The herald., 1897-03-11
The CHAMBER Of COMMERCE
Important Matters Considered
by the Directors
THE MEXICAN CONSULATE
GuilIermo Audrade Will Represent the
Southern Republic Here
ResoIuficn In Favor OF q Census Being Taken.
Endorsement Of Proposed Citrus
Fruits Schedule
THE MEXICAN CONSULATE

The board of directors of the chamber
of commerce met yesterday afternoon at
3:15. The following were present: Di-
rectors Bluett. Duque, Croft. Hooker,
Johnson, Klokke, Newberry, Story, Vet
ter, Waters. Judge Croft occupied the
chair.
The following were elected to member
ship. Edward Neisser, architect; T. E.
Yerka, retired; AL Levy, restaurant;
John Flournoy. real estate, and e. L.
Hutchison, councilman Eighth ward.
A CITY CENSUS
General Matthews was given audience
by the board in the matter of the taking
of a census of the city in order to secure
better postal facilities. The following
resolution was passed by the directors.
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
board of directors of the chamber Of
commerce that the city council of the
city of Los Angeles take the necessary
steps to have a census of the city taken
under the law recently passed by the
legislature of the state of California.
TO ENTERTAIN MR.. M'CALL
A communication was read from III.
j. Flelshman with regard to the visit OF
John A. Mccall, president of the New
York Life Insurance company, to this
city, and a special committee was ap-
pointed to arrange for his entertainment.
U. s. CONSULATES
A request was presented to the board
that the chamber should ask the re-
appointment of the present United states
consul at Sidney, on the ground or spe-
cial efficiency and his acceptability to
the business men of the PACING coast.
The board declined to take the action
requested, for the reason that 1t was con-
trary to the existing precedent that no
endorsements for office are given by this
organization, but the following was
passed.:
Resolved, That 1t ts the sense of the
directors of the chamber of commerce
that as far as possible those American
consuls who have given satisfaction Tor
business efficiency should be retained
in office and that positions of this char
acter should not be used for political
purposes.
A copy of these resolutions will be sent
to the president.
A MEXICAN CONSULATE
The following important communica--
tion was received from the secretary OF
state from Mexico:
MEXICO, "a Feb'y. 1897.
Referring to the memorial that chamber
of commerce addressed to the department
in my charge under daSe of the 18th of Sep
tember of last year. concerning the con-
venience of re-establishing the consulate
of Mexico in that city, take pleasure in
advising you that the president has deem
ed it proper to accede to the request. Mr..
Guillermo -.ndrade. who will shortly take
possession of the, consulate, having been
duly selected for the p2rt.,
alton, 1 am, MARISCAL,
TO the president of the chamber Of COM
merce of Los Angeles, Cal.
1t will be remembered that the board
took active steps some months ago to
secure the appointment of Mexican
consulate in this city on the ground
that it would tend to increase trade be-
tween the Mexican republic and this
section, and this is the result of that
active effort.
ORANGE TARIFF
The following resolutions rendered by
Director Story and seconded by Director
Klokke, who are members of the Citrus
Fruit Growers Tariff association exeou-
tive committee, were passed and were
sent to members of the legislature;
Whereas, The State Fruit Growers
association of California at meeting
In Sacramento December !, called for the
purpose of making tariff schedule on
the fruits of California, and in said
schedule asked for a tariff of 20 cents
Whereas. The citrus growers of Cali
fornia were not represented at said
meeting; and
Whereas, At the mass meeting of the
citrus growers of California. held De-
cember 26th last, at which two hundred
or more citrus growers were present, 1t
was unanimously resolved that tariff
of 40 cents per cubic foot be asked for
on all citrus fruit; and
) Whereas, Both houses of our state
legislature, not being aware that the
rate of 20 cents in the State Fruit Grow
ers' association did not meet the views
OF the citrus growers. but had been
placed there for the purpose of complet-
ing the list, endorsed said schedule; and
Whereas, The committee on ways and
means refuse to raise said schedule on
the grounds that the same has been en-
dorsed by both the State Fruit Growers
association and by the legislature; and
Whereas, The citrus fruit growers are
now asking the legislature to endorse
their request for 40 cents per cubic foot;
therefore be 1t
Resolved, That the chamber Of COM
merce, recognizing the Justice of the
claim made by the citrus growers, do
hereby endorse the same and do hereby
request the passage of concurrent res
tuition to that effect by the senate and
assembly of the state of California.
REPRESENTATION
1t was moved and carried to telegraph
Speaker Reed and urge. II possible, that
he place our representative from this
district on the new committee for rivers
ana harbors.
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