Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-12

Mr. a. $. Hoillngsworth is tho Santa Ana agent
Of the HrnALp.
Equaiizing Popuiation-No Canse
for Jeai ousy.
The disparity Of population between
the Atlantic and the Pacific Coast has
long been the subject of melancholy
comment by people who reside on the
western side of the great American
divide. II seems, however, that this
state Of things will not long continue.
While we may be decades in getting
down to anything like an equality OF
population, there are yet circumstances
which plainly show that the people OF
the Pacific Coast will be the beneficiaries
OF that aphorism of Bishop Berkeley,
westward the tide of empire holds its
way" IL would astonish those who
haVc given no thought to the matter to
note the strength Of the tide of immigra-
ton which is reaching out 10 the far
west, Thirty years ago Illinois, Iowa
and Wisconsin were practically rs dis
tant from the ccnters of population AS
Montana, Idaho, Washington Territory,
Oregon and California are now. The
l.;lJ;,,, as Tho III;,n,. To,.traI Datlxo,r
by English capital created the great
State Of Illinois and the great city of
Chicago, the tremendous tide OF immi-
grafton thus set in motion overlapping
into Missouri, Wisconsin, Iowa and
Michigan, making great and wealthy
commonwealth Of those States, The
building of the Union and Central Pacific
Railways had equally remarkable effects,
although they were by no means SO con.
centrated, being dillused over region
compared TO which the area OF the
original thirteen States was mere
patch. But, as matter of fact, mineral
developments of wonderful extent and
richness in Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Mon
taha' bakota, ana even CALIFORNIA were
direct results of this railway extension.
Inc complexion oil the southern rao'hc
was accompanied by incidents of devel-
opment equally MS marked in Arizona,
New Mexico ana TO less extent even
III 'he mexican state oil sonora. iho
preolse 'hnuehoc OF 'he eo'hpie''oh Vi
'ne Molave pranch OF inc sou'herh fa'
enc 10 Junction with Tue Ati'ii'ic "no
racine nv tne Needles mas NOT ye' oee''
ou'l'neo' put we eahno. aoup', IN Wow
Oh the unlimited mineral deposits wiich
exist along much OF its route that 'hey
wan DC momentous, IN the near III 'ure,
"oinS 'nuoh 10 SVEN tnas srea SURE o"''
put which, during the past twenty
years nus peen tne ieaaihs iae'or III
preserving 'he United States from panh-
rup'cy' ana III aeeumuiatihg' IN 'n'S
country, store OF the precious "e'ais'
~ .he shape Oh Specie Wi''ch mas never
mtherto been recorded IN our history
Already we may ascrioe the develop
lneh' Oh 'he oaiico mines 70 'he mola'e
praheh oil the southern iacihc, anu
the present liberal output Is put lore
taste oil what Is TO follow.
Inc completion oil the Northern IA
enc outlines the TACT lha' a erea' en-
pre- Is surely building up to the north
OF u.s. The progress OF that road
though arrested ut times by delays
arising from the peeuniary emparrass'
ment OF Its management, has already
had a magical effect. Something OF the
wonderful settlement which character
lied Illinois and the great North
west is. now being witnessed In Ia
kota, Idaho, Montana, Washington
Territory and Oregon. In addition to
treasure regions which have only been
surpassed thus far by the history oil
those OF California, Nevada and portions
OF old Mexico, the progress OF the North
ern Pacific has been signali2ed by the
utilization OF vast wheat fields, enor'
nous grazing ranges and the discovery
OF timber stretches which are not known
elsewhere IN such amplitude on the
American continent. immigration on
colossal scale is certain to be recorded
there from this time on; and great en-
pire, rivaling in wealth and population
that OF the trans-Roeky Mountain States,
Is certain to be located ON the fae'hc
side OF the divide" before men who are
now young shall have become Old
FOR our part we nan TINS grand move
ment oil developments with an unseii'sh
acclaim The south would dlsdalh 10
demean itsei by jealousy oil the NORTH
indeed theie are no elements OF Jeal'