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Great Work Accomplished by Los Angeles' Big Commercial Body
ANNUAL BANQUET
BRILLIANT AFFAIR
HUNDREDS GATHER FOR FEAST
OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Leading Men of Los Angeles Hear
Reports on What Big Com
mercial Organization Is
Doing
The twenty-second annual banquet
of the Los Angeles chamber of com
merce, always one of the most elab
orate nnd important of the year's so
cial fetes, was held In the banquet
hall of Levy'i cafe last night.
Repeated ovations to Frank Wiggins,
secretary of the chamber, and inter
esting discussions for and against the
Rooseveltian policy of conservation by
former Governor George C Pardee and
Corporation Attorney Frank Short of
Fresno were novel features of the as
semblage. The latter denounced con
servation, and from the standpoint of
the power companies, in which former
Governor Pardee later hinted Mr.
Short was a stockholder, cited the so
called evils of the conservation policy.
He exceeded his allotted time by thirty
minutes, and during: his speech ex
cited much adverse criticism, but when
former Governor Pardee began his re
ply the assemblage was soon pot right
again, and in no unmistakable lan
guage the Fresno attorney was put to
flight.
The former governor made a vig
orous and clear-cut argument in favor
of the Rooseveltian policy. His speech
was interspiced with many bright
flashes of repartee, and although
through courtesy he omitted to desig
nate the object of his remarks, he re
plied so directly to the charges pre
ferred by Mr. Short that his speech
elicited exception 1 applause.
The ' bafiquet in many respects was
the most notable ever given by the
chamber, of commerce. Ten thousand
dishes and glasses were used in serv
ing the 500 members and guests, and
altogether it was one of the most dis
tinguished assemblages in the city's
history.
A feature of the evening not men
tioned on the program was the reading
of a letter from United States Senator
Flint, in which the work of conserva
tion attempted by Los Angeles was
fervently commended. Senator Flint,
expressing his regrets at being unable
to attend, congratulated the chamber
on its remarkable achievements, dwelt
euthusiastically on the progress of the
Owens river work, the municipal har
bor project, the good roads and on the
other successful undertakings of Los
Angeles. ins letter was • loudly ap
plauded.
Owing to the death of the son of Jo
seph Scott, the newly elected president
of the chamber of commerce, Major H.
T. Lee, vice president of the chamber,
took iiis place on the program and
made a most witty and appreciable ad
dress. At the conclusion of liis remarks
he proposed a silent toast to Joseph
Scott, to whom he paid the highest
compliments, and the assemblage arose
en masse and drank to the absent pres
ident.
During the rendition of the musical
program Ahrends orchestra played sev
eral patriotic selections not expected.
The banqueters arose and Joined in the
chorus of "Glory, Glory Hallelujah,"
"Dixie" and .>tl-.-r northern :ind south
ern airs dear to the hearts of Ameri
cana.
The banquets of the Los Angelei
chamber of commerce are as (olden
mlleposts in its history. This >• ar the
milepost marked the jubilant ending of
perhaps the most active and successful
year in its career. All of the mem
bers gathered tit the banquet board
felt they had reason to be proud of the
chamber's achievements, but "Chapter
22"—the latest in its twenty-two years
of enterprise—contains a wonderful ac
count of municipal betterment, uplift
and expansion. And the guests "I the
association, of which there were twen
ty-five, felt just as proud of their 47J
hosts. Those who have watched the
world-inspiring progress of the Angel
City, and who know the prime fad ira
in Its development, realize that th"
chamber of commerce has been one of
the most Important leaders in the vic
tory.
Gathered at the speaker's table were
some of the most prominent of the I
chamber's members, besides the uu.t of
town guests. At the right of the
speaker sat Carl E, McStay and at his
left Harry It. Cullender. To the right
of Mr. McStay, in the order named, sat
Maynard MeFle, Hradner W. Lee, John
S. Mitchell, Jud Sneger, James A. Fo
shay, Louis M. Cole, E. P. Bosbyshell
and Marshall Stlmson. <>" the oppo
site aide of the table, across from Mr.
Stlmaon, sat ,1. V Vickera, and to the
right of Mr. Vlckers, In the order
named, sat Arthur W. Kinney. George
H. Stewart. F. Q. Story, Frank 11.
Short. H. T. Lee, Btoddard Jess, \v.
H. Booth, retiring president; former
Governor George c. Pardee, Mayor
George Alexander. William D. Steph
ens, H. Z. Osborne and Harry Cullen
der.
Taft Sends Regrets
Among; those who sent regrets were
President William H. Taft, Vice Presi
dent James ri. Sherman, Secretary of
State Knox, Secretary of War Dick
inson and other cabinet officers. Gov
ernor Glllett also sent a letter regret
ting he could not attend.
