Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-04
GREATER LOS ANGELES

= OS ANGELES HERALD is yolclng
4 the popular opinion when 1t says
- the interests of Greater Los An
geles could not have been COM
mitted to a better or more typical
group of citizens than the members of
the consolidation committee now at
work on this great project, of momen-
tous Importance to the future of our
city as well as of Southern California.
A review of the membership inspires
confidence: William D. Stephens is
one of the most popular men in Los
Angeles, and who better merits popu-
larity than the emergency mayor, who
sacrificed comfort. threw into his life
a most unexpected and unusual inter-
ruption, and made possible the con-
tinuance of the administration of the
affairs of Los Angeles without injury
or interruption?
Each of the other members is assoc
ciated with some vital Los Angeles in
terest, or has rendered the city some
signal service.
A. P. Fleming is secretary of fhe
harbor commission, and is well Versed
in the seaport aspects of the Greater
Los Angeles plans.
NJ. p. Snyder, Democrat who has
been thrice mayor, is one of our most
representative citizens.
H. Jevne and M. H. Newmark rep
resent the great grocery and provision
trade. Frank Simpson is a wholesale
produce dealer with a wide and in
fuential business connection. f. w.
Braun is equally we'll known as man
ufacturing chemist and as citizen
who takes a keen, active and intelli-
gent interest in local affairs.
r. J. Hart, president of the South
ern California Musical company, may
be said to represent the esthetic bus
mess interests of Los Angeles, and
surely we do not need to remind our
readers that in this great musical and
literary center these interests are very
real and very weighty
j. M. Schneider, of the ]. W. Rob-
inson company, is president of the
Merchants and Manufacturers assoc
citation, and is a typical Los Angeles
business man. Stoddard Jess, vice
president of the First National bank.
is one of the pillars of finance in Los
Angeles, and his counsel in consolida-
ton matters is invaluable.
James A. Anderson, who was wor-
thy and most highly efficient member
of the board of public works, is thor
oughly we'll posted on harbor matters,
hn ha
commission in the tideland suits.
o. e. Parish, president of Los An
geles Realty board, represents an in
terest which is one of the most i'm
portant in local life, and is deeply con-
cerned in consolidation plans. Indeed,
the great real estate interest, which is
exemplified in Mr. Parish, is probably
nationally the best known of all Cali
fornia interests; and Mr.. Parish is a
valuable member of the board.
Homer Hamlin, city engineer, is we'll
acquainted with the practical aspects
of consolidation, and Leslie Hewitt,
city attorney, has made a special study
of the harbor situation, and is we'll
posted on every legal phase. Joseph
Scott, president of the board OF edu-
cation, is the special representative of
a large class in this city which not in
frequently has had to go without rep
resentation or recognition. We refer
to what may be broadly termed the
student class-the scholarly class-cit-
liens who are interested not only in
practical education, but in all educa-
tional matters. They look on Mr.. Scott
as their special representative and
spokesman, and they form a very
large percentage of the population of
Los Angeles. The sagacity which has
marked every part of the consolida-
ton movement is exemplified in the
presence of Mr.. Scott on the CONSOLE
dation committee.