Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-02
LITTLE INTERVIEWS.
What a Number of People Have to
Say on Different Topics.

What a Number of People Have to
Say on Different Topics.
Councilman Rhodes-The council, as
whole, has not favored the so cent
fee for the filing of affidavits in the
presentation of petitions to the board of
equalization, and several days ago it
was voted to discontinue it. I don't
know if the city clerk has been in
structed yet or not, but believe he has.
1t seemed like a needless imposition,
and was no particular benefit to the
city treasury.
a company might be started here if
men could be found who did not want
too large interest on investments, with
the end in view of encouraging manufac-
lures in this way. Suppose man comes
here wanting to start glass factory.
He says: Gentlemen, this river sand is
suitable for glass making. and should
like to start a factory" All right: how
much will it cost? about $40, ,OOO.',s
How much have you? Five thousand
dollars" Well, here is the balance
We will take stock in it to, that extent,
and the stock will always be for sale at
par to you or to others. In this way
men OF experience but little money
could be encouraged, started, and the
result would be beneficial to the coun-
try. A company similar to what have
indicated brought manufactures valued
at $500, 900 into Denver in one year.
j. B. Lankershim-I was standing on
the pier at Redondo, after taking trip
to the Charleston. The tug landed a
load of passengers who had been out
there on the same errand as myself. A
friend OF mine who had been with that
load approached me and asked: "How
in the mischief did you manage to get
out to the Charleston 90 soon? / had
to stand about for an hour after you
left" l replied by pointing to my
chamber of commerce badge, and few
moments more made him an applicant
for membership in the same honorable
body.
W. E. Hughes-There is no reason
why a starch factory should not be
started here in Los Angeles. The po-
tato crop has been most abundant and
the machinery and process in the starch
making industry are so simple and mex
pensive that even as an experiment it
would pay some one to start up starch
factory in time to handle this seasons
crops.
George H. S6ewart-( cashier of the
county bank.) The bankers associa-
ton is getting ready for its convention
to be held on October 13, IA and Is, in
San Francisco. 1t promises to be
very satisfactory meeting. We had a