Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-08-16

rial statistics of the belts of the
proposed narrow gauge railway
and the rest Of the country
are interesting, not to say impor-
tant and pertinent. 1t is not pro-.
posed to explore the whole field of
social life.
I will premise by saying that
the esprit du corps of California
is neither broad nor intense. This
is owing to the partial allegiance of
the social qualities. say absy.
ance rather than restitution be-
cause the people of California are
gifted with something above the
average Of social qualities. Right
here 1 shall drop diagnosis and
propose one or two of the numer.
Gus remedies.
The city of Los Angeles proposes
to give a Centennial Celebration
and Centennial Horticultural Ex-
position, all opening on the 9Th of
September next. There are so
many great opportunities of q So
cial reunion of the country people
and of the village and the city PEG.
pie within the great and splendid
circle OF which Los Angeles is the
centre. Will these opportunities
be made as brilliant and enjoyed
as heartily and as universally as
they should be? Icannot speak for
the essentially Centennial part of
the programme more than to ex.
press an opinion that the commit
tees In charge OF it will earnestly
and inteiligently work for cele-
bration worthy Of the day.
Having an inside view of the
Horticultural Society, l speak by
the card when L say that Secretary
Rice and his aids will astOnish the
multitudes who may have the good
fortune to attend at the Pavilion.
The general public dream short of
what busy heads and hands are de-
vising and preparing for the Cen
tennial Exposition not only in Los
Angeles city, but in the rural dis.
tricts of Southern California. Even
far of San Francisco is arranging
splendid surprises for the Pavilion
visitors.
Why should not the Los Angeles
Centennial Celebration and Expo.
sition be the great event of the
hundred years for the Spanish, the
American, and the representatives
of the numerous foreign nations
who live In the city and in the ru-
raj districts of Southern California?
The Spanish people far and near
should bear 1T In mind that the
Centennial Celebration is inciden-
tally but most emphatically COM
memorative of the sagacity OF their
people who, a century ago, out of
all their vast American possessions,
selected this vale of q Sierra river
for their City of Angels, even
granting more or less play of i'm.
agination on the name. 1t is true
that the Spanish people are proud
of the city which was founded by
their people and in which they are
as much the masters to-day as citi-
zens, voters, lce-holders and
property-owners, equally with a
ike representation of any other
nationality, not excepting Uncle
Sans most thoroughbred junior
Sans. 1t is true that every one of
the most attractive sections of the
Centennial programme at the Pa
vilion Is to be presented by near 200
Spanish people.
The east has but one Damascus.
The west but one Los Angeles, and
the 9Th of next September is the
Centennial of this Star of the
West.
The social activities that swiftly
develop at these memorial and in
dustrial reunions are at once the
l0veliest and most valuable of all
the fountains that flow together
to make centennial and hOrticul.
tural jubilees.
Let us name these social activi-
ties brotherhood. 1t was brother
hood that was the precious incense
Of the triennial celebration and ex-
position of King Ahasuerus which
twenty-four centuries have not
washed out of the world. On
brotherhood hung all the law and
the prophets whose jnbilees twelve
nations met to enjoy within the
gates Of Jerusalem. Brotherhood
was not entirely butchered out OF
the peoples who flowed together at
the carnivals of sword and tiger
within imperiAl Rome, Brother.
hood as IL thought originated and
as q reality crowned London's 1851
Exposition of nations. The divine
energy of brotherhood has we'll
nigh belted the globe with worlds
fairs and centennial celebrations.
]. H. s.
Cucamonga, Aug. 18th, 1881.