Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-02-06

CemmerciaI specuiotions.
The Arizona Star has been spec.
ulating as to the future Of the
trade of that territory when the
Southern transcontinental railway
shall be fact accomplished by
junction Of the Atchison, Topeka
--A S--s- E<, -. 49,. D---i-e
or Florida Point, with the Califor.
mia road. 1t says that the desire OF
the people OF Arizona is to trade
with California, but that, of course,
the merchants of the territory will
be governed by their pecuniary
advantage. Says the Star:
II our people can manage to buy
of California 1t will be to their ad-
vantage. That they are inclined
to do 90 there IL no doubt. The
first confederation of the merchant
10, howsver,to make all the money
possible. So it is with the great or
smaller corporations; the doctor,
the lawyer, in fact it Is the same
with every one, from the boy who
trades tops. to the man who oper-
ates with millions. The merchant
will 60 where he can buy the
cheapest, and from where he can
get the lowest rates of transporta.
ton Of his goods, wares
and merchandise; market
that does not offer these
Inducements he has no use for. The
dealer In California will have to
take all these facts into considera-
ton, and will doubtless try to 50
arrange his prices as to offer in
ducements to the Arizona mer-
chants. What freight rates are to
be 10 yeti matter Of conjecture.
Ordinary commercial foresight, it
would seem, would dictate to the
Southern Pacific q policy which
will encourage trade between Cali.
fornia and Arizona. We have no
fear Whatever but that the saga
cious men who have achieved a
phenomenal business success with
the Central Pacific will know how
to respond to the necessities of the
new situation. That there will be
lively competition from the East
for the control of the trade of Ari-
coma there can be no doubt. Cali
fornia will enter the arena with the
tremendous advantage of a knowl-
edge Of just what the mining pros
pector and the developer of mines
needs. In all details of machinery
and mining supplies this ought to
conclude the whole question, if
Juef8 Ts q cordial cooperation be-
tween the mechanics and manufac-
turers of San Francisco and the
Southern Pacific Railway. 1t is
unfortunate for the undisputed pos.
session OF this lucrative branch of
trade that the attention of our cap.
italists was not earlier directed to
the illimitable possibilities of Ari-
coma. There is no use, however, in
crying over spilled milk, and the
earlier indifference has been re-
placed by an eager and intelligent
interest which will result in repair
Ing much of the loss occssioned by
. bad original policy. AS to Los
Angeles, we shall witness two very
agreeable consequences of the COM
pleti0n of the new route from q
strictly comm ercial standpoint, to
say nothing of the increa sed travel
and settlement inevitably result
ing from the new state of things.
In the first place, Arizona will con-
tinue to supply remunerative mar
kets for our coil products. In
the items of flour, barley,
bacon, cheese, eggs, butter,
and hundred and one other nee.
esssries Of life, leaving out of the
count our wines, brandies and semi.
tropical fruits, We shall have an
easy command of the Arizona mar.
kets. In the second place, the
opening Of the new road will make
Los Angeles q very considerable
trade center. From Point Concep.
cion down, at least, and clear to
the Mexican line, our Los Angeles
merchants ought to have control of
that portion of the market which
embraces staples brought from the
East to San Francisco. 1t is strain
ing nothing in claiming at least
that circuit Of pure commercial
business. The time has arrived
when large jobbing houses ought
to be established In Los Angeles
with decided profit-jobbjng
houses which would handle both
American and European special
ties. That we shall witness very
material advances of the purely
commercial transactions OF Los
Angeles, as a result of the new
transcontinental road, we entertain
no manner of doubt. Our mer.
chants should get ready to respond
to tho new era or to give place to
more enterprising members Of
their guild.
Few people are aware of the