Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-25
OF COMMERCE.
Officers Elected and Commit
tees Appointed.
THE ORGANIZATION COMPLETED.
1t is Now Ready to Encourage the
Development of Los Ange-
les County.

The Chamber OF Commerce held its
first regular meeting under the newly
adopted Constitution yesterday after
noon. The bylaws Of the organization
called for regular semi-monthly meetings
to occur on the first and third Wednes-
day of each month at three O'Clock p. NJ.
The next regular meeting will therefore
occur on the Wednesday after election.
The room in which the meetings have
been held thus far, the Board of Trade
Assembly room, has proved itself each
time inadequate to the needs of the cr-
ganization. The meeting yesterday
afternoon was quite as large and in every
way as gratifying to those who are push
ing the movement as the gatherings
which have preceded it. Major E. w.
Jones, who has been serving as tempor-
ary Chairman, called the meeting to or
der at little after three. After the
reading of the minutes by the Secretary,
J. V. Wachtel, the Committee on Per-
manent organization made a supple
mentary report, announcing that it had
caused to be printed 1000 copies of the
constitution. Of this 800 had been sent
by mail to business men in the city, and
200 were now placed on the Presidents
desk. The Committee also recon-
mended that the new constitution be un-
derstood to 60 into effect with this
meeting. The report was adopted.
A recess was taken for the addition OF
new names to the roll of membership
and the payment Of dues. A committee
Of seven was appointed to look into the
matter Of new names and to offer q re-
port to the Chamber. The members Of
this committee were M. D. Johnson, j.
M. Davies. H. Hitler, D. G.. Dexter,
Thos. A. Lewis, Hervey Lindley and
Milton Thomas. This committee re-
ported the following list Of names:
DR.. J. H. Bryant, A. A. Staunton, w.
R. Mathews, J.. @. DAILY, j. Cherry, J.
NJ. Meredith, J. S. Sherman, J. P.
Moran, A. F. Mackay, Mathews Bros. &
Bartning, Isaac Norton, Q. N: Wells, G.
W. King, B. Cohn, 6. L. Mills, H. L.
Byram & Poindexter, John P. Early, R.
Fullerton, J. F. Bandholdt, Pomeroy &
Haynes, D. Ellsworth, A. W. Francisco,
Daniel Mcfarland, Curtis, Patterson &
Co., w. P. Wade. E. B. Cushman, G. w.
Parsons, o. A. Ivers, J. S. Mailman,
Fred Hahnemann, John G. Flournoy, B .
A. Stephens, Enoch H. Pepper, R. NJ.
Town, G. A. Sumner, Chas. Forman, P.
H. Lemmert, j. B. Lankershim, F. o.
Cass, A. G. Fish, Amos l.. Burbank, s.
w. Lintweile, H. H. Boyce, E. P. John
son.
In its report, the Committee on Mem
bership recommended that the members
who had not paid their initiation fee be
not allowed to vote. The report was
adopted, but on motion of Captain Sea-
mans this recommendation was not car
ried out.
There were number of names of firms
in the list and the question was raised
whether under the constitution firms
could become members of the organiza-
ton. The chair ruled that they could
not become members. 1t was then re-
solved that the sense Of the Council was
that the word "citizen" in the constitu-
ton was intended to include firms and
corporations. Notice was given that an
amendment would be offered at the next
meeting covering this point that firms
shall be admitted as members of the
Chamber of Commerce, but that they
shall cast but one vote through some
delegate.
The report OF the Committee on Nomi-
nations was then heard and ON motion
received. The following names were
offered by the committee through its
Chairman, M. l.. Wicks: For President
of the Chamber, Maj. E. w. Jones; First
Vice President, Mayor w. H. Workman;
Second Vice President, H. G. Otis; Third
Vice. President, S. B. Lewis; Treasurer,
]. 1. Redick, Secretary, M. R. Higgins.
For Chairmen of the Standing Commit
tees: On Commerce, M. L. Wicks;
Manufacturs, J. F. Humphreys; I'm
migration, G. A. Warner; Lands, etc.,
Hervey Lindley; Mines, Col. 1. L. Dun
kelberger; Motive Power, Lyman Stew
art; Ways and Means, A. H. Denker;
Money, ETC., H. G. Wilmer; Statistics,
etc., John M. Davies; Legislation. w. F.
Fitzgerald; Membership, ETC., G. E. Day;
Grievances, John G. Flournoy.
The Chamber proceeded to take bal
lot upon the names, ordering the Secre-
tary in every case but one to cast the
vote. For the Secretaryship the name OF
Thos A. Lewis was offered in addition to
that of M. r. Higgins. A ballot was
taken with the result: Higgins, "a; Lewis,
SO. Mr.. Lewis was thus chosen to serve
as Secretary of the Chamber.
The bill for printing and distributing
the constitution was heard and ordered
paid, and the Secretary was ordered to
purchase the necessary books and sta
tionery.
1t having been discovered that the
constitution called for fifteen members
of the Executive Committee, it was
deemed necessary to add two standing
committees to the list already provided
for. w. E. Hughes was made chairman
OF Committee on Hotels, and F. G.
Garvey on Parks and Boulevards.
Wednesday evening next was set for
meeting of the Executive Committee,
and the Chamber of Commerce, now a
regularly constituted body with full
quota Of officers, adjourned for two
weeks.
The Newhall Fire.
Mr.. John Matter, clerk Of the South
Hotel at Newhall that was destroyed by
fire on Tuesday morning, came to the