Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-11-14

WORKMAN'S SPEECH.
The Prospect of Another
Overland Railroad.
Proceedings at the Meeting OF
the Directors.
The Address Last Night at the
Chamber of Commerce.
The Chamber In a Prosperous Condition
Points from Various Reports
-Ex-Msyor workman's
Address.


Address.
The board of directors OF the chamber
of commerce met yesterday afternoon at
3 O'Clock.
There were present directors Ger
main, Wells, McGarvin, Toler, Hughes
and Davies.
The secretary made financial report
showing a balance in the bank OF
$742. 40. Bills to the amount of $86.76
were au dited and approved.
The special committee appointed to
look into the matter OF publishing an
annual report for the chamber reported
favoring the publication OF pamphlet.
The committee was instructed to pro-
coed with the collection OF material for
such pamphlet.
A communication from the secretary
of the state board OF trade to Director
German, announcing that the cabinets
for exhibits and other contents now at
the rooms of the board OF trade, would
be loaned by that organization to the
chamber of commerce. The offer was
received with thanks.
After other routine business the board
adjourned.
The monthly meeting of the members
of the chamber OF commerce took place
last evening. @. M. Wells presided and
there was large attendance. Resoiu-
tions of respect touching on the death
of George w. Cook and Major r. III.
Notion were adopted. The chairman
made short address. He congratulated
the chamber upon being out OF doubt,
and he recommended renewed efforts to
secure still larger membership. In
conclusion he said
"Before closing l wish to congratu-
late the chamber on the feeling of fell
lowship which is steadily growing be-
tween the counties and communities OF
Southern California. Nearly all the
communities are now represented in the
chamber, and we are pleased to pledge
to each sister community the same
measure of impartiality and fairness
accorded to Los Angeles city and
county"
The following paragraphs are from the
report of Secretary Willard:
The opportunity for which your Sec
rotary has earnestly hoped ever since he
assumed the duties OF this office six
months ago, has at last come to pass,
and he is able to present to the chamber
a financial statement with the balance
on the right side of the account. The
debt OF $4,000, with which the chamber
was confronted last April is now entirely
wiped out, and in its place the chamber
has small sum in the bank, enough to
conveniently serve as working capital,
and to reduce the fnancering of the
institution to the plain question of max
ing the income cover the expenditures.
At the present time the chamber is
absolutely and completely out of debt.
The current expenses OF the coming
month, which will amount to $780, are
more than balanced by the 5000 stand
ing on the books to be collected this
month, and the margin in bank more
than covers all possible contingencies.
The agricultural department of the
Sixth District fair, which was held in
the exhibit hall OF the chamber during
the past month"; proved to be source
of considerable revenue to the chamber,
and was a strong factor in bringing about
the present satisfactory condition of our
finances. This is the second year that
this department of the agricultural fair
has been placed in the charge of the
chamber, and the results have been in
in the highest degree satisfactory to all
concerned. We have the assurance of
all the producers OF this and adjoining
counties who take part in these fairs,
that the present arrangement suits them
much better than the old one, and it
certainly ought to be more satisfactory
to the District Agricultural Fair associ-
alton. as it involves them in almost no
expense beyond the payment OF pre-
miums regularly allowediby the state;
whereas under the old regime the agri-
cultural portion of the fair was always
a dead loss to the association and ate up
a considerable part of the proceeds from
the race track.
The number of entries at the recent
fair was more than double that of any
preceding fair, which shows how thor
oughly the matter was worked up. The
Agricultural Fair association now pro-
poses to erect pavilion at the fair
grounds in order that the agricultural
portion of the fair may hereafter be
combined with the races. There al
ready exists near the center of the city
q large pavilion erected by public spir-
tied citizens for the purposes which
could be used by the chamber if the
space in the exhibit hall should be in
SuIuCltuL lOT ucAG year d ulhpIdy, anu
the necessity for building new pavilion
on the fair grounds is not apparent.
Another important work recently I'M
dertaken by the chamber is the South
ern California immigration convention,
which has been called to assemble De-
cember 8th.
w. E. Hughes, chairman of the COM
mittee on manufactures, made report
from which the following extracts are
taken:
Your committee on manufactures beg
to report that during the past two
months it has had under consideration
a proposition for establishing in this
city several large iron manufacturing
establishments, viz, foundry, machine
shop, tin plate works, pipe works (for
the manufacture of steel water pipesl
and agricultural implement works, all
to be owned and operated by one COM
pany, The parties propose to do bust
ness that would give employ ment to a
very large number OF men, both skilled
and unskilled. Certain condi-
tions were required by the board and
committee for the protection of the peo-
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