Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-15

rom Mr.. Spreckels, and distributed it
among the farmers all over this region.
We have made strong appeal to the
Legislature fer the repeal of the Mort
gage-tax law, q law which works great
aetriment to the welfare Of this section,
inasmuch as it is known to deprive us
Of the use of much capital at low rates OF
interest for private improvements.
This Chamber was leading power in
the passage of the new city
charter by the Legislature; by its instru-
having thousands OF signatures
obtained to petition for its passage, and
by having delegates from its body at
working in its behalf, pro-
curing its adoption without q dissenting
vote. when it was universally believed it
would be defeated. This Chamber was
the prime mover in obtaininga visit from
United States Senator Hearst, who de-
voted two days to examining the harbors
of San Pedro, Wilmington and Santa
Monica, and was shown as much OF the
city end adjacent country as possible,
largely under the auspices Of our delega-
ton. q,
Senator Hearst's influence is promised
in favor of all our public improvements.
Our Chamber has been earnestly engaged
for weeks in the effort to harmonic the
sentiment throughout Southern Califor-
mia, 80 that the jealousies and abuse of
each other, which prevailed between
communities and counties during the
time OF the boom, and are still, more or
less, alive, may be brought to an end.
These chickering's and back-bitings, this
disparagement of oiher localities, have
done Southern California great injury
and made it ridiculous in the eyes of the
rest of the country. They have deferred
many excellent people from coming here.
We have already been the cause of the
holding of two conventions at our rooms,
for the purpose of forming an organiza-
ton which shall unite all Southern Cali
fornia in the work of developing our
common resources. These conventions
have resulted in the formation of the
nucleus of what is called the Southern
California Chamber OF Commerce. 1t is
contemplated that Los Angeles shall be
its headquarters, and that it will here
establish a permanent exhibit of our
products, all of which will be of great
benefit to this community, whether 1t
becomes an immediate success, or not.
Twenty thousand copies of the best
exhibit of our resources ever issued have
been published under the auspices OF
the Chamber, and they are being distrib-
uted as fast as they can be placed where
the fewest of them will be wasted.
We have sent along the lines Of rail-
road leading here several thousand copies
of our daily papers, containing special
matter relating to cheap lands which are
for sale here, for free distribution.
We have recognized the vast advantage
which the construction of railway to
Salt Lake City would be to Los Angeles,
by pledging ourselves, through a series
of resolutions in response to similar ones
adopted by the Chamber of Commerce of
that city, to aid, all in our power,
the carrying out of such an
enterprise. It is, unquestionably,
next to the construction of our sewer sys-
tenn, the most important enterprise in
which the city is Immediately interested, !,
not excepting the improvement of her
harbor. Such road would connect US
with the coal fields of Utah and furnish
us with cheap fuel, with new and in
creasing market for our products, with q
new and shorter avenue of communication
With the Eastern States, with iron and
other ores and minerals for utilization by
mills and factories, with new
sources of supply of meat, game, fresh
water fish for our tables, with new towns
for our wholesale merchants, with new
visitors by the thousands during the win
ter months and indeed all the year
round.
1t is worthy of the strongest effort of
all Southern California to bring it to q
speedy consummation, and it will be the
duty of this Chamber to push it when
ever opportunity offers.
Wa have endorsed and agreed to sup
port with a considerable subscription a
project for advertising our resources in
the East, which has been devised and
carried out by reliable men. The whole
plan is an admirable one and is certain
to return the amount of the investment
a hundred fold. That it may be abso-
lutely secure in endorsing the project, all
advertising matter handled is first to be
submitted to this Chamber for it's ap-
proval.
A large amount of correspondence with
people at home and in other parts of the
country is constantly being carried on.
This is one of the most important OF the
labors of such an organization. People
write to it as to one who speaks with
authority. 1t is regarded as bureau of
and that indeed is one of it's
chief functions.
In that capacity we have given much
information to the public, both through
and the reports OF our
committees. These reports have been
mostly on subjects which cannot be too
often brought to the attention OF the pub
lie. Take that of fuel for instance, of
petroleum and peat and their products.
Take transportation, manufacturing,
lands, irrigation, fruit
growing and all the other things that have
been mentioned. In no other way can
the facts be collected and disseminated
where they will do the most good.
Through the efforts of our members,
the Press Association of Southern Cali
fornia was pleasantly entertained in this
city at the time of the annual meeting.
Its delegates who would mould public
opinion in this section of the State have
said many word of praise OF Los Ange-
les in consequence.
A new and leading manufacturing en-
terprise has been lately inaugurated
here, and the official services of this
Chamber were called into requisition
to set it's machinery in motion
and enable it to begin operations
under the most favorable auspices
The memorials asking Congress for an in
creased appropriation for the improve
ment of San Pedro harbor; recommend