Los Angeles herald., 1893-01-14
WORK FOR SAN PEDRO HARBOR
Concerted Action Planned by
the Chamber of Commerce.
San Bernardino County Is Asked to
Cooperate in the Work.
Senator FELTON, Is Working for the APP
preparation : J he Los Angeles
County Exhibit at San Fran
cisco = Donations.

The board of directors OF the chamber
of commerce met yesterday afternoon at
o'clock.
There were present Directors Lanker-
SHIN, Klokke, McGarvin, Forman and
Edwards.
Director Lankershim occupied the
chair until the middle of the meeting,
at which time he was obliged to leave,
and thereafter the chair was occupied
by Director Klokke.
After the transaction of routine busi-
ness the committee on ways and means
reported that they had made the regular
monthly examination into the secre-
tary's books and the condition OF the
finances, and found everything all right.
B. V. Duque and Pridham & Wepber
were elected to membership in the
chamber.
A communication from Senator Eel
ton was read, stating that he was at
work on the San Pedro harbor matter
and would do all in his power to forward
its interests.
Considerable discussion took place on
the question of sending delegate to
Washington to assist in the work. 1t
was finally decided that if the necessary
funds could be raised by subscription to
pay the expenses of such delegate he
would be sent, and it was moved and
carried that Mr.. Charles Formsn be re-
quested to go. Nj. Forman, who was
present, stated that he could not an
swer definitely at present whether it
would be possible for him to 60, but
that he would take the matter under
consideration and return an answer
later.
1t wae moved and carried that COM
mittee of seven be appointed to raise the
necessary funds by subscription to carry
on this work.
The following resolutions were passed
by unanimous vote:
Whereas, The United States govern
ment has undertaken the construction
of deep-water harbor at Galveston-a
work which was frequently urged in
memorials to congress by the chamber
of commerce of this city, and
Whereas, The natural Pacific coast
outlet for the commerce of that harbor
as determined by distance and the law
Los Angeles, California. therefore be it
Resolved, That the Los Angeles cham
Der OF commerce calls upon the chamber
city to assist in the effort now under
way to secure an appropriation with
which to inaugurate the construction of
a deep water harbor at San Pedro, which
is the spot designated by the engineers
of the war department as the most suit
able in this section of the coast for such
an undertaking.
1t was moved and carried that the
secretary be instructed to write to the
boad OF supervisors of San Bernardino
county and to the city councils and
commercial organizations in that county
and request, in the name of the board,
that action be taken favorable to the
harbor of San Pedro. 1t was moved and
carried that the matter of sending del
egate to San Bernardino county to assist
in this matter be left to Directors
Klokke and Jevne, with power to act.
The following resolutions were offered
by Director Jevne and passed by unani-
nous vote:
Whereas, The board of supervisors of
this county has discontinued the appro-
priation of $25 month for the state
board Of trade at San Francisco, for the
reason that the county was not repre-
sented by an adequate display, and
Whereas, The chamber has now had
constructed and filed, at cost of about
$175, an elegant case and has shipped
the same to San Francisco to be placed
in conspicuous position in the rooms
of the state board at San Francisco,
therefore be it
Resolved, That the board of directors
OF the chamber Of commerce respectfully
requests that the supervisors continue
the appropriation Of $25lper month, be-
ginning with the month of October,
1892, to which time the dues have been
paid, and that they allow the chamber
the additional sum of $75 in part pay
ment for the construction and finishing
of the case.
Resolved, That committee of FIVE be
appointed to present these resolutions to
the board of supervisors.
The following were appointed as such
committee: Directors Freeman, Slim
son, Jevne, Forman and Breed.
The board then adjourned.
EXHIBIT NOTES.
Donations to the chamber OF COM
merce yesterday were navel oranges
raised without irrigation by L. s. Porter
of Pasadena and one case of assorted
citrus fruit from John Scott of Duarte.
Both OF these exhibits will be sent
north to put on the chamber of COM
merce exhibit case in the state board of
trade in San Francisco.
The French school of this city sends
in samples of potato starch and speci-
mems Of cotton raised in the school
yard.
East Whittier rancho sends in
branches of olives of the mission va
riety.
A. Eddy of Compton sends in speci-
mems of alfalfa representing six cuttings
this year. This will be sent to the
worlds fair.
The board of supervisors make dis
play OF navel oranges from the county
poor farm, taken from trees only three
years old, which will do credit to any
citrus locality.
w. R. Baker of Pasadena sends an
exhibit of desiccated vegetables.
Five cases of fruit and vegetables will
be sent north today for the chamber of
commerce exhibit in the state board of
trade rooms in San Francisco.
The First Law of Nature.
This self representation Is acknowledged to be,
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