Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-10
Interesting Proceedings at
Last Evenings Meeting.
Gervaise Purcell Tells About
the Temescal Tin Mines.
Important Questions Concerning the
City's Welfare Discussed.
The Financial Condition of the Cham
ber-New Members Received-Res-
olutions Adopted Last
Evening.

hl0Kke, McGarVln, norman, freeman,
Wells, Anderson, Toler, Hughes, Book,
Breed, Mathews and German. Eugene
German occupied the chair.
The secretary made financial report
for the week ending October 9th, show
ing balance of 1919. Bills to the
amount of 1925 were passed and ordered
paid.
Several committee reports were ten
dered. The committee on beet sugar
reported that circulars had been pre-
pared to send to the teachers of the
county, the newspapers and the farmers.
The circulars were adopted and 5000
were ordered printed of those to be sent
to the farmers through the schools.
The resignation OF NJ. L. Wicks, from
the chamber, was accepted with regret.
A communication from Thos. w. Has
kins, asking for credentials and Stats
tics to use at the Protestant Episcopal
council, at Detroit, was read. The sec
rotary was instructed to supply what
was desired.
Directors Wells, Forman and Breed
were appointed special committee to
arrange for the opening ceremonies of
the fair.
Director Freeman moved that a COM
mittee of five be appointed, with power
to act to confer with the boards of trade
and chambers OF commerce and boards
of supervisors of the counties of South
ern California, to call a convention and
formulate plan for bureau OF immi-
grafton for Southern California. The
motion was carried, and the committee
was appointed as follows: Freeman,
Hellman, Pomeroy, Wells and Ger
main.
The board then adjourned.
The regular monthly meeting of the
chamber took place last night, the presi-
dent in the chair. Reports of commit
tees and officers were received.
The following extracts are from the
secretary's report:
"The financial report for the month
of September shows a receipt of $447 for
dues, much larger sum than was ever
before received in one month from that
source. The item OF initiation fees
reached 5000. The item of miscellane-
GUS contains $31450, which includes the
sum collected on the Chino excursion.
The regular expenses of the month were
about $500, leaving a margin OF $3.50,
which was applied to the old debt. The
present liabilities of the chamber still
include little over $500 of the old debt,
but as there are funds collectable for the
liquidation of this, it may be said that
the chamber is out OF debt.
"Since the last meeting of the cham
Der two important events have taken
place, which are right in the line OF the
often discussed change of this institu-
ton from a Los Angeles to a Southern
California chamber of commerce. The
board of supervisors of San Bernardino
and Santa Barbara counties have both
voted to put an exhibit table in the
hall. This increases the revenue of the
chamber $50 month, making total of
$45 month now paid by outside
counties. Only two counties now re-
main unrepresented. These are Orange
imagined, however, that these counties
are induced to come in without work on
the part of the chamber and its friends.
The story of how it was accomplished
would be long one. In Santa Barbara
county great deal of credit is due G.
L. Lloyd, and in San Bernardino to e.
G. Judson, Redlands.
Immediately after San Bernardino
county came in circular was prepared
and sent to all the newspapers and
many prominent citizens of that county
urging that exhibits be sent in prompt
ly. Thus far the results have not been
very satisfactory. As soon as the fair is
over the work will be taken up anew.
Santa Barbara has appropriated 500
with which to start her exhibit, and it
is now in process of collection.
"The dues of the chamber of COM
merce in the state board of trade which
have been long in arrears have been
paid this month by the county board OF
supervisors. Major E. w. Jones, who
has for two years represented the
chamber in the state board of trade,
rendered his resignation, which was ac-
copied with regret, and Hon. ]. De
Barth Shorb was chosen to succeed
him."
The following new members were
elected:
T. E. Lukens, Pasadena, California
From Los Angeles: VIM. H. Hoegee
.2O2 E. Second street; Wade & Wade,
1925. Broadway; S. V. Landt, New Will
son block; Edwin D. Casterline, 1857
S. Broadway; 7. B. Burnett, First and
Movers streets; Ganahl Lumber Co.,
First and Alameda streets; Will I'll
Wheeler, 90l f. First street; Chas. W
Palm & Co., 240-2 New High street ;
Edward D. Silent & Co., 10S S. Main
street; J. R. Cox, 127 Seventeenth
street. Gibson & Tyler, 142-4 S. Spring
street; F. G. Schumacher, 10Y n. Spring
street; E. G. Schnabel, 2O9 S. Broad
way; Thomas Sullivan, 807 Upper Main
street. A. l. Hall, Duarte, Cal.
Action on constitutional amendments
was postponed until the next meeting
The president was authorized to ap,
point delegate to the Trans-Mississipp
congress, which this year meets in Oma
ha.
The secretary read communication
from Robert P. Porter, superintendent
of the eleventh census, in which the
views of the chamber were solicited or
the advisability and practicability o
the establishment OF permanent cen
sus bureau. The secretary was author
lied to reply.
a resolution was offered by E. Ger
main, that the Southern Pacific railroad
and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa FL
railroad be requested to use their en-
deavors to bring about reduction o
east-bound transportation OF the pro
ducts Of Southern California; since, a.
the present high rates, it is believed ;
large portion of the incoming crops will
remain ungathered. 1t was adopted.
Mr.. German also submitted a resoiu