Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-15
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One would never suppose from read.
ing the late issues of the Express, in
which Mr.. BEAUDRY and his water.
works are roundly rated and de.
nounced, that less than six months
ago that paper had eulogized Mr..
BEAUDRY, pronounced him q man OF
'great pluck and enterprise" and af.
ter commenting him for singly ant
alone undertaking and successfully
carrying olta hazardous and expensive
public Improvement, which brought
with it ga streamof gold forthe entire
border of high lands fringing our city,"
painting picture of the wealth, beau
ty and comfort, which must result to
thousands of our citizens from the in
,dividaaf efforts of this one man. Yet
it is so. On the 18th of May last the
Eeening Express editorially spoke of
Mr.. BEAUDRY and his water-works as
follows:
In the course ofan editorial reference to the
delightful sites for residences afforded by our
frnging Hill property, we yesterday said that
the one thing needed to render it the most de-
sirable for homes in this city was water, and
desideratum @ beyond doubt. While we W. s,i,s re
writing, our statement w;ts In the act of real
ization, for at that moment the engine at Mr..
Beaudrys pond Alameda street com
menced to work the huge Hooker pump and
the water was flowing in great volume into
the reservoir, at an elevation of 240 feet above
file level of the pond and at q distance of $3.50
feet from the engine. This isa great triumph
and to Mr.. Be;tudry belongs alone the glory
There is not another man in this whole lower
country who would have had the indomitable
courage and unyieidmg tenacity to have stuck
to the grand project of supplying these hills
with water under all the trying circumstances
After repeated fail uTeS in other directions,
which would have discouraged other men, he
stu held fast to.hist great purpose He tried
the art esi;tn process, spending large sums in
boring for water. That fell through. Then he
tried the danlinillg of tlle wooIen mill arroyo
and the gathering in n dam OF the waters of Il
number 9f springs, But the process was te-
diouS and the result unsatisfactory. Then he
boldly determined upon the plan which has
now succeeded .soiadmirably. Then,
at once; was developed the great pluck and
foreshadowed few of his views on the inn
provements he would make. He said he
would SO lay out the streets that they would
rather conform to the topography \ Of the coun-
try than 10 the infiexibfe rules of rectiiinear
lines With thefwater power now ut his com
mand, he viii hydraulic the hills, filling up
depressions and making the country even
us possible. Then he will layout his,streets
in accordance with the windings Of the hills,
observing always sttch levels as will give both
sides of u street as much surface equality as
possible. should he carry out his plans-7and
now that he mas such an eXhaustless supply
of water, there is nothing to prevent him-we
shall look for the elevated to be the most
beautiful and picturesque portion of our city
in a few years. 1t viii be covered with hand
some cottages, and elegant gardens will meet
the eye in every direction. The inviting inc
qualities ofthe traetwilt .be suggestive of ar
chitectural variety and intelligent landscape
UDp lf1r phns, 4 hn ,fira
been improved by the thousands who will
make their homes upon it, 1t will form one OF
the most delightful pictures of home beauty
and suburban felicity which this or any other
State can present.
We request the citizens of this city
to compare the above eulogy and pic
ture with the passionate, vindictive,
unjust and often senselesst TRADES with
which the Elrpress is now filling its
columns against Mr. BEAuDRY, and
decide for themselves which is neare I
the truth--which entitled to the great
er consideration. What a change has
come over thespirit Of its dream since
May last! Then it thought Mr.. BEAU
DRY valuable citizen-a public bene-
factor; then it pointed to him with
pride and eXultation as q man of tire
less energy and liberal public spirit
Then it counted the vast wealth that
his energy and private means had ere
ated for the city. Then it painted a
picture rivaling in beauty and magni-
tude that of CLAUDE MELNoTTE, which
il frankly admitted was the creation
of Mr. BEAUDRY and his water works.
Then it told how the higher lands,
hitherto worthless, had been made the
most desirable and therefore the most
valuable sites for homes in the'city, all
through the efforts of Mr.. BEAUDRY.
Alas, what change the ring has
worked in the estimation and iudg-
ment of the Express. At their,nod it
can see nothing commendable in Mr..
BEAUDRY: he is no longera man OF
indomitable energy and great public
enterprise; that " stream of gold,"
those beautiful honlesu the millions
Of taxable property and "the first
water which had ever reached that To-
cality save from the clouds,u all fade
like the baseless fabric of a vision and
leayeinota a wreck behind. How won
derful is the power of the ring over the
Express! A gentleman has, without
begging aid from the city or citizens,
as has been the custom, placed water
in a portion of the city which has here
tofore been regarded as worthless. BY
his act his own property and that of
others has been greatly enhanced in
value, thereby increasing the taxable
property of the city, to the advantage
ofevery taxpayer. He levels down
hills and fills up depressions, cuts
streets through hills and fills up to the
grade lower places, benefiting himself
1T is true, but others and the entire city
at the same time. He does all this
with his own money and without ask
ing or claiminga an exclusive franchise,
but he becomes a candidate. for Mayor
and his election would be a check on
the aggressions of the old ring that
has so long oppressed the people, and
forsooth the Express reviles and de-
nounces him with the vehemence and
energy of a new convert or well paid
ally. The people will rebuke the prin-
cipal and the tool, What has Mr..
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