The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-27
CAHUENGA LEMON EXCHANGE
Bylaws We're Duly Considered and
Unanimously Adopted
The Contract Constituting the Exchange the
Sole Agent for the Members Signed
and Seaied-The Details

There was recently held at This Pass
school house meeting of the Cahuenga
lemon exchange, which had for its object
the consideration and adoption OF bylaws.
The president of the new organ ization,
ex-senator Cornelius Cole, calle the
meeting to order. The TO flowing gentle
men present added their names to the
list OF members: g L. G. Hodeson, Il.
W. Price, Henry Goodwin and A. b.
Clark.
The secretary of the exchange stated
that he had received from the Office OF
the secretary of state the certificate show
ing that copy of the articles of incor :
poration had been duly filed.
On request of the president the sacre-
tary read. article By article, the proposed
bylaws as pre- pared by the com mittee ap-
pointed Tor drafting the same. This
committee used for the basis of its report
the bylaws of the lemon growers ex-
change of North Ontario. A II the articles
OF the report were readily agreed to, en-
cept the one that pertained to the ques-
ton of raising funds, III substitution of
which Mr.. PIT. Durfy offered the follow
ing:
All the permanent expenses and i'm
provements of the exchange shall be met
by the mem bersAip dues and u uniform
assessment per tree of its members. But
all running expenses of the exchange
on all the fruit as delivered to and &C.
cepted by the exchange. The permanent
Improvements of the exchange shall be
leased by the exchange at a just and
reasonable RENTAL which shall constitute
q running expense, and this rental sha Ii
be divided annually among the mem ers
of the exchange upon the basis that as
sessments are levied. The fee of adms-
sion to mhershlp IN the exchange
shall be So.
The above bylaw met with the ap-
proval of all present. 1t is. probably, the
most equitable plan for raising the nee
essary funds that could under the cir
cum stances have been devised. There
are only few orchards in the valley in
full bearing, most of them having been
planted within the past two years. The
directors will not for some time erect
curing and packing house but in the
meanwhile will provide suitable quarters
for those purposes, the expense of main
tanning which Will be borne by those
using the same.
Under the bylaws new members will
be required to pay an assessment on per.
manent improvements. therefore the
growers in the valley who contemplate
more favorable terms than those who
have already become mem bers of the ex-
change.
After full consideration of all the
provisions of the bylaws they were
adopted by unanimous vote.
The contract constituting the exchange
the sole agant for the curing, packing.
shipping and marketing of the fruit was
signed BY the mem bers present.
The annual meeting of the exchange
will be held at The Pass school house on
the evening of Decembe Der Sd, to which
time an adjournment was taken.
The futurs of the exchange so auspici-
ously inaugurated, Is bright one. 1t
has been formed for the com mon benefit
of the lemon growers of this charming
suburb OF Los Angeles AMI for this pur-
pose alone.
An important meeting of the citizens
association will be held on the evening
of the Goth at the Pass school house at
which many matters of general interest
will be Consiuered