The herald., 1894-12-27
PAT 1ERSOK HEADS THE TICKET,
The New Officers Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce.
Endorsement of the Nominating
Committees Work.
Senator Perkins Behaves That tho Mica
rRgus CANAL BIZ VIII Pass
at This Session.

The officers and directors OF the cha m
Der Of commerce for the ensuing ysar
we're practically decided upon yesterday
afternoon at the annual meeting OF the
chamber hsld for that purpose. About
forty members were present when Pres
Ident freeman called the meeting to
order. He explained thatin accordance
with the custom that has always pre-
vailed in the chamber committee had
been appointed to make nominations 10
be presented to this meeting and he
called upon MIR. Elliot. to make ths
report.
Mr.. Elliott stated that since ths COM
mittes had met, several changes had
been necessary ia the repor: as origin
ally prepared owing to the fact that
eoms OF the gentlemen who had been
nominated were unable to serya and
others preferred to serve on different
committees than thosa on which they
had been originally placed, Hs would
therefore tender an informal report
which it had not been practicable to
have ratified by the whole COZ m'ttee ss
some of the changes had only jIos oeen
made. His report MAS as follows:
For president. w. @, Patterson; 6rst
vice. president, Charles Forman; second
vice.p president, I. d Scimson; treasurer,
Andrew Mullen; chairman cOmmittse Q
on commerce, d. Freeman; manusac.
lures. K. Cohn; immigration, O. T.
Johnson lands, J. A. Graves; MINES,
Hancock Banning: ways and means,
f. w. King; statistios, W. 3. Cline;
laws. NJ. L. Graf; membership Louis
f. Vettsr; hotslF, F. s. Munson; ; parks,
DR.. j. H. Daviason.
By unanimous vote this report was
adopted as whole.
President Freeman called attention to
the fact that the adoption of the report
did not close nominations, but that any
nomination could be made by any mem
Der OF the chamber up to within i've
DAYS OF the election by simply posting
notice iu Secretary Wizards office. He
then asked for other nominations but
none wsrs offered.
The president gave notice that the
election would take place January 9th,
from a. m. to 8 p. IN. Hs also an.
nouncsd that the five remaining mem.
bsrs OF the board, constituting the stock
holders committee, would bs elected By
the stockholders on soms date prior to
the election.
WHAT THE DIRECTORS DID.
Prior to tho annual meeting the board
of directors OF the chamber mst yester.
day afternoon. There wers present
Directors Freeman. Lsnkershim, Cohn.
Mullen, Forman, ?arsons, MEG irwin,
Patterson, Klokke. Jones.
A communication was read from San
u Arb ina u a ~ WI.
lard announcing that the resolutions OF
the chamber on tho eubiscs of the Mic.
arsgua canal had been received and that
he was inclinsd to believe that the
Nicaragua canal bill would psss this
session.
A communication was received from
the Mount Lowe Railway company OF.
'sriny tbs members OF the cIam ber o
commerce. an excursion over that line on
January 5 at little more than halt
rate. II was moved and carried that
the invitation te accepted and that tho
m sm bers b. urged to avail them selves
OF this opportunity to see the mountain
road.
"A communication was read from tho
Los Angeles Directory comp panv stating
that they proposed to make a ceasus OF
the city to ascertain its exact popula-
ton, and asked for the endorssmen of
tho chamber to the undertaking. Sec.
retary Willard was instructed to consult
with the directory people and ascertain
the details OF the plan and report at the
next mosting.
Tho following we're electsd to mem
bsrship in the chamber J. Schless-
niger. merchant; Bankers Alliance of
California, Lille and Accident Insurance
company.