Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-06
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
ARMY HEADQUARTERS REMOVAL
RUMOR UNFoUNDED.
tits Adjudged Unworthy of Further Con
sideration = President Wells In
duced to Withdraw His Re-
signation.

The board of directors OF the chamber
of commerce met yesterday afternooa,
there being present Directors Wells,
Formar, johnson, McGarvin, Klokke.
Francisco. Mr.. @. NJ. Wells occupied
the chair.
The committee en- membership report
ed, favoring the election of Robert Nc
Bride, and the secretary was instructed
to cast the ballot for his election.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting of the board to look into the
matter of the removal of the army
headquarters from this city, reported,
through Director Forman, that they had
conferred with several of the army Off
GERS, who stated their belief that no
such change was in contemplation. The
committee therefore reported that they
believed that the rumor was unworthy
of consideration.
A communication was received from
Secretary Thorne, of the Agricultural
Fair association, asking the board of di-
rectors to make proposition to them
with regard to the holding of the agri-
cultural portion of the coming fair, in
the chamber of commerce hall.
twas moved and carried, that COM
mittee of three be appointed to confer
with the agricultural fair authorities,
and Directors McGarvin, johnson and
,Forman were appointed as such conn
mittee. Director Forman moved that
this committee be authorized to arrange
for the same terms as those which were
made two years ago.
The secretary then read the following
communication
AUGUST, 4, 1892.
To the Directors of the Chamber of Commerce:
GENTLEMEN 1 hereby present my res
ignation of the position of president and
director of the chamber of commerce,
and ask that action thereon be taken at
an early date.
Assuring you that my interest in the
chamber and hope for its continued
prosperity will remain unchanged, / re-
main, yours, etc., @. M. WELLS,
President.
Director Klokke demanded to know
the reason for this action, and President
Wells replied that he had certain plans
for the future which he was unwilling to
pursue, occupying his present position,
lest it should subject him to the criti-
ClcIl VI lldNluR ludQO ub0 VI buG pOSltlOu
for personal ends. In response to re-
quest that he should withdraw the resig-
nation and reconsider the matter, Mr..
Wells stated that he had considered his
action very carefully and that he wished
to do nothing which could be con-
structed as injurious to the chamber,
and he therefore desired the resignation
to stand.
Considerable discussion followed.
The outcome of the discussion was,
that Mr.. Klokke moved, and it was car
ried unanimously, that the president be
requested to withdraw the resignation,
and the matter was thus disposed Of
The secretary was instructed to make
out an attendance record of the board Of
directors from the beginning of the year
to the present time.
A number of delinquent accounts
: were presented by the secretary and
turned over to the membership commit
tee for consideration.
The board then adjourned.
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.
Santa Barbara county is still sending
applications for space. Applications
from there today were $50 feet for dis
play of olive oil, 25 feet for display of
picked olives, % feet for display of or
ange wine, % feet for interior redwood
finish, 70 feet for display of beans, 75
feet for display of pampas plumes, 80
feet for display of English walnuts.
These applications are for space in the
department buildings. They also re-
port that the display jars are being rap
idly filled with the best of fruit the
county affords.
Chief Samuels of the horticultural de-
partment writes that California's ex-
hibits will be placed in his department
in close proximity to each other. Thus
will the matter of keeping watch over
the various exhibits be comparatively
easy task. He also states that the de-
partment expects the California people
to keep the space applied for for their
fruit exhibit, continually supplied with
fresh material. When one variety is
exhausted it is supposed that others will
be supplied to take their place through
out the season. This will necessitate a
tdrumming-up committee at this end of
the line.
The secretary of the Southern Cali
fornia Worlds Fair association would
like to receive the names of the indi-
'viduals throughout the district that are
preparing to compete for the award of a
round trip ticket to Chicago during the
fair, offered some time ago for the best
collection CT the various products, as it
is necessary to make arrangements for
the receipt of the specimens.
Messrs. Forester and Wells, two of
the committee appointed to confer with
the state commission, started north last
night.
Word has just been received from l..
j. Rose stating that he will arrive in
San Francisco from New York in time
to attend the meeting of the commission
on the9th, and will attend to the asso-
ciation's wants.
PUBLIC WORKS.