Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
BOOSTS SIERRA
MADRE'S WORTH
SUBURBAN BOARD OF TRADE
HOLDS J0LLIFICATION
ANGELENOS PARTICIPATE IN
TOWNS LOVE FEAST
Able speakers Point Out Advantages
of Mountain City and Show
What Has Been Ac-
complished
Especial to The Herald.l

OuFinS In6g past year the pOpuIatlOn
has largely increased, and more than
1C0 attractive homes have been built,
about eight miles of improved, tamped,
oiled streets, with cement curb and gut
ters, have been put in, and more are to-
follow Immediately.
All these Improvements and many
others have received the support and
in many cases, have been the result of
the Sierra Madre board of trades ac-
tivity, the past year having been the
n ost successful in the history of the
board
AS fitting close to last years ac-
tivities and an auspicious beginning for
the coming one, banquet was held
last Tuesday night in the Hotel Sierra
Madre, which about 100 members and
invited guests enjoyed. Among the
invited guests were President George
HI. Stewart and Secretary Frank Wig
gins of the Los Angeles chamber of
commerce; E. F. Off, president Pasa-
dena's board Of trade; A. w. Chess,
president MonrOvia's board of trade;
G. H. Parsons, secretary Artesia Com
mercial association; f. B. Ross man
ager Mount Wilson Summit hotel; A. H.
White, manager Edison Electric COM
pany. Rev. d. Campbell of Sierra
Madre invoked divine blessing on the
good things provided.
Gives After Dinner Speech
After the banquet President J. w.
Keys of the Sierra Madre board of
trade opened the post-prandial speaking
by stating the occasion was in the
nature of sort of jollifcation and
boost. The jollifcation came as the
result Of the success that had attend
ed the efforts of the board during the
past year, which had been more sue
mi Il
the occasion for the"boost' was the
determination to make the opening
year still more prosperous one.
The speaker congratulated all pres
ent on having as one of the speakers
of the evening the prince of Boosters
in the person of Frank Virgins, sec
retary Of the Los Angeles chamber of
commerce, who had consented to come
and tell Sierra Madre why Los Angeles
is the best advertised place in the
world, and how he had built up the
Chamber of commerce.
Mr.. Virgins was greeted with en-
thusiastic applause, showing his repu-
tation had preceded him, and all were
glad to have a chance to hear him
speak. Mr.. Virgins began, however,
by stating facetiously that ''it was all
a mistake-that when Secretary Bride
had invited him to be present it was
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called on for a speech, as that is some
thing he never had done and never
could do. He had asked Mr.. Booth,
the president-elect of the Los Angeles
chamber of commerce, to substitute for
him, and that very afternoon he had
reminded Mr.. Booth Of the promise.
but five. minutes after acknowledging
the engagement Mr.. Booth called him
up and said he must unfortunately re-
inc tn r.
grets to the Sierra Madre board of
trade, as he had been called away at
once to Chicago on important business;
thus it resulted Mr.. Virgins had to
substitute himself for Mr.. Booth.
Mr.. Virgins Talks
Continuing, Mr.. Virgins said: 81 see
among you one of my original subscrib-
ers to the chamber of commerce, A. d.
Hawks, and when 1 came in this even
ing, one man greeted me who last saw
me at st. Louis, another at Buffalo,
another at Portland, and another at At
lanttc City, n. J. meet them so where
ever L go, and this is because our
chamber of commerce has sent me to
represent Los Angeles city, county and
Southern California all over the coun-
try.
1.-THE reason our section has grown is
because we have this chamber of COM
merce, and it has been supported byl
people in this section of the county,
and because we have good, active. in
telligent business men like President
George H. Stewart at it's head. Mr.
Stewart has had most prosperous
year and has organized the working
of the chamber so that each one of the
committee chairmen knows what he is
required to do to make his work eff
fective. Mr.. Stewart can tell you bet
ter than I can how to run a board Of
trade, so I will introduce that gentle
man to you.''
Mr.. Stewart was received heartily,
and in part spoke as follows:
''It is a pleasure to be with you this
evening and to look into your intelli-
gent faces. l see a large number here
whom 1 have known for many years,
and I see that while you have lots
Of young men here to do the difficult
work, you have right here to the front
some whose hairs have grown gray in
the service of Sierra Madre.
Quotes from Bible
''The Bible says something about this
sort of work, and l will get my old
friend, N. H. Hosmer, to give me the
text. 1t goes like this, 1 think :Old
men for counsel and young men for
warts that right, HoSmer?" (Greatl
laughter as Mr.. Hosmer never was
known by his friends to be an author |
it, on the Bible before.)
Now you have heard all the nice
things Frank Virgins has been saying !
about me and the chamber; well, that
is just like Frank. He is always i
boosting somebody OF something, but
never Virgins. Now, l will tell you,
he is the man who knows how to run
board of trade, but bless you, he |
won't tell anyone Of his ability. He
will let someone else tell it While he |
works. And that is why we have been !
so successful: we have had Virgins |
for secretary all these years, and a !
great body of business and profess
sional men, from whom twenty have
been selected to act as an executive
board to organize the work
Now, here you are in Sierra Madre |
one of the most beautiful and favored |
spots in the world, where you have
ideal surroundings for city of homes, /
especially for those whose health is
impaired; and all you need in order to |
get the people here is to get together !
in your board of trade and boost your |
town.
United Efforts Effective
"A board of trade can do more good |
for place than a score of individual |
because its work is more
and better organized and, |
being a representative body, has bet
ter standing before the world. We have
found that out: city, state and federal
governments listen to US as a cham
Der of commerce, where the Individual
would not be heard. So 1 urge you to
unite and get together and push for /
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