Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-12
ENTERPRISE SUGGESTED.
A Move in the Right Direction
by the Merchants.
SEVERAL IDEAS DISCUSSED.
Farmers to be Encouraged to Come.
Manufacturers Invited TO
Start Business.

day afternoon at the rooms Of the Board
of Trade, to discuss the undeveloped in
dustries of Los Angeles. Major E. w.
Jones was in the chair. Mr.. s. B. Lewis
said that the purpose of the meeting was
to see if anything could be done to aid
the establishment of industries in Los
Angeles county and the building up of
the country generally. He thought that
if any good could be done an organization
should be effected. Col. 1. R. Dunkel-
berger who said he had just been East,
thought that everything should be done
to establish industries and factories
here. In the cities and towns he had
visited there was not one but had it's
factory. One had it's watch factory,
another it's shirt factory and still an
other its nail factory. There in Penn
sylvania the inhabitants of the towns
fostered industries to give work
to the unemployed. In one
place the women were quite
numerous, and shirt factory was estab-
lished to give them work. In Los An
geles this would not be necessary, but
industries and factories helped in build
ing up the country. He had found
money plentiful and cheap in the East.
The capitalists received about per cent.
interest, and if they got per cent. they
thought they were doing well. An in
terest of 5 per cent. was ''gilt edge" but
if they were offered per cent they
wouldn't take it, because they thought
there must be something wrong. These
people knew what was going on in Cali
fornia, and they asked why the butter
used here was not made here; why the
eggs and other things were not raised
here; but they would send their money
here just as soon as they felt sure it was
safe. If Los Angeles could demonstrate
that there was safe investment for
money here they would send all that was
necessary, but they wanted no security
that if it was demonstrated that wire
nails could be manufactured here at
profit, he would pick up his fac
tory and set it down in Los Angeles.
Mr.. Dunkelberger thought that the
proper thing to do was to demonstrate
that there was cheap fuel here, and it
would be we'll if an expert borer were
imported to put down we'll somewhere
near by, and see if there was not enough
oil or natural gas to supply cheap fuel.
This place was particularly suitable for
the establishment of watch factory or
glass factory.
Mr.. j. F. Humphreys thought that
good step would be to induce
people to come here and
settle the country. Agricultural pro-
ducts to supply the city, instead of East
ern products, was what was needed. and
there was no reason why this should not
be the center of fruit as we'll as manu-
featuring interests.
Mr.. Warner said that he had been in
the East q good deal, and he thought
that good idea would be to advertise
the advantages Of this county in the
country places of the East. This would
attract the attention of the farmers.
The Santa Fe Railroad Company
had offered cars for transportation of our
exhibit to take east to the several towns.
After these people got here. instead of
centering it the city they would go into
the same pursuits they followed there.
Mr.. Mccarthy had been East, and the
people there said that the trouble here
was that nothing was done to employ the
laboring men. If factories were fostered
it would help the country wonderfully.
Mr.. M. l.. Wicks said that cooperation
was needed to effect a change here.
There was no question but that manufac-
lures followed agriculture, and contin-
ued success depended upon the introduc-
ton of many people to this country. If
factories could be moved here bodily it
would be two-fold advantage. The
industry would be brought here, and the
people employed also. The cars should
be sent East and an energy should be
shown in trying to attract factories here.
Mr.. H. 9. Wilmer said that one indus
try was about to be started here. The
California Sewer Pipe Company was
building an immense factory near the
city, and would soon employ 100 men.
Besides this, it was opening up large
clay beds, and would produce not only
pipes, but tiles, re-bricks and terra
Gotta.
Colonel Dunkelberger moved that q
committee be appointed to report on oils
and fuels. Carried.
The following committee was appoint
ed: Colonel l. R. Dunkelberger, James
B. Lankershim, w. Z. Hughes, J.. F.
Humphreys and M. L. Wicks.
This committee requests that all par
ties having information or suggestions
will communicate with Mr.. M. L. Wicks
on Saturday next at Pm.
The meeting then adjourned.
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