Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-20
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INDUSTRIAL INTERESTS.
Important Meeting of the Pacific CO.
Board of Commerce.

cipal commercial organizations of the
coast met to- day in the Chamber of Com
merce rooms to form Pacific Coast Cham
ber OF Commerce. Much has already been
printed regarding this project. Its object
is to promote the efficiency and extend the
usefulness of the various Boards of Trade
Chambers of Commerce and similar or
CARNATIONS on this coast in order to secure
unity and harmony of action in reference
to commercial usages, customs and laws
and especially to secure proper considera.
ton of questions pertaining to the finan-
cial commercial and industrial interests oi
the Pacific coast.
II. l.. Dodge, of this city, Temporary
Chairman, called themeeting to order, and
by request Temporary Secretary Haynes
read the minutes of the last meeting in or.
der to show the plan of organization as
already arranged. This is to limit mem
bership to commercial organizations. The
representation as planned is one delegate
for every fifty members or fraction above
twenty-five and one delegate at large Nc
organization can have more than five dele
gates, and each delegate may have one vote
THE DELEGATES.
The following delegates, chosen from va.
rious organizations, were reported:
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
A. r. Briggs, Captain w. L. Merry, W. T
Y. Schenck, James F. Chapman, E. W
Newhall.
State Board of Trade-W. Il. Mills, NJ
NJ. Estee, John P. Irish, J. A. Morris,ey
Richard Gird.
Los Angeles Board of Trade-E. l.
Stern, H. Jevne, Eugene Germain, H. w
Hellman, E. P. Bosbyshell.
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
W. Jones, Hervey Lindley, j. De Barth
Shorb, W. F. Fitzgerald and John R
Briefly.
San Francisco Produce Exchange-R. B
Forman, W. A. Holcomb, G. W. McNear
c. B. Stone, Sol. Wangenheim.
Astoria Chamber of Commerce.. W
Case, NJ. G. Crosby.
Portland Board of Trsde-Henry F
Allen.
Oakland Board of Trade-M. ]. Keller
c. M. Plumb.
Chico Board of Trade-A. A Hibbard.
Tacoma Chamber of COmmerce-T. B.
Wallace, w. n. Pratt, NJ K. Smell and w
H. Cushman.
Eureka Chamber of Commerce.. A
Week.
Pasadena Board of Trade-Judge E. Nc
Knight.
Board of Viticultural Commissioners-C
3. Turrill and ]. De Barth Shorb.
The Astoria and Portland delegates were
not present Nearly all the rest of the
delegates above named were present, ex
cept those of the State Board of Trade, o
which w. H. Mills was the only represent
ative. Proxies of delegates from the Los
Angeles Board of Trade were presented by
the delegates from the Chamber of Com
merce of that city, and were admitted
Captain Merry represented the Portland
Chamber by proxy.
THE FIRST DISCUSSION.
When Secretary Turrill, of the State
Board of Viticultural Commissioners pre-
sented his own name and that of Commits
sioner DeBarth Shorb as delegates from
that Board, long discussion was caused
by some one asking if the Viticultural
Board is a commercial body.
Major Jones, of Los Angeles, moved the
admission of the Viticultursl Board and
State Board of Trade.
The motion was ruled out Of order, when
point of order was raised by Mr.. Shorb
and on motion of Mr.. Briefly, Commit
tee on Credentials was appointed, consist
ing of w. A. Holcomb, f. a. Week and
Mr.. Shorb.
After recess of twenty minutes the
OT6ueDIlal OOulmlll6S IepOIltu StdtlDS Ill
delegates as named above.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
wITHDRAws.
Mr.. Briggs presented the record of the
San Francisco Chamber, explaining its DO.
sition and Withdrawing from the Pacific
Coast Chamber, tor reasons already sci
forth.
Mr.. Holcomb moved the acceptance oi
the withdrawal of the San Francisco Cham.
Der.
Mr. Shorb expressed regret at such with.
drawal, and asked if the action taken by
the San Francisco Chamber was irrevoca,
ble He regretted that San Francisco
should not lead in this movement, as il
should. 1t has been felt for a long time in
other parts of the State that San Francisco
is not in sympathy with other sections.
Mr. Briggs explained the action of the
San Francisco Chamber, which he consid.
cred irrevocable. That organization has a
long and honorable record and so far as
investigated it cannot well divert any of its
funds to support the proposed organization.
There are many of the individual members
of the San Francisco Chamber who will be
glad to do all they can to support the new
project. The name chosen for the new Or
ganization is in its way Objectionable, and
members of the San Francisco Chamber
consider that some distinctive name other
than chamber of Commerce would be
far preferable.
Judge Mcknight, of Pasadena, predicted
that mischief would come from all this ap-
parent ill-feeliDg at the outset of great
project. He considered that the San Fran
cisco delegates had done wrong in joining in
getting up this organization and then COM
ing here and Withdrawing and lecturing
others present. There has been too much
sectional feeling already, as all who have the
best interest of the State at heart know too
well. All who consider our best interests
realize that this coast and its prosperity are
greater than that of any city. In his
little city there is an organization doing
what it may, and represented here. 1t is
organized under the same law as the San
Francisco Chamber, and the latter body can
as legally aid the proposed project as can
the Pasadena Board.
Mr.. Briggs denied somewhat warmly
having "lectured" the delegates, or that the
San Francisco Chamber had engendered
any ill.feeling. He asked that, since ap-
parently they were not necessary, the San
Francisco Chamber delegates be permitted
to withdraw from the meeting.
SOME PLAIN TALK.
Mr.. McNear and Mr.. Wangenheim, rep
resenting the Produce Exchange, said they
would have to secure further instructions
before putting the Produce Exchange on
record in regard to the matter.
Mr.. Shorb asked that the San Francisco
Chamber delegates, when they withdrew,
take with them also the communication
which they had presented.
Mr.. Lindley of Los Angeles expressed
surprise at the turn affairs had taken. III
San Francisco delegates think that in this
way they will kill the organization they
will find themselves much mistaken. We
will have this organization if we have only
two delegates" He favored Mr.. Shorb' $
suggestion, having the communication
from the San Francisco Chamber with
drawn. In his Judgment it never should
have been presented.
Mr.. Briggs replied sharply that the meet
ing had no power to tell the delegates to
pocket their communication. "You may
lead horse to water, but you cannot
make him drink"
The motion allowing withdrawal of the
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce was
carried, and all withdrew.
MORE WITHDRAWALS.
Messrs. McNear and Wangenheim, repre-
senting the Produce Exchange, then rose
and also withdrew, saying they required
further instructions. The Oakland delega-