Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-15
THE FAIR WAS PROFITABLE,
Proceedings Of the Chamber of
Commerce Directors.
The Australian Method of Register
ing Land Titles Endorsed.
Bill Outlined for the Next Legislature.
Exhibits for the Worlds Fair.
Will Space Be Charged
for Exhibits?

The board of directors OF the chamber
of commerce met yesterday afternoon at
8 o'clock. There were present Directors
Wells, McGarvin, Graft, Edwards, john
son. Klokke, Forman, and Hughes.
President Wells occupied the chair.
After the transaction of routine business,
the agricultural fair committee made a
partial report, showing profit OF about
$1,000 from holding the fair.
Director Graf, chairman of the COM
mittee on laws and Legislation, reported
on several matters which had been re-
ferred TO him. The report conveyed 3
recommendation that the Hatch bill on
options be opposed by the chamber,
which was adopted.
On the subject of the Australian title
system, the report read as follows:
T he question of proper system for
the registration of titles has received my
careful attention. l have examined the
Australian. or what is more particularly
the system of Sir Robert Richard Tow
ers, together with the came system mod
ified and changed, as in England, and
find that, with some notifications, reg
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only practicable, but would be great
saving of expense to vendors OF land,
and would give more certainty and Sc
curity. 1t would be impossible, with
out too great labor, to 60 into the de-
tails SO as to present all the features OF
our entire landed interest, in 80 far as
registration, recording of titles and liens
OF various kinds may affect it-they can
ha ,lota iv vol FRI llyy
pared bill for that purpose-but will
present general outline, sufficient for
the purpose of this report.
First. Each owner of tract of land
to register with a competent county
officer, appointed for that purpose, de-
scription of his land, for which he is to
receive certificate, with the date OF
such registration, and q description OF
the land (the certificate to be issued
upon paper furnished by the state and
with such regulations as to prevent
their being forged).
Any person claiming any adverse in
terest, must, within five years, file with
the registrar his adverse claim, and
serve upon the person first filing his
claim notice thereof, and must within
one year thereafter, commence an act
ion to quiet his title thereto, and notify
the registrar of the commencement ot
such action, who must endorse the fact
upon duplicate certificate of title re.
tained in his office. If no adverse claim
is filed within five years, or if filed, no
suit begun within one year thereafter,
the certificate shall be conclusive and
irrebuttable evidence of title.
There will be many other regulations
necessary, such as provisions for me-
chanics' liens, judgments liens, tax
sheriffs' sales and redemption there
upon, all of which will require a bill
framed with great care, and capable Off
GERS to administer the law when en-
acted.
The next legislature should pass a
law appointing a commission to formu-
late plan such as above indicated, sim-
pie in character, yet complete in its
purposes.
WORLDS FAIR MATTERS.
The following is an extract taken
from letter to the Southern California
Worlds Fair association
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. s, 1892.
would urge that every fine plant and
orange tree that you intend furnishing
for the exposition, be forwarded at ae
early date as possible. As the sea-
son is getting late, it will be nec-
essary to take immediate action.
| Many of the states are forwarding very
fine plants at the present time, and dc
not want California to be behind these.
There will be an advantage in having
the plants here during the winter exhi-
hibition, to which many visitors will be
attracted. We can give them proper de.
grees of heat and have them grow better
than they would in the open grounds ol
California, and they will be in good CON
dition for the opening of the exposition
October will be more mild, on the aver.
age, than April in the latitude of Chica
| go, therefore cafe to forward plants. a
small kerosene stove in each car would
protect the plants from any danger
of frost on the way, and a mar
should accompany the cars, in or
der to give plants proper care
As an instance of the enterprise and
interest some of the foreign countries
are manifesting in the department. O
horticulture, 1 will relate one of the
many instances. New South Wales
Australia, sent about 80 tons of thei
best native plants all the way through
to Chicago. and had some of their mer
accompany them as far as San Fran
cisco. They arrived in excellent condi
tion, with the loss of only one plant.
am sure California, with its usual enter
prise, will not be outdone by this far
away country.
have been solicited by many of tn
fruit-growers of Florida and Californi'
to induce the worlds fair management
to make a Wintar exhibition of Citru
fruits. They have decided to allow thi
exhibition to be held, and would lik
to learn from you, by telegram, if ther
is a prospect of Southern Californi
taking part in this exhibition. We will
have an abundance of space, and exhib
itors can use their ingenuity in invent
ing new designs, which will be of ad
vantage to them when the exposition
properly opens. Very respectfully,
j. M SAMUELs,
Chief, Dept of Horticulture.
The state commission decided som
Tins ago adversely to shipping plants thi