Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-30

situate to the northwest of and adjoining
Alhambra, known as the "Smith farm"
was purchased some time last year for
the purpose of dumping on it the sewage
of Pasadena, where it was to be purified
90 by the "West system" When this
was brought to my attention, pub
licly announced, in no questionable
language, that if such scheme was
really intended, l would bring an injunc-
ton suit forthwith to restrain them
from carrying out these doubtful enter
prises; that l would not tamely submit
to the contemplated outrage of having
our portion of the San Gabriel Valley
turned into dumping ground for cur
mbitious neighbors, thereby making IL
unfit for human habitation and enjoy
ment.
do not wish to insinuate that any
portion of the citizens of Pasadena, or
even a single man there, thought they
we're considering O proposition for their
own relief, which, if carried out in the
line suggested, would inflict an unneces.
sary and irreparable injury to their
neighbors; but what l do claim and
assert is that they were deceived and led
f. believe by the managers Of this sweet
Lowest system" that they were really
conferring ON US that which would, in
its results, be "thing of beauty" and
therefore "a joy forever" In fact, lam
guage of this import was used in argu'
ments by certain gentlemen, when try
: ing to remove any opposition. Unintiu'
enced by the arguments adduced, l only
replied that if the "sewer farm" was tc
! be of such eurpassing benefit to com
munity, why then didn't they "cornel
it," and keep it at home? What oc
Cured to me at the time as somewhat
, suspicious, was that people 30 keenly
alive to their own interests, so wonder
fully enterprisipg in beautifying thei
city and making it attractive to thei
own people and tourists, should not only
surrender, without demand, this "thin,
OF beauty" but in addition spend {
hundred thousand or more, so as tt
bring it to our doors, and thereby
thrust beauty, if not greatness, on us
Finding us, at AlhambrS and vicinity
unappreciative, the next move made wa.
to confer this favor on Mr.. Graves ant
his neighbors by establishing ''the farm
near here, but il appears Mr.. Graves hat
heard something CT the "gifts Of thu
Greeks" and promptly served writ O
Injunction on the company.
Steadfast in their purposes, this com
pany are determined that they will no
; be thwarted in their generous impulses
, and therefore threaten that they will
force us to become the benefciaries 0
their generosity, "the thing of beauty
we shall have.
We have, as people, taken steps Il
!. have the courts intervene to protect us
and now, in all seriousness, l want Il
proclaim, AZ from a "house-top," tina
) no one may hereafter set up the excuse
that he "didn't know it was loaded,
that we intend fighting this contemplated
outrage through ell the courts of thi
. State, and the Federal courts as well
! and while having no misgivings as tt
i, the result, feeling confident that tht
courts will protect us, yet, if after trying
: all lawful means. as law-abiding citizens
) should do, the courts should withhold
from us the protection prayed for, ther
are we prepared to invoke that law
based on the principle of human rights
that was born along with the spirit o
nature, older than all lawmakers, court
or judges, and will remain in undimin
ished force until man has passed away
or so long as he is animated with tina
spirit which would cause him to resent tn
attentions of yellow dog in an attemp
to make OF him "sewer farm"
Respectfully, ]. DEBARTH SHORE.
Ramona, January 27, 1889.