Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28
CORPORATIONS FIGHT
CONSOLIDATION PLAN
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ALSO
is AGAINST J0lNTURE
New Executive Committee Comprises
Men Connected with Public Utility
Concerns Openly Opposed
to Annexation
Correspondent Homo 372.
Circulation 1876 9Th st.

SAN PEDRO, March 27.-The new
executive committee of the chamber OF
commerce held meeting this afternoon
at which the consolidation question
was discussed informally. The entire
nine members heretofore have been OPP
posed openly to consolidation and were
elected for that reason. 1T the same
time they appear to realize the consol-
idation question is to be the burning
issue during the coming months, and
that the property owners, who recently
organized the board OF trade, are going
to discuss freely all topics of interest
to the taxpayers of this city.
After the me. ling today Mr.. Blanch-
ard, secretary of the chamber, author
lied the following for publication The
present board of directors represents to
me the solid vested interests of the city
of San Pedro, and this chamber of COM
merce does not antago~ize the consol-
idation proceedings fostered by the
committee of fife from Los Angeles
If carried out on fair and equitable
basis to all interests CONCERNED"
Mr.. Blanchard is hardware mer-
chant here, and heretofore recognized
as fair minded member of the board,
but he stood in with the four other
members who were retained on the di-
rectorate by voting for Savage's two
thirds amendments, which were intend
The taxpayers of San Pedro who are
not bound down to the saloons and
railroad influence look with grave sus-
picion on the new executive committee.
which Is supposed to look out for the
commercial welfare of this city. The
reason for this was manifest when it
was admitted evenly that Mr.. Storer,
the new president of the board, was
wnown as a quasi agent for the South
ern Pacific, and Edward Mahar. the
agent for the Bannings; B. "A. Scott,
agent for the Sa'+ Lake, and G. j.
Adair, agent for Wells-Fargo. were
elected unanimously by the forty-two
votes cast at last nights meeting.
Resigns from Chamber
The sentiment expressed by A. P.
Ferl, who has just left the presidents
chair and also resigned from the cham
ber that the commercial body may be
left to those who would run 1t in behalf
of these interests" is echoed by most
of the other members of the chamber
who are free minded on the consolida-
ton and other matters, and many res
ignations will follow within few days.
That the consolidation question will
be we'll handled by the board ~ trade,
which invites all property owners ex-
cept agents of public utility corpora
tions. to its membership roll, is the
Del1ef OF tHOSe n1eiHDeIS WHO dIe Noh-
templating resigning from Highlander
of commerce.
The committee of seven appointed by
DR.. Weldon yesterday will work with
the committee of fifteen from Los An
geles, and after reporting back to the
big committee of thirty-five, the whole
consolidation question will be settled
by the people assembled in mass meet
ing.
BY this method all sides to the ques-
ton will have hearing, and the ac-
ton taken prior to the election with
Los Angeles will thug be the action of
the taxpayers of this city. and not the
action of an organization absolutely
dominated by the interests which nat
urally are opposed to any form of con-
solidaticn movement.