Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-12
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Committees Report on
Various Matters.
ACTION ON TIE CITRUS FAIR.

ACTION ON TIE CITRUS FAIR.
Nomination of Ofieers for Ensuing
Yesr-Asjor Jones Renomi-
nated-Other Matters.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce took place yester-
day afternoon at 8 O'Clock, at its rooms
on First street. About forty members
were present. After the reading of the
minutes the Committee on Membership
reported favorably on the following
names: Charles V. Hall, A. w. Eames,
Charles Stern, and State Loan and Trust
Company. They were elected to mem
hership by ballot of the Secretary.
The Committee on Lands and Irriga.
ton reported as follows: 1--WE recon-
mend that committee be appointed by
the Chamber to confer with the land.
holders near the city, with view to
leasing ground to parties for raising vege-
tables and other produce, such as eggs,
butter, chickens, cheese, etc. Said land
should be leased to parties on favorable
privilege of buying the same. Such q
plan, If carried out, would necessitate
the establishment of market house
in the city, where such produce
could be sold. San Francisco has such
. market and Cinnamon are kept out.
We believe colony of Germans or Scan.
dinAvians could be induced to come here
and raise vegetables for the home
Market"
The Committee on Immigration re.
ported favoring more extensive plans
for advertising the section in the East
The report was ordered referred to the
Board Of Directors for their deliberatior
and action.
A report by D. Gilbert Dexter on the
mineral wealth of the section was read
and referred to the Board of Directors.
The following resolution was intro
daced and was read by the Secretary:
WHEREAS, This Chamber has success.
fully assisted in securing to Los Angeles
the location of the Citrus Fair to be held
in the Sixth Congressional District, and
also has taken the initiatory steps in
calling convention of all persons inter.
ested in citrus culture in the district
who met and appointed an Executive
Committee to take charge of the fair and
WHEREAS, This Chamber has pa
tiently awaited for some weeks the action
of said committee, but is informed thai
NO action whatever has been taken
owing to the sickness Of the Chairman
and the failure to obtain quorum and
WHEREAs, The distrust of the Super
intendent has become general over the
district, adding to the former difficulty
what seems an insurmountable obstacle
to success; and
WHEREAS, From these two unfortunate
and unforeseen causes, this Chamber il
of the opinion that the beneficial results
contemplated by the Legislature and ex'
peeted by this Chamber will be entirely
lost to those directly interested in citrui
culture; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the State Board Of Agri
culture be requested to rescind the ap
poiutment of Superintendent heretofor,
made, and to authorize the following
named gentlemen, to-wit: F. Edwarc
Gray, of Alhambra; F. A. Miller, @
Riverside; J. A. McComas, of Pomona
I'll. K. Snow, Of Santa Ana; F. A. Kim.
ball, of San Diego; Eugene Germain
and A. H. Denker, of Los Angeles, tc
act as local Executive Committee, with
full power to transact all business con
nected with the fair, under the general
supervision of the State Board, and tC
elect Superintendent; and
Resolved, That the above named gentle
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knowledge of their appointment and tc
remain in continuous session until @
premium list, with rules and regulations
to govern the exhibition be completed
and Q Superintendent be elected; and
that the Superintendent be directed BY
them to devote his entire time to the
success of the fair and, further,
Resolved, That in the event said re.
quests are complied with, this Chamber
pledges itself to do all in it's power to aid
the committee and Superintendent ir
their work.
The resolution was carried. with the
addition of the name Of NJ. Z. Higgins
the Secretary of the Chamber, to the
List of the Executive Committee.
Major W. R. Burke, the Chairman o.
the special committee appointed some
time ego to report on the failure o.
Nessrs. Scott & Marble to carry out the
contract involved in the franchise
granted them for railroad through thil
city, made a verbal report. He ex
planned that the franchise expires on the
9Th of January, and that as something
might happen in the meantime, ths
committee wished TO postpone fns'
report until the next regular meeting
On motion, further time was granted the
committee.
Major Burke then introduced the fol
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the city of Chicago is
the choice of the Chamber as the most
suitable place for the location of the
Worlds Fair in 1892, and that the Sem
ators and Representatives in Congress
from California be and are hereby
earnestly requested to cast their votes
and exert their influence to that end
be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary Of this
body notify the said Senators and Rep
resentatives of this action, and that no.
tice be also forwarded to the proper
authorities at Chicago.
Judge Fitzgerald moved that it be
referred to the Board of Directors. Mr..
7. A. Lewis said that nine.t .tenths of the
people OF California were in favor of hay
ing the Worlds Fair in Chicsgo, and