In line receiving were the retiring
and newly elected directors. A sub
dued roseate light emitted by numer
ous German lanterns gave a subdued
yet impressive effect to the decora
tions In the hall, where forty-Sevan
■ni >w-white tables glistened with their
Weight of cut glass and silverware,
bewitchlngly adorned with ferns, red
and white carnations and jonquils. In
the concave of the great ventiduct In
the center were beautiful draperies of
the American flag, artistically inter
woven with which were garlands of
firn, Hiriilax and carnations, the whole
forming a magnificent semi-canopy,
contributing in artistic effect to the
other decorations.
itadlatlng to the various sections of
the hall with alternate fern streamers
drooping above the tables and connect
ing with the decorations of the side
boards were beautiful festoons of smi
lax and ribbon, in keeping with the
red and green color tone of the center
piece and table adornments.
While the guests were seated Arend's
orchestra played Lincke's "Amlna."
The menu was elegant. A strictly for
mal function, the gorgeous banquet
room and banqueten in evening dress
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ingly symbolic of the prosperity which
Los Angeles has enjoyed aa a fruit of
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the years of labor of the organization
which tendered it.
The Menu
Martini cocktail
Canape of Caviar a ia Vladlmar
Celery. Stuffed olives. Salted salmonds.
Haut sauterne. Clear' KTeen turtle in cup.
Oysters a la Poulette In shell.
Tlpo Chlantl. Medallion of beet with truffle.
Punch yvette,
Cliampajrne Mumm's
lireast of fowl a la Vlllerol.
Asparagus a la Frlebourgh. Potato rtssoll.
Goose livers In Asplr, Beltevue.
Orang' Meringue flair.
Camembert CneeM Crackers. Cafe Noir.
Cigars. Cigarettes. ApolUnartl Water.
To the banquet committee in charge
of the orations, music, menu and
invitations much credit is due for the
several distinguishing features of the
affair. This committee, consisting of
: James Slauson, Percy H. Clark, S.F.
! Zombro, H. G. Krohn, C. H. Baker, T.
A. Graham and Fielding J. Stimson,
worked strenuously for several weeks
to insure success.
Incidental to the various courses,
toasts and speeches, Arend's orchestra
played variatlng airs, including "Yan
kee Prince," by Cohan; "Tales of Hoff
man," by Offenbach; "Dollar Princess,"
by Hall; "Lauder's Songs," "Boys and
Betty," "Rosei Bring Dreams of You"
and several popular and patriotic airs.
In line at the entrance to the ban
quet hall were the members of the re
ception committee, whose duty it was
to welcome. (htroduce and si at the
guests. This committee was composed
of Fred L. Alles. Willnrd Arnott, W.
G. Barnwell, R. W, Burnham, E. \v.
Brltt, G. A. Brock, W. A. Bonynge,
Fred Baker, F. J. Brownstein, R. H.
Ballard, s. 8. Booth. J. Bobs Clark,
•A. L. Cheney, J. E. Coflln, A. B. ('ass,
L. K. Chase, J. >'. Drake, W. H. Davis,
C. A. Elder, H. M, Elchelberger, E. .1.
F.isonmeyer, Walter Fisher, Phillip
Forve, L. C. Gates, C. w. Gates, T, E.
Gibbon, Dr. Frank Gordon, M. F. Jhm
sen, W. P. Jeffries, E. G. Judah, E, F.
C. Klokke, L. Kimble, W. G. Kerck
hoff, C. L. Logan, M. Lissner, W. D.
Longyear, Joseph B. Loftus, s. p. Mul
ford, D. A. MacNeil, J. D. Mercereau,
Louis M. Myers, Lloyd W. Moultrie,
o. «'. Mueller, [saac Millbank, D, C,
McGarvln, Dr. P. B. McArthur, J. H.
Nightingale. Lee A. Pliillip«, H. S.
Pauly, E. k. Potter, j. N. Russell, J.
Spence, J. M. Schneider, Marshall
Stimson, V. H. Tuttle, E. P. Teaadale,
A. H. Volght, C. s. Wall Gilbert
Wright, A. J. 'Wallace and Leo Young
worth.
This committee was aided by the
new and former members of the board
of directors, receiving in the anteroom.
Booth Makes Deep Impression
The valedictory address by Willis H.
