Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-06-14
LETTER FROM PHILADELPHIA.
About our Newspapers-What Is to be
Seen-Californfa Behind-Puri-
tanism Run Mad.
GLOBE HOTEL, PHIL,
June 4th, 1876.

EDITOR HERALD.-I have seen but
one copy of your paper for several
weeks, and it was quite refreshing to
see the familiar names and incidents
recorded therein. Now that one is in
the busy scenes of great cities, with
their populations ranging from mill
lion downwards, We can appreciate
the vim, vigor and enterprise of our
own local press. The telegraphic
summary, local news and brain work
expended is in striking contrast with
what we meet here. The daily press
of Philadelphia, P with over 100000 peo-
pie, is poor affair.
THE HERALD, EXPRESS, REPUBLICAN
AND CRoNICA
Show an amount of ability and eXpen-
dlture of money to obtain news that
fairly surprises one when he contem-
plates the facilities that the former pos
sess, particularly at this juncture.
They aim at money, no more. | send
you the EUening Bulletin and Ledger
as an eXemplification of what | state.
The Exposition is a grand affair, and
apart from the grand patriotic mo-
tives that have given birth to it, it is
full of instruction and glOriously illus
trates what free people can do in
country unhampered by vicious legis-
lation.
OUR OWN PEOPLE
Fill the great measure of useful indus
try, but the whole world contributes
largely to illustrate the intelligence,
progress and happiness ofthe 10th GEN.
tury. At few PAGES after you enter
the main building is an interesting
notice over foreign department. 1t
is this: EGYPT, the Oldest people of
the world, sends her morning greeting
to the youngest nation" Her contri-
button is extensive. All the useful
branches of loom, forge and field. The
three good old nations-France, Spain
and Holland, that came to our assis-
tance in our death struggle, with men,
money and ships, are we'll and extern
sively represented. In the main
building, as you enter, you soon come
to Spain-Espafia-with q magnifi-
cent marble archway, over which is,
in Roman characters, October 8th,
1892. America discovered with the
picture of
COLUMBUS
Occupying the center, Herman Cortez
on his left and Ponce de Leon on his
right. The looms of Barcelona show
their handiwork in favorable contrast
with any fabrics in the world. Tole-
do and other cities turn out the steel
work and bronzes and the art gallery
shows that they have yet few superb
ors in the fine arts. Poor Spain, after
her long and cruel civil war has still a
heap of vitality and some day will
assert herself and bring back
the period when they were the con-
quistadores and conservadores of let
ters. She has her fine building on the
ground, the home of her corps of en-
gineers and exhibitors and friends-in
strange contrast with California. The
latter is putting up little shanty in
a back corner where it will never be
seen; not even policeman can find it
for you.
THE HORTICULTURAL HALL
Is perfect gem, but its contents
amount to nothing-a few palms and
Australian ferns contributed by the
ladies of Philadelphia. There is a
house called the "Rhododendron
House," that attracts great attention.
1t is covered with canvass and is filed
with the beautiful plant or shrub in
full bloom. There are about eight
varieties. How Interesting Los An
geles could have made the Horticul-
tural Hall. Mr.. Childs, Mr.. Carey
and several others could have added
to our fame and done US a world of
good but the parsimony of the Legis-
lature and the apathy of our own peo-
pie have accomplished an injury to us
and lost US the golden opportunity.
THE FINANCIAL CRISIS
Happening at the time it did, in our
State, had mnch to do with this, and
the shape it took in Los Angeles made
matters worse for us. The Centennial
Commission adjourned after taking
snap judgment on the Sunday OPEN
ing. They have outraged the country
I'VE live in, and fairly intend to bring
back the gloom that overshadowed
Scotland for two centuries so beauti-
fully illustrated by Lord McCauley
and the late lamented Mr.. Buckle. II