Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-29
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
COMMERCIAL AND INDUsTRIAL
QUESTIONS AT THE MEETING.
Display Of Dried Fruits and Wslnuts at
the State Board OF Trade Concern
ing San Diego and the
Panama Steamers.

The board OF directors of the cham
ber Of commerce met yesterday after
noon, President Wells in the chair.
Secretary Willard read the minutes OF
the previous meeting, which we're ap-
proved.
The financial statement ef the secre,
tary was then read, showing a balance OF
$3.50 in the treasury; and the treasurer
was ordered to open term deposit &C.
count with each one of the three savings
banks in Los Angeles for the sum OF
$500 in each one of the three banks, the
Main street, the German-American and
the Los Angeles sav-ings bank.
Bills to the amount of $86.10 were
read and referred to the finance commit
tee of the chamber. Accounts for sala-
ries of the officers for the month and for
the rent OF the building occupied by the
chamber, amounting to 1926, were also
submitted and given the same reference.
The chairman of the committee on
buildings presented drawing of new
cabinet or show case for the display of
fruits and walnuts at the state board of
trade in the Crocker building. The case
is the design OF Mr.. H. Jevne and will
coEt somewhere in the neighborhood of
$120 and will have movable plates of
French glass, to admit of lightning
changes" of exhibition articles.
The committee on membership re-
ported about $3.50 overdue from certain
parties therein named, most of whom
had either left the city or had become
insolvent. AS there was no way to en-
force these payments of dues the mat
ter was deferred indefinitely.
The secretary read letter from the
secretary of the San Diego board of
trade, concerning freight rates to and
from New York by the Pacific Mail
Steamship company. The steamship
company refuses to receive any freight
at San Diego for New York, Europe OF
elsewhere. They merely call there for
passengers and the malle, and do not
take any passengers except they have
first bought tickets from the agency in
San Francisco. The board. by resolu-
tion, appointed Messrs. III. Jevne and
F. w. Braun committee to commune
cate with the Pacific Mail company,
asking statement of their reasons for
refusing to receive or deliver freight at
San Diego; and also, why they do not
permit the Southern Pacific Railway
company to give the cities OF San Diego
and Los Angeles the benefit of the Euro.
pean rates.
A letter from Mr.. Daniel Freeman,
dated at Chicago, on the 22d, advocated
the idea of Southern California bureau
of intelligence at some point near the
Auditorium hotel, in that city. He said
that 80 many things were to be seen at
a worlds fair that visitors were unable
to concentrate their minds upon any
portion of an exhibit. By gathering the
products of Southern California in one
place upon prominent business street,
in Chicago, it would attract scores of
people who would not notice similar
exhibit at the fair grounds. Mr.. Free
man added that the whole exhibit would
cost somewhere between 5000 and
$4,000; and that Mr.. Marvel, of the
Santa Fe road, would give $1,000 from
his company. "I will give 5000 more
myself" adds Mr.. Freeman, "and hope
that others will do as we'll in proportion
to their means" The communication
was referred to the finance committee,
and the board adjourned.