The herald., 1894-08-02
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Regular Meeting OF tho Board OF Di-
rsctors.
The board Of directors OF the cham ber
OF commerce met yesterday afternoon. !.
There were present Directors Cline,
Breed, McGarvin, Lankershim, Stimson,
Mullen, Cohn, Jevne, Forman, Parsons,
Klokke, freeman, Patterson. Francisco
and Jones.
'Mr. Lankershim Of the special COM
mittee on military post reported that a
memorial had been prepared, signed by
the officers OF the chamber OF commerce,
board of trade, Citizens league and Mer-
chants association, and petition had
been circulated containing about 1000
names, and that theee documents had
been forwarded to the secretary of war.
The secretary OF the chamber was in
structed to send copies OF the memorial
to the senators aud to Generals Scho-
field, Miles, McCook and Ruger.
A communication was read from Mr..
Lelong, general manager OF the state
board of trade, asking that some repro.
sentative of Los Angeles county be ap-
pointed to succeed Mr.. j. de Barth
Shorb.
A letter was also read from the state
board of trade With regard to its new ex.
hibit quarters, and asking that a map
and county statistics be sent it.
Messrs. Formsn, Lankershim and
Klokke we're appointed a committee to
consult with the board OF supervisors in
the matter.
A communication was read from J. O.
Fisher, director-general OF the Cabrillo
celebration at San Diego, asking the
chamber to use its influence to get the
date of the agricultural fair changed as
not to conflict. The secretary was in
structed to explain that it would not be
practicable to make the change OF date at
this time.
A communication from J. E. Bleek.
man, with regard to this state partici-
pating in the great flower festival in
New York city. was referred to the state
board OF trade.
Director Parsons offered the follow
ing resolutions which we're, on motion,
adopted:
Whereas, A great and increasing in.
terest is being manifested in tie Pc
troleum and other mineral develop.
ment of this portion of the state, and
we learn that the state mineralogical
bureau, through its agent in tho field,
has investigated and reported upon the
oil ard gas bearing formation upon the
eastern slopes of the coast range, thus
imparting very valuable and definite in
formation. to the great assistance OF
capitalists and investors and consequent
increase in production and,
Whereas, 1t appears very desirable
that similar Investigation should be
made, particularly of the oil and gas
bearing formation on this side OF the
coast range and south of Sierra Macre
range with direct reference to this To-
cality and the immediate vicinity of Los
Angeles, for the reason that larger in
vestments have been made upon this
side Of the coast range in the minerals
referred to. which should certainly en-
title US to due consideration therefore,
be it
Resolved. That this chamber present
this whole matter to the attention of
the state mineralogical bureau at San
Francisco, with request that such ac-
tion be taken by it in the near future,
including active Investigations in the
field. as shall constitute q proper pre-
sentation of the whole subject with
maps, charts and such other aids as are
necessary to define the mineral belts and
give clear conception OF the whole sub
ject.
The board then adjourned.