Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-15
Danger to the Public Build
ing Appropriations.
Efforts to be Concentrated on
One Thing.
The Question of a Public Market
Place to be Investigated.
A Number of New Members Admitted to
the Association, and Other Busi-
ness Transacted.

chamber OF commerce was called to
order shortly before O'Clock yes
terday afternoon, with President E. w.
Jones in the chair, and about thirty
members present. After the reading of
the minutes, the secretary offered the
report of the committee on membership,
recommending favorable action on the
following applications for membership !:
George Kinds, G. Maholm, R. A. Ling,
Thomas &. Barnard, j. H. Melvill, S.
H. Buttertield, Albert M. Stephens, r..
Y. Mcbride, Gillus A. Cook, j. E. Aull,
DIR. r. S. Den, Thomas Strohm, j. W..
Davis, John w. Green, j. Banbury, S.
p. Creasinger, M. Kremer, Aaron Mason,
Horace Bell, E. M. Ross, G. A. Dobin-
son, j. Marion Brooks, j. E. T. Buding-
ton, w. j. Fisher, John H. Schumacher,
G. j. Fox. The secretary was instructed
to cast the ballot of the chamber for the
new members.
The following resolutions, offered by =.
J. Jones, were read and referred to the
committee on commerce:
WHEREAS, The appropriation for the
improvement of San Pedro harbor for
the fiscal year was only $35. 900, sum
totally insufficient for any practical
benefit to the said harbor; and
WHEREAS, The government has ap-
propriated larger sums of money on less
important places along the Pacific coast
for harbor improvements than at San
Pedro; therefore be it
ResOlyed, That committee of five
members from the chamber be appointed
by the chair to investigate the reason
why the appropriation was so small so
| oc to barao ftar. oxoiJ r,icto iyaC on,,
| have been made by the people in asking
for government aid in the improvements
of our harbor.
The secretary read the following COM
munication from the secretary of the
Cahuenga Township Producers Union,
which provoked some discussion:
CoLEGRovE, Los Angeles county,l
May ~, 1905
| To the Chamber of Commerce.:
GENTLEMEN-At meeting of the Ca
huenga Township Producers Union
held at the Pass school house May 5th |
was directed to ask the attention of YOUR
honorable body to the subject of the
establishment OF a market place in the
city of Los Angeles, it being the general
sentiment of said producers union that
with your valuable cooperation that
most desirable end can be attained.
We doubt not that you will agree
with us that such a market place, under
the usual and proper municipal regula-
tions, will result in very great benefit to
| both the country producer and the city
consumer of ranch products, and at the
same time benefit the people at large by
encouraging home industry and dis
couraging importations of the common
est food products. Very respectfully
yours, SEWARD COLE,
Secretary Cahuenga Township Pro-
ducers' Union.
A motion was made to refer the mat
ter to the committee on public improve
ments. Captain A. w. Barrett thought
the subject ought first to be discussed
by the chamber. Mr.. G. M. Wells said
that the question was one that merited
attention. All cities of the size of Los
Angeles had public market-houses
where the consumer could meet the pro-
ducer. He thought that the matter
should go to the committee for careful
consideration that they should find out
whether there was any suitable place
for such market, and report at the
next meeting of the chamber.
Mr.. McKoon suggested that Mr.. Wells
be added to the committee on commerce
to assist in the work, but that gentle
man declined to serve, and Captain Bar
rett promised that the committee would
have a report ready by the next meet
ing.
A communication was read from
Otheman A. Stevens, agent of the New
York Herald, offering to prepare an
article descriptive of Los Angeles for
that paper. Referred to the committee
on publication.
The secretary read the following let
ter from T. w. Blackburn, superintend-
ent of Indian schools.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS,
WASHINGTON, May 8, 1890. J
Major E. W. Jones, Los angeles, Ca1.:
My DEAR S1R-I am a good deal dis
turbed over the prospect for appropria-
tions for Southern California. l hope l
am wrong, but the way it appears to me
now, Los Angeles and Southern Califor-
MIA will get next to nothing. l am per-
suaded that unless you folks do some
thing to force attention to your needs
even the public building appropria-
tion will prove disappointment.
1t is true San Jose pushed her bill
through and several other important
measures affecting Northern California
interests have gone long way toward
realization, but thus far our own section
has been almost neglected.
Senator Plumb's attack upon San
Diego in the senate, in which he de-
scribed that city as village of 10000
people, is a fair sample of the knowledge
eastern people have OF Southern Califor-
mia.
Most of my newmade acquaintances
look upon me as fabricator when / try
to convince them that Los Angeles has a
population of $4,000 or more
General Vandever's Indian school bill
appropriating $50, 900 lies in a committee
pigeon-hole. So of most measures in
which the south country is interested.
San Francisco and the bay counties will
knock the persimmon this year, unless
Los Angeles makes her importance
known and vigorously demands her
share of the grand prizes. Yours truly,
T. w. BLACKBURN.
Mr.. w. S. Van Dorm suggested that
the letter be referred to the committee
on public buildings, with instructions tc
report to the board of directors. He
thought that immediate action should
be taken. Los Angeles would be left
unless something was done immedi-