The herald., 1898-12-01
HARBOR CELEBRATION
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SUG-
.GESTs A CONVENTION
Division Of Territory Under Respective
Jurisdictions Not in Accord With
Topography Of Country

rectors OF the chamber OF commerce was
held yesterday afternoon. Director Story,
chairman OF the ways and means
committee, to whom was referred the mat
ter of the Nicaragua canal convention, re-
ported, suggesting that convention of del
eeates be called from the commercial or
ganizatiors of Southern California at the
same time the delegates were invited to
meet here to arrange for the San Pedro har-
Dor celebration December 10Th. lie also
stated that the committee had written to
the San Francisco chamber of commerce In
forming that body that il this organiza-
tion contributed toward sending anyone to
WaJhington TO represent our interests in
the Nicaragua canal proposition that it
would be some one from this section of the
state. as the matter had been under consid-
Grafton for the last two or three months.
The same committee recommended defer
ring the publication of the pamphlet, "How
We Grow"
Director uawgoodd special committee Of
one, appointed to superintend the rearrang-
ing OF the district land offices for Southern
California. made the following report,
which, upon molten, was adopted and the
to the United States land office and also
call the attention of the Hon. Webster
Davis, assistant secretary Of the interior, to
the fact that the map, with the suggestions,
had been sent to the land office
Your committee on needed changes in
the apportionment OF territory under
the respective Jurisdictions of the Los
Angeles, Nisalla and Independence,
United States land Offices has the hon
or to report, after careful examination
of the facts III the case, that the pres
ent division is not in accord with the
Typographical and physical features Of
the country or with the established lines
OF INSTRUMENTATION and that great
delay is occasioned thereby in the
transaction of business. As an in
stance, Kernville, lying west of the 81
ezra range of mountains, comes within
the Independence jurisdiction, lying
east OF these mountains. The lines or
communication with kernville lead ma
turally to ard from the San Joaquin
valley, to which the Kern river flows.
The postal route is from kernville to
Calieute; from Calente the route is by
the Southern Pacific railway to Sacra-
mento; thence by the Central Pacific
over the Sierra Nevadas to Reno, in
Nevada: thence by the Virginia and
Truckee railway to Mound House:
thence by the Carson and Colorado rail-
way to Hawthorn, Nevada, from which
point the train service to Independence
is tri-weekly; hence a delay of from
twelve to sixty hours always takes place
at Hawthorn.
The time of the whole journey is four
to six days, with frequent interrup-
tions and suspension of traffic from
snow blockadas in the winter months.
The length OF the journey is 500 miles,
to accomplish straight line distance
of eighty miles. In which connection
it must be remembered that. the high
est mountain in the United States lies
between the two places. Obviously, the
business should not be forced beyond
Nisalia, point passed on the way
around to Independence. The Nisalia
district should be extended eastward to
the crest Of the Sierra Navada
The same argument will apply with
equal force to the district north of the
present boundary OF the Los Angeles
JuiiStINlloI IOi at ltdrl dS IdI ds lilS
eighth standard parallel south. which
is the north boundary Of San Bernar-
dino county. The lines of rapid COM
munication lead to Los Angeles As
point of fact, it is speeder and safer
for anyone within the mentioned terri
tory to DO business with Chicago than
with independence, either by rail via
Sacramento or by team directly across
the desert. Furthermore, the business
Interests Of Randsburg and the other
important mining districts center at
Los Angeles and render it the most
desirable and convenient place for the
transaction OF business appertainpg to
the United States land office The pop
ulation of the two places is perhaps the
best index of this-Los Angeles, ll5,OC0:
Independence, 300 The northern limit
Of the Los Angeles district should be
extended to the north boundary of San
Bernardino county.
To the west the portion of Ventura
county now within the jurisdiction of
San Francisco naturally gravitates to
Los Angeles and for convenience Of
business should be attached thereto.
The foregoing changes in the bound
AIRY lines Of the land district are marked
in yellow on the accompanying map.
All Of which is respectfully submitted
j communication was read from the Bee
keepers association Of Southern Califor.
MIA, asking the use Of the assembly room for
their convention to be held the 10th of AIN
uary. The request was granted.
Stanley & Hare presented a proposition
to advertise Southern California at the
Paris exposition in 1860. This proposition
consists of stereoptcon views and lectures
on the industries of the state The matter