Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15

shipyards and the Salt Lake draw
bridge.
The following invitation was extend
ed to President-eleet Taft:
Hon. w. II. Taft, Hot Springs, va.
"The counties committee of the cali
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. Will 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. II. 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 f. Tillman, treasurer, president Till
man & Bendel; George A. Batchelder'
vice president e. H. Rollins & Sons;
Nathan l.. Bell, vice president Port
land Cement company; Chas. II. Bent
ley, manager sales department Califor-
Bonny, vice president Shreye & Co;
Frank A. Brown, president Brown
lker-Simmons company; A. B. e
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. Hal
McAllister president Otis, McAllisteI
& Co; w. H. Metson. Campbell, Met
son, Drew, Oatman & Mackenzie; w
Frank Pierce, president Bank of Sar
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-
citation.
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.. Kerckhof,
Los Angeles William e. Sn1ythe, San
Diego, counties south of Tehachap1;
Marshall D1ggs, sacramento, Sacra-
mento valley countnes; F. M. Smith,
Oakland, San Francisco bay counties;
P. I. Lancaster, Willis, north of bay
counties; Return Roberts, MADEIRA, San
Joaquin valley counties; C. p. Sou!e,
Eureka, north coast counties; Ellwood
Cooper, Santa Barbara, south coast
counties; Victor A. Sche1ler, San Jose,
central coast counties; Elias Squires,
Gibsonville, Sierra counties; Nathaniel
Ellery, state engineer; Lewis e. 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 &
Salt Lake railroad; j. J. Geary, gem
eral passenger agent Northwestern Pa
ciflc railroad; S. H. Smith, general
passenger agent Sierra Railway COM
pany; E. T. Charlton, traffic manager
Ocean Shore Railway company; A. G..
D. Kerrell, general passenger agent
Pacific Mail Steamship company; L..
F. Cockroft, general passenger agent
Oceanic Steamship company; C. D.
Duncan, general passenger agent Pa
cific Coast Steamship company.