Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15

shipyards and the Salt Lake draw
bridge.
The following invitation was extend
ed to President-elect Taft:
Hon. w. II. Taft, Hot Springs, va: :
"The counties committee of the Call
fornia promotion committee, in tenth
semi-annual meeting assembled in Los
Angeles, representing every part OF
the state, most cordially invites you TO
visit California previous to your inaug-
uration. VIII assure you hospitable
reception and such time for rest and
recuperation as you may desire.
Special Committee on Invitation to
President-elect Taft,
edwin STEARNs,
alameda County, Chairman.
&c. A. Moody, Los Angeles county;
w. A. Dutton, San Francisco county;
c. H. McIsaac, Santa Cruz county,;
Percy A. Johnson, Imperial county"
Men at the Helm
The executive committee of the Cali
fornia promotion committee, of which
Rufus P. Jennings is chairman, consists
of +. Tillrnan, treasurer, president Till
man g. Bendel; George A. Batchelder,
vice president e. H. Rollins & Sons;
Nathan l.. Bell, vice president Port
land Cement company; Chas. H. Bent
ley, manager sales department Califor-
mia Fruit Gamers association; Bruce
Bonny, vice president Shreye & Co.;
Frank A. Brown, president Brown
Walker-Simmons company; A. b. G.
Dohrmann, vice president Nathan
Dohrmann company; William l.. Ger
stle, secretary and treasurer Northern
Commercial company; r. B. Hale,
treasurer Hale Bros, inc; j. o. Har-
ron, president, Harron, Richards & Nc
Cone; Lewis A. Hicks, president Lewis
A. Hicks company; r. M. Hotaling,
president A. p. Hotaling & Co.; M. Hall
McAllister, president Otis, McAllister
e. Co.. w. II. Nelson Campbell, Met
son, Drew, Oatman & Mackenzie; w
Frank Pierce, president Bank of San
Francisco; James Rolph, jr., Hing,
Rolph & Co.; A. c. Rulofson, president
A. G. Rulofson company; Richard
Spreckels, president Western Sugar
Refinery company; James Woods, pres
ident San Francisco Hotel Mems asso-
ciation.
The advisory committee includes
James N. Gillett, governor of Califor-
MIA: Warren r. Porter, lieutenant gov
ernor and president state senate; w.
H. Beatty, chief justice supreme court;
David Starr Jordan, president Leland
Stanford Jr. university; Luther Bur
bank, Santa Rosa; w. G. Kerckhoff,
Los Angeles; William e. Smythe, San
Diego, counties south of Tehachapi;
MdTSndtl O1BBS, SdCfdIleulO, O1Ci O.
mento valley countnes; F. M. Smith,
Oakland, San Francisco bay countless;
p. 1. Lancaster, Willis, north of bay
counties; Return Roberts, MADEIRA, San
Joaquin valley counties; c. P. Soule,
Eureka, north coast counties; Ellwood
Cooper, Santa Barbara, south coast
countless; Victor A. Scheller, San Jose,
central coast counties; Elias Squires.
Gibsonville, Sierra counties; Nathaniel
Ellery, state engineer; Lewis q. Au-
bury, state mineralogist; J. w. jeffrey,
state horticultural commissioner; G..
B. Lull, state forester; Charles S. Fee,
passenger traffic manager Southern Pa
cific company; w. A Bissell, assistant
traffic manager Atchison, Topeka &c
Santa Fe railway system; w. J. Shot
we'll, traffic agent Western Railway
company; T. C. Peck, general passen-
ger agent San Pedro, Los Angeles &c
Salt Lake railroad; J. J. Geary, gem
eral passenger agent Northwestern Pa
ciflc railroad; s. H. Smith, general
passenger agent Sierra Railway COM
pany; q. T. Charlton, traffic manager
Ocean Shore Railway company; A. G.
d. Kerrell, general passenger agent
Pacific Mail Steamship company; l..
r. Cockroft, general passenger agent
Oceanic STEAMSHIP company; c. D.
Duncan, general passenger agent Pa
cific Coast Steamship company.