Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-24
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
LARGE AMOUNT OF BUSINESS
DONE YEsrERDAy.*
The Harbor Commission Reports-Kound
Trip Steamship Rates-Australian
voting-The Nicaragua Ca
nal Lecture.

rooms. President Wells in the chair.
Capt. w. l.. Merry, financial agent ol
the Nicaragua canal, was present, and
was introduced to the members of the
board by the president.
The secretary read his weekly fnan-
cial statement, and it was confirmed.
Bills to the amount OF $1l0 were read
and referred to the finance committee,
who ordered them paid.
The secretary then read lengthy
communication from the New Orleans
Cotton Exchange, asking that the cham
ber use it's best endeavors to defeat the
pending act OF congress, known as the
Hatch bill, by which it is made penal
offense to deal in options on any article
of food.
THE HARBoR COMMISSION REPORTS.
Communications were read from the
town boards of trustees of San Pedro
and Santa Monica, announcing their
readiness to pay each one-fourth of the
expense to be incurred in printing the
reports OF the deep sea harbor commits
sion OF United States engineers, held in
this city on the Sthinst. Also, from the
town clerk OF Redondo, promising to
lay the matter before the board of trus-
tees at their next meeting, and express
ing his belief that Redondo would pay
her share of the bills without hesita-
tion.
ROUND TRIP STEAMSHIP RATES.
The secretary stated that, some time
ago, and by order OF the board, he had
addressed letter to Goodall, Perkins &
Co., asking them why they did not make
a reduction on round trip tickets be-
tween this port and San Francisco, as
was done between that place and San
Diego. He now read letter from those
gentlemen, stating that they had made
voluntary reduction on fares between
this place and San Francisco. It was
Just the same from this place as from
San Diego-$15, or $25 for the round
trip. AS there was great deal of travel
between the two points that had no
great use for round trip tickets, the sim
gle fare was reduced to $12 80, at which
figure 1t now remains.
AUSTRALIAN VOTING.
Mr.. Forman said that there had been
some correspondence between this board
and the directors of the Sixth district
agricultural society concerning the new
ly-hedged Australian ballot law. The
proposition was to have series of
booths fitted up at the fair, where in
structions in kangaroo voting could be
had. The board OF supervisors had been
conferred with, and had promised to
have a number of ballots printed, with
names of fictitious candidates thereon,
30 as to afford suitable instruction in the
practice of the ballot. Mr.. George For
l,o% k, So.
structed to notify the board of supervis
ors of the acceptance OF their plan. and
asking to have 5000 ballots printed for
the instruction of voters. Carried.
ALL ABOARD FOR SAN DIEGO.
A letter from X. H. Wade, general
freight and passenger agent of the
Southern California railway, was read,
informing the chamber that his company
would give them special train to and
from San Diego at the cut rate hitherto
advertised by the company, provided
that sufficient number OF tickets were
applied for before Tuesday next.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
Capt. W. L. Merry said that he would
like to have something besides maps
drawn on the Mercatorial projection,
with which to illustrate his lecture
tonight on the Nicaragua canal. The
secretary was instructed to procure for
the captains use the largest globe that
could be found in the city. Captain
Merry said he hoped he would not be
accused of wanting the EARTH"
The place OF holding the Nicaragua
canal lecture on Saturday evening was
then discussed, and, after Some debate,
it was decided to held the meeting in
the regular hall. on Main street.
Secretary Willard was instructed to
have a sufficient number OF extra seats
placed within the hall for that evening,
so that there would be no lack of seating
accommodation for those who might
wish to attend.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The committee on statistics reported
through it's chairman, A. w. Francisco,
favoring the printing OF an envelope with
statistics about Southern California, for
use by business men. 1t was referred
to the committee with power to act.
On motion of Director Forman, the
committee on laws and legislation, was
requested to report on the subject of the
Australian system of recording titles.
The board then adjourned.
Among the donations received at the
chamber of commerce yesterday, were:
Bellhower apples, from N. r. Harper,
Norwalk muskmelons, from J. @. Dunn,
and Northern apples, from s. B. Emery,
of Long Beach s. Mckinley, of Vernon,
sends in five varieties of pears and four
varieties of apples; Henry Snyder, spec
linens of Salway peaches; E. Bandle, OF
Burbank, IL stalks of corn measuring 18
feet, for the worlds fair; Andrew Ste
phens, Palms, sends 150 pounds of bar
ley, for the worlds fair.
Some colossal specimens of pumpkins
have been received in the last few days
from persons hereinafter named: @. w.
Olmstead, Azusa, a vegetable marrow,
weighing 2Ol pounds: W. Holman, Uni
versity, 1 squash, weighing 14S pounds;
J. L. Pagnovich, Gardena, 2 squashes,
weighing respectively, 9S and lO4 pounds,
and ]. F. Edwards, l vegetable marrow,
WaiOhiuo 1C1 pOunda