The herald., 1893-08-05
AT THE CHAMBER or COMMERCE
Proceedings Yesterday of the
Chamber Of Commerce.
A Meeting Of the Committee on the
Irrigation Congress.
New Membsrs OF the Chamber Of Com
merce-An Invitation to Salt Laas
City-Miscellansous Pro-
ceedings.

The board Of directors of the chamber
Of commerce met yesterday afternoon.
There were present Directors Freeman,
Jevne, Breed, Parsons. Pike, Severance,
Gsrmain and McGarvin.
The following we're proposed for MEM
bership, and were elected BY vote Of the
board: A. R. Maines, Edward lyman,
]. A. Muir.
The following telegram from the Salt
Lake City chamber OF commerce was
read: "Understand your body con-
templates trip to worlds fair. Would
be pleased to have you stop of at Salt
Lake City and enjoy our hospitality.
Signed. W. @. Hubbard, president."
The secretary was instructed TO answer
that the invitation would bs accspt ted II
the excursion went by that route.
A communication was read from r. q.
Irvine, chairman OF the committee Of
the state road convention to take place
at Sacramento, September 7th, asking
that two delegates be appointed from
the chamber Of commerce to the con-
vention. 1t was moved and carried that
the president appoint two delegates.
Mr.. Freeman announced that he would
appoint Director Severance - one Of
these and would defer appointing the
other.
A communication from the San Fran
cisco chamber of commerce asking the
chamber OF commerce OF Los Angeles TO
take some action favoring the compile
ton of the Nicaragua canal was read,
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draw up suitable resolutions.
The request of the secretary for .
three weeks' vacation In which TO visit
quest granted, with the instructions
that he return to duty during the 6rst
week In September.
@. Martens, secretary OF III local union
OF the Cigarmakers' Union In America.
stating that 1t was the intention Of the
union to establish . homo for sick and
superannuatsd members, and that the
local union was endeavoring to secure
its location in the city OF Los Angeles
The building would cost not less than
$4,000. The convention ct which the
matter would be decided would meet
September 25, 1898. Mr.. Martens
thought II satisfactory proposition.
involving @ donation Of the necessary
amount OF land for the home, could be
presented at the convention. the homs
might be secured for Los Angeles. The
secretary was instructed to give th-
matter publicity and to write to NJ. .
Martens for more definite information.
The board then adjourned.
IRRIGATION CONGRESS-.
The joint committee OF the irrigation
congress met yesterday afternoon at the
rooms OF the chamber OF commerce.
T.ere were present Messrs. Freeman,
Rice, Allies, Brook, Merry, German,
Ponet and Willard.
The following were appointed tn
committee on railway rates: Messrs.
Freeman, Forman and Phillips
A communication was read from F. Fl.
Newell, United States geological survey,
stating that he would represent the in.
terror department at the convention,
and asking whether there would be
room for him to make an extensive
exhibit in the shape OF maps, charts,
etc., of the work of that department In
the irrigation line. The secretary was
instructed to inform him that the space
would be granted for the exhibition.
A committee consisting of MeBsrs.
Freeman, Klokke, German, Willard,
was appointed to confer with Governor
Markham with regard to the issuing oi
q proclamation about the irrigation con-
grees.
The committee then adjourned.