The herald., 1893-02-11
WHAT IT HAS ACCOMPLISHED.
The Annual Meeting Of the
Chamber of Commerce.
"A Number Of Reports Read from
Officers and Committees.
The Secretary and superintendent Re-
Elected-The Financial Condition
of the Chamber What
Has Been Done.

i m. in their auditory rooms, President
!. Freeman in the chair.
} The directors had just left regular
& meeting of the board at which they
had reelected Charles D. Willard sec-
i2retary, and Frank Wiggina superintend-
= ent for the ensuing year.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
( then read and approved. The first re-
lFport read was that of the retiring presi-
ydent, O. M. Wells, who is confined to
his house by illness, and regretted his
inability to be present. The report was
ordered to be filed and spread upon the
y minutes.
THE PRESIDENTS REPORT.
a Mr.. Daniel Freeman, the newly elected
? president, then read his report
from which the following extracts are
taken:
l have In the first place to thank you
Tor the honor you have done me in elect
ing me president of the chamber, and to
assure you that I will do all in my
power to advance the interests of our
city and county.
The letter of the retiring president,
Mr.. Wells, and the report Of our most
efficient secretary, have informed you of
what has been accomplished by the
chamber during the past year. We, of
the new board of directors, hope to be
able to continue the good work. We
shall also keep up our present system OF
advertising the many advantages of our
section and inducing the people OF less
favored climes to make this
state their home. These are
but few of the duties that
will fall upon us, and we can only fulfil
our duty in respect to all these things
by having the active and hearty sup.
port OF all the members of the chamber.
An impression seems to prevail among
some of the members that after they
have elected board of directors they
have nothing more to do with the affairs
OF the chamber for the balance of the
year, and 30 the 20 directors are left to
manage the business of the chamber as
best they can, with scarcely word of
encouragement or an offer of assistance
from any Of the other 500 members.
This is not as it should be, for each mem.
ber should have the interest of the
chamber at heart. We would also be
glad to haye to have more new members
on the board of directors. Some of us
have served for three or four years. and
! we feel that we are entitled to a rest and
that some OF the younger members
i should take our places.
The work of the chamber REQUIRES a
great deal OF money. We cannot pub
lish and send out 100000 pamphlets
yearly and keep up large exhibit of
the products OF Southern California
without the expenditure OF good many
thousands OF dollars. We have no
other resources beyond the monthly
dues of members, and if every man In
the city and county who ought to be a
member was q member, we could not
only do in the future as well as we have
done in the past, but we could dc as
much again. Now, If every member of
the chamber would explain to his neigh
Dor who is not member the good work
the chamber Is doing in the interest of
every merchant, professional man.
manufacturer and farmer In Southern
California, he could easily be induced to
join. We spend one day of each
week in this work. So you see that we
spend one-sixth of our time in doing
work that is for the benefit of every
man in the community.
To maintain that ood-fellowehip that
Jenoulo always prevail In body like our
chamber, and to enable all members to
become better acquainted with each
other, we propose hereafter to hold an
annual banquet, at which only Califor.
mia products shall be served. The ban
quet for this year will take place at
Rsdondo on the 22d instant, and we
hope that as many Of the members as
can conveniently will be present.
sEcRETARY's REPORT. 5
Mr.. 9. d. Willard, secretary of the
chamber, just reelected, then read his
report, which was substantially as
follows:
l present herewith statement of the
receipts and expenditures for the year
from February L. 1892, to February 1,
1898.