The herald., 1897-08-21
THE NE. A. CONVENTION
EVERYBODY HELP SECURE NEXT
YEARS MEETING
Chances for a Dutch Invasion-Joint
Committee Meet Today-Chamber
of Commerce Notes

The following communication issuet
from the chamber of commerce is self
explanatory:
Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. II. 1897
Shall we have the National Educationa
convention here next year? This de
pends entirely on what the citizens vii
do to secure it. This convention will
bring from 1000 to 10, 600 eastern teachers
into our midst Comment as to the bene
fit of such a gathering is unnecessary
The selection of place for holding thi:
convention is left to the executive com
mittee of the National Educational asso-
citation, which is as follows: ]. M
Greenwood. superintendent of schools
Kansas City, Mo-; Irwin Shepard, presi-
dent of Normal school, Winona. Wis.
l. C. McNeal, president of Normal school
Superior, Wis; Charles NJ. Skinner, SUI
perintendent of public instruction, AL
bany, N. Y; A. G. Lane. superintendent
of schools, Chicago Ill.
"If you are acquainted with them
please write them personal letter set
ting forth the advantages of our city
for holding such convention. in your own
language, and if you have any friends
that can be induced to write, please see
that they add their weight toward in
ducing the committee to give us favor
able consideration. Please give this
matter your immediate and earnest at
tention and let us all work together and
see if the result will not be in our favor.
"CHAS. FORMAN. President.
FRANK WIGGINS, Secretary"
A letter from J. A. Foshay in regard
to the above ma tier was received by Sec
retary Virgins yesterday. N which he
thanks the chamber for its active inter-
est toward securing tine next convention,
and hoping that its labors may meet
with success since it certainly will mean
much to Los Angeles If the SO meeting
can be held here. Mr.. Foshay's letter
enclosed one from j. M. Greenwood,
president of the National Educational
association, which was written from
Kansas City, and stating that the build
ing should be large enough that certainly
5000 or 5000 people at least can hear
the speakers well, and suggesting that
in case any members of the executive
committee are wanted in Los Angeles ON
visit to further the chances for the
next convention here, that Superintend-
ent Lane Of Chicago, or Treasurer Nc
Neal of Superior, Wis, might find op-
portunity TO come.
Col de Leur reported at the chamber
yesterday that he was in receipt of a
letter from his Dutch friend. q. P. c.
Zeenhuyzen, written on board steamer on
the English channel in which he express
y.r-i Tod q for
from the chamber of commerce on the
subject of sugar beets. 1t will be re-
membered that Mr.. Zeenhuyzen left
here a short time ago and took reports
prices, statistics, etc, with him, to re-
port to an Amsterdam. syndicate with
view to establishing Dutch colony anC
! sugar beet plants here. Col. de Leu
seems to think that the report OF hi
friend will be favorable to this section
and as the first purchase will probabl!
be 10000 acres, the chances are good TO
the beet industry here unless such ex
orbitant prices are demanded for th
land that the whole colony is driver
north, where inviting bait is being helt
out to attract the Dutch invasion.
The joint committee appointed by thu
three commercial bodies to look into thu
street cleaning and sprinkling contrac
matter will meet this afternoon at 3:3
! in the chamber of commerce rooms at 6
call from Chairman j. W. Mckinley.
Arrangements are going steadily
ahead for the reception to be given b,
the Native Sons at the chamber Wed
nesday evening. September 8. Music
will be furnished by the Apollo club an{
the Catalina band, speeches will be made
from the gallery, and ice cream, lemon
ade and punch will be served in the re
ception rooms which will be handsomel!
| decorated with flowers
The recent displays are Palm Beaut!
and Crawford peaches from j. M. Coy
ner of Palms; French prunes in cluste
from A. r. Sprague, superintendent o
! Bonito ranch; sugar beets from Palm
dale Irrigation company; wheat in shea
and corn in stalk from B. Duncan's Re
| dondo ranch Muir peaches from tn,
Piru rancho, and handsome photo
graph of the South Antelope Irrigation
company reservoir from Nathan Cole
jr.
FOIJR DOLLAR FIGHT