Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-14
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Regular Monthly Meeting at
its Rooms.
ROUTINE BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
New Members-Rep0rt of Commit
tee on HOtels-S0me ImpOr-
tant Resolutions.

The regular monthly meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce took place yesterday afternoon,
at the rooms on First street. AS no matters OF
very considerable importance were to come
before the meeting, not large number of men,
bers were present In the absence of Major
Jones, who is in San Francisco attending q
meeting of the Executive Committee of the
State Board of Trade, Hervey Lindley presided
The Committee on Membership reported ia
vorably on the following names, and they were
elected: H. W. Patton, r. B. Treat E. E
Owens, John r. Briefly, Geo. NJ Smith, Henry
M. Smith, T. L. Winder.
The Secretary then read a letter from G. w
Hancock of the State Board Of Agriculture, il
which he responded in behalf Of the Nations
Grange to the invitation OF the Chamber o.
convention at Sacramento should visit this
city In his letter Mr.. Hancock states that the
invitation is accepted. and that the Grangert
will visit Los Angeles about the 18th OF Decem
ber Ia this connection. communication
from Superintendent Robinson, of the cable
company, was read, offering the visitors the
the city. 1t was moved aud carried that the
thanks of the chamber be rendered to the com
pany for the offer:
The Committee on Hotels through its Chair
man, Major w. H. Toler, made the following
report which was accepted and referred to the
Committee on Railroads:
GENTLEMEN. Inc COmmlttee on Hotels beg
leave to report conference with the leading
hotel and boarding house keepers of the city.
They substantially report as foliows They
have an increased business over correspond
ing time last year, and the prospect is better for
the coming winter than year ago Visitors
already here who have come to spend the win
ter are unanimous in their report about larger
influx OF people this year: They also speak Of
the fact that prices Of lands have reached bed
rock, and that men OF small means can now
afford to buy They speak OF only one thing in
the way of comins, and that's the railway rates rates
largely reduced rates over the railroads q mul-
titude would come, buy our lands and make
homes among us. Such course would bring
business and increased profits to the railroad
corporations. A man who has spent most OF
his life in building home Tor him self and
with small means makes up his mind to move
to a more desirable region. first calculates The
and cheap lands the inducement is in favor
of coming to California. Let the fares be re-
duced at least one.hslf and freight made reason
ale. Then ten times as many would come auC
make homes in this fair Golden State The
railroads should see 1t and reduce their rste
without delay. The harvest Is ready and th'
Gsif9ads "a can reap tasy TeLTn w w sne
MI Gao. w Peck then offered the following
resolutions which were adopted and referred
to the Committee on Legislation
WHEREAS Mountain forests and their un
dergrowth are necessary to attract and hold th
rains; and,
WHEREAS 6neepueTOerS \ ana OtnerS an
nually, habitually and wilfully jure the waite
sheds OF California by burning and otherwis
destroying the timber and its unders-owth O.
the, mountain side. thereby creating freshet
and droughts, both destructive to farmers o
the plains; therefor be il
Resolued, By this Chamber of Commerc
that our Senators and Representatives in Con
gress be respectfully solicited to obtain sui
able legislation to correct the above evils.
Res0lved, That copies of these resolutions b
forwarded to the California delegation i
Washington; also to Senator Stewart, of M
vada, and Senator Reagan, of TeXas.
J. Mills Davies offered the following rcsOlr
tion, which was referred to the Board {
Directors:
Resolved, That it is the sense OF this meetin
that imIne diste steps should be taken towert
securing an appropriation OF $ COO. 600 for th
improvement OF San Pedro tWilmington) ha
Dor, and that Congress be petitioned to apprt
PIRATE said amount at once, in order to provid
not only for the dre 1glDg of the inner harbO
extending from Point Firmin to Dead Man
island
Resolved, That tie Board of Directors ar
hereby requested TO prepare and forward pc
ti0n 10 Congress embracing statistical dat
showing the business done at San Pedro an
the imperative need Of increased harbor faci
tiles
The Secretary stated that the Board of Direo
tors had been at work for some time preparin
statistics for this purpose and would forward
petition to Congress
Reports were called TO- from the Committe
on Claus 5preckels and also on the Union II
cifc, but no reports were forthcoming.
The meeting then Adjourned.