The herald., 1897-01-03
MERCHANT. MANUFACTURERS
Union of Powerful Forces for
Good Purposes
HOW II CAME INTO BEING
Consolidation of Two Established Organ.
tr izations
wv II CAME INTO BEING
The Membership Roll Includes All the
Prominent Business Men-Plans
for the Present Year

The merchants and manufacturers as
sociation. as it now exists, was formed
in June, 1896. 1t is composed of the mer-
chants, manufacturers and business men
of the city and its purpose is to consider
all steps tending to promote the welfare
of the city. Previous to the organization
of the present association there existed
two independent organizations known
as the Merchants associat ton and the
Manufacturers association.
The Merchants association was organ
ized early in 1894 and on April 10. 1894. 1t
inaugurated an annual carnival season
for Southern California by opening the
first La Fiesta de Los Angeles. These
flestas have since become an annual cell
ebration for which Los Angeles is al
ready famous.
The Manufacturers association was
organized in August, 1895, by firms en-
gagged in diversified manufacturing en-
terprises who perceived that the large
interest involved in manufacturing en-
terprises could be better served by meet
ing and comforting with each other and
promoting measures for the common
good.
In June, 1896, a committee Of confer
ence, representing the two associations,
arrived at the conclusion that a union
of their respective members into one or
ganization would best promote the inter-
ests of all and action was at once taken
which led to the consolidation of the two
organizations and the adoption of the
name. Merchants and Manufacturers
association ~ -rr
The association numbers among its
membership all the principal business
men of Los Angeles, the membership
roll showing 291 names.
The Merchants and Manufacturers as
sociation has gone out of the beaten
track in making nominations for the year
1897 The associations affairs are man.
aged by board of fifteen directors, but
instead of naming fifteen members for
the ticket, the nominating committee
has placed the names of thirty represen-
tative business men in nomination, to be
printed on the ballot. From this list
the voter will cross off fifteen names
and the remaining fifteen names will
represent his choice. The object of the
nominating committee in pursuing this
course is to give wide and free express
sion to the choice and will of each voter.
Following are the thirty names placed in
nomination:
II. P. Anderson, grocer; W. A. Barker,
furniture; J. J. Bergin. Los Angeles Soap
company: N. B. Blackstone, dry goods;
laundry; c. B. Boothe, machinery; r.
w. Burnham, mercantile agency; ]. G.
Chamberlain, manufacturer: p. NJ Dan
lei, crockery; c. c. Desmond, hats; r.
w. Dromgold, signs; F. E. Fay, laundry;
II. ]. Fleishman, banker; H. w. Frank.
clothing; F. o. Frazier lumber; G.. T.
Gay, milling; L. W. Godin, shoes: r.
H. Heron, well supplies; w. G. Hunt,
paper; j. A. Kingsley, bookbinder; F.
X. Rule, railroads: II. NJ. Sale, druggist;
]. S. Salkey, cloaks; ]. NJ. Schneider, dry
goods; Frank Simpson, fruits; Alfred
Stern, wines; f. = Stuart. grocer: II.
F. Vollmer. crockery; G. H. Wigmore,
hardware.
Seven names in this list will be recog-
nized as members of the present board,
namely: Messrs Bergin, Chamberlain,
Daniel, Frank. Kingsley, Sale and Stu
art. These include the president, two
vice-presidents and treasurer
The annual election will be held at the
rooms of the association on Monday,
January 1S 1897.