Booth was attentively received and
made a deep impression. Toastmaster
Studdard Jess then introduced Frank
H. Short, a corporation attorney of
Fresno, who spoke on "Conservation
of the Natural Resources of the United
States" from the viewpoint of the
power companies. , Mr. Short, as an
attorney for several large power cor
porations In the northern part of the
state, criticised the Roosevelt-Plnchot
policies and strongly urged the utili
zation of resources to the extent neces
sary for public improvement. '
Former Governor I George C. Pardee
spoke on the same subject,' but with
out crossing swords with Mr. Short
and dealt with conservation • from the
viewpoint of Roosevelt and I Pinchot.
He defended their pulley and impreu-
LOS ANGELES HERALD: WEDNESDAY MORXIXO. FEBRFAHY 23, 1010.
Left to right—Walter Raymond, second vice president; H. T. LEE, first
vice president; William D. Stephens, treasurer. Below is Joseph Scott, pres.
ident of the chamber.
sively upheld the measures taken by
former President Roosevelt to prevent
the monopolistic combinations which
''rase forests, ravage rivers and rob
posterity." ,
What "Big Business" Means
After reviewing the history of - the
present conservation movement, de
scribing proposed new federal legisla
tion, giving facts and figures and giv
ing voice to the powerful, overwhelm
ing argument, apparently, of those
supporting conservation as it is un
derstood and construed in. this day,
former Governor Pardee brought men
to their feet and cheers to their
throats when be gave his interpreta
tion of "Big Business,'' and told of
tin- hatred "Big Business" bore toward
Roosevelt, whom he styled "the father
of conservation," Roosevelt's . secre
tary of the interior, Garfield, and • his
chief forester, Pirn-hot. :." -.. '■>-'..'" '■'•
" 'Big '- Business., means monopoly,
fictitious, capitalization, high prices
- .•• -■■■■■. ■■■- >„';:- V. - »■*«„'.< a.< i>*
and the corruption of public officials,"
the former governor declared. "It
threatens the future of American citi
zenship ami would turn free men into
serfs, irmkin.tr them machines to ad
vance the interests of. private prop
erty and itn owner*. Conservation
makes Tor the opposite of all these
UlillffH. ' ' • •'■..' ■ "'>
" 'Big Business' wnulil take from all
the people everything the people have
and Kive it to the few. Ji •■"••
"Conservation would take nothing
from either the many or the few.: It
would leave the few what they already
have, but it would also leave the many
what - they already have and prevent
the few from despoiling them of it.
"Which-—'Big Business' or •Conserv
ation'—think you, is for thu benefit of
this and all future .generations of
American citizens?"
Attorney Frank H. Short, who rpoke
from the opposite side of the que.siiim
of federal, control of water, power and
mineral conservation so rigorously up-
held by the former state executive, re
ceived as rapt attention as that ac
corded Mr. Pardee. Lawyerlike, Mr.
Short save his views with all the vigor
his forceful, if not sarcastic mind and
tongue could express. Also he said
nice things about the chamber of com
merce and pave it and its members
deserved credit us being the chief in
strumentality through which hiia been
achieved the wonderful growth and de
velopment of Los Angeles.
"The bills pending before congress,"
he said, "constitute the most extraor
dinary collection of 'zoological freaks'
ever exhibited to the American people.
"We have bce.n told tha. this cru
sade for the exercise of centralized
power by the federal government is a
crusade in the interests of the people
and represents popular government. I
■ay this is the most extraordinary mis
statement that was ever scattered
broadcast in any country. The powers
now exercised by the people of a dozen
states, of hundreds of free chartered
cities, instead of being exercised by
the people themselves in their own
way, Is to be asserted and exercised
with no restraint of law nnd limited
by Ills own discretion by one man.
Yet we are told that this is self gov
ernment and in the interests of the
people."
In closing the attorney urged the
life and acts of Washington, who pos
sessed the opportunity to take to him
self autocratic powers, and did not. as
a fit example for wo of today to pat
tern after.
The retiring president, Willis n.
Booth, In his valedictory address,
spoke eloquently on the subject! most
dear to the hearts of Los Angeles peo
ple—the harbor, the aqueduct, fortlfl
eations, .development, etc, and said:
"One year ago tonight the directors,
to whom you had intrusted the execu
tive responsibilities of this organisa
tion, undertook their work, promising
you, and through you to this fair city
of ours, the best that they had of time.
Btrength and ability. Tonight they
render an account of that stewardship.
They have had a busy year, but I will
be as brief aa possible.
"The hopes of last year are the real
ities of today, dnil liOs Angeles is on
Hie map as a great seaboard city.
