Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-06

Perhaps the most distinctive feature
OF the current development of Southern
California is in the degree to which new.
comors, who don't know what is what,
stand around and croak about the
future. The fact is that Southern
California is entering upon the most
prolific, remunerative and speculative
era ever known in the annals of her
quite pronounced development. For
years past the labors Of our vine
yardists and orchardists have been
. rewarded by splendid increment
in ratio Of values. 10 add.
ton, there are conditions of growth
hereabouts, absolutely independent Of
selection of line OF labor, through an
intelligent immigration, which discount
anything heretofore known on the
American continent in remunerative
possibilities. We hare known the full
value of this new element through the
persevcring demand OF people east of
Kansas City for the products Of our soil.
The truth is that, everywhere in the
United States there is great and
growing demand for the products of
Southern California.
We have seen, as an outcome OF this
state of things, Southern California fill.
ing up, to an unheard of extent, with
people OF intelligence and means. who,
OF course, rely for detailed information
upon our citizens and journalists. In
every sense, this information has been
supplied, and the result has been salts
factory to all concerned, though inyolv-
ing great labor upon editors, Every
one, from whatever quarter of the world
he may have hailed, who has investi.
gated Los Angeles county, as result, Is
not only satisfied, but is enthusiastic.
Precisely these conditions Of growth
are those which have excited the ill-will
OF the leaders Of the mercantile guild in
San Francisco against the late ''cow
counties" San Francisco has at all
times played the role Of the "Old Man
Of the Mountain" TO the commerce Of
this State. That old.iime Pirate of
Conmerce, known as the Golden Gate,
Notwithstanding tho new conditions OF
trade, still seeks to levy the old and ex.
acting tolls which have so largely cur
tailed its revenue and its trade. A
prominent citizen of Los Angeles, who
arrived in the city of tho Golden Gate,
the other day, writes us as follows,
"Since my arrival here ! have casually
''seen an agreement. signed by nearly
"all the Leading wholesale merchants of
'San Francisco, in which they threaten
"the railway company; and agree,
"amongst themselves that, unless the
Central and Southern Pacific Railway
Companies shall take away whatever
privileges they have extended 10 Los
"Angeles and Sacramento, they will
withdraw their patronage from the rail
"way companies and ship theirmerchan-
"dise by sea instead OF by rail.' This
document, with its infamous proposition
of a subversion of oil interior growth, we
learn, authoritatively, is now in the
hands of Mr. Stubbs. for consideration
and for answer.
As matter of fact. for many years,
San Francisco has monopolized the COM
merce OF the Pacific Coast. She now
finds the scepter passing to an unlineal
hand, and is making desperate effort to
recover her old.time empiry. The fact
is that the metropolis of the Golden
Gate has found out that good
portion of her old-time trade is
passing, by legitimate succession, to
Los Angeles and Portland. This deposed
mistress oil the commercial concerns OF
the Pacific Coast has started in to "kick
against the pricks." 1t is hopeless
crusade. The Railway magnates have
shown disposition to give Los Angeles
fair show in the transcontinental trade
developments of the future, and we are
inclined to think that our people will
stand in with them on that distinctively
local proposition. Los Angeles does not
propose to play provincial role, if she
knows herself, and we think she does.
Angeleh, IS desire to act up to the grand
destiny which so clearly lies ahead for a
section matchlessly provided with all
conceivable conditions of growth.