Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-28
CALIFORNIA FEELING.

Is. F. Alta, January 9th
A Los Angeles paper, commenting on the
California exhibit sent East on wheels by
the State Board of Trade, says:
The efforts of the Southern California Board
of Trade to offset the so-called State Board of
Trade of the northern and central counties of
California is a movement which ought to enlist
the active cooperation of every well-wish of
this section. The State Board is really hostile
TO southern California. 1t will not have good
word for any county south of Fresno: and, more
than that, it is the insidious and indefatigable
enemy of Los Angeles county in particular
gion has had no solid, determined advocates.
The sooner We realize that We have to fight our
own battles the better. OF late the State Board
has held out friendly hand, and the real de-
thoroughly false and delusive California on
wheels is not designed to do any good to our
people we must put a Southern California on
wheels and show our products to the Easterners
The northern and central counties really did
nothing to create the great interest which ex-
lists east of the Rocky mountains in this State.
but they are not above trying to ilch from us
have Board of Trade of Southern California.
We regret the existence of such a feel
ing and must question the necessity for it.
The State Board of Trade is costly iusti
tuition. II has wasted not dollar of lis
means, but with rare address and skill of
management has produced 100 cents worth
of benefit for every dollar given it 10 use. We
thought that every one knew that its sup.
port comes from donations given in this
city and affiliated county Boards. Its ex.
hibit on Market street is fromthe counties
which so affiliate and aid in paving its ex-
pense. They show not only their products
in its splendid museum, but literature con-
cernlng their resources is distributed from
its office. Every county in the State from
Slskiyou to San Diego, can participate in
It's work and its benefits. None are barred
ont There is an absolute equality of con-
dltions upon which all may enter. But
those who do not affiliate certainly have
no right to complain because they do not
share the benefits of an effort paid for by
others. 1t is not becoming in Los Angeles.
especially, to make such complaint. That
Is strong .and self-reliant county, and is
above desiring to lean upon the shoulders
OF Lake or Napa or Sonoma or Contra
Costa. San Francisco, the commercial
center OF the State and coast, paws heavily
TO maintain this Board of Trade, and her
interests lies in having every part of the
State represented. This city wishes to see
great centers built up in Los Angeles and
San Diego, and in the San Joaquin and
sacramento valleys, for they will be tribu-
tary to her.
We have never detected here the least
heart-burning or jealousy amongst busi-
ness men against Southern California. On
the other hand, we have heard from them
and in The Board of Trade the highest
compliments paid to the enterprise and
spirit of Southern California And bearing
this and never hearing the opposite line of
statement, we have always been at a loss to
know where the papers of Los Angeles get
the evidence of the feeling against their
section OF which they speak SO continually
and in such malicious temper Perhaps it
is the result of the desire of politicians to
secure division of the State, and a dupli-
cation of offices and places for the benefit
of those who love the honors or live by the
emoluments of public position The policy
OF discontenting the people of the southern
counties may have this explanation If
they can be made to feel that they are out
laws from the sympathies and friendship
OF the rest of the State, they will be reader
for separation. But what evidence is there
of such state of things? Two Governors
OF the State have come from the southern
counties. The present Governor and the
next in succession to him, the President of
the Senate, are Southern Californians.
Both the great parties have held their State
Conventions in Los Angeles. A Justice of
the Supreme Court is San Diegan. Re-
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estry, Yosemite, Viticultural and Horticult.
ural Commissions and Trustees of the Nor
NAL Schools, Board of Health, Bank CON-
missioners, State Beard of Equalization
and the State Printer and Surveyor. General,
have within the last six years been taken
from south of the Tehachepi Pass. The
fact is. Northern California, that part
OF the State north of lire drawn east and
west through Sacramento, has far more
right to complain of being neglected by the
two great parties and ignored by the bus
iness and political energies which generate
in San Francisco than Southern California
has. The proper policy for the south is
to generate feeling of State pride among
the thousands of new settlers attracted from
the East. Don't inoculate them with q
grievance that has no existence San
Francisco attracts because it is great city,
with q city's vices and virtues, its high life
and its low. Whatever charm there is in
that complete isolation or that constant
elbow touch of humanity furnished only
by great city, is here, and this city has no
rival and will never have on the Pacific
coast of the three Americas
Los Angeles and all Southern California
should have exhibits ia the rooms of the
State Board of Trade, and should affiliate
with that rody. The people who are be-
ing made to feel like orphans in this great
family of counties, will be surprised at the
warmth of their welcome and the geniality
of the company.