Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-19
.vorkFor the Chamber Of commerce,


coming to us at the pace OF mill-race,
and both will continue to come to us.
This is the most manifest destiny. No
effort, however strongly organized, could
stop, and the best efforts of the Chamber
of Commerce can only aid it.
How shall this newly organized effort
aid in the good works What shall the
Chamber do? There are three things to
do. One is to advertise this Sec
ton at all points in the East
so systematically, SO thoroughly, SO
judiciously that the people shall all
know what there is here which will
justify the breaking up of business where
they are, the severing OF the old ties Of
lifetime and coming here to seek new
fortunes in new land. The next thing
to do is to prepare for the reception of
those who are coming. And the third
thing to do is to seek out and open up a
market abroad for the products of the
country sure to follow upon the continued
infux of an industrious tide of people
with capital to enter upon the develop
ment Of our resources.
OF all epochs in the history of this
section, now is the time to make known
to the people of the East the reasons
why they would do better here than
where they are. This we must do for
ourselves, and at every step we take to
do it, we will find ourselves confronted
with an organized effort to thwart our
aims. Any combine" we may attempt
to make will prove to be an entangling
alliance whose effect will be to render
abortive anything we may do. The
Southern counties would do we'll to organ
1ize for themselves, and make well-con-
sidered effort for the general good. Speci-
mems of our products should be exhib
tied at every crossroads in the country
east of the mountains, and we'll posted
men should be sent to every hamlet in
the land to tell the people of the land of
promise which lies here in thesunlit semi
tropics. Then there should be scattered
broadcast all over the Union printed
matter to the same effect. The daily
papers afford most effective
channel through which to dissem.
mate this information. In the past
the HERALD in its daily, weekly
yearly and pictorial editions has done
much fer the general good. 1t is doing
the good work now and will do it in the
future. The business men and real
estate owners of this section have reaped
untold benefit from this able and consid,
crate setting forth of the attractions of
Los Angeles, and of the surrounding
country. Those who are 80 largely the
benefciaries of this enterprise should see
that it is sustained in such way as to
encourage, stimulate and make the best
of its energy.
When by these and whatever other
agencies that may be used to attract
| visitors and settlers to our gates, the
tourist or immigrant arrives he should
be taken care Of. To this end We need
for the tourist accommodations at rates
and style suitable to his purse and
taste. Let the Chamber take hold of
this question OF high rents. Let the
landlords be brought together, and let
discussion be had to bring things to
better basis. The city is well supplied
with large boarding houses and with
small hotels. There are people ready to
rent them and manage them we'll, but in
many instances the owners want to
get twenty per cent. per annum
out Of their investment. It cannot be
had. House rents are on pretty equit-
able bases already, and small hotels and
large boarding house rents must follow
suit. Then there is the crying need for
one large, thoroughly equipped, luxur-
ious caravansary for the accommodation
of the rich tourists who will not 20
where there are not all these comforts
and luxuries to which their daily lives
are accustomed. Besides these things
to do, there is furthermore the
business OF directing the newcomer
as to where he may find land suitable for
his needs. The Chamber should have
elaborate maps and should employ some
one competent to tell all corners what
each section of the country is best
adapted to. The dairyman, the orchard
;st, the general farmer, and those who
pursue the other branches of husbandry
should find this information so plainly
written that he who runs may read.
The last branch OF the work may be
postponed to some extent. The home
market is now taking most of the pro-
ducts of the land, and then in many of
the necessaries of life there is deficit
which has to be supplied from outside
sources. But this matter should not pe
neglected too long. There are a few
commodities produced here now in ex-
cess Of the home demand, and
for these there should be an out
side market opened. The orange
growers some years ago did wonders
in developing the markets for their pro-
ducts. The growers of deciduous fruits
in the northern counties did the same
good service for those engaged in that
industry. And the last thing to be done
in this line is in opening up markets for
<the dried.fruit product of those sections
OF the State about San Francisco. We
must follow suit. We must have can
neries, driers, ways of shipping our fruit
to the East and of markefinO thop,4-