Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-24
COMMERCE BODY
PREPARING FOR
A BUSY SEASON
NEWLY ELECTED DIRECTORS
HOLD FIRST MEETING
GREAT VOLUME OF BUSINESS is
TRANSACTED
Excursion Into Arizona Arranged for
Further Annexation Matters Con-
sdered and Annual Conn
nittees Appointed

The newly elected board of directors
of the Los Angeles chamber of COM
merce held their first meeting yester-
day, but transacted a volume of busi-
ness which did not indicate 1t was 6
first experience.
Among the most important matters
was the appointment of the annua
committees, the election of nine new
members and the decision to conduct
an excursion to Arizona about March
15.
The directors also were presented
with the question of indorsing the pro-
posed annexation of North and West
Highland Park, Hermon, Rose Hill
Belvedere and a large section of the
Arroyo Seco, and to extend the city
limits to place Alhambra and South
Pasadena contiguous to Los Angeles
SO that they may later be annexed ii
desirable. This project was referred
and will be reported at the next
meeting.
The decision to conduct an excursion
into Arizona next month is of much
Importance to Los Angeles. 1t is
urged as particularly commendable, in
view of the increasing trade relations
between Arizona and Southern Cali
fornia. The business men of Los An
geles, according to statistics, are re-
ceiving a large share of the wholesale
business of the entire territory, but far
greater patronage is yet to be had,
and nothing can do so much to pro-
mote the interests of Los Angeles in
her relations with Phoenix, Tucson,
Bisbee and other territorial cities as
a wide-awake, hustling excursion into
their midst
The directors decided that the ex-
cursion must be of the magnitude for
which all Los Angeles chamber of
commerce excursions are famous, and
stops will be made at Tucson, Globe,
Bowie, Benson, Bisbee, Douglas, Phoe-
nix, Prescott, Ashfork, Williams,
Grand Canvon, Kingman and Needles
en- route.
Secretary Frank Virgins was in
structed to plan the excursion, and
with his usual hustle the genial secre-
tary at once set to work to prepare an
impressive invasion.
The chamber favored the petition OF
the citizens of Parker, Ariz., and the
valley of the Colorado river in Yuma
county for the immediate throwing
open to actual settlers of a portion oi
all of the Colorado river Indian reser-
walton without waiting for the re-
clamation or irrigation project, with
the privilege of each settler developing
his own irrigation system.
The chamber also favored the pas
sage of the Weeks forest reserve bill
In the house of representatives.
The following firms and individuals
were admitted to membership in the
chamber: George II. Dunlop, j. w.
Wickerson, Lucien Gray, Becker &
Blakeslee, Alaska Fur company,
Charles G. Willis. Sanitary Flushing
Tank company, Raymond d. Frlsble
and Charles o. Morgan.
Committees Are Filled
Secretary Virgins, Assistant Secre-
tary Gurley and the superintendent of
exhibits were reelected, following
which the board nominated the fol-
lowing committees for the year to end
February 25, 1911:
Commerce-Willis H. Booth, chair
man; William D. stephens, r. w:
Burnham, A. C. Bilicke, T. L. Duque.
e. A. Meserve, Dan Murphy, r. w.
Pridham.
Agriculture and horticulture-F. Q.
Story, chairman George H. Bixby,
DR.. w. ]. Chambers, F. Edward Gray,
e, r. Meserve, N. w. Blanchard, B. A.
Eoodford, C. H. Sessions, C. B. Boothe.
Manufacturing Saeger, chair
man; w. H. Joyce, Reese LleWellyn,
w. G. Hutchinson George p. Grlthth,
Charles B. Bergin, C. j. Kubach, Louis
f. Wachs, w. G. Hunt
Mercantile affairs-Louis M. Cole,
chairman; w. A. Barker, Edward
Casey, f. M. Coulter, M. A. Hambur-
ger, w. G. Hunt, Maynard NcFie, M.
1T. Newmark, F. ]. Zeehandelaar
Mining-H. u. Osborne, chairman;
Dan Murphy, John H. Norton, q. w.
Parsons, c. Leonard, r. d. wade
James Irving, f. B. Henderson, Haines
Transportation-J. v. vickers. chair
man; Charles Wier, F. Q. Story, A. l..
Stetson, F. G.. Gregson, Lloyd q.
HAYNES, H. r. Boynton, M. j. Monette,
i,awsNBradner w. Lee, chairman;
I'll. T. Lee, Herbert j. Goudge, Luclus
X. Chase, Francis j. Thomas, II. W..
O'Melveny, Gurney e. Newlin, Norman
S. Sterry, Force parker.
Publications and statistics-Walter
TindIey. chairman; Marshall Stimson,
Hugh f. Stewart, John d. F'rederlcks,
Walter ]. Ballard, Guy Cochran, Z. Z.
Colyear, Maurice S. Hellman, John Z.
County and municipal affairs-Harry
r. Calender, chairman; Oscar Mueller'
A, p. Fleming, w. B. Mathews, W. II.
Anderson, jr., w. M. Humphreys
George H. Dunlop, Percy H. Clark H.
HoteIsLJohn s. Mitchell. chairman;
Walter Raymond, f. o. Johnson
Dwight Hart, w. B. Carwln, Hiram
Alden, S. ]. Whitmore, C. c. Loomis'
George w. Won Ache.
Finance and auditing-George e. Bit
finger, chairman; w. HI. Booth, -. D.
Marshall, w. M. Caswell, w. d. WOOL
wine. Leo s. Chandler. j. Spence,
Charles G. Greene. Charles Ewing.
Building and permanent exhibit-E
P. Bosbyshell, chairman; ]. A: Foshay,
e. w. MCGEE. John A. Murphy. J. H.
Coffin, ]. F. Hughes, w. d. Longyear'
Hugh w. Harrison, R. d. List.
Immigration-J. e. Fishburn, chair
man; Maynard McFie, w. q. Barn
we'll. r. A. Rowan, B. f. Kleruln, 1r:'
Angus r. Lindley, N. r. Martin, w.
ID. Curtis, c. C. Parker.
Boulevards, parks and roads-Percy
II. Clark, chairman: S. A. Butler Will
bur d. Cook. jr., Melville Sheldon, E.
w. Blanchard, NJ. 8. Gregory, ii.
Jevne, F. K. Pfafinger L. L. Bowen.
Txpositions-Arthur w. Kinney,
chairman; James A. Foshay, A. B.
Cass, E. F. C. Klokke, N. B. Black
stone, j. r. Newberry, w. C. Patter-
SON, George N. Black. Sherman Pease.
Membership and grievances-Carl q.
McStay chairman.