The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-15

address the Public Comfort Committee,
La Fiesta, H. P. Anderson, chairman.
By order of the
Merchants Association Of Los Angeles,
Cal.
Mr.. Newmark, the treasurer OF La
Fiesta, has made preparations for a
thorough canvass of this city for sub
scriptions. A special committee has been
selected, the members of which will be
provided with lists, where the bust
ness men, banks, capitalists, and
in fact everybody will be re-
quested to put down their names
for as large amounts as possible. 1t is ex-
pected that by a week from tomorrow
evening sufficient funds will have been
collected or subscribed to make La Fiesta
a glorious success.
Mostly all of the details of the commit
tee have been decided upon, and it de-
ponds now on the response that the public
will make for financial support, whether
or not the programme will be carried out
Some comment has been made that in
the procession last year one of the princi-
pal industries in this section was ignored
and that no provision was made to give it
representation this year. The mining
scenes have been missed by many people,
and as the development of the mines sur
rounding this city contributes largely to
the prosperity of this section, it has been
suggested that 40 mining scene would
be apropos.
The local committee having in charge
the entertainment of the delegates to the
meeting of the Pacific Coast Fire Chiefs
Association are already at work discussing
methods of entertainment and plans for
the pleasure of the expected guests
The committee is composed of Ex-
Mayor Rowan, Ex-Fire Commissioner
Broderick and Fire Commissioner kuhrts,
Ex-Chief H. A. Mccarthy and Chief Moore
of this city, and Chief A. B. Cairnes of
San Diego. This committee was appoint
ed at the last meeting OF the association
in San Francisco.
The fact that the meeting of chiefs will
occur during the great Fiesta week has
inspired the committee to make extra ex-
ertions and to contemplate form of en-
tertainment which will be calculated to
bewlder the old fire fighters and their
wives.
The Pacific Coast Fire Chiefs Associa-
ton is going on four years old Its first
meeting was held in Victoria, British Co
lumbia, in 1891. The following year the
meeting was held in Portland, last year in
San Francisco, and now it is coming to
Los Angeles.
Fire chiefs will come from Washington
Co1,,r,hto he
the two Dakotas, Montana, Nevada, Utah,
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas,
Nebraska, Kansas and California. There
will be more than 100 of the big brave
fire chiefs, and they will bring their fam
lilies, so that it is estimated that the whole
number will reach 300.
The committee has arranged for bust
ness meetings and meetings where papers
will be read on all subjects bearing on
fire-fghting. There will be paper on
the organization of fire departments, one
on the best sort of departments for small
towns one on the Importance of dis
cipline in fire departments, one on paid
departments versus volunteer companies,
one on fire apparatus and one on water
supplies for cities.
The details or the programme nave
not yet been arranged, but the parades
have not been overlooked. In fact, the
parades are to be made feature, and
Chief Moore is at work upon scheme to
have one grand night parade in conjunc-
ton with the Fiesta parade, when the
whole fire apparatus of the city, the local
fire department and the visiting chiefs
shall be in line, and the whole shall be
made gorgeous with electric lights and
decorations in the Fiesta colors.
Prizes will be offered to the local com
panies for the best drilled company and
the best appearing company.
The Los Angeles Department consists of
eight steam fire engines, five chemical en-
gines, two hose companies and one truck
company. There are fifty callmen and al
together 105 regular men in the depart
ment.
The meeting will last for five days and
one night grand banquet will be given
the visiting chiefs by the local depart
ment. Excursions are also planned when
Mount Lowe, the sea coast, the orange
groves on the kite-shaped track and all