Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-17
our accredited representative for the pur-
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poe6 herein stated.
Resolved, That our Representative and
Senators in Congress be requested
to recognize our representative f ON this
Chamber as representing the commercial
interests OF this county, and to assist him
in every manner possible in furthering
our interests.
Resolued, That Major E. W. Jones, the
President OF this Chamber, who Las done
80 much to build up the interests OF this
Chamber and this community, who has
spent much time and money in our inter-
ests, who is thoroughly competent and
loyal to this section, who has well in
formed himself as to our needs, be and
is hereby requested in the interests of
our urgent needs to undertake this diff.
cult mission, and that he be and is hereby
fully empowered to ask and demand in
our name the just recognition of our
rights.
These resolutions were adopted after
come discussion, in which Major Jones
suggested that the undertaking had bet
ter be placed in the hands of some attor-
ney in Washington, instead of being left
to any individual in this section.
It was suggested that the representa-
tive, whoever he might be, would wish
to work in harmony with the Congress
sional member from this district, and
the Secretary was instructed to write to
General Vandever on the matter.
An invitation to the Board of Directors
to attend the laying of the corner stone of
the Reform School at Whittier on the
29th was read and accepted with thanks.
The subject of the strange attitude of
the Citrus Fair Committee was brought
before the board by the reading of the
resignation of A. H. Dsnker from the
committee. Mr.. Book voiced the general
regret which he affirmed existed at the
apparent determination of the committee
to abandon the effort to give fair this
year. He believed that the action of
the committee was not warranted by the
mere fact that Mr.. Hancock had been
made the general manager of both fairs.
He moved that it be declared the sense
OF the board that the fair should be held
this year. The motion was carried
unanimously, Major Jones explaining
that the statement that he had been in
favor of giving up the enterprise had
arisen out of Misunderstanding.
| A good deal of discussion followed as
to what could be done to induce the
committee to 60 on with the work. The
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hands of the Secretary and President of
the board, who were to consult with the
members of the committee and report at
the next meeting of the board.
The resignation of Lewis Blsnkenhorn
from his position on the Committee on
Statistics was read and accepted.
| A communication from the Acting
Secretary of the State Board of Trade,
asking for views to be used as slides by
the sterecpticon with the California
on Wheels" was read and indefinitely
postponed.
The question OF new quarters for the
Chamber WAS brought up, and Secre ary
Patton mentioned several offers of suit
able locations which had been made.
He outlined the plan, which has already
been set forth in these columns, with
regard to permanent exhibit.
The undertaking seemed to meet
with the approval of the members
of the board, and the matter was finally
left in the hands of the President and
Secretary of the Chamber and the Chair.
man of the Committee on Ways and
Means, with power to act. The Secretary
announced that he had already secured
twenty new mem mbers, and that with the
addition of $50 more all the expenses of
the undertaking could easily be borne.
The committee announced that they
would not come to q decision on the
matter of location until Saturday noon,
and that up to that time they would
receive, through the Secretary, bids for
suitable ground-foor room centrally To-
Gated.
On motion the Secretary was instructed
to correspond with State Surveyor VIM.
Hamm Hall about the beginning of
work on the arid land survey of the
General Government in this part of the
State. He was also instructed to remit
$25 from funds not otherwise appropri-
ated to the Secretary of the Pacific Coast
Chamber of Commerce for the admission
of the Cham Der of this city to that or
ganization. The board then adjourned.