Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-10
BIC INSTITUTION
CHOOSES OFFICERS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS
ANNUAL ELECTION
Men Well Known In Business and ln-
dustrial Circles Are Selected as
Officials and Chairmen
OF Committees

only one ticket was balloted for yes
terday at the annual election for Off
GERS and chairman OF the various COM
mlttees of the Los Angeles chamber of
commerce, with the following result:
President-William u. stephens, sue
ceeding w. ]. Washburn.
First vice president-George II. Stew
art, succeeding william ID. Stephens
Second vice presldcnt-Gail Il. john
son. succeeding George II. Stewart.
Treasurer-O. T. Johnson, succeeding
James e.. Kays.
Chairman committee on agriculture
and horticulture-F. q. Story.
Manufacturing-W. II. Booth.
Mercantile affars-M IL. Newmark.
Mining-R. II. Heron.
Transportation-Jam Slauson.
Law-Major II. II. Lee.
Publication and statistics-Harry r.
Calender.
County and municipal affalrs-Jo-
seph Scott.
Hotels-Walter Raymond.
Finance and auditing-Charles G..
Greene.
Building and permanent exhibitions
j. o. Koepni.
Emigrant-J. V. Vickers.
Boulevards, parks and roads-S. A.
Butler.
Exposition-A. b. Cass.
Membership-A. w. Skinner.
The new officers and the chairman of
the several committees constitute the
new board of directors, and they will
assume office February 20.
The annual meeting of the chamber
Will occur February 10, when the an
nual reports will be presented.
All WeIl-Known Men
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Los Angeles twenty years ago, since
which time he has been prominently
identified with the business interests
of Los Angeles and has gained
especial prominence through many high
offices held in various Masonic and
other organizations. He was born in
Eaton, Preble county, Ohio, December
&C. 1859, and lived in the east and
south until he came to Los Angeles
about twenty years ago, when he en-
gagged i'm civil engineering. Later he
went into the grocery business and
five years ago purchased half interest
in the grocery firm of Carr & Stephens.
Mr.. Stewart, during his twenty years
residence in Los Angeles, has never
held political office that carried a SAL
airy with il. He was one of the pub
tic library directors under Mayor
RAIDER, and one of the park commits
soners Under Mayor Snyder. He was
secretary and manager of the Los An
geles clearing house for five years and
was made secretary of the California
Bankers association at the time of it's
organization.
Gail B. johnson is a native of Texas,
but has been prominent in business in
Los Angeles for a number of years.
At present he is first vice president of
the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany.
Treasurer-elect Johnson has been a
resident of Los Angeles for twenty
seven years and has large property in
terests. He was member of the late
police commission and he has served
on the boards of numerous charitable
and philanthropic organizations, but
he has never sought political prefer
ment.
AS to the Breakwater
At yesterdays meeting of the board
of directors a suggestion was read
from Randolph H. Miner with reference
to closing the gap on the outer harbor
at San Pedro between the shore and
the breakwater. stating that by sus-
pending work on the outer construc-
ton will leave sufficient funds to fill
the gap between the shore and the
breakwater.
The matter was referred to the har-
Dor committee, with instructions to
send their report to our representa- |
tives in Washington.
The bylaws of the chamber were
amended increasing the number of
members on the standing committees |
from i've to nine.
The following were elected to MEM
bership: Garvanza Brick company, |
California Farm Land company, D. S.
S, Baxter, broker; d. S. Gates, Petro-
lithic Pavement company; Walter A.
Gillett, Petrolithic Pavement company; |
]. C. II. WINS, real estate; II. A. Land
wehr, real estate; Los Angeles Pack
ing company; Mcdonald & Stott COM
pany, real estate; 1. N. Marks, corsets
and lingerie; Joseph Rittinstein, jew
eler; Thomas w. Roulo, restaurant;
Lowry II. West, Gardena, CAL; H. l..
Wineman, real estate; Wittenberg