The herald., 1895-01-17
THEY DISCUSSED PUMPKIN PIE.
Festive Chamber OF Commerce
Directors.
A Variation From the Usual Weekly
Bill of Fare.
V.t,.r a.k.df e.. "a Peat oais.
Empioyees-Enterta of
Pomoiogiats.

The board OF directors oil the cham
Der OF com merce met in regular session
yesterday afternoon and feaoted on ap-
pies and pumpkin pie, in addition to
performing their usual oaerous duties.
The pie was en- unexpected addition to
the bill of fare. Usually the directors
only have lemonade and apples with
which to regals themselves, bus yester-
day they had pie-real old-isshioned
pumpkin pie--snd thereby hangs Tale.
Director Formsn has becoms some-
what of on agricultuSist of late. In fact,
he lays claim to being ''some pumpkins"
himself, when il comos down to the ques-
ton of being horny-hsnded son oil
toll. II there 10 one thing General
For man takes pride in moro than
another, il. is the sizs and quality of the
pumpkins OF his raising.
Not content with exhibiting his prize
pumpkins in their natural state among
perintendens Virgins aggrs gstion of
vegetable monstrositiss, General For>
man sent load Of the fruit to the
evaporatng establishment ON East
Second etrsst. to have it converted into
soup material for exhibition in that
form. Mr.. Spawn, the man with the
evspcrating apparatus, not only made
barrsl or two of good soup stuff, but
converted some OF the product into lus-
cious pumpkin pies.
half doz gu of these pies wore sent
to Superintendent WiGgina for him to
pass Judgment upon, but Virgins has
been off his feed for few days and or
dered by his doctor to boycott pies. The
board OF directors being on the point of
assembling when the pies arrived, Mr..
Virgins passed them, along with peck
of apples and jug of lemonade, into
the directora' room, for official iuvesti-
cation.
There were present the following
named directors to participate in the
discussion: Freeman, Stimson. Jevne,
Cohn, Severance, Forman, Parsons,
Patterson, Klokke, Hazard, Jones.
On motion of Director Klokke the
pies were laid on the table. President
Freeman, however, soon afterward or
dered them taken up in sections, each
director to investi gate the particular
section assigned him and report. The
table was cleared in short order and the
unanimous report adopted that as a
pumpkin pie producer Farmer Forman
was great success. The regular order
of business was then taken up.
REGULAR PROCEEDINGS.
The following were elected to MEM
bership: Robert L. Garrett & Co., under
takers; l.. Herzog, printer; J. F. Cosby,
retired.
A list of members who have become
delinquent during the last six months,
Is in nsmber. was read to the board,
and after due consideration OF each
name a number OF them were dropped
from this list.
W. II. Workman and Judge R. M.
Widney presented n memorial on the
subject of the Union Pacific line
from Salt Lake City to Milford, which
it was asked should be detached from
the main portion OF the road in the pro.
posed reorganization by the government,
in order that this section might be
made part of the line that is to con-
meet Los Angeles with Salt Lake. The
memorial WAS adopted in an amended
form.
1t was moved and carried that the as
sembly room be not rented to any
parties who propose to charge admission.
Mr.. II. j. Rudisill of the Southern
California Horticultural association APP
peared before the board to ask that an
invitation be extended by the cham Der
to the convention of the American Po-
biological society, now converting at
Sacramento, to pay visit to Southern
California while they are on the coast,
and he asked that the chamber assist in
their entertainment. 1t was moved and
carried that an invitation be extended
as requested. and that the chamber
agree to do all in its power to assist in
their entertainment.
The following telegram to Senator
White about postal facilities in this
city was read anu, on motion, the meets
ing adjourned.
Los ANGELES, CAL, Jan. 16, 1895.
Hon. Stephen N. White, United States Senator,
Washington, b. g.:
1t is absolutely necessary that better postal
service be given this city. Volume of mail
constantly increasing. City i'll lea with tonr-
lists. Population nearly doub since 1890.
In consequence of lack of carriers and the en-.
forcement of the S-hOur law, mails in thickly
settled portions of city are delivered but once
daily; nevertheless postmaster and assistants
performing clerical duties IL hours per day.
(Signed)
Geo. II. stewart Chas. Forman,
l.. Z. Mosher, W. Fl. Workman,
Daniel lines, Robert McGarvin,
j. NJ. Elliott, Frank RAIDER,
John K. Platter, J. S. Slauson,
N. A. Covarrubas, II. Jevne.
T. d. Stimson, Frank A. Gibson,
X. Conn. Herman W. Hellman,
y. W. Jones, W. ]. Brodrlck.
L. f. G. Kiokke, Geo J. Denis,
W. G. Patterson, A. r. Naftzger,