Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-17


gested in my address a year ago, and
It now rests with the public to make
this most valuable vehicle for the
development Of our industries.
The city and county consolidation
question is closely related to, and in
fact is part of the water and harbor
situation. Territory bordering on the
present city ought to share in the new
water supply and must be admitted to
its part of the burden as well as Of the
benefit. The harbor through which
much of the commerce of a large por-
ton of the United States will event.
ually pass must not be parceled In the
ownership of several different towns
and cities, but 1t must necessarily be
part OF a commercial metropolis COM
posed of our present Los Angeles and
Its smaller sisters. welded into a
Greater Los Angeles, in which, how
ever, no one of the component parts
need lose It's proper identity. A COM
mittee of this chamber made the first
report on this subject, and through its
continued efforts the present official
commission was finally created.
THE prosperity of this chamber is
evidenced by a net increase of FIVE
hundred in its membership during the
year. AS this represents an increase
| of about 30 per cent the chamber has
fully kept pace with the community.
"It now becomes my duty to inject a
tone of sadness into this report. Death
struck from the rolls of our member
ship two ex-presidents who had served
this chamber most Loyalty, G. M. Wells
and j. s. Slauson. To Mr.. Slauson was
rendered q tribute on the part of his
| fellow citizens such as has never before
| been given to private citizen, the
honor in this instance being distinctly
conferred upon the man, he having at
no time occupied a public position
whic could claim for him such un-
usual recognition.
ut only remains for me to thank
| the members of your board of direct
ors and your other officers associated
with me for their unselfish interest ana
devotion to the work of this chamber,
and the absolute harmony that has at
all times prevailed.
1T now cede the presidency of this
chamber to my successor No man Is
more entitled to the honor or Is better
qualified for the position than is Mr..
w. J. Washburn, our new president"
secretary's Report
The report of your secretary this year
will, in a measure, be repetition of
that of last year.
We have accustomed ourselves to the
new quarters and have arranged them
in such an attractive and interesting
manner that we have been largely pat
termed after in other localities and lith-
ographed until now we are deemed to
be the topnotch in our own particular
line of promotion and advertising.
During the past year very important
measures have been taken up and
through the aid of other commercial
organizations either settled to the adj
vantage of the community or are now
being handled for the public good
through competent committees.
The most pronounced and profitable
effort of the chamber during the past
twelve months was the participation in
the California display at the Lewis and
Clark exposition at Portland, where
our fame had preceded us to the extent
of creating feeling that we are going
to Oregon to steal all their credit and
carry away everything of national and
state interest that could be moved. .
In publicity matters the chamber has
published and distributed 100000 pamph-
lets and 100000 leaflets and has handled
publications supplied by affiliated or
EXAMINATIONS amounting to 100000. These
we handled through our own Informal
ton bureau, mailing department and
eastern bureaus, the Portland EXPOSE
| tion Shasta springs and the state board
OF trade, making grand total of $4,000.
| The demand for Information in printed
| form is continually on the increase,
and every effort is being adopted to
supply 1t.
| In matters relating to the municipal
ity. statistics were gathered from cities
| throughout the United States relating
| to municipal ownership of water, for
| the purpose of establishing a suitable
plan for equable division of the city wa
| ter tax.
The chamber also favored the estab-
lishment of a steamship line between
San Pedro and the west coast of
| Mexico.
The water congress, called under the
auspices of the chamber early in March,
was a most successful affair. A full
report of this congress was published
and copies sent to all commercial bodies
throughout the state and to neighbour
| ing states interested in irrigation.
Copies were also supplied to the agri-
cultural department of the United
| States government.
The entertainment feature of the past
year began with a most interesting and
pleasing afternoon reception to H.
Rider Haggard in the month of March.
| In April reception was given to the
visiting delegates of the Woodmen of
the World convention. The Salt Lake
Commercial clubs visit to Los Angeles
| in May was a forerunner of the
|
| the Saints and the city of the Angels.
| In September a committee from the
chamber entertained the general secre-
| tary of the United States society of
| Christian EndeaVor. The pioneers of
Salt Lake City were given a recep-
ton in October in which many of the
pioneers of California participated. The
representatives of the National Edu-
Cational association, en- route to San
Francisco, were entertained in October.
A very enjoyable reception was given
to the delegates to the w. G. T. u. in
the same month. Gen. Chaffee Was
entertained and given a reception in
December. The Southern California
Teachers association was also enter
tanned in the same month. Bishop
Conaty was given a reception on his
return from Europe in the latter part
of December.
The eastern newspaper represent
atives, who were guests of the Salt
Lake and the Union Pacific railroad
companies, were treated to a Spanish
bullshead breakfast in Verdugo park by
the chamber December 20.
The financial transactions of the
chamber for the past year, condensed,
are as follows: Receipts, $29,11S.1S; dis
bursements, $685. 1918; balance on hand,
$2,957.05.
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