Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-17
NEW BOARD TAKES
fireplace OF OLD.
NINETEENTH INSTALLATION OF
OFFICERS
Chamber Of Commerce Gives Evidence
! Of Increasing Usefulness and Re.
ports Show That satlsfse-
tory Conditions Exist

The nineteenth annual installation Of
officers of the chamber of commerce
took place yesterday afternoon in the
presence of about score of members.
Reading of the minutes of the last an
nual meeting, of reports and of busi-
ness affairs took place.
The board of directors elected last
January took office in place OF the
old board.
]. o. Koepni, retiring president,
handed the gavel to w. ]. Washburn,
president-elect, making a compliment
tary speech.
Mr.. Washburn, as he afterwards ex-
pressed it, did his stunt and responded
with a speech, pledgiRg himself to do
all that is in his power for the benefit
Of the chamber of commerce and fol-
the upbuilding of Los Angeles.
Mr.. Washburn spoke of the great
good that has been done by the cham
Der during past years, and dwelt at
length upon the glowing future that Is
now before them. He also spoke of
the place that the chamber now holds
in one of the most prosperous and
beautiful cities in the United States,
and said that 1t remained for the or
ganization to do what it could toward
shall become one of the greatest cities
In the whole country.
The secretary's, treasurer's and other
officers reports showed that the cham
Der has had a prosperous year, that 1t
has brought many influential bodies
from other cities here and has done
much to contribute to the city's well
fare in general.
Regarding Manufactures
The most important matter referred
to the committee on manufactures dur
ing the past year was that of formu-
1ating plans to induce the location of
manufacturing enterprises in this city
and vicinity.
After a careful study of the question
the committee recommended that a de-
partment known as the factory listing
bureau be established under the super
vision of the committee on manufac-
lures of this chamber. The board of
directors approved the report and the
committee prepared rules and regula-
tons governing the filing of applica-
tions with this department, providing
that any person or corporation en-
gagged in a legitimate manufacturing
enterprise in Southern California or
proposing to engage therein and desir-
ing capital in their enterprise may file
with the secretary of the chamber an
application to have their enterprise
listed.
Membership and Grievances
The committee on membership and
grievances has the following report and
Recommendation to make for 1906:
The membership February l, 1905,
was 100 all told, including a few mem
bers who were delinquent and a few
who had temporarily left the city. We
have lost by death thirteen, and
through designations and dropped for
various causes. 1879; have added new
members, COS, leaving a total member
ship of 2153 in good standing.
1t has been suggested that 100 enter
priSing members be solicited to become
perpetual members by paying $500 each,
thereby creating fund OF $780, which
could be placed at interest, thus guar
anteeing annual dues for all time.
In addition to the work of securing
new members and looking after the few
grievances your committee was busilY
engaged in the line Of entertainment.
Mines and Mining
Daniel Murphy, chairman of the COM
mittee on mines and mining, submitted
the following report:
Your committee on mines and mining
has had some matters of great inn
for consideration during the past year
and respectfully invites attention to the
main features of it's work.
That ever recurring and very allur-
ing species of mining known as the
"black sand" proposition, for separat-
ing the precious metals from its value
less neighbors, has received special at
tention by the shipment of carload of
auriferous sands from Shakespeare
Beach, near HermoSa, one of our sea
side resorts, to Portland for treatment
during the exposition season; and al
though the results were pronounced to
be satisfactory it still remains to be
seen whether or no it is a paying in
dustry.
The mineral exhibit for this site was
awarded a gold medal at the Portland
fair for its magnificent display, and one
of it's principal attractions was the
$4,000 gem exhibit from San Diego
county.
Smelter propositions have engaged
the attention of many in the public
press, but nothing seems to have
definitely materialized as yet.
Resolutions were reaffirmed by this
chamber calling attention to the neces-
sity of guide posts directing to water
COD LIVER OFT