The herald., 1893-07-08
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
PRooEEDINGs OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS YESTERDAY.
The Commlttee on the worlds Fair
Excursiou-Nsw dsmbers--Procoed-.
tnKs OF the. Irrigation Com
grsss Committoo.

The board of directors of the chamber
OF commerce met yesterday afternoon al
3o'clock. 3 There were present Directors
Klokke, Forman, Germain, Pike, Eiaen,
McGarvin, Hazard, Jones.
In the absence ofsthe president and
vice.president, Director Forman occu-
pied the chair.
The following were elected to member.
ship in the chamber: F. M. French.
Frank B. Alverson, II. W. R. Strong,
VIM. Hunter.
The committee on the worlds fair
excursion rendered the following re-
port:
Your committee appointed to arrange
for an excursion of members of this or
ganisation and their families to the
worlds fair beg leave to report that we
have received notice from members, in
Guiding their families, to the number OF
about 233, which will insure full train
load.
We have written to Chicago for infor-
nation pertaining to the excursion.
After this is received we wish to call a
meeting OF all parties interested.
ROBERT MCGARvIN, Chairman.
1t was moved and carried that the re-
port be received and the committee con-
tinusd With power to act.
Editor Boruck of the Spirit of the
Times. who was present, addressed the
board, calling attention to the work his
paper was doing in publishing impartial
matter about the southern section of
this state. 1t was moved and carried
that vote of thanks be extended to
him for the able and impartial treat
melnt which Southern California had re.
ceived at the hands OF this publication
The matter OF the purchase OF o number
OF copies was referred to the Worlds
Fair association.
The president was authorized to ap-
point delegates to the real estate con-
vention which is to be held in St. Paul,
August 2lst and 22d.
The board then, on motion, adjourned.
THE IRRIGATION CONGRESS COMMITTEE.
A joint meeting of the committees of
the irrigation congress was held at 8 80
yesterday afternoon in the chamber of
commerce.
Fred L. Allies occupied the chair. G.
ID. Willard acted as secretary.
A communication was read from A. L.
Thomas asking for suggestion from the
general committee with regard to ratio
OF representatives OF delegates to the
convention. The following plan was
adopted and ordered sent to the execu-
tive committee, as suggested:
The governor of each state and terri
tory that practices irrigation to appoint
two delegates for each congressional dis
trict and two at large. All corporations
organized under any state law for the
purpose OF handling, developing or sell
ing water for irrigation purposes, two
delegates. All boards of supervisors,
two delegates. Commercial, agricultu-
raj or horticultural associations, three
for each 100 members. All delegates
from foreign countries and from states
that do not practice irrigation that are
properly accredited. 4 limit of total
OF so votes to be placed on the deiega-
ton of each state, and in cases where
the delegates do not reach total of 80
the vote to be at the rate OF one for each
delegate.
Mr.. Thomas letter also asked for a
suggestion with regard to a programme
OF the convention. 1t was decided to
suggest that the subjects be grouped un-
der the following heads:
Irrigation Engineering, State Laws on
Irrigation, National Legislation on Irri-
cation. Irrigation Securities and
Finances. Agriculture and Horticul-
ture and Their Relations to Irrigation,
Irrigation Machinery and Appliances.
It was decided to suggest that limit
of time be placed ON the discussion Of
each of these subjects.
The committee then adjourned.