Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-03-20
The Meeting of the Pacific
Coast Chamber of Com
merce in San Francisco
A Reduction in Freight and
Passenger Rates to the
East Asked For
Memorial Asking Congress Not
to Repeal the Chinese
Exclusion Laws

- SAN FRANCISCO. March Ig.-The meet
= Ing of the Pacific Coast Board of Com
merce was held this afternoon in this
. city. The organization comprises the
1 Paclhc board and Astoria chamber of
commerce, Los Angeles chamber Of com
merce Los Angeles board of trade,
Eureka chamber Of commerce, San Fran
cisco produce exchange, California state
board OF trade, Tacoma chamber of com
merce, Santa Anna board OF trade, Chico
board of trade. Portland board of trade.
Nalla Nalla board Of trade. Pasadena
board of trade, Fairhaven chamber of
commerce and California agricultural
league. The meeting was called to order
by Samuel COllyer Of Tacoma. president.
The board took up the official programme,
the first subject for discussion being the
best methods of enlarging the organiza-
tloh. L. W. Jones, of Los Angeles. be-
lieves that very few people could be
drawn together To discuss the Chinese
question, the advisability Of a Pacific
cable or the benefits to be derived from
the Nicaragua Canal. The questions for
today : discussion were too large to alb
stract and there was not time 10 discuss
them iully. As far as the southern por-
tloh OF the state r. concerned. people
there would like change in the inter-
state commerce law. They would like a
reduction la the passenger rates to and
from the East. in fact they would like the
railroads To engage in a rate war all
around
W. ). Taylor, Of Santa Anna, thought
tn" executive committee should formulate
questions and send them to local organ
lzations for their discussion. Then they
could be sent back To the committee with
suggestions and IL il were deemed neces-
'ary a meeting of the Prcifc Coast
,han bcr could be called To consider
lhem PeSidcnt Collyer said he
believes the whole coast from British
Columbia to the Mexican line was
Interested In the move and that at the
next annual meeting fifteen local organi-
.atonS would be represented. San Fran
'lScO had been determined upon as the
best place for holding the annual meeting
because II was the metropolis of the coast
md centrally located. Every delegate
Ould have the occasion to visit this city,
u least once year and they would un-
do SO at the time of the annual
meeting. He had not believed that todays
meeting would be- largely attended for the
easOn that all travel from the north
lad To be- made by steamer and many
ersons objected strenuously to this mode
i travel. lie knew that the boards Of
rade at Astoria and Portland were
earthly in favor Of the move
ient, but they had been kept away
y a lack of railroad facilities. IL was
nally decided that the secretary prepare
circular and send the same to the local
rganizatiOns To pass their opinions ON
he following subject: First-The best
lodes Of extending the scope of the or
anizatiOn. Second-The expediting OF
lbsidizng shipping. Third-Legislations
'oking to a proper recognition OF silver
linage. Fourth-The provisions OF the
itional bankruptcy law. Fifth-Pacifc
Dast river and harbor improvements and
arbOr defenses. Slxth-AntiChine leg
lation. Seyenth-lnter-state commerce.
lghth-Subsidizing trans oceanic cable
nes. Ninth-Nhat action be taken re-
riding Pacific Coast exhibit at the
orlds fair. The following resolutions
ere adopted Resolved-Ihat the peo-
g of the Pacific Coast would view with
arm any attempt To repeal the Chinese
clusiOn act. and that they are now as
aterially and persistently opposed To
iinese immigration as they were at the
ne of the election of 1899. Resolved
hat We ask the congress Of the United
ates to pass such additional laws as
u eilectually prevent immigration To
is country Of Chinese.