Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-18

proud, than to have hastily built
what and where we did? The same
can be said of our new postoffice.
have no objection to the location, but we
need whole block there or somewhere
else upon which to erect an ornamental
structure, as well as spacious. The new
High. School building proposed on
CASTELAR, street is out of keeping with the
growth of the city and conveniences of all
the pupils. The board urges IS its stron
argument for 80 locating it that the city
owned the lot. And SO they do own
large acreage across the river bed, below
Ninth street, which has one street car
line, while this has none nearer than
1924 feet up steep grade. 1t is pity
that the other $l50,000 school bonds
as well as the sewer bonds for
work within the city, were not
so segregated that they could be
voted for. I would like to vote for both.
The outisll sewer involves too large q
sum to make mistake. 1t should be
built over the highest possible level that
would send the flow to the ocean, thereby
bringing the greater number of acres
under it, which can be made pay the In.
terest on the entire sewer bonds, and
said outfall would, when its value is
fully realized for irrigation, be worth as
an investment more than the cost,
while the low level of the Ballona route
except the Rose tract to which fifty
inches is to be given for the right OF
way, besides the damage it will do Santa
Monica, which will give it good grounds
for an injunction. l wish to say
to the lsboring man (whom 1
would like to see get perma-
nent work. it is better to
start in right, then to have a temporary
gala day like we had during the boom,
for which they are so dearly paying dur
ing this depression. What we need is
continued, not spasmodic, prosperity,
based upon the merits Of this lovely
country. Our present depressed condi.
ton was brought about by a consort of
action OF the people in a rush to get rich
by rapid speculation (in which the
real merits of the country were
lost sight of and it now requires that l
same consort OF action, prompted by good
judgment, to bring about the desired re
suit. The Chamber of Commerce is,
perhaps, the best medium thr- ugh which
a joint movement of the people in good,
dead earnest could accomplish the most
good. It has, perhaps, 230 members,
when it ought to have not less than
s 900 active workers, both men and wo-
mep, not only to pay in their one dollar
per month, but attend it's weekly meet.
ings and take hold of the hundreds of
important matters that come before it.
This means you. Do you feel this de-
preston? Ii so, this is the way to help
yourself. BY this union of strength you
can have built the "Semi .Tropic" on
Tenth and Main go much needed.
You can get the railroads
to reduce the round trip East
from $50 to $50 or less, and bring
40, 900 people here this winte', instead Of
their doing as they did last winter, raise
it to $50 and drive them to Florida and
other places. You can have the rail-
road built to Salt Lake, open up a better
eastern and foreign market for your
products, help 10 start many
needed manufactures, open up
market for the products
named near the beginning of this article
defeat the Ballona and High School on
CASTELAR, street bonds, and start the
wheels of prosperity in motion, which
will rebound to your credit and comfort
and legacy for your children.
JOHN F. HUMPHREYS,