Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-19
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
A LARGE ATTENDANCE AT THE
EXHIBIT ROOM.
Who Want Semi-Tropic Information.
Meeting of the Directors.

Yesterdays attendance at the cham
ber of commerce exhibit was fully as
large as that of the previous day. Eight
and one-half pages of the register were
filed with the names of visitors, and
most OF them were from the states. The
pages contain thirty lines, and as not
over one in every three visitors inscribes
his or her name, the number in attend
ance can be readily estimated.
The city display continues to be the
center of attraction with the ladies'.
The appearance OF the hall was greatly
improved by fresh display of plants
from the Germain Fruit company.
Mrs. Knight, of the cooking school,
announces that the potato starch ex-
hibited at the chamber has been trle d
by her, and is equal to any other for
cooking purposes.
Donations were yesterday received
from the following persons; l. Gibbs,
Vernon, bellfower apples, Buerre hardy
and Flemish beauty pears, seeding
oranges, three varieties of figs oranges,
ounces and flowers; Mrs. l. w. Clan
ton, city, ounces, lemon cling peaches
and flowers; William Fellows, city,
cypress tree; w. T. Strowbridge, Whit
tier, Kelsey Japan plums from three
year-old trees; G. Dohn, Artesia, beets
weighing 81 pounds. and squashes $50
pounds each. Mrs. Ed Ayres, Tropico,
lemon cling peaches, ounces, French
prunes and Bartlett pears.
Following is list of persons who
written asking information about Cali
fornia.
David Bolton, No. 73 Broad street,
Newark, N. j.. Joshua Baker, r. p.
Cook and Lewis Sens, Edna, Knox
county, Mo-; ]. N. Shahan, Hutchin-
son, Kan; Mrs. Levi Putnam, Har-
monsburg, Crawford county, Pa. V. II.
McCord, Ariquepa, Peru. South Amer
lea; Jacob Thomas, Knox City, Knox
county, Mo-; Gen. b. F. Pattee, L. G.
Paxton and Frank Huetson, Canton, S.
D.; Hon. John Dryden, Toronto, Ont.
Canada; James Paxton, Port Perry,
Ont, Canada; Joseph Paxton. Aspen,
Colo; Frank Dean, Chicago Lawn, Ill.
DR.. E. Barnes, Macksburg, Ia. Miss
Emma S. Weller, No. 902 West College
street, Jacksonville, Ill. Charles Viele,
Evansville, Ind; L. w. Good
ing, Greenfield, Ind; Judge H.
G. Gooding. Phoenix, Ariz.; Edward
Achworth, Southampton, England;
A. R. Pickett, Clyde, Ohio; William
Heffner, Hiawatha, Kan; John Nc
Bride, Romley, COL. G. D. Struthess,
Romley, COL. Marquis Blanchard, S.
Blanchard, Natural Bridge, N. Y; GA.
Stone, NJ. D., w. w. Elliott, Buena Wis
ia, COL. John M. Edgerton, Utica, n.
Y; D. H. Peck, Bonneville, Oneida Co.,
N. Y; Hon. II. T. Winslow, Newton,
Iowa; Elisha Dawley, Natural Bridge,
N. Y; Miss Hattie Jones, Herman, st.
Lawrence Co., N. Y; S. A. McMonagle,
Red Cliff, COL; G. P. Axtell, Newton,
Iowa; Miss Mary Mitchell, Newton,
Iowa; B. w. Preston, Oskaloosa, Iowa
George w. Seiiert, Walden, Col; y. d.
Gallup, The Rookery, Chicago, H.; G.
s. Brodbent, Del Rio, Texas; il.
3. Brodbent, Appleton, Mimi. John E.
Fox, Burlington, Vt.
The directors OF the chamber met last
night at their quarters above Mott mar
ket. The general condition of the
chamber was discussed, the secretary
reporting that it now has membership
of 56l in good standing.
A proposition to make attendance
more convenient for members was ia
vored, and hereafter the board will meet
at O'Clock each Friday afternoon.
An invitation Of the Terminal railroad
was accepted, and committee of seven
appointed to arrange for chamber of
commerce excursion to Long Beach in
the near future. After general discus
sion Of affairs the directory adjourned,