Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-23


to respond to every call. We have
some who can scarcely wait until our
collector comes around to pay their
dues. Such condition of mind is worthy
of universal imitation. If every men,
Der is so disposed the wherewithal is
always ready with which to carry on
our work. And why should not every
one give up with Joy the little So per
quarter? When punched in our treas
urer's hands they become worthy of
note and can be exchanged for ele-
ments that will continue to attract the
tourist with money to spend, the cap
italist with money to invest and the
settler with brains, character and
money to make his home with us and
add his voice to the chorus To en-
large our work in proportion to the
city's expansion means more money
every year, and deem it duty en-
cumbent on each member to do his
part SO that those in charge will not
be hampered by even apparent lack of
funds. No one cares to do business in
a dead town, and this chamber, with
proper support will do more to keep
Los Angeles in the public eye and
make things lively at home than any
other one thing 1 could name.
Increased Membership
Think of it, gentlemen! over two
thousand members; the biggest and
best of its kind, and what a wedge
your board of directors can be to open
up ways to progress with such a
chamber of commerce gang behind
them! Remember, you belong to the
gang and are to make a special in
dividual effort to increase and solidify
our membership. Not many years ago
a member paid his dues into the treas
ury of an organization that had every
tbing-to get, but now the new menu
Der puts up his initiation fee in the
assurance that he is becoming a part
ner in splendid going business. and
that for every such IS he secures the
force of fully twenty-five times that
amount of net capital, working night
and day for the advancement of the
city in which he lives.
"As our bonds are retired (and they
are being taken up as required) the
balance of assets will be more and
more in our favor; so why cannot We
urge, with a good grace and clear
conscience, a campaign by each of you
for just one new member this year?
1--WE must have at least 5000 on the
roll by January 1, 1909, so even before
our membership committee asks you,
get busy and advise them of results.
1.-THE spirit that I wish to be ram
pant cannot be better expressed than
in the words furnished years ago by
our genial and sincerely lamented l.. e.
Mosher:
In this giddy game OF fortune. be it mems
or be it towns.
Fate can easily be conquered never matter
how she frowns.
If we. all catch on together absolutely
bound to win.
Or, as the street phrase has it. 'Tf we all
stand in"
stand. in"-yes that's the shibboleth in
unity is strength.
Let's make the thing unanimous combine
and get our length.
Declare hard times fallacy. face the
future with grin
And in resultant happiness
Well all stand in.
After Mr.. Stewart ended the toast
master of the evening, James A. For
shay. formerly superintendent OF
schools, was introduced, and after
short remarks proposed the toast to
Washington. He also real telegram
that Mr.. Stephens had received from
Bishop Thomas J. Conaty, who is now
at Wooster, Mass. The telegram read:
Success to the highest ambitions OF
our chamber OF commerce. Honor and
to our beloved city"
The reading of the telegram brought
applause.
The toastmaster explained that Judge
w. J. Hunsaker, who had prepared a
response to the toast Consultation
could not be present, and his toast was
read by Isadore Duckweiler. In part
Mr.. Hunsaker said:
1.-THE tendency of the age is toward
consolidation. Consolidation as APP
rlied to public and private corporate
necessarily tends to re-
duce the cost of operation. Unfortu-
lately this principle has not. to any
great extent, been applied in Cali
fornia to the government of counties
and cities. No more striking example
ct this exists than the system of tax
C ton which provides for separate as
for state and county pur-
poses to be made and collected by
sets of officers. There is no
more reason why the assessment and
collection of county and city taxes
should not be made by the same OFF,
GERS than there is for requiring the
assessment and collection of state and
county taxes to be made by different
sets of officers. And 1t is within the
power of the legislature to so provide.
But this is only incidental to the sub
ject of a consolidated city and county
of Los Angeles.
'It is generally conceded, believe,
that it is of the highest importance
to the people of this entire section
that the city of Los Angeles, the me-
tropolis of the southwest, should, with