Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13
COMMITTEE NAMED To
HANDLE WATER MATTER
Personnel of Board to Tackle
Pasadena Problem Is
Announced

PASADENA, Sept. 13-The person
mel of the new board of trade water
committee of twenty-five members, the
appointment of which was authorized
at special meeting of the board OF
directors on August %, was announced
last evening, as follows:
Frank S. Wallace, Fred E. Wilcox
William H. Vedder, George w. Stim-
son, T. D. Allin, H. I. Stuart, Peter
Orban, H. w. Magee, Ernest H. May
3. ]. Pyle, F. T. Twombly, Matthew
Slavin, Charles Grimes, H. w. ROD
inson, Harry C. Allen, Joseph Welch
Ezra F. Scattergood, William Thum
Grant Orth, w. S. Harbert, S. Hazard
Halsted, H. M. Cole, J. B. Coulston
j. M. Harvey and G. w. Woodhouse
The last two named on the COM
mittee were selected last night by the
Pasadena Loard of labor, pursuant tc
the policy of the board of trade dl-
rectors, who desire to have a commit
tee made up of representatives of all
civic and semi-civic organizations III
the city, The board of labor represents
several hundred organized worklngIner
of the city, and it is said the selection
of its representatives on the committee
was left to a vote of its members out
of Difference to the Democratic laws
governing the organization. The COM
rnitteemen from the board of labor
were elected by ballot.
GOOD WORK EXPECTED
Much care has been taken in select
ing the committee, the announced
purpose of board of trade officials
being to select a non-partisan body OF
civic boosters. Included in the list are
men of all walks of life many of whom
have never mixed in the water cues
ton" before. 1t is said that all have
signified a willingness to sacrifice time
and energy to the cause ana Soou re-
suits are expected.
The only member Of the board of
trade directors on the committee is
William Thum, and it is announced
that he was selected on account of his
knowledge of water matters and not
with any idea of having a director on
the committee to in any way act IN an
official capacity.
Prominent business, professional
and working men throughout the city
have come to realize the necessity OF
looking out for the future water sup
'ply of the city to keep pace with Its
Anticipated growth. Many who have
stated that they cannot devote the
necessary time for service on water
committee have declared willingness
to lend assistance to the committee
wherever possible.
COMMITTEE HAS FULL POWER
President Geohagen of the board Of
trade will call meeting of the water
committee some time this week. Ac'
cording to present plans he will cal
for the selection of a temporary chair
man as soon as the meeting opens and
leave the committee free to select q
permanent chairman and secretary
THE only instructions handed to the
committee by the board of trade di-
rectors are in the resolution passed
aft the time the appointment of the
tribunal was authorized, and which
reads as follows:
"That a committee OF twenty-five be
appointed by this board Of directors
and to be known as the Pasadena
board Of trade water committee, anC
that the committee is hereby const1'
tuted, and It shall be the duty OF this
committee to investigate the present
water supply of the city and all other
available sources of supply and recon-
mend a plan to secure for the CITY
an adequate supply of water"
The question of how funds shall pf
raised to carry on the work of tht
committee has not been decided, but Il
is thought the entire matter will bt
left to the band Of water students
to decide at subsequent meetings. The
filling of possible vacancies. it Is
stated, will also be left to the com
mittee.