Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-14
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
A SIGNAL INCREASE IN THE LIST
OF MEMBERS.
The Circular Showing the Condition of
the Chamber-Other Business of the
Association.

of the chamber of commerce, to the ef-
fact that every member of the chamber
be constituted a committee to obtain at
least one new member for that organiza-
ton, the acting secretary on Tuesday
last sent to each member copy of the
following circulars
DEAR SIR; The chamber of commerce
is an institution of which you are a
member, and in whose work you are di-
rectly interested. In the two years of
its existence it has accomplished an in
calculable amount of good for this sec
| ton. Its last achievement-theo orange
carnival at Chicago-has made Southern
California the talk OF half the continent,
and in time every line OF trade and in
vestment will feel quickening impulse
from this magnificent piece of advertis-
ing.
AS one who has the interests of the
section at heart, you have been gratitied
at the accomplishment of such work; as
member of the chamber you have un-
hesitatingly given your quota toward
carrying it out.
In its efforts to push work of this sort
during the dull times that have pre-
vailed in the last two years, the cham
Der has gone little beyond its depth
and is now fifteen hundred dollars in
\ debt.
For the organization to continue in it's
| present fields of labor, it is necessary
that this sum should be raised-and
raised Immediately.
This can be done only through the
united and vigorous action OF all its
members.
At meeting of the chamber held Fri
| day, May 8th, it was moved and carried
that every member of the chamber be
appointed special committee of one to
bring in one new member-more than
one to be acceptable if they could be OBJ
tained-but one at least to be expected
from each of the $50 members.
The initiation fees secured by this pro-
cess would pay the debt, and the in
creased income would enable the cham
Der to do better work and keep out of
financial difficulties.
The city of Los Angeles certainly con-
tains 700 enterprising, public-spirited
men. 1t should be the duty OF the $50
existing members to find out the other
$50 and see that their names go down on
the list.
1t is expected that the work will for
the most part be accomplished during
the next two weeks. All the names
should be in before the next regular
meeting OF the chamber.
The question has been asked: Will a
subscription of $5 be accepted in lieu of
the desired member? The chamber will
be more benefited by new members, but
at the meeting it was decided that sub
scriptions would be very acceptable in
their stead if they cannot be secured.
You will find enclosed two application
blanks, list of the members up to the
last regular meeting, and circular ex-
planning the'work of the chamber. At
the next meeting general report OF the
results of the undertaking will be pre-
pared and made public.
The special committee appoint ed to
solicit members has sent in another list
since the one recently published in the
HERALD. 1t is as follows:
Geo. w. Burton and A. G. Eisfeller, of
California" Enoch Pepper,
Los Angeles Pressed Brick and Terra
Gotta company, by L. F. Miller, man
ager; J. A. Henderson,
w. E. Beeson, Chas. Bauer,
c. A. Coffman, Ri Joseph F. Dye, Ven
vera, tura,
Eckstrom & Stras- Graft & Lothian,
burg, Joseph Gilbert,
C. HI. Hance, Harris & Frank,
Lazarus & Melzer, E. L. Mayberry,
T. D. Mott, Jr., Pacific Truck Co.,
Geo. S. Patton, San j. E. Peasants,
Gabriel, Santa Ana,
Conrad Scheerer, Joe P. Taggart,
Frank Walker, James Grant.
The committee desires to work unit
edly, and as several members OF it were
obliged to attend to private business,
work was suspended for the past two
DAYS. They will go to work again today
and another large list will doubtless be
the result.
Arrangements are about completed for
the reception to be given to the orange
carnival delegates at the chamber OF
commerce rooms, on Saturday night.
The affair will begin at $50, and will
comprise an informal social time, BAN
ouet, music, toasts and speeches by
prominent citizens. Members OF the
chamber and their friends will partici-
pate in the reception, and right royal
good time is anticipated. The acting
secretary has the tickets at his Office,
which will be sold at 81 each.
Six capitalists from Chicago have
already arrived in Los Angeles as the
direct result of the orange carnival, and
are now engaged in searching for eligible
orange land to purchase. 1t is under
stood that two others have already
made large purchases of good land and
are busy making arrangements for set
ting out trees at the proper time.
In response to numerous inquiries as
to whether any attempt was made to
keep a register or list of those making
inquiries about Southern California at
the orange carnival, Superintendent
Frank Virgins replies in the negative.
The orange carnival was not an adver-
tising scheme in any sense, only so far
as it advertised the country itself, and
it was regarded as impolitic to keep any
such list, in view of the many calls that
would be made for it by real estate men
and those having private schemes to
advadce.