Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-03
MAY ESTABLISH
MINING EXHIBIT
LOS ANGELES CHAMBER OF
MINES IS ACTIVE
Open Address to Bankers, Business
Men and Mine operators-Full
List OF Chamber Di-
rectory

The Los Angeles chamber of mines,
recently organized, may establish a
large and attractive display OF mineral
products in Los Angeles in the near
future.
The chamber of mines is one OF the
strongest OF the representative business
organizations of the state of California
and Is destined TO exert q powerful in
fluence in the sane development of min
ing property and also as a business
getter for Los Angeles.
Board Of Directors
| Below is the complete list of directors
OF the chamber of mines:
| John II. Mathews, president State
Bank and Trust company, Los Angeles.
| Fred A. Hines, real estate and insur-
ance and mine owner, Los Angeles.
| Rol King, one OF the proprietors of
the Hollenbeck hotel, Los Angeles.
| w. j. Rouse, secretary Boulder Min
ing and Milling company, Searchlight.
| c. NJ. shannon, mine owner, Los An
| geles.
j. w. A. OFF, mines and investments,
Los Angeles.
Willard r. Hatch, mines and invest
ments Los Angeles.
| w. II. Wilson, mine owner and man
ager of mines, Los Angeles.
| s. w. Gilmore, secretary Fairchild,
Gilmore & Wilton company. contractors,
and treasurer Sheep Ranch Consolidated
Mining company, Los Angeles.
Fl. a. Osborne, mine owner and opera
tor. Los Angeles.
d. A. Forester, of e. A. Forester &
Sons. real estate and mines, Los An
geles
f. w Peck mining, Los Angeles.
| +. W. Gillett, formerly general freight
| and passenger agent San Pedro Los An
geles e Salt Lake Railroad company,
but now interested exclusively in min
| ing. Los Angeles.
| Angeles,
j. Ross Clark. president Las Vegas &
| Tonopah Railroad company and vice
president San Pedro. Los Angeles y salt
Lake Railroad company, Los Angeles.
Walter G. Barnwell, general freight
agent Santa Fe Railway company (coast
| lines), Los Angeles.
A. d. Myers, mine owner, Los Angeles
and Goldield. New
Epes Randolph. president Arizona &
Colorado Railroad company. Arizona
Eastern Railroad company, Cananea,
| Yaqui River & Pacific Railroad COM
pany. Maricopa G Phoenix Salt River
Railway company, ella Valley, Globe &
Northern Railway company. Tucson,
Arizona.
Ferd X. Rule. representing the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers association
! of Los Angeles and ex-president Los
! Angeles chamber of commerce, now real
| estate and investments, Los Angeles.
George II. Mosher, representing the
Los Angeles chamber of commerce, sec
retary and manager Holmes supply
company. general merchandise, Los An
geles.
Address to the Public
| Following is an authorized address to
| the public setting forth plan of opera
| ton
Consistent with the progressive
geles as evidenced by the phenomenal
| growth of our fair city in population
and commercial Importance, that por-
| ton of it's business community consist
ing of the leading mining and business
men of the southwest, with determi-
nation to emulate the most efficient
| work of our chamber of commerce. nave
organized the Los Angeles chamber o.
| mines. whose special mission shall not
| only be to foster the mining interests
and industries of the great southwest
but also to safeguard. so far as possible
| the investor in mining securities ano
prevent him from being the victim of
| the many illegitmate organizations
| throughout our country. so that an
| legitimate mining enterprises may be
recognized, so far as possible, upon their
| true merit, and the honest investor and
meritorious corporation brought to-
gether to their mutual advantage also
that individuals, or banking and other
| institutions may have a trustworthy
source of information.
| "This chamber. when requested to do
so by the owners of any property. Will
| upon payment of an established Zee,
cause same TO be examined by two eX-
| perts. one to be guaranteed by the
| board OF trade of the district in which
| the property is located Of there be one)
and the other to be chosen from stan
retained by us for that purpose. This
report will cover the questions OF title
mana cement, location and development
AS no one can tell what the future oi
amy mine may be. il would be unfair
and lead to complex difficulties were an
attempt made by this chamber to de-
termine values therefore this point viii
not be passed upon.
New Discoveries Daily
"The new mining fields which are
being opened at our very doors promise
to be the greatest the world has ever
known. and are attracting worldwide a
tention Millions are being added tC
our wealth and new discoveries are
being made daily. still mining in this
section is only in its infancy Hun
dreds of square miles are as yet uneX
plored and virgin territory.
Los Angeles is the natural center fool
these new fields and with her wei
known 'hustling' characteristics II
reaching out for the trade that is her!
by natures laws. and of necessity sh'
must foster and protect these interests
The ewes Of the business men of thu
entire country and Of the great army o
investors which the present unprc
cedented era of prosperity has created
are today centered upon the Erea
southwest, and we realize that II W.
would merit their confidence we mus
provide that every possible Safeguard
be thrown around their investments.
"We wish the people of the entire
country to know that Los Angeles ha'
/. taken steps to protect, so far as posi-
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