The herald., 1898-03-24
COMMERCE CHAMBER
LOWER RATES ON SHORT TELE-
GRAMS REQUESTED
Senators and Representatives Asked
to Be on the Alert for Our Fruit
Interests-A Reception

The board of directors of the chamber of
commerce met yesterday afternoon at 3:15.
The following members were present:
Messrs. Cass, Forman. Francis, Groff,
Hawgood, Hooker, Klokke, Mathuss, Nc
Kinley, Newmark, Patterson, Siegel, Vet
| ter, Stewart, Waters and Woolwine. Pres
ident Forman occupied the chair. Homer
Laughlin, capitalist, was elected to men,
bership.
Director Patterson, chairman of the COM
mittee ON commerce, to whom was referred
a communication from the Quincy Freight
bureau, asking the telegraph companies to
change the maximum number of words at
one rate from 10 to 20, reported the follow
ing resolutions, which were. on motion,
adopted:
Whereas, it is difficult to phrase busi-
it of ten words whereas, the advent Of
long-distance telephone service, which ad-
mits of more complete description and
secures to each message an immediate re-
spofise. at cost proportionately less than
present telegraph rates, Is a circumstance
which ought not to be ignored by the tele-
graph companies, and, whereas, the exist
ing regulations were established years ago,
pclOic Tic era VI tclcpHOne COInpeIlLlOns
therefore, be 1t
Resolved, By the Los Angeles chamber
of commerce. that the Western Union Tel
egraph company and the Pacific Postal
Telegraph and Cable company be earnestly
advised and requested to change the maxi
mum number of words in a message at
one rate from ten to twenty
Resolved, That copies of this preamble
and resolutions be forwarded to each of
the two great telegraph companies, with a
request for favorable consideration"
The same committee also reported on
the matter of the proposed treaty between
Spain and the United States, wherein 1t
was suggested that the citrus fruits of
California were to be sacrificed to the
petroleum, lumber and flour interests of
the east, offering the following resolutions:
Whereas, it is reported that in the pro-
posed commercial treaty between Spain
and the United States, which is now said
to be pending it is represented that con-
cessions detrimental to the citrus fruit in
terests of California are being considered.
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That our senators and repre-
sentatives in congress be requested to be
on the alert and use such influence as thew
may possess to prevent any such unfair
discrimination.
Resolved, That copies of this preamble
and resolutions be mailed to the senator's
and representatives in congress from Cali
fornia."
communication was read from J. A.
Foshay superintendent of city schools.
stating that on the 18th of March there
would be held in this city one of the larg-
est educational gatherings ever held in
the state, and asking the chamber to give
public reception, either on the 31st of
March or the 1st Of April, to the noted in
structors and lecturers that would be in
attendance. The request was, on motion.
granted. and the secretary was instructed
to make such arrangements as were
thought necessary for such reception.
A letter from Prof. E. j. Wickson was
read, asking the chamber to furnish de-
tailed statement of preferred fruits raised
In this locality, for the purpose of using
such data in the report that he is prepar-
ing for the division of pomology in the
United States department of agriculture.
The same was referred to the committee
on statistics.
Director Klokke called attention to an
article that appeared in the Chicago Her
aid of March 10Th, claiming that the or
ange crop of California had been COM
petely ruined by frost on the 18th of this
month. A committee of three, consisting
of Directors Klokke, Story and Hooker.
was appointed to take up the matter and
deny the assertion.