The Florence tribune., 1899-11-04
VALUABLE ASSISTANCE.
The Los Angeles Chamber cf Commerce
 Declares for rFederaIlrliqatsen.
PRICE BAKING POWDER CO.,,
 CHICAGO.


 From theLos Angeles YiG.es.l
 The Chamber of Commerce has de- clared in no uncertain terms for the plan of national irrigation, and against the proposed scheme for the issuance of State bonds for irrigation purposes. At B regular meeting ofth board of directors of the chamber yesterday aft ernoon. resolutions were unanimously adopted providing. for the appointment of three delegates to tbe F ga tiap coz vention to be held iii Saa Francisco November II. and instraetiug those q es "to make every proper effort to secure the abandonment of the State plan.o The directors syho voted for thesearesolutions are President ] s. Slauson and Messrs. Clark, Forman, Hawgood, Klokke, McGarvin, Mckee, McGarry, NeW mark, Pascoe, Rule, Story, Stewart and Sessions.
 A communication was read from T. c. Friedlander, secretary of the Cali fornia State Association for the Stor- age of Flood Waters, incl6sing a call in which the chamber was asked to ap- point committee of three to attend convention to be held in San. Francisco November IA, to take up the matter of the construction of reservoirs and works for the purpose of irrigation within the State of California. In com pliance with this request, the following resolution was offered and unanimous ly adopted, and the president was re quested to appoint committee of three and report at the next meeting:
 Whereas, the Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles, Cal, has been re- quested to send three delegate to a convention, to be held at San Fran cisco, Cal, on November 14, 1899, at the call of the California State Associa- tion for the Storage of Flood Waters, to take action ou q proposed plan of is- suing bonds of the State of California for the construction of reservoirs and works for the storage and distribution of water for the purpose of irrigation and, whereas, it is the sense of this chamber that the proposed plan, as outlined in the press and explained at a meeting held for that purpose in this city on October ', is not suited to the advancement of the welfare of the Estate of California and, whereas, all the benefits to the State of California which the proposed plan is designed to 1 accomplish are included and more ef- fectually provided for in the plan and purpose of tue National Irrigation As sociation which already has the fullest l indorsement of this chamber; and whereas, it is believed that the contin. uation of an attempt to carry out such plan as that proposed by the Cali' fornia State, Association fer the Stor. age of Flood Waters vii, operate IS sr impeachment to the progress of the movement for national irrigation be it
 Resolved, that in sending delegates to the. proposed convention they be and are hereby, instructed to make every proper. effort. to secure the abandonment of the State plan refer. red to, and also to induce the said COD vention to take such action as will bes harmonize with the purposes and worl of the National Irrigation Asseeia tiou.'
 c. D. Willard, who was delegat from the chamber to the conference 0 trusts held in Chicago September 1a gave an account of the proceedings o the conference. Tn this reportit WE
 made manifest that the Los Aogele