The herald., 1895-10-03
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Meeting Yesterday of the Board
of Directors
THE MINING INDUSTRY
Ia Southern California Is Rapidly
Increasing
The Opening and Dedication Of the Alpine
Division of the nount Lows
Railway Discussed

The board of directors of the chamber
of com m cree met yesterday afternoon at
! 3:l5. In the absence of President Patter-
son, Vlce-President Forman occupied the
chair. There were present Directors Par
sons, Jones, Forman, Dawson, Graft,
Klokke, Banning, Munson, Slauson,
Johnson and Cline.
Director Davisson read telegram from
one of the delegates to the American
Public Health Association, asking
whether it was the desire of the people
of Los Angeles that that organization be
asked to hold its next gathering in this
city. 1t was moved and carried that
special invitation be tende red to them.
A communication was read from the
state bureau of highways, asking the
cham Der of commerce to participate in a
display OF road building material to be
held at Atlanta at the national road con-
vention. The matter was, on motion,
referred to tine committee on mines.
communication was read from Pro-
lessor Lowe, asking that arrangements be
made for an excursion of the mem bers of
the chamber to the formal opening and
dedication of the Alpine division of the
Mount Lowe railway, and asking that q
committee be appointed with whom he
might confer with regard to the details
OF the affair. A communication was also
read from President Patterson, warmly
commencing the enterprise and inviting
the board and members OF the cham ber
to interest themselves in the Mount Lowe
railway, on the ground that it is attract
ing many visitors to this country. The
following were appointed as a committee
to confer with Professor Lowe: Directors
Slauson, Munson, Jones, Cline and Null
len.
1t was moved and carried that the con-
gressional delegation which has been in
yestigating the waterways, rivers and
harbors in the southern part of the Uni
ted States with view to informing
themselves as to the appropriations that
they needed, be invited to visit Southern
California, in order to inform themselves
as to the needs of this section also.
Mr.. +. W. Edelsten was given audience
by the BOARD with regard to the appoint
ment of delegate to attend the miners
convention at San Francisco. He pre-
sented a statement showing the rapidly
increasing mining interests in this Sec
ton, from which tine following may be
quoted:
''The growth of the mining industry in
Southern California has kept pace with
the other industries, although very little
is known about it except by those inter-
ested, as the operations are. conducted in
remote places and the owners conceal the
facts of their being interested for differ
emit reasons. Los An geles is the geograph-
ical center of the largest and best unde-
veloped mining region in the United
States if not in the world. We have sta
tlstics to Prove that the Investigation of
the mines of Southern California has
been on more extensive scale this year
than in all the past history of the
country.
There are in Los Angeles about IFS peo-
pie who are operating mines in Southern
California with capital of over 81, 000,-
900 invested. There are in Los Angeles
county seven mills and about 275 miners
working. Kern county has twenty-five
mills, with 500 miners; RIVERSIDE
county. twenty-eight mills. 900 miners
two of the mills are 2O-stamp and IN one
district; Perris, there are IT'S miners
earning $3.50 per day. San Bernardino
county has thlrty-fve mills and $50
miners; San Diego county, twenty-five
mills, $50 miners. 1t has the Gold Cross
in the county, with 140 stamps and $50
men working for good wages. The total
number of mills in Southern California is
l20; number of stamps, $40; total num-
Der of men working for wages at mines.
1500 total miners and prospectors not
working for wages, 1000; total capital IN
vested in mines in Southern California,
$40, 500. 000."
1t was moved and carried that the mat
ter of the appointment of delegate to
the miners convention be left to the
president to act in con JUNCTION with the
committee on mines and mining. The
board then adjourned.