The herald., 1897-06-22

be improved very soon, Judging from tie
news that appears in the papers, or run
ming direct line of steamers for their
own account, in Gaze that nothing bet
ter can be done.
Gentlemen of this honorable Mer-
chants and Manufacturers association,
fear that have occupied your atter-
ton too long this evening, and will con-
tinue several other informal meetings
with you, discussing the best steps we
may take for the success of increasing
our mutual commercial relations, in the
purpose we have in view.
Only one more word to thank you in
the name of my government for your
kindness and attentions you have paid
to it's representative in this city, and also
as private individual, that with pleas
ure and respect protest to you his best
wishes for your prosperity and happi-
ness.
OTHER REMARKS
At the conclusion of General An
drade's remarks Mayor Snyder spoke a
few words on the subject of Mexican
trade and the inducements offered Los
Angeles merchants to introduce their
goods into that country.
James Mortkins, who recently loaded
the first vessel with Los Angeles mer-
chandise which has ever been sent to
Mexico, said: 1.-The merchants in this
city are in every way able to compete
with the merchants Of San Francisco for
the Mexican trade IL proper transpor-
tation facilities can be secured. We have
great natural advantage over them in
proximity, and it is only necessary to
make the. most of this natural advan-
tage to place us upon footing to do
business with Mexico. The experiment
which was recently made in taking a
cargo of merchandise from this city to
Ensenada in Lower California was a
success and proves what can be done
in commercial way with those people"
Hon. B. Salazar, who was a member
Of the senate in Chihuahua, but is now
a resident of this city, was asked to state
his views in regard to the trade rela-
tions which might be worked up with
Mexico. He is thoroughly conversant
with the affairs Of that country and ex-
pressed himself as confident that good
trade could be secured in that direction
if the proper effort was put forth.
T. e. Gibbon, vice president of the Ter
minalf railroad, said: 1.-THE directors of
the railroad with which am connected
are all imbued with the spirit that the
prosperity of the railroad depends upon
the commercial prosperity Of this city.
There is one condition which we should
not fail to realize. which is that we can
not sustain a city of the size of Los
Angeles on climate. We must establish
commercial enterprises. Mexico offers
good field for commercial enterprise.
If the vessels plying between San Fran
cisco and Mexican ports will not stop
for our merchandise the thing to do is
to have ocean transportation of our
own
e. A. Stuart was in favor Of the mer-
chants of this city pulling together and
buying avessel which shall be used in
Carrying cargoes to Mexico. At present
the large vessels from San Francisco
will not stop at local shipping points
Mr.. Stuart thought that IL vessel of
two thousand tons capacity could be
purchased and representatives of local
houses put right into the field it would
not be long before a good trade could 2
established.
j. M. G. Marble expressed his belief
that the proposition to purchase ves-
sci was entirely practicable. He does a
large amount of shipping and would ia
vor such an enterprise.
John r. Perry answered several ques-
tions in regard to cost of vessel and
the expense of maintaining it, etc.
Before the meeting adjourned General
Andrade was made an honorary mem.
ber of the Merchants and Manufactur~
ers' association. The following resolu-
tion was also passed:
Whereas have with us tonight Cen
eral Andrade, the representative of Mexi-
co; and whereas the Association of the
Merchants and Manufacturers Of Los An
geles has already done much in the way
OF increasing the good understanding ex-
isting between the peoples of the two re-
publics and in the extending of trade re-
lations; therefore be it, and it Is hereby
Resolved. That 1t is the sense of this
meeting that the good work so fitly inau-
gurated should be carried forward with
conservative care and with unflagging en-
ergy. and to this end the board of direct
ors, to whom we owe so much for what
they have done in the past, be urged to
be unwearied In well doing and make each
forward step in the past an earnest Of