Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-23
SHORB VS.. MAXWELL.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND HoR-
TICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Proceedings at the Meetings Last Even
ing-The Matter of Lower Railroad
Rates-Shorb Pitted Against Maxwell.

The regular meeting of the board of
directors of the chamber of commerce
took place last evening. There were
present Messrs. G. NJ. Wells, v. Ponet,
w. E. Hughes, S. M. Perry, L. N. Breed,
Hervey Lindley, George Shatto, Eugene
Germain, R.. McGarvin, Judge Ander-
son, Major Toler, L. P. Garnsey, J. Mills
Davies.
Eugene Germain occupied the chair.
After the opening preliminaries, bills to
the amount of $102.5O were approved
and ordered paid.
Hervey Lindley, from the committee
on commerce, read the following report,
which was referred to the chamber of
commerce.
Los ANGELES, May %, 1891.
To the Board of Directors Chamber of Com
merce:
GENTLEMEN: The committee on COM
merce, to whom was referred the matter
of railway transportation and a reduc-
ton of the tariff thereon, both passen-
ger and freight, beg leave to report that
in the opinion of your committee the
only way to reach a practical solution
of this question is by obtaining con-
cert of action tending in this direction
by all the commercial bodies on the Pa
cific coast, and to this end we recon-
mend that this chamber issue an invi-
tation to all such bodies to join in this
movement, and ask! that delegation
from these joint bodies be given hear
ing at the next meeting of the Transcon-
tinental Freight and Passenger associa-
tion.
L. N. Breed moved that it is the sense
OF this board that the appointment of
Walter Maxwell would be detriment
to California. This report was unani-
meusly adopted.
The board then unanimously endorsed
Hon. j. DeBarth Shorb for the position
of horticultural commissioner of the
worlds fair. s
The following telegram was ordered
sent:
Director General Davis, Worlds Columbian Ex-
position, Chicago
At regular meeting of the board OF
directors of the Los Angeles chamber of
commerce, held this day, resolution
was adopted recommending J. DeBarth
Shorb, of San Gabriel as eminently fit
ted for the position of chief of the board
Of horticulture of the worlds fair. He
has been engaged in horticulture and
viticulture for thirty years, and occupies
leading position in the state.
EUGENE GERMAN, Chairman.
After some other unimportant matte rs
had been transacted the board ad-
journed. hga
THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
The Los Angeles Horticultural society
met at the chamber of commerce last
evening.
Mr.. Kruckenberg offered the following
resolution:
Whereas, Statements have been pub
licly made rejecting upon the appoint
ment of Walter S. Maxwell as chief OF
the bureau of horticulture of the worlds
Columbian exposition; and
Whereas, Charges have been pre-
ferred before the worlds fair directory,
alleging his incompetency and general
unfitness for this position; and
Whereas, There are no valid, just or
reasonable grounds for these allegations
and charges; therefore, ,sbe it
Resolved, That the Southern Cali
fornia Horticultural society does hereby
express its unqualified appreciation and
warm commendation of the wisdom of
the choice made by the director-general
in the selection of Mr.. Maxwell for this
important position; and
Resolved, That this society not only
endorses and approves the action of the
director-general in appointment and
the national board of control in its act of
confirmation, but takes this occasion to
express it's absolute confidence in Mr..
Maxwell's capacity and ability to direct
and control the varied interests that will
come within his jurisdiction, in such
manner as to give uniform satisfaction
to the horticulturists of the United
States, and to reflect both honor and
credit upon himself and the manage
ment of the worlds Columbian exposi-
tion; and be it
Resolved, That the secretary be in
structed to mail copies of this resolu-
ton to the chairman of the national
board of control, to the president OF the
Worlds Columbian exposition associa-
ton, of Chicago, to Director General
Davis, and to the California worlds
fair association at San Francisco.
Mr.. w. S. Lyon spoke strongly in
favor of the resolutions. He was fol-
lowed by Byron 0. Clark of Pasadena,
who objected to any one but horticul-
turist being indorsed.
A motion to lay the resolutions on the
table was supported by six OF those
present.
Mr.. Buckbee of Chicago was granted
the privilege of speaking, the trend OF
his remarks being that Mr.. Maxwell
was not horticulturist.
The resolutions were then adopted as
read, by majority vote.