The herald., 1893-08-13
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
Work of the Irrigation Con.
gress Committees.
The Governor Asked to Suppress a
Very Bad Map.
Movement to Purchase the Irrigation
Works Left by tho Late Engineer
Flynn = Arrangements for
the Congress.

The board o. directors of the chamber
OF commerce met yesterday afternoon at
8 o'clock.
There were present, Directors Pike,
Hazard, Germain, McGarvin, Parsons,
Freeman, Klokke, Jevne.
Mr.. Freeman occupied the chair.
The committee on ways and means re-
ported on the financial reports Of the
secretary and treasurer to the effect
that they were in accord and correct.
John Bloeser of the City Carpet
Cleaning works was elected to member
ship.
A memorial addressed to members of
the senate and house of representatives
asking them to support any reasonable
measure for the construction OF the
Nicaragua canal, to be held under Amer
lean control, was adopted.
The president announced that he
would appoint L. j. Rose O delegate to
the road convention at Sacramento.
1t was moved and carried that $500
be loaned to the finance committee of
the irrigation congress to pay immediate
expenses until collections could be made
on subscriptions.
A Communication was read from H.
E. Martens, secretary of the local union
of the Cigar Makers International union,
with regard to the proposed constrt1c-
ton OF q $60, 900 home for aged and sick
members Of the craft, provided land was
donated for the purpose. Mr.. Martens
said that land was not desired in the
city, but somewhere in the county, and
that the amount needed was not more
than so acres. The secretary was in
structed to give the matter publicity as
far as possible.
Resolutions were passed in regard to
the worlds fair book which were in part
as follows:
Whereas, The state legislature, at its
last session, passed law authorizing
the governor to issue q book on the re-
sources of California for circulation at
the worlds fair for which an appropria-
tion of $25, 900 was set aside in addition
to the total sum OF $500, 900 appropriated
for worlds fair purposes; therefore,
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Resolved, That the board OF directors
OF the chamber of commerce of Los An
geles begs to call the attention of Gov
ernor Markham, under whoBe name the
book 10 published, to the fact that the
map which accompanies the book and is
circulated as part Of the same, is Totally
unfit for use by reason of its inaccuracy
and slovenly appearance.
Resolved, That we call upon the gov
ernor to Immediately suppress the cir
.culation OF 30 inaccurate and misleading
a document, believing that it accom-
plishes for the state more OF injury than
of good, and to substitute in its place
one prepared with higher degree Of
care and intelligence.
Some resolutions offered by Director
German, advocating the adoption of q
financial project advised by r. M.
Widney of this city, were read and
referred to committee of one, consist
ing OF Director Hazard. for considera-
ton.
The board then adjourned to meet
August 26th.
IRRIGATION CONGRESS COMMITTEES.
A joint meeting of the committees of
the irrigation congress took place yester-
day afternoon at 80 O'clock
There wore present the following
named gentlemen D. Freeman, E. F. G..
Klokke, F. W. King, F. l.. Allies, A..
Phillips. II. T. Hazard, A. @. Bilicke,
W. O. Patterson, Eugene German, L.
B. Merry. Harry Brook.
After the transaction OF routine busi-
ness Communication was read from w.
H. Mills, stating that he expected to be
at the congress. The secretary was in
etructed to request the governor to ap-
point him az one of the delegates at
large from the state. r
The secretary was instructed to tele-
graph to Gov. A. L. Thomas, chairman
of the executive committee, asking him
to issue call as soon as possible.
1t was moved and carried that F. l..
Allies be appointed to act as secretary
during Mr.. Willard's absence in Chi
cago.
The committee on arrangements re-
ported favoring the use of the Grand
opera house for the meetings of the con-
gress. 1t was moved and carried that
the recommendation be adopted.
Engineer Dockweiier, who was pres
ent, addressed the meeting, asking that
action be taken to urge the library trus-
tees Of the city to purchase the books
and pamphlets formerly owned by Mr..
Flynn, which would be of value to all
engineers in Southern California and to
all Interested in the subject OF irriga.
tion, and which ought to be accessible
to the delegates of the convention.
1t was moved and carried that com.
mittee be appointed to look into the
matter with the library directors. The
following were appointed as such com.
mittee T.. +. @. Rlokke, Eugene Ger.
main. 7. D. Stimson, #. L. Allies and w.
@. Patterson. e
The committee then adjourned.
A telegram has been received from
Governor Thomas of Utah by the local
committee stating thst the official call
for the irrigation congress has been is
sued and that copies will be sent here.
A large number OF Communications
from people, announcing their intention
of attending the congress-. have been re-
ceived in advance Of the official call.
Prof. e. NJ. BoRgs OF the university of
Arizona, at Tucson, will be ono of the
representatives from the sun-kissed ter
ritory.
Charles d. Marx, professor OF civil en-
gineering, will represent the Stanford
university.
s. @. Dunham of Hartford, Conn.,, will
also attend. He writes that he has irri-
CATION interests in Colorado, and espe-
cially desires to be at the coming con-
gress.
L. M. Pickering of Garden City and
Robert F. Strobe of Anson will be two of
the representatives from Kansas.
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