The herald., 1894-08-23
THE FIRST REGIMENT PLEASED
A Letter to the Chamber From
Colonel Shafter.
Discussion of the New Tehuantepec
Railway.
Some Five Hundred Psrsons Sign .
Protest Against tho Good Roads
Petftion-O o ther kou-
tine Matters.

The board of directors of the chamber
OF commerce met yesterday afternoon
at 2:l5. There were present the folio W.
ing directora: Freeman, Forman,
Stimson, Parsons, Klokke, Jones, Nc
Garvin, Lankershim, Eisen, Patterson,
Cline. H. Freeman presided.
After the transaction Of routine busi-
ness, the secretary reported that he had
inspected the protests against the good
roads petitions; that they came princi-
pally from the south part OF the city,
and that they contained about 500
names, many of them Of responsible
citizens. The report was fled.
A committee Of citizens informed the
board that q meeting was soon to be
called to discuss the question of the
further improvement of Elysian park,
and asked that the board should en-
dorse and sign petition calling for the
meeting. After some discussion. in
which the fact was developed that the
members OF the board were in favor of
the improvement OF all sections of tho
city, and would favor the calling OF any
meeting that tendad toward such gen.
eral improvement, the petition was in
dorsed.
Thos. A. Day & Co. were elected to
membership.
Messrs. Sherman and Norcross Of the
San Diego chamber of commerce were
heard in the matter of the Tehuantepec
railroad, which will shorten the distance
between New York and this city 1900
miles. They asked that the chamber
Investigate the matter and ascertain
w1ether ANYTHING can be done toward
securing line of steamships between
the southern ports of California and the
Pacific terminus OF the road. The mat
ter WAS, on motion, referred to the
committee on commerce for investiga-
tion, with the assurance of the board
that the Los Angeles chamber will
gladly cooperate with the San Diego
organization in this undertaking.
The following letter from Colonel
Shafter, addressed to the banquet
committee of citizens, WAS read:
ANGEL ISLAND, Cal, Aug. 10, 1894
Mr.. L. B. Lankershim and others:
Geutemen:-I have delay ed writing you in
regard to the beautiful banquet given to me
and the officers OF my regiment at Los Angeles
on the 9th instant, on account of changing
station and the poor facilities for writing while
you the great qualification and happiness your
action gave us all. We came to your city on
the most unpleasant duty that can fall to a
soldier to do-the possibility of conflict with
the people of his own country. Happily, how
ever this contingency was not realized, thanks
to the firm attitude of the civil authorities
and also, it is to be hoped, to the wise counsel
on the part of those whose actions had made
it necessary for the government to make dis
play of force sufficient to insure order and the
observance OF the laws
From the day of our arrival we felt that we
had the hearty cooperation and support of
every good citizen OF your city; that we ex-
pected. but not the great honor you did US in
showing how highly you had appreciated our
presence and that we had possibly helped to
preserve the quiet that followed our arrival.
1t was the more gratifying as it is the first in
stance that has ever come under my observa-
tion, wnere the troops of the United states
have been thus publicly and highly honored by
the people they have been sent amongst
The stay of my regiment at your city and at
Santa Monica viii be long remembered Gs one
OF the most pleasant episodes of our service.
The officers OF my reg iment join me in best
wishes for you personally, and for the contin.
ued prosperity OF your beautiful city.
am, gentlemen, very truly yours,
WIN. r. SHAFTER,
Colonel First Infantry.
The following resolution was passed
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