Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-14
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Regular Meeting Yesterday
Afternoon.
TWO RAILROAD PROJECTS.
Reports of Standing Committees
Discussed-An Exposition
Proposed.

day afternoon at 3 O'Clock, President
Jones in the chair and about seventy-fve
members present. After the reading of
the minutes, reports of standing commit
tees were in order. The Committee on
Motive Power gave the following report,
signed by its chairman, Sutherland Hut
ton:
"The product, at present, of oil is about
25,000 barrels month outside of the
amounts used for fuel at the wells, di-
vided as follows: Ventura county, 49,
600 barrels; Los Angeles county, 5000.
The new developments, consisting of
wells, drilling and tunnels, are as fol-
lows: Hardison Il Stewart and Lerpe
Oil companies in Ventura county, five
wells drilling and one tunnel. Well No.
21 of the Hardison & Stewart is heavy
gasser, the force being so great as to in
commode the drilling. There has
been some talk of utilizing this gas by
piping it to Santa Paula. The other four
wells will come in in about thirty days.
Well No. 2 of the Ventura Coal Oil COM
pany is but Just commenced, and as this
l6 III u6W, uuucNClOpCO LC1AlbOlJy WILL UC
watched with much interest"
The report then discusses other possi-
BILE oil localities and what has been done
toward developing them; also the va
rious other kinds of fuel which may be
available in Los Angeles.
The Committee on immigration was
not ready to report, but the Chairman,
ID. Gilbert Dexter, spoke very strongly in
favor of an organized effort to persuade
the railroads TO make temporary reduc-
tions in freight and passenger rates to
start immigration again. He also spoke
of the advantages of good articles on the
section in Eastern papers.
1t was moved and carried that the
committee be instructed to talk with the
railroads on the matter.
The Committee on Mines and Mining
reported through their Chairman, Gen.
E. P. Johnson. The subject of smelling
works to be located in this city was dis
cussed, and strong reasons were urged
why this should be the depot for the de-
livery of ores to be worked for a large
section of mining country.
The Committee on Statistics recon-
mended through their Chairman, J. M.
Davis, in favor of careful and, syste-
matte compilation of commercial statis-
tics relative to this section.
The Committee on Legislation, Judge
Haynes, Chairman, reported that it had
made recommendations from time to
time to the Legislature, but without avail.
The visits of Senators Hearst and STAN
ford to San Pedro, brought about by the
action OF the committee, had resulted in
an item of 100000 in the River and
Harbor appropriation bill for the devel-
opment of the harbor at San Pedro.
The Committee on Parks and Boule-
wards had no report to make. 1t was
moved and carried that this committee
be instructed to request the city to set
apart the district in the western part of
the city where the petroleum wells are
located for a public park.
that the various hostelries of the city
were all doing good business.
The Committee on Health and Santa
ton reported that the health of the city
was good, and the death rate decreasing.
The Committee on Membership re-
ported list of names, which, after some
discussion, were voted upon as whole,
and the following became thereby mem
bers of this Chamber:
N. Bonfilo, Henry Bohrman, T. A..
Archibald, A. G. Shafer, U. S. G. Click,
William Niles, E F. Spence, J. M. Eli
oft. ]. A. Fairchild, Schoder. johnson &
Co., K. Calm, ]. Ellwood, Sierra Madre
Vintage Co., Crane Bros. Manufacturing
Co., Harper & Reynolds, Howell & Craig,
j. W. Robinson, A. Workman, W. T.
Csrskaddon.
The Treasurer reported that he had re-
ceived $779.62 since the 1st of January,
of which $71.22 remained.
1t was moved and carried that the
three committees, on Land, on Manufac-
lures and on Commerce, ballot for a
member of the District Agricultural As
sociation.
A petition was then read addressed to
the Postmaster-G General, asking for a
daily mail service between Moiave and
Ovens valley, in Inyo county.
Mr.. Mulholland was asked to address
the meeting on the matter of this petit
tlon and the proposed railroad connec-
tion between Mojave and Keeler.
Mr.. Mulholland took the floor and
spoke for about fifteen minutes, detailing
IN graphic language and with forcible ar
gument the advantages which would &C.
crue to Los Angeles through the connec-
ton. lie estimated the annual trade of
Ovens Valley at three-fourths of mil
lion OF dollars, all of which gees to San
Francisco. From Keeler, the present
terminus of the road, ore is sent 600
miles to be smelted. 1t might better be
brought here and worked in this citv.
Marble could be put down in this citv
cheaper than pressed brick. Potatoes.
hay atseven dollars a ton, and all kinds OF
farm produce, which at present is
shipped all the way from the East, could
De delivered here. Owens Valley can
support 75 1000 people, who would all b.
customers of Los Angeles, and would in
time help to supply and cheaper its mar.
kets. The reason why the Carson and
Colorado was not extended was that one
OF its chief owners was a San Francisco
man, who was unwilling to see the trade
divided. ~ = ''
Mr.. Mulholland's remarks were heart.
lily applauded. 1t was moved that the
Committee on Commerce be instructed
to confer with the Southern Pacific
officials who were soon to visit the city
and endeavor to interest them in the
matter. 1t was also decided that a spe-
;ial committee be appointed to secure ad-
iitional signatures to the petition for a
iaily mail service.
Notice was given of an amendment to
he constitution, changing the quorum
# the Board of Directors from nine to five
members.