Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-11
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
PROCEEDINGS AT THE MEETING
LAST EVENING.
Features of the Various Reports-The AS
sociation Gaining Strength Some
Points from the Secretary's Report.


commerce met last night'with the usual
small attendance. There were numer-
Gus reports presented, which, as the
meeting was the semi.annual meeting,
were OF considerable interest.
The committee on commerce reported
relative to harbor Improvement.
They recommend that the board ex-
tend to Hon. w. w. Bowers, the con-
gresham from this district, and to Hon.
C. n. FELTON, and Hon. Leland Stanford,
the senators from this state, cordial
invitation to meet this chamber here
upon a given date and that they be
given an opportunity to examine into
our requirements.
The report and recommendation were
adopted.
The committee on ways and means
reported that they had carefully exam
ined the books, returned vouchers,
receipts and other financial papers of
the secretary and treasurer, and believed
the statements as submitted to be accu-
rate and correct.
The following names proposed for
membership in the chamber OF COM
merce were elected.
w. H. Hill, photographer, Pasadena,
California; the Arend orchestra, Crystal
Palace, Main street; G. o. Barker, Ban
ming, California; ]. E. Durkee, Lincoln
hotel, city; w. X. Dunlap, Banning,
California; Thos. E. Frazer, Banning,
California w. S. Hathaway, Banning,
California; Chas. H. Ingelow, Banning,
California; Chandler & Hall, 223 West
Second street; Matlock & Reed, Second
and Broadway.
The worlds fair committee reported
that the secretary had written to the su-
pervisors of San Diego, San Bernardino,
Orange, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San
Luis Obispo and Kern counties and the
chamber of San Diego, requesting them
to appoint delegates to meet delegates
appointed by the chamber representing
this county for the purpose of forming
a permanent organization to arrange for
the Southern California worlds fair ex-
hibt meeting called for the 10th of July,
in the chamber of commerce hall, no
hour set, SO far.
The committee appointed to select
candidates for delegates for worlds
fair convention to be held July 10th,
recommended the following gentlemen
l.. N. Breed, E. F. G. Klokke, Geo. H.
Stewart, E.. w. Jones and L. E. Moshel,
of Los Angeles; Abbott Kinney, Sierra
Madre; j. DeBarth Shorb, San Gabriel
Phillip Stein, Pomona; HI. G.. Hubbard,
Antelope valley.
The committee appointed to ask the
county commissioners to make an ap-
preparation of 900 for the purpose of
preparing the Los Angeles county ex-
hibit for the worlds fair in 1898, re-
ported that the commissioners will not
do anything until the tax levy is COM
pleted.
The committee to investigate and re-
port on Pacific coast insurance rates re-
ported that they felt assured that Pacific
coast insurance rates exceed the average
rates of the east for the same classes of
risks by from thirty to fifty per cent.
while the general hazard on the same
classes of risks appears to be less here.
President Wells made long, exhaust
i've but interesting report, reviewing
the work OF the chamber during the past
year.
Secretary Willard s report was model
document. From it we take the follow
ing excerpts:
On the 10Th of March 1 took charge
of the duties of the Office of secretary.
An inspection of the list of members of
the chamber revealed the fact that there
were only 266 who were in the habit of
paying their dues regularly, and that
nearly 100 more were carried on the
books, many hopelessly in arrears and
others openly admitting that they paid
no dues. The rent fund had just ex-
pired and no effort had been made to re-
newt it. The necessary outlay per month
was something like $3.50, more than the
amount received from all sources, and
rate of IS day. The debts already
amounted to about $4,000,
and there was an overdraft at the bank
of $382.78.
This had been known to Mr.. Han
chette, who wrote me from Chicago that
he had at one time become utterly dis
couraged over the state of affairs, and
had gone with the citrus fair and after
ward the orange carnival in the hope of
making something for the chamber out
of one or the other of those enterprises.
Your secretary would suggest that if in
the future the chamber should take
hand in enterprises of this character, it
should be on an understanding that it
is to be beneficiary in some of the
profits.
: At meeting of the board OF directors
in April, your secretary made COM
plete report of the state of things, and
the board went to work Immediately.
The first thing accomplished was the
raising of rent fund in the form of SUBJ
scriptions of sums varying from 81 to
$40 month.
A committee was appointed by the
board of directors to undertake
this work but only one of them,
Victor Ponet put in an appearance
and the work was accomplished mainly
by that gentleman.
The next work undertaken was that
of raising subscriptions for the payment
OF the debt and special committee was
appointed for the purpose. Of this
committee Messrs. McGarvin and How
ard did good work, and the sum of $l10
was raised.
The board then began on the mem
bership list. Notices were sent to delin-
quents. The immediate result was that
a large number of old accounts were
out; but at the same time
the chambers membership list was re-
duced nearly one hundred members.
A meeting of the chamber was called,
which was the first meeting OF the
chamber since some time in January.
At this meeting there was good at
tendance and a thoroughly energetic
committee consisting of Mayor Hazard,
L. E. Mosher, DR.. MCGOWAN and Judge