Many strong men, working in different
spheres to a common'end, and Sup
ported by a loyal citizenship, uceoni
plished our city's ambition. All praise
and glory to them. But the work is
only just begun. We must keep our
pledge and Mite the harbor bonds, but
we must be true to the city. Public
policy demands that those purely self
ish interests which would even now
tie the hands of our great harbor
commission and our elty administration
by endeavoring to exact promises as to
the details of tile harbor improvements,
long before it is possible for our exec
utive bodies to be in possession of all
of tiie fails, must be utterly discred
ited.
'■The appropriations which the river*
and harbors hill, now before congress,
will carry will enable the engineer to
complete the gap between (he break-
Water and the mainland ami dredge
the cnannel to thirty feet of depth lip
.to and Including the turning basin.
This will enable us to accommodate
any ship that sails the Pacific, and our
maritime commerce wll] lummm great
ly at once. \
"Our great aqueduct is making won
derful progress, hut we are approach
inv; an Important situation. The de
velopment of the power Is an abso-
lutely essential part of the program.
The bonds for this purpose are yet to
he voted. The voting of these bonds ;it
this time does not mean the Immediate
expenditure of the money, but it means
that the city is committed to the
proposition of development of power
of its aqueduct, so that the engineers
In charge will be warranted in making
their plans accordingly. Our respon
sibility will be great until the last
ballot Is cast.
"A fortification site for the harbor of
Los Angeles has been purchased, thanks
to the untiring efforts of Lieut. Leeds
and Senator Flint, and the improve
ments will be pushed as rapidly as
funds can lie mnde available.
"The confidence of the department!
at 'Washington, which your organiza
tion now enjoys, lias made it possihle
for groat service to bp rendered to tlii.s
community. That confidence is based
upon a feelinK that your organization
correctly and honestly interpret public
sentiment, and we must see to it that
this confidence is never misplaced or
abused.
"True to our policy of constant en
deavor to Increase the jobbing area of
L.03 Angele?, we have visited practically
every chamber of commerce in South
ern California during the past year
and have made a number of trade ex
cursions to surrounding sections. All
these have been Immensely valuable.
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REPORTS SHOW
SCOPE OF WORK
Ibig things accomplished in
last year
Growth of Chamber from Humble Be
ginning Keeps Pace with
Strides That Have Been
Made by City
Wo have not been able to go to Ari
zona, la planned, but will probably do
so about March 10.
"We must get flown the west coast of
Mexico. The development of all of this
ana. particularly the imperial and san
Joariuin valleys, entails reciprocal ob
ligations upon t,or Angeles, particularly
In a financial \ray. These areas which
produce so much and contribute so
nun h to the wealth nf this city have a
I riK'li! in expect that this city, where it
legitimately can. will take 'arc ol their
[ financial interests. Our ciiminltteo on
mercantile affairs has this matter now
i actively before the clearing house of
this <it v, and while progress must of
i necessity be slow until land titles and
other elements arc determined, never
i theless it Is a matter that wo must
keep before un out Of CQmmon justice
to our contributing agricultural dlß
trlcts.
"Your publicity department has been
j busy Indeed, over 800,000 pieces of ad
vertising matter have been carefully
circulated. Thanks to our board of
supervisors. Mr. Wiggins and Mr. Wil
son were enabled to make a. most cred ■
Itable display at Seattle. Our exhibit
on tlie Board Walk at Atlantic City i.s
| :in immense success, and will be largs
, ly Improved for' the coming year.
"Vonr directors would like to say Just
:i word on tlie city beautiful. It must
be established as a principle that I^om
Angeles Is to be a show city. As soon
as tlie solution of our more practical
problems render energetic effort possi
ble we must develop the beauty of the
city along comprehensive lines. This
city must be made so beautiful that
people will come miles to see, and bav
in?,- come to see. will remain forever to
enjoy. Keep this in mind; it is one
of the moat important things we have
: to do.
"Major Lee, owing to the terrible vin
itation which makes it impossible for
our beloved president-elect to be with
i us, I must turn over to you this gavel
j and the authority which it typities. In
1 (loins so I want to express my thanks
to you personally, to all of our direct
ors, and to this magnificent member
ship for the assistance which it has
i given me, in a thousand ways, as Its
■ chief executive. The siren song of OUr
magnificent organization of ex-prosl
dents is calling me; the song which
.■.iriies a note of quiet and repose, nn<l
an occasional evening at home, is too
great to resist. I turn my responsi
bility over to you, and I wish you and
your co-workers every good fortune." '
Tne annual reports of the various
committee! for the year ending with
February contain unusually interest
ing features. As showing their activ
ities, the members of the committee
on law in their annual report state
that they have investigated proposed
laws ranging from the anti-vaccina
tion bill, adopted by the last stato leg
islature, to the issuance of federal