Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-08-21
IN THE CHAMBER.
Major Truman To Take Charge in
Chicago.

For months past there has been an
effort making on the part of some of the
most energetic people of Southern Cali
fornia to place permanent exhibit OF
the products of the section in Chicago.
This grew out of an offer of President
Marvel of the Santa Fe road to provide
a suitable place for the exhibit, rent
free, and to provide free transportation
to Chicago for all products designed for
the exhibit. A meeting was held of the
boards of trade of the several counties
in April at which an executive committee
composed of the following gentlemen,
was appointed to take charge of this
matter: d. Freeman and H. q. Osborne
for Los Angeles county; Phil. Stein
and R. f. Cunningham for San Bernar-
dino county; DR.. J. Jarvis, H. j.
Gleason and George N. holland, for
San Diego county; W. S. Taylor, and M.
j. Bundy for Orange county.
Yesterday a meeting of this commit
tee was held in the rooms OF the Los
Angeles chamber of commerce. The
meeting was called to order at II O'Clock
by D. Freeman, Esq, the chairman,
Capt. H. z. Osborne acting as
secretary. All the members were
present excepting Mr.. Stein,
who was represented by Mr.. c. Howe,
and Mr.. Gleason who was represented
by Mr.. Fishburn. After some prelimi-
nary business had been disposed of, a
communication was read by the secre-
tary from the board of directors of the
chamber of commerce, proposing Major
Ben G. Truman as candidate for mana
ger of the exhibit, and accompanying it
was formal application from Mr.. Tru-
man, who offered 10 assume charge at
a salary of $3.50 per month.
A communication signed by several
prominent citizens was read, suggesting
the name of Ralph E. Hoyt, and accom-
panying this was formal application
for the position from Mr.. Hoyt.
N. Whittlesey had also sent in a writ
ten proposition to give his time for two
months, his expenses, not to exceed 81
per day, to be met by the committee.
Mr.. Freeman read telegram from
Mr.. Marvel, stating that he greatly pre-
ferred the committee should make its
own appointment of a manager instead
of leaving the matter to him; also let
ter from Mr.. Marvel of the same i'm
port.
Mr.. M. J. Bundy suggested that by
laws be formulated for the guidance OF
future meetings, and DR.. Jarvis moved
that the chair appoint a committee for
that purpose. Mr.. Freeman accordingly
appointed the following committee
Messrs. Bundy, holland, Jarvis and
Osborne. The meeting then adjourned
to 80 p. IN.
On re-assembling the committee re-
corrected and adopted. These provide
hok ha Is hA I>n
"The Executive Committee of the
cago:" that the officers shall be a
chairman, secretary, and treasurer,
whose duties are defined as is usually
be assessed monthly for the support OF the
exhibit as follows: LosAngeles 1925, San
Diego sos, San Bernardino $95, Orange
$35; that each county shall send it's own
exhibit to Chicago that the general
manager at Chicago be paid salary OF
$3.50 month"; and that he be empowered
| to employ an assistant at 800 pei
month. The committee elected D.
Freeman chairman, H. z. Osborne Sec
rotary, the First National bank treas
urer, and Major Ben G. Truman general
manager. A resolution was
passed to the effect that
steps be taken at once to put the ex-
hibit in place, and that the same be
opened not later than October LIST. The
meeting then adjourned.
The secretary OF the chamber is pre-
pairing circular to send to all producers
in order to procure data as to the num-
Der of trees growing, the amount Of
acreage seeded to the several crops, and
similar interesting statistics.
The following donations to the exhibit
in this city are reported.
Donations August Goth.
E. Dane, Pasadena, Hungarian plum
Egg plum, Danes Seeding, early Craw
ford peach, dried apricots and nectar
ines; G. G. Thompson, Pasadena, dried
prunes; E. Huntley, Lick tract, quinc c
and peaches; J. J. Mcclellan, Rivera
White heath peach; L. T. Graves,
Steel's ranch, Silver skin onions, weight
334 Id Fred Schweizer, Downey city,
apples and tomatoes; Mrs. John Haur.
city, flower donation; Geo. w. Ingram
Mountain View, grapes and broom corn
H. Burlingame, Gardena, bale of Alfalfa
hay.
Regular meeting of the board of direc.
tors will take place today at 8 80 p. m.
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