Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
It Holds q Thinly Attended
Meeting.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EXHIBIT.
Report of the Delegates to the Com
mercial Convention - Pacific
Coast Chamber of Commerce

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mercial Convention - Pacific
Coast Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber of Commerce met yes
terday afternoon at it's rooms on First
street. The meeting was an adjourn
ment from the day before, at which time
no quorum was present. At little after
three, yesterday, those present we're
called to order by Major Jones, and it
was found that no quorum was present.
1t was decided, nevertheless, to 60 on
with the meeting in the hope that others
would arrive.
It was suggested that inasmuch as the
President OF the Chamber had been
away for some time attending to the
interests OF the section in San Francisco
and elsewhere, he should give an account
of his movements. Major Jones COM
piled by giving something OF
An account of the Commercial
Convention at San Francisco. He said
that in his opinion, the delegation from
Los Angeles had made very favorable
impression, and had succeeded in giving
people from other parts of the State q
better und erstanding of the claims which
San Pedro harbor had for a large appro-
priation from the Government. Many of
the delegates from other parts of the
State had never heard Of the possibilities
o. San Pedro hsrbor, and were glad to
learn.
The Major then read the report of the
delegation to the convention. 1t stated
that several thousand copies Of the min
utes of the convention would be printed
to be distributed among the various asso-
Citations that were represented.
Hervey Lindley was called upon to
give some account of the organization of
the Pacific Coast Chamber of Commerce.
He said that it was an outgrowth from
the Commercial Convention, and its OBJ
jsct was to put the claims of the Pacific
Coast as strongly as possible before Con-
gress. By working together in unison it
was believed that better success could
be attained. A convention would meet
on the 10th, when the organization would
take definite shape.
The President reported on the matter
of the proposition to start q Southern
California on Wheels" and said that a
convention of delegates from various
parts of the southern section of the State
would meet next Saturday morning at
10 o'clock in the rooms of the Chamber
of Commerce.
A letter was read from J. M. Davies,
the Secretary of the State Board OF
Trade, about the California on Wheels"
which that organization maintained in
the East last winter and spring. He
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cess everywhere, and that the plan would
be continued through the next year.
MIR. Lichtenberger, who was one of the
delegates to the convention at San Diego
to talk over the project of Southern
California on Wheels, said that all the
delegates who we're present were strongly
in favor of the undertaking. He ex-
pressed the hope that the meeting to-
morrow would be success.
Major Jones reported that he had had
q conversation with s. B. Hynes, the
General Passenger and Ticket Agent of
the Santa Fe, and had asked him what
arrangement that road would make
about carrying the exhibit cars. Mr..
Hynes had said that he did not know
what would be the policy of the new
President of the road, but he would con-
slider the matter himself and give some
sort of an answer by tomorrow. Major
Jones thought that the cars would proba-
bly, get free transportation to Chicago.
The Southern Pacific, he said, offered to
send carload of citrus fruits to Chi
cago to the Exposition free Of
charge. The cost of maintaining such
an exhibit train as was proposed would
probably be about $3.50 month. Major
Jones called attention to the fact that
there had been q decided change of
policy of the people of the northern part
of the State toward Southern California,
and Los Angeles in particular. The
Southern Pacific also, now having large
interests in this part of the State, was
looking out for its advertisement in the
East. The Los Angeles exhibit in the
California on Wheels" had been put
forward very prominently, and as it was
the only exhibit from the southern part
of the State it had done Los Angeles
county great deal of good.
1t was decided by vote to send ten
delegates to the convention tomorrow,
and the following were selected: Major
81. N. Russell, Colonel G. G. Allen,
s. B. Hynes, Captain w. Fl. Seamens,
Major W. II. Toler. G. NJ. Wells, I. c.
Narramore, j. ]. Jones and Major E.
W. Jones.
Major Jones reported on the matter of
irrigation statistics that he had hoped by
this time to have good deal of valuable
matter collected, and that he had worked
early and late to obtain it, but he had
met with considerable disappointment.
He had sent out quantity OF circulars
to irrigators all over the county asking
for an accurate statement of the
number of acres under cultivation with
irrigation, and the replies had been most
unsatisfactory. In most cases there had
been no attempt to make accurate state
ments, but the writer's had been content
with the most reckless concentrations.
1t would be some time now before the
facts desired by the Senatorial Commit
tee on Arid Lands could be obtained.
After some general discussion of this
and other matters the Chamber ad.
journed.
A Daniel Come TO Judgment.
The New York "Nation" is publishing a
series of articles by very accomplished
correspondent, Mr.. Henry T. Finck, on
"The Future of Southern California. !"
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