Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-05-29
gos Angeles Aerald.
The "Press " Programme.

EDITOR HERALD: Referring to the
editorial and communication in re-
gard to the Press programme, it might
not be out of place to suggest that
there is presented no valid reason why
money that is to be expended for
printing, engraving and illustrating a
public journal in Southern California
should have any more effect on the
expended on embellishments or en-
cravings published in the HERALD or
any other Los Angeles county paper.
1t would be poor compliment to our
home talent and editorial ability to
allow the unavoidable inference to 90
forth that Los Angeles was second
to Santa Barbara in any point. The
payment of any sum for column or
an illustration in a county journal
that is in no way superior to our own
would be virtual acknowledgment
Of our inferiority, and would be SIM
ply taking so much money away from
our own journals, that could be made
equally as attractive and picturesque
by the same expenditure, and pat
ronize and support home industry at
the same.
1t is a very clever dodge of the Press
proprietor to put q few dollars in his
own pocket by handling our money
making US play second-fiddle to Santa
Barbara, while we in reality are enti-
tied by justice and all the statistical
tables of climate and productions, to
be first. Therefore we should by all
means take the money, If there be any
to expend in advertising and illustrate
ing Los Angeles, and eXpend it in i'm
proving and illustrating through
pamphlets or on our own journals
thanking our Santa Barbara Press
man for the suggestion. MOTOR.
I'VE assume that whatever will BEN
eft Santa Barbara will benefit Los
Angeles. AS We understand Mr..
Johnson's proposition, it is not sec.
tional; it is to advance the interests of
all Southern California. To carry out
the enterprise as he proposes will cost
many thousands of dollars, and to raise
this money the whole community will
be called upon to contribute. If each
Of our six counties attempt to do what
Mr.. johnson is doing, none of them
will succeed; while, if we all unite in
one effort, success is certain. In the
illustrated weekly which Mr.. Johnson
proposes to publish, Los Angeles
county, as we'll as each Of the counties
comprising Southern California, will
have its editor and will be entitled to
the same space and representation as
Santa Barbara county. AS Mr.. john
son proposes to spend every dollar
subscribed in advertising this portion
of the State in the East and Europe,
the "clever dodge" on his part to make
money is not so apparent as our cor
respondent seems to think. AS to the
"pOOr compliment to our home talent
and editorial ability" we do not think
the ground is well taken. Los Ange-
les might have originated the scheme
which gentleman who happens to
live in Santa Barbara did originate,
but she did not do so, and therefore it
seems to us that it is in bad taste on
our part to destroy an excellent and
beneficial scheme, intended as much
for our advancement as for Santa Bar
bara or San Diego, simply because we
did not plan and carry it into execu.
ton. These are our views on propo-
sition which we believe will, if carried
out, add many thousand permanent
residents to this part of the State. We
have no personal feeling in the matter
We hope that all sectional animosi-
ties in this part of the State will give
way before q desire for the general
good. We have spoken favorably of
Mr.. Johnson's enterprise. We should
have done the same thing had the
plan originated in San Bernardino
or San Diego. The HERALD la
bors for the good of all South
ern California, and it has mag
nanimity and generosity enough to
extend the right hand of fellowship to
any man or newspaper engaged in the
discharge ola like duty. Let us work
together for the common good. United
we can accomplish much; divided We
shall do little beyond creating doubts
and fears in the minds of those whom
we desire should know the truth and
nothing but the truth concerning tie
finest county in the World.-r.D.