Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16

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last acts of the last congress was it's
passage.
THE chamber repeated its request
of two years ago that local California
stone be used in the erection of the
Los Angeles government building. a
strong and urgent request was made ot
the war department to fortify the
Southern California coast, especially
San Pedro and Santa Monica. The ana
of the government was solicited in be-
half of the Imperial valley in checking
the flow of the Colorado river.
Street Car Accidents
"The chamber, jointly with other Or
ganizations, appointed a commission to
investigate the cause of and suggest q
remedy for street car accidents 1t also
aided the consolidation commission IN
securing the annexation of territory
south of the city extending to San
Pedro, and is now lending it's forces in
furthering other annexation projects.
\ competent committee was appointed
to investigate the concrete building
ordinance, whose action resulted in Sc
curing just amendments.
The reduction of the number of
local forest rangers was opposed by
the chamber, and the work of the high
way commission in blocking and mum
bering highways was approved. We
urged the appointment of a German
consul for Los Angeles and vice con-
sui for San Diego. The chamber also
co-operated with the city in securing
Legislation favorable to the Owens
river project and also indorsed the re-
quest for an additional state appro-
priation for the Los Angeles Orphans
home.
THE establishment of a line of
steamers between San Pedro and the
Hawaiian islands and along the MeXi-
can coast was indorsed. An excursion
to Honolulu from San Pedro harbOr to
carry members of the chamber and
their friends was planned and is now
being arranged, as an incentive for
opening the commercial relations be.
tween the islands and Los Angeles.
AN exhibit of Southern California
products was established by the cham
Der at Atlantic City early in June. q
full account of which is given by the
exposition committee. The jamestown
exposition was indorsed and resolutions
passed urging the state to take part in
the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition 10
be held in Seattle in 1909.
Elks Entertained
Clearly in the year the Elks from
Salt Lake City We're given q reception
in the chamber quarters, when Fred =
eriCk Warde made an interesting talk
and gave his ideas of California. Hon.
Charles II. Treat, United States treas
urer, was entertained and gave a most
valuable talk on banking in the United
States. Governor Albert E. Mead and
party from Washington We're given
special attention by a committee of the
chamber early in March. AS guests of
the chamber they We're given every
courtesy by the Salt Lake railway, the
Pacific Electric railway, the Los An
geles-Pacific railway and the Banning
company. The entertainment given
this party has assisted largely in in
ducing many citizens of that state to
visit us this winter.
The Utah Press club was the first
editorial association of the year that
we had the pleasure of entertaining
They were given many side trips and
shown such courtcsies as their Voca-
tion suggested.
Hon Joseph f. Ransdell was enter
tanned, and i'm company with our sena-
tor and congressman and members of
the chamber taken to San Pedro and
shown the government work in prog
ross, both in the inner and outer har-
bOrs. Prof David Starr Jordan, Hon.
George c. Perkins and members of the
chamber We're taken to Venice to select
site for q state aquarium. The last
notable event in the line OF enter
tainment was the public reception ten
dered to Hon. William Jennings Bryan
i'm the rooms of the chamber
AN excursion to San Diego by MEM
bcrs of the chamber to inspect the har-
Dor and exchange greetings with the
members OF the chamber of that city
was "a pleasant and ENJOYABLE affair.
1.-The most unique excursion ever ar
ranged by the chamber was that to the
Grand canyon of the Colorado early in
November Representatives of the
chan Der were included i'm the business
mems excursion to Beatty and the Bull
frog mining district.
"Thc largest and most extensive ex-
cursion ever inaugurated by this asso-
citation is the one now ready to start
from san Pedro to Honolulu and re-
turn being booked for February %.
This viii be the first passenger list to
leave this harbor for the Hawaiian is
lands, fitting tribute TO the chambers
work in securing government aid in
building the breakWatcr This eXcur-
sion is planned TO arrange commercial
relation between Los Angeles and Hon
Olulu and induce an exchange Of friend
ly greetings which We hope will by the
time another report is made, have so
materalized as TO witness a regular
line of vessels ON the route.
The chamber was represented by
delegates at the National Consular Re
form convention held in Washington, ID.
G., last March; also the Lake Mohonk
Conference OF international Arbitra-
tion and the National Municipal league
convention at Atlantic city last May.
Delegates were appointed to the Ma