Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-09
IMMIGRATION.
The Results Of the COnven-
tiOn Yesterday.
A Well Organized Association
Formed.
Mr.. Dan Freeman Selected as the
President.
The List OF Delegates selected-Proceed
ings at the Meeting-Permanent
Organization Efrected-Res-
olutions Adopted.

olutions Adopted.
The immigration convention called by
the chamber OF commerce met at the
chamber at 10 80 a. m. yesterday. The
following is a complete list OF the dele
gates appointed to represent the different
counties:
Los Angeles county, chamber OF com
merce-D. Freeman, Eugene Germain,
Charles Forman. G. M. Wells, E. p.
johnson, H. Jevne, H. w. Hellman. S.
B. Lewis; board of trade, w. G. Furrey
B. F. Coulter, R. H. Howell, s. w. Luit.
weller, Niles Pease; appointed by the
board of supervisors, M. M. Eshelman
of Lordsburg; William Chippendale,
Duarte; r. P. Waite, San Fernando G.
H. Macarthur, Canada; E. A. Miller
Rosedale; George II. Bixby, Long Beach
j. A. Buchanan, M. III. Weight, Pasa.
dena; John Wason, Pomona.
San Diego county-W. S. Stewart, s.
Levi, j. @. Fisher, H. P, McCoon, L.
Middlecoff, ]. p. Jones, Conrad Stautz.
San Bernardino county-E. G.. Judson,
Redlands; DR.. J. Jarvis, Riverside; A.
B. Miner, Cotton; DR.. j. M. Hurley,
San Bernardino; r. E. Blackburn, On
tario.
Orange county-Joseph Yoch, Santa
Ana; S. Armor, Orange; M. ]. Bundy,
Santa Ana.
Ventura county-George M. Smith, H.
J. Gouge.
Santa Barbara county-E. H. Hea-
cock, ID. 7. Truitt, G. G. Welsh.
The meeting was called to order by d.
Freeman, chairman of the chamber OF
commerce committee. Mr.. Freeman
was requested to preside, but declined
on the ground that he had several reso-
lutions to offer, which he would be un-
able to do If in the chair. Mr.. s. Levi,
of San Diego, was therefore called to the
chair.
On roll call OF the delegates it was
found that all were present from every
county except Los Angeles, but that out
of the twenty two delegates appointed
to represent this county but three were
present, viz: Messrs. German, Free
man and Leutweiler. Mr.. Freeman ex-
pressed great disappointment at the
non-appearance of his co-delegates, say
ing that he had, in the interest of the
convention, visited Santa Barbara,
Orange and Ventura counties, but had
considered it unnecessary to call upon
each member of the convention from
Los Angeles county.
Mr.. Freeman was called upon to ex-
plain the plan to be submitted to the
convention.
He said that he had made two trips
to the east last summer, and had been
struck by the interest of the people
there in anything pertaining to Cali
fornia. That shortly after his return to
Los Angeles, last September, Mr.. Man.
vel, president of the Santa Fe railway.
came here, and in conversation with
several prominent citizens. had suggest
ed the adoption of some plan to dissem-
mate reliable information concerning
Southern California. He had then
taken the matter up before the cham
Der of commerce, and the result was the
present meeting. Mr.. Freeman
stated that there were two
ways in which to get this
information properly before the public.
The first, and the best one, in his opin-
ion, was to raise by subscription suffi-
cient money to pay for the compiling
aud printing of a pamphlet descriptive
of the resources of this section. and the
purchase for distribution. of large is
Warmers "Our Italy," In the event Of
inability to collect sufficient funds to
carry out this scheme, he suggested
another plan; which was to circulate
with any pamphlets that might be is
sued the advertisements of reliable land
owners who were offering lands for sale,
upon payment by them of fee proper
toned to the value of the land offered.
He said that he had been in commu-
nication with several advertising agen-
cies in New York and Chicago, and had
found that an advertisement to the fol-
lowing effect, viz: persons requiring
information about Southern California,
address Bureau of Information, Los An
geles," could be published for one
month in 1900 country papers for $3.50 a
month. That such advertisement would
only be answered by those who wished
to come here. That upon getting such
INQUIRY the bureau should send the ap-
plicaut such pamphlets and circulars as
had been prepared He further stated
that he had made careful calculation
of the number of people now coming here
owing to the Chicago exhibit, and that
he was satisfied that Southern Califor-
mia was receiving at least $500 for every
dollar spent on the exhibit.
Mr.. McKoon OF San Diego said that he
approved of the plan outlined by Mr.
Freeman, but wanted all pamphlets free
from sectional descriptions. He was il
favor of permanent organization.
On motion the following committee or
permanent organization was chosen
Daniel Freeman and S. W. Luitweiler o
Los Angeles county, H. p. McKoon o.
San Diego, M. ]. Bundy of Orange, D. T
Truitt Of Santa Barbara, DR.. J. M. Hur
ley OF San Bernardino, George M. Smith
of Ventura, and the meeting adjourned
until 2 p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
After the recess the committee Offered
the following resolutions, which wer'
adopted:
Resolved, That permanent organi
tion be formed, to be known as th'
Southern California bureau of informa