The herald., 1895-07-31
Chamber of Commerce Delega-
ton Waits Upon the Latter
LOS ANGELES WILL EXHIBIT
Each Of the Progressive Men Addressed
the Board
Bonds Accepted, Licenses Granted ana orders
Given by the Supervisors
Yesterday

concluding its days labors yesterday a
delegation from the cham Der OF commerce
appeared to address them on a subject of
import to the people of Southern Califor-
MIA. The committee was composed OF
Charles d. Willard. the secretary; J. S.
Slauson, George ". Parsons. Z. +. G. .Klokke
and Gen. Charles Forman. They were
greeted pleasantlyby the board. who leaned
back and looked back at them expectant-
ly. Mr.. Willard stepped forward and
plunged Immediately into the discussion
without wasting any preliminary re-
marks. He explained that the chamber
of commerce asked an appropriation
for the great cotton states and inter
national exhibition that opens in
Septem ber.
Mr.. Willard in well-cbosen language
explained tn objecs OF the exposition
and its Importance to the world as being
distinctly production of the new south.
that the nation and the world would be
interested in. He recited its recognition
by the government as an international ex
position, and detailed the advantages to
Southern California sand Los Angeles of
an exhibition at Atlanta.
The speaker dwelt on the fact that there
were numb bers OF eastern and middle
STATES III southern SdlllOTuld,
and that they wereEenthusiastically for a
Los Angeles exhibit. He told of the ar
rangement whereby the chamber OF COM
merce of Los Angeles hac secured control
of the space and government of the fine
California building from Mrs. Dooley and
Manager j. Anthony German, and the
rest of the state must procure concessions
from the chamer. He said that to make
any kind of an exhibit $4,000 would be re-
qulred to make desirable exhibit $4,000;
and $4,000 was the least the cham ber would
consider. So Mr.. Willard proposed t. the
supervisors to appropriate from the fund
provided by law $500 as a lead for the
subscription, guaranteeing to make up
the rest of the $4,000 and perhaps more.
The committeeman in turn endorsed
their spokesman and spoke warmly for
progress 1t was generally deplored that
there were certain penuriOus persons in
the city VINO have no public spirit and
therefore their strong boxes have to be
forced for begrudged contributions to an
enterprise even when the capital invested
is certain to be doubled and trebled in in
direct returns. So the committee advO-
Gated compelling generosity and progress
siveness through the medium of the tax
collector With $500 from the supervisors
and S3500 from contributions, Los Ange-
les could get first in the field and, having
the call on space, could demonstrate to
the world now. as at the other fairs, that
Los Angeles leads the state in enterprise.
Frank Virgins, experienced at the Co
lumbian and midwinter fairs. would un-
doubtedly handle the matter at the At
lanta end.
The supervisors pondered the matter
after Mr.. Willard's brief statement closing
the different addresses.
Supervisor Hanley remarked that in the
apportonment proposed at the conven.
tion of supervisors in San Francisco the
delegates considered that toward state
exhibit Sal Francisco county should con-
tribute $1,000, Los Angeles $500 and all
the other counties not to exceed $3.50.
Mr.. Hay suggested taxing the whole
matter under advisement, but the cham
Der meets today so something definite
was asked for.
Mr.. Hay spoke guarde edly of expense
and uncertainty and pressing needs to be
met, but 1t was finally agreed that as
soon as possible after the auditor makes
his statement on Thursday the board
would see what its financial condition
was. and would return definite answer
to tho cham Der. So the committee retired
and the board adjourned.
II. W. Carter and j. Ii. Carter, having
qualified in the sum of 5000 each as
bondsmen of Z. L. Benton, poundmaster
OF Almondale the bond was approved.
Peter +. Carton was granted license to
conduct the Pavilion saloon at Terminal
island, on motion OF Mf. Hay. Carton
Is now under arrest for selling liquor
without license.
County Surveyor Wright. James X.
Boal and Mr.. King were appointed view
ers over the proposed road petltioned for
by the farmers OF San Antonio road dis
trict.
The trustees of La Verne school district
have filed their certificate Of election.
held July 9th. at which the $1,000 desired
for school buildings purposes were voted
animously.
WS. Hook. for the Los Angeles Traction
company. yesterday filed the bonds re-
quired by the board. Mary b. Hook. $500;
VIEW. Howard, Sl250; NJ. f. O'Dea,
Sl25O Vim. II. Avery. $2500.
On motion of Mr.. Hay the bid of the
Excelsior Bridge company for Ieplankine
the Sanford bridge under the emergency
clause. in the sum of $685. was accepted.
Washburn bridge is to be likewise COW
cred.
Letters we're read from Back e. Man
son of London. and Deitz, Denison e.
Prior of Helena, Mont. filing their appli-
cations for consideration. should the
board desire to let on. county bonds at
a lower rate of interest.
J. A. McGirk's resignation as Justice of
the peace of El Monte township was be-
fore the board yesterday. There was
numeruusly signed petition by the resi-
dent of El Monte praying the appoint
ment of r. l.. Choate to fill the vacancy.
1t was signed by McGirk. The hearing
was continued until August 7th at 10
a. IN.
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