The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-12

II seems that one OF the citizens oil
Wheeling who thirsted for SOME knowl-
edge about Los Angeles, California, and
who took the easiest method Of shaking
that thirst, has not only given himself
away but has brought deep humiliation
UPON the entire city. This humble citizen
Of the Nail City had the hardihood to write
to friend inquiring III there were any
papers published in Los Angeles, and il
80 to send one to his address" We
pause to wonder at the reckless
daring OF this act. When a man
has a comfortable home, surrounded by a
phalanx OF friends, risks oil future happi'
ness by venturing an inquiry about an
unknown locality the enormity Of the OIL
Tense cannot be condoned, no matter what
the extenuating circumstances may be.
Unfortunately for the fair fame Of our city
this highly repreheusble inquiry
fell into the hands OF wicked
Philistine, newspaper man, who
by virtue OF certain compensation is
allowed "to write articles" for the Los
Angeles Herald, and this Is the way he
massacres our unfortunate fellow citizen:
"The people OF Wheeling must be very
highly enlightened about the cities Of the
country to ask so verdant question about
our ancient pueblo, now more than CEN
fury old, and formerly the capital OF Cali.
iornia." We confess that We are greatly
chasrined, and marvel at the patience
Of the gods in letting US draw the
breath Of our existence. We feel, in
fact, like taking on the humility Of the dali
sy Of the field, and no longer INDUCING in
the hope of becoming like the fragrant
rose. Why, oh, why did that citizen"
have the temerity to ask such a startling
question; why was be so densely ignorant
as to inquire il a newspaper was published
in Los Angeles. He ought to have known
better. Had he only had the forethought
to consult our City Superintendent
Of schools he and the city would have been
saved all the infamy that has been heaped
upon them; he would have been informed
that the Newspaper Directory" Is a text
book in use in the public schools in this
"ancient pueblo" In this Los Angeles is
far ahead OF US. We have not attained the
height reached by that city; but we are
getting there gradually.
But the Herald was touched with pity
after all. 1t concluded that it was best to
satisfy the fevered longing OF the Wheeling
man for the sight Of Los Angeles paper
And this he does in such modest way,
compared with the terrorstriking sentences
OF the opening paragraph Of the article,
that in a spirit OF justice we quote
the paper without eliminating word
or twisting a phrase: ITO relieve the
ignorance and anxiety OF the writer we
send him the Herald, the leading newspa-
per Of Southern California, and take pleas.
ure in stating that there are four daily
newspapers, seven weekly papers and three
monthly journals. all published in Los
Angeles. This Is a greater number than
are published at the nail works and iron
factory called Wheeling, whose people
evidently don't read the papers OF any
place, judging from the postal card"
The obliging spirit that iairlylbreathes
through these lines quite takes away all
anger that may have been reused in erus'
ing what preceded. Proctor Knott had
no such friend to enlighten his darkened
mind when searching musty tones or soar
ing through space in quest Of Duluth, the
zenith city Of the unsalted seas" We are
warmed with gratitude towardsthe intelli-
gence bureau Of the Los Angeles Herald
for this ample act Of courtesy TO one OF our
Knowledge seeking citizen, and are lost in
admiration at the amount Of voluntary in
formation that supplements the answer Of
the Herald.
We cannot refrain from congratulating
Los Angeles on its certain future. It has
glorious prospects, too glorious to be pro.
perly treated within the limits Of this
article. With four daily papers already we
look forward to the day when it will be the
publishing center OF the universe. And,
when that day dawns 1t will no doubt be
the acknowledged Athens Of the new world,
to which all the philosophers and savants
will flock. There new Aspasia will reign
over voluptuous court, and some Pacific
slope Socrates will gulp the fatal hemlock.
Under these glories Wheeling will have
passed away, and the only vestige left will
be "a towering mountain with the simple in
scription: Here lie the remains OF the
man who in 1888 asked il there were any
papers published in Los Angeles, Cal.
We suppose it is unnecessary to add
that the paper containing the above article
came to us heavily fringed with pencil
marks calling our attention to the indis-
Greet inquiry exhaustively referred to above.
We have commented upon it in spirit,
which We hope will be satisfactory to the
Herald, daily newspaper published at
Los Angeles, Cal.