Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-04-12
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IRON the Santa Monica Outlook

from the Santa Monica Outlook.l
Every one who takes an interest
in the true development and up
building of Southern California,
must feel highly gratified at the
steps now being taken to encour-
age all of our home industries. Its |
Importance has been slowly COM
pretended by our people; but 1t |
now seems as If they were begin
ming to have some adequate idea of |
this most vital of all questions. |
Whether the movement on the
part of our people will end in mere
talk, or be crystalized in the form
OF important Industrial enterprises,
remains to be seen. But 1t is evil
dent they are now on the right
track. The subject is being agi-
tated, and the most influential,
substantial citizens are manifesting
an interest. And it is proper to say
that this interest is exhibited in q
perfectly legitimate way.
A meeting was held in Los An
geles last Saturday night at which
time an organization was effected
and an address adopted setting forth
q plan to place the movement in
political operation throughout this
county. But, as a contemporary re-
marks, "the programme is flexible
enough to take in all Southern Cali.
fornia." The pledge of the move
ment is simple and comprehensive.
It reads:
1--WE, the undersigned, hereby
agree and pledge ourselves to pur-
chase and consume all articles pro-
duced or manufactured at home, in
preference to those imported from
abroad; to encourage the consump-
tion of home productions; to aid in
building up our manufacturing,
producing and agricultural inter-
ests; to encourage the importation
of coin and the expectation of our
home products.
Just think how varied our indus
tries would be If they were all put
into active operation. Let's take
''bird's.eye view" of them:
1. Grain growing:
a. FIGURING mills;
b. Starch factories.
2. Fruit growing:
a. Alden works;
b. Canneries.
8. Grape growing:
a. Brandy and wine;
b. Cooperage.
A. Stock raising:
a. Pork packing;
b. Tanneries;
C. Boot and shoe factories;
d. Saddle and harness factories;
e. Glue factories;
f. Candle and soap factories;
g. Wooden mills;
h. Salt works;
i. Butter and cheese.
8. LAUNDERING:
a. Sash, door and blind factories;
b. Match factories;
c. Box factories.
G. Petroleum:
a. Burning and lubricating oils.
7. Asphaltum:
a. Roofing and pavements.
There are many other industries
which do not now occur to our
mind. The above is only an imper-
feet skeleton.
At q glance it Will be seen that
there is no lack of material upon
which to found vast system of in
dustries. The only thing lacking is
the determination on the part of
our people to take hold with a
hearty good will. Some of these
establishments can only be started
on q small scale. But that should
not cause them to be entirely ig-
nored.
Now that the public mind is STIR
red up on the Importance of home
matters, we hope all will give the
subject the most serious thought.
We have no fear as to the conclu-
sion that will be reached. All must
see that the true way to prosper is
to help one another. Ii a home
product can be obtained as cheaply
as an imported article, we ask, in
the name of common prudence,
why not give it the preference? 1t
will keep the money in our midst,
and stimulate further development,
whereas the opposite course will
send away our money, and cause
the few Industries we have to lam
guish, and perhaps die.
There is no necessity for an or
ganization that is to occupy time
and expense. A simple determine
tion-or pledge if thought best-to
give home productions the prefer
ence, is all that is needed. The
principal danger is to be appre-
hended from a few (men of means
generality who are agents for some
large outside establishments. They
invariably try to crush out all in
cipient enterprises that clash with
theirs, by selling for a short time at
losing prices. Then, as soon as the
opposition is crushed, the prices are
raised-sOmetimes to figures even
higher than at first.
Southern California, at no Iii S.
tant day, will become separa te
State. 1t is now q good time,
while the people are interested, to
make an effort to draw line of
demarcation. Let us rally as one
people around a common interest;
join hands upon industrial devel-
opment; become self-supporting.
No section is more capable of being
independent of outside help than
this; and yet the unpleasant truth
stares US in the face that none are
more dependent.