at each regular meeting. (These reports
it is expected will fill up the whole time
of each session with important busi-
ness.)
Fourth. No report, or it's results, is to
be given out by any committee in ad-
vance of its delivery to the chamber.
Fifth. Any five members can request
the presiding officer to call special
meeting of the chamber.
Sixth. Twenty members constitute a
quorum, but majority of all the mem
bers must be present and two.thirds of
them vote for it to give the formal or
final endorsement of the chamber to any
measure, or appropriate money for any
purpose but ordinary current expenses.
Seven. Any measure must be reported
from its appropriate committee before
the chamber can take final action upon
it, except by unanimous consent.
Eight. Authors of measures may advo-
cate them before the proper committee.
The Constitution may be amended
after months previous notice in writ
ing, and the bylaws by two-thirds vote
at any regular meeting, if notice has been
given at a previous regular meeting.
These laws commend themselves to every
business man, and under them this body
can 90 forward with confidence in the
success of its efforts. 1t is the feeling of
many of our business men that
we here labor under some special
disadvantages. That ours is only trib-
utary town to San Francisco, which has
incurred its ill-will by endeavoring to
become independent Of it. That San
Francisco and all the north which also
belongs to that city, is the unfavorable
critic of our motives and our honor, and
| the judge OF our resources, without even
making a neighborly effort to inquire
into either. 1t is said that San Francisco
is supposed by magnates Of finance else
where to know all that can be known
about the whole Pacific Coast, and that
when she is consulted, as she always is,
about our resources and our credit, she
says we haven't any. 1t is stated
that this works to cur great in.
jury in the markets of the country and
the. world, and especially initiates
| against our influence in Congress where
we can get no share in the benefits of the
Government until every interest Of the
North has been attended to.
1t is said that in our own midst there
are old and wealthy residents whose
wealth is local; who, strange as it may
northern sentiment. Such a feeling
move and have their being en-
private interests, boarding their means,
developing nothing and giving nothing
in return. Wealth is conservative, we
ciate its own possessions. Gentlemen of
this Chamber, it is your duty and your
genial and noble task to show that the
people of Southern California are both
honest and wise in their estimate of the
superiority of the land of their birth or
adoption and their love. You can make
no better Investment of your time or
your money or both than each to con-
tribute readily his share toward the
prosecution of this work. Be salts
fed that the funds of the Chamber
will be judiciously expended before you
levy an assessment, collects subscription
or appropriate the money on hand.
Watch the work of the different commit
tees and aid them all in your power.
Don't complain that they are doing moth
ing until you have advised them as to
what you think ought to be done. The
wisest men and the best members don't
always get the offices, but we add these
few words: Conservatism in control of
this country would soon relegate
lit to the unpromising desert
it once appeared to be; enterprise
can make it hive of industry, the first
resort of wealth and leisure, and the
home of the happiest of the human race.
Natures best gift to any country is a
good climate. We have that blessing,
and can not overestimate it's value. But
she has also given US an excellent soil,
and on it shall one day stand an empire
of which our heirs shall be proud, and
proud of our share in it's building-the
Empire State of the Pacific Coast. We
hope to hasten that day.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Chamber then proceeded to fill the
various standing committees, to which,
as yet, only the Chairmen have been
elected.
On Commerce: Dan Mcfarland, DIR. ].
P. Widney.
Manufactures: Col II. R. Dunkelberger,
Z. E. Crandall.
Lands and Irrigation J. B. Lanker-
SHIN, Milton Thomas.
Mines and Mining: Captain E. P.
Johnson, j. L. Cherry.
Motive Power: Sutherland Hutton,
N. w. Stowell.
Ways and Means: L. N. Breed. H. q.
Osborne.
Money, Loans, &C.. H. L. Mcneil.
Statistics: A. w. Francisco, Fran
cisco, Frank A. Gibson.
Legislation: Judge John Haynes,
Charles Cassett Davis.
immigration: Col. H. H. Boyce, D..
Gilbert Dexter.
Membership: J. H. Book, M. D.
Johnson.
Grievances: J. G. Byram, Horace
Hitler.
Hotels: H. Jevne, H. M. Russell.
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