Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-08
CLOSING OF OFFICES
AND BUSINESS HOUSES
WOULD HELP BOND VOTE

General Closing OF Offices ana business
houses until 10 a. m. and of shops and
factories until 8 a. m. on the morning
of election day is being urged by the
campaign committee of the chamber
of commerce to emphasize the i'm
portance of the water bonds and per-
nit the workingmen as we'll as the en-
ployers to- get to the polls and vote
early
There has has been a good response
from the business community to the
closing up appeal Of the campaign COM
mittee, and indications are that the
friends of Owens river will do nothing
during the early hours next Wednesday
but vote and work for the success Of
the bond issue.
| Mayor Harper has been particularly
eager to secure the general closing of
| the business community on election
day morning, in order to give the work.
ing people ample opportunity to ex-
press their will.
| The mayor yesterday issued Sec
ond proclamation to the business COM
munity, saying:
To the business men and employers of
Los Angeles.
The Owens river campaign commit
tee Is striving, for the good of the aque-
duct project, to secure the general clos
ing of business houses until 10 a. m.
and the factories and shops until 8 a.
m. on the morning. of election day.
Wednesday, June IL.
This movement, if generally success
full, 1 believe will add greatly to the
total number of votes on the $23, ,000, 600
water bond issue, and as 1t is of first
Importance that full expression of
the peoples will be secured, and that
the ratification of the bonds be made
by large overwhelming majority,
urge all business houses to close up as
requested
The adoption of the bond issue by
this much to-be-desired overwhelming
majority depends mostly upon the plain
people who work for their living get
ting to the polls, and the workingmen
will surely perform this duty Of citizen
ship almost to man If they are given
fair opportunity.
Therefore, L respectfully urge once
more upon the business community the
general acceptance both by large firms
and by small, of the campaign COM
mittee's program for complete cessa-
ton of business activity until a. m.
and 10 a. m. as prescribed.
A. c. HARPER.
Many Pledge to Close
Pledges to close until 10 a. m. on
election day, circulated by representa-
| lives of the campaign committee yes
| terday for the first time, met with
hearty responses and general signature
| by business men.
The roll of honor of merchants who
were the first to agree to close bears
the names of the following firms:
]. w. Robinson company Boston dry
goods store), c. M. Staub Shoe COM
pany, Jacoby Bros, S. Nordlinger &
Sons, Cunningham, Curtis & Welch
COMPANY; New York store. f. B. Sill
verwood, Lyon mckinney Smith COM
pany, Llewellyn Iron works, Com
mercial Engine company, Fulton En-
gine works, Thompson & Boyle COM
pany, Johnson Foundry and Machine
works, Stearns Gas Engine works,
Acme Brass Foundry company, Vulcan
Iron and Tool works, Lacy Manufactur-
ing com ANY Bishop & Co., California
Cornice works, Dixon Machine works,
F. w. braun company, Axelson Ma
chine company, Baker Iron works,
Luitweiler Pumping Engine company,
Maine Machine works, Keating &
Plumbing company, A. ]. Kohl Plan
| ing Mill company, Harrison Machine
works, Glol Iron works, Los Angeles
Engine works, ]. l.. Berry Supply COM
rany, Wood Bros, Harris & Frank and
| c. c. Desmond
| The campaign committee urges all
business houses willing to close until
| 10 a. M on election dag as requested,
to telephone such information to the
headquarteTI at the chamber of COM
merce, as it will be impracticable to
reach all houses with the agreements
now being signed.