Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-16
JOINT BOARD OF TRADE.
A Com bination OF Representatives
of Southern California.

JOINT BOARD OF TRADE.
A Com bination of Representatives
of Southern California.
The meeting of the delegates to repre-
sent the various trade and commercial
organizations of Southern California wal
set for yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock
but at that time so few had put in an ap
pearance that it was thought best tc
defer action until afternoon. Among
those present were II. j. Rhodes and w
N. Cowler, Santa Barbara; D. L. WILDER
and T. H. Chamberlain, Of Riverside
E.P. Foster and W. 81. Wilde, of Ven.
ttura G. B. Hensley and P. s. Van Dyke,
of San Diego; Mr.. Mulholland and Mr..
Enos, of Inyo; Mr.. Martin and Judge
knight. of Pasadena; Abbott Kinney, Of
Santa Monica, and Mr.. Whitmore, OF
Alhambra.
At 80 the delegates gathered again
in the Board of Trade rooms, their num-
Der being increased to about twenty,
most of the southern counties being rep
resented. Major Jones, of the Chamber
of Commerce, called the meeting to
order, and Judge Knight. OF Pasadena,
was chosen as temporary chairman.
The, latter suggested that perhaps the
best way to start the movement was for
each one present to express his views on
the matter of the organization which it
was proposed to inaugurate. He called
first on the representative OF Riverside.
Mr.. Wilbur, of Riverside, said that he
had been visiting in San Francisco re-
Gently and had had some conversation
with different members OF the State
Board and they invariably expressed
themselves as anxious to work in unison
with the southern section OF the State.
but he had noticed that most of the men
he talked with had very limited idea of
the agricultural possibilities OF the south.
He thought it was more a matter of
ignorance than genuine prejudice. For
himself he thought that it was purely a
question OF the interest of the section
and it could not be doubted that it was
to the advantage of the southern country
Mr.. Mulholland, of Inyo, said that q
needs of each section if each delegate
would tell something of what we're the
interests OF the localities he represented.
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possibilities of Inyo county, and the
with Los Angeles.
Hr. Hensley, of San Diego, said that
the work of the organization should be
to unite all sections to draw immigration
in this direction. He thought that no
matter to what part of Southern Califor-
MIA the settler came he benefited the
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within year ago a veritable flood was
setting in this direction. Now it was all
turning north, partly because those Sec
tions were doing better work in the way
of advertisement, and partly because the
idea had gone abroad that there was no
cheap land in Southern California. The
speaker thought that something ought to
done to remove this impression.
The chairman reminded the conven-
ton that there we're a number present
who would have to leave on the after
noon train, and he suggested that the
remarks should take the line of proposing
methods of forming permanent Or
ganization.
Mr.. Wilde. of Ventura, wanted to see
concerted action-a solid North against
a solid South. He had seen plenty of
gether for our own interests.
Mr.. Whitmore, of Alhambra, thought
that some organization of the shippers
should be effected, 80 that they might
learn where their productions might be
sold to the best advantage.
Mr.. Masters, of Pasadena> was of the
the opinion that the State Board of Trade
did not represent this section, and he
was in favor of forming an organization
independent of it. He thought that the
tendency had been to laud the climate
and forget the soil. He instanced the
difficulties which were now being expe
rienced in raising money for the purpose
of advertising.
Major E. W. Jones moved that it be
declared the sense OF the meeting that
an organization should be formed on the
model of the State Board of Trade, to
establish central bureau for the dissem-
ination of information and the exhibi-
ton of products, and to harmonize Sec
tional feeling and to develop local effort
in the work of furthering the interests of
the southern part of the State. This was
carried.
Abbott Kinney moved that a commit
tee Of five be appointed to carry out the
plan of the previous motion.
Mr.. Mulholland proposed instead that
we Immediately proceed to the organiza-
tion of such an association.
This was carried.
1t was moved and seconded that the
association proceed to the election of
temporary president and secretary to
serve until an election could be held
under a constitution.
After the usual amount of nominating
and declining it was decided that the
business of perfecting temporary organ
i1ation be left in the hands of the follow
ing committee, who should report at the
evening session: Wilber, Mulholland,
Wilde, Kinney and Hughes.
Abbott Kinney read resolution con-
corning tho need of action of the State
for the protection of the forests and it
was carried.
Mr.. Martin, Of Pasadena, said that it
was the opinion Of many men with whom
he had talked that immigration might be
started in this direction again by the es-
tablishment of cheap rates. 1t was de-
cided by the convention that all the trade
organizations should unite in urging the