The herald., 1893-09-16
SEMI -TROP|C FRUIT TARIFF
The Chamber of Commerce Pro-
tests Against Reduction.
Resolutions Which Express the Sense
Cf the Community.
The Directors Meeting Yesterday,
Lsngthy Resolutions on the
Tariff Exhibit
Notes.

! The board OF directors OF the chamber
OF commerce met yesterday afternoon at
/ S o'clock. There were present Directors
Freeman, Breed. Stimson, Klokke, For
man, Graft and Parsons. President
Freeman occupied the chair.
The membership committee reported,
/ favorng the election of the following
candidatea H. Slotterbeck, Q. @. Chees-
man, T. W. Phslps.
The following were appointed as spe-
cial committee to prepare facts and sta
| tislics tending to chow that the estab-
lishment OF a military post and training
school in the vicinity of Los Angeles
would be beneficial to the department OF
war: L. S. Butler, Charles Forman, +.
P. Johnson, A. NJ. Thornton, E. f. c.
klokke.
A communication was read from Brit
iah Vics-Consul Mortimer with regard
to communication recently received
from the Sydney chamber OF commerce,
and the secretary was Instructed to
formulate resolution favoring the send
ing OF the United States consul to sgd
ney instead of Melbourne.
| The following were, on motion, ap-
| pointed ss delegates OF the Los Angeles
| chamber OF commerce to the interna-
/ tional irrigation congress. to be held in
Los Angeles, October 10, 1898: d. Free
man, L. d. Stimson.
A communication from Fred Delaney,
! with regard to the mountain forest res
ervation was referred to Register Sea-
man.
Director KloSke offered the following
resolutions on the subject OF tariff on
sem-tropic fruits, which was carried
unanimously:
Whereas, IL is stated on reliable au-
tbority that influences are at work to
secure favorable report from the house
1 committee on ways aud means for a re-
duction in the tariff on oranges and
other semi-tropic fruits and products,
and
Whereas, The inevitable result of
such reduction would be to throw
open the American market to
quantities OF fruit grown, handled and
packed by the equslids and uncean
laborers that inhabit the cholera in
fected sections about the Mediterranean,
and to drive from this market the
wholesome product OF American grow
ers; and
Whereas, The people OF Southern Cal
ifornia, to the numbe OF 200 900, are
largely interested in products OF this
character, the annual output OF oranges
alone amounting to over 1000, 900 boxes
in value over 5000, 600; and
Whereas, A large amount of capital
has been invested in industries OF this
character in the planting OF 6 000,0 900
trees, the building of huge dams and
construction OF thousands OF miles oil
water-pipe lines for irrigation, costing
many millions Of dollars; and
Whereas, The industry, which has for
the most part sprung up during the
past 20 years, has not only supported
and improved the condition of large
numbers OF loyal American citizens, but
has also resulted in steady and natural
cheapening OF the pricee Of the product
in the American market, bringing the
luxury of winter fruit within the reach
of people of limited means; therefore
be it
Resolved, That it is the sense OF the
chamber of commerce OF Los Angeles
that any reduction of the present tariff
on semi.tropic fruits ard products viii
present q serious menace to the physical
welfare of the people of the entire ma
ton. and will infict undeserved injury
Upon the fruit producers of Southern
California, and we therefore earnestly
recommend the house committee or
ways and means TO report the present
schedule of customs duties on semi
tropic fruits and products unchanged
and be it further
Resolved, That copy OF these resolu
tione be forwarded to our senators anc
the Representatives from Southern Cali
fornia with the request that they present
the same to the committee on ways anC
meane.
Director Breed presented resolution
with regard to the Geary act, which was
laid over for one week.
The board then adjourned.
NOTES.
The following contributions have beer
received ut the chamber: One boz
Villa Franco lemons from A. Keen
Son, Keen valley, San Diego county
samples of fruit grown on vines an(
trees three and four years old, from
Shaw ranch, Hesperia; Kelsey plum
and Hungarian prunes, Mark Bremble
Covins; H. B. Stewart, Florence. Cal.
send two large equashes weighing "a;
: and 314 pounds.
There ia now on display at the cham
r ber Of commerce the largest pumpkin
ever seen in this city. 1t was raised b.
1 H. B. Stewart at Florence, and weigh
3l4 pounds. There are number o
others there also nearly as large. The,
! will be sent to the worlds fair, and viii
be exhibited at the California building
i. where they will no doubt be We've,
with wonder by the crowds that throni
that building.