Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-04
Unity Of Action.

In union there is strength. A sim
gle reed is broken by child while
the bundle of reeds deties the strength
Of the strongest man. A community
that acts as unit is always pros
porous community, while one that is
filled with jealousies, envfes, animosi-
ties, hatreds, is necessarily non-pro-
gressive, and oftentimes loses the nat
ural advantages which are theirs al
most by birthright The city of Sac
ramento is the finest illustration of
what united people may accomplish
that we know of in this State. Sacra-
mento has been burned up, flooded
and sunk in the mud, in turn, yet she
now stands beautiful city On solid
ground ten or fifteen feet above the
level Of her original site. She was
liable to overflow every time the river
raised, but the energy and unity of
her people set up a barrier around her
against which the turbid waters beat
iu vain. Had Sacramento been in
habited by people jealous of each
other, envious OF each other, and hat
ing each other. in place of being now
a rich and prosperous city and the
Capitol of the State, she would have
been fifteen feet beneath the mud,
and we should hear of her as the
place where people used to land on the
way to the mines. The harmonious
cooperation of a community accom-
plishes wonders. 1t inaugurates and
carries out enterprises; it rolls away
seemingly unsurmountable obstacles;
it is tower of strength. Los Angeles
county is one of the richest in the
State, and she possesses more and
greater natural advantages than any
other section in California. She
should stand to-day the second county
in the State, but she does not although
a few years hence she will occupy
that proud position. In times past her
people have not worked together with
that earnestness ofpurpose which is the
guarantee of success. There have
been envyings and chickering's which
have retarded progress, and men have
fallen into the selfish habit of oppos-
ing an enterprise or improvement
from no other motive save the fear
that some one else might be benefited.
Happily for all, these narrow and IL
liberal notions are rapidly giving way
to more enlarged views and more lib
eral and progressive ideas. The old
time rivalry between city and coun-
try has given place to a better feeling.
We are beginning to learn that we
move along easier and more rapidly
when every mans shoulder is at the
wheel. We are realizing that general
prosperity is sure advancement of
individual interest. The prosperity of
the country is the growth of the city.
We have much to do. We want many
improvements made and many indus
tries established, which may be had
by the hearty cooperation of our peo-
pie. Our business men must learn to
walk together as a unit, when a ques-
tion of general interest is to be con-
sidered. We want railroads and fac
tories, not in Los Angeles alone, but
all over the valley. We want the
Wilmington harbor completed, and
we want the TruXton railroad. We
want half a dozen beet sugar factories
in the valley; and, in truth, we want
too many things fer enumeration in
one article. They are all within our
reach if we reach for them altogether;
there are none within our reach if
each one tries to hold the other back.
Let us work together. "We'll clasp
hands: When peers thus knit,
kingdom ever stands