Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-05
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Ik> Oakland Ttib4xe has the follow
fne ielicituous article about Lss Angeles
under the title Of IAN EnterprisiDg
City
The citizens of Los Angeles are en-.
titled to success. We admire their en-
exgy aud wide.awake enterprise. 1t is
ahe only city in this State that manifests
the real vim, and go.aheaditiveness, and
force Of character which builds up great
cities. They are reaching out in all di-
rections for trade and are not afraid to
spend few dollars to accomplish the OBJ
iect in view. 1t is the best advertised
city, save that of Chicago, on the conti-
nent. and the result has been magniti-
cent; its growth phenomenal; the ad.
vancement in its real estate has been
simply astonishing and all this has been
and is the natural result of the enter.
prising spirit of its citizens.
There is one thing that does more to
build up city than railroad communi-
cation. They are all great arteries of
trade and commerce. They are the
evidences of the progress of country
Los Angeles is becoming through the en-
ergies OF her enterprising citizens rail
road center. The Carson City road is to
extend line from Independence to a
connection with the Atlantic and Pacific
road. and thus get into Los Angeles.
This will give that city control of large
section of country and give it an increas-
ed trade. Another road is to be built
from Los Angeles to San Bernardino,
opening up another large section of
country to the trade of Los Angeles.
That city is not afraid to spend money
when it is necessary. They have suffi-
cient confidence in the future of the city
to mortgage that future, as did the city
of Chicago, to keep the wheels of pro-
gression moving. The City Council has
appropriated $4,000 to build what is
termed the Baena Vista street bridge,
and the contract has been awarded.
Those are examples of theenterprise OF
the city OF the Angels.
We have referred to these evidences
of progress and enterprise on the part Of
the City of the South as an incentive to
the people of Oakland to wake up, or
our Southern sister will forge ahead of
ns, and gain the credit of being the sec.
ond city in population, if not in wealth,
on the Pacific Coast. We call attention
TO these facts for the purpose of arous.
ing spiri. of enterprise among our citi.
xens. There is woful lack Of energy
and 60. o.aheadative enterprise among the
people of Oakland, and It is our duty to
speak plain and spare not. 1t is time
we shook off our swaddling, bed cham.
Der clothes and started out in the ener.
ge:ic business race.
Why, one hundred thousand dollars
spent in building boulevard around
Lake Merritt would do more to adver.
tise Oakland abroad, throughout the
East and even Europe, than any and
everything that has heretofore been
done; and the benefits to the city would
be worth ten dollars for every dollar it
costa. The city must encourage railroad
building, giving every facility and en-.
couragement to these great arteries OF
trade and commerce which will serve to
make Oakland the great center aud focus
of these great progressive agencies and
builders.up Of trade. With proper en-.
terprise and energy on the part of our
citizens it will be said that 'sall roads
lead to Oakland" as it is now said that
'.all roads lead to Chicago The way
~ eus saeS q ~ 10 " SiCat
enterprising works Of both business and
improvement.
Every keg of nails sent from the Pa.
cific Nail works advertises Oakland
Every article of manufacture sent from
the Judson Manufacturing Works adver-
fises Oakland. Every bag sent from the
jute mills advertises Oakland. Every
sack or yard of cloth sent from the col.
ton mills adyertises Oakland. Every
article sent cut from the hosiery works
sdvertises Oakland. And the more
there are of these manufacturing indus.
tries in our midst the more and more
will Oakland be advertised abroad. And
had Oakland park and a magnificent
boulevard around Lake Merritt, its re.
nown would be proclaimed in glowing
terms by tourists, travellers, visitors and
excursionists from lands end to lands
end. What are the people of oakland
doing? Locked in the arms of Morphe.
us. they are dreaming of what the city
might be, instead Of making it what it
should be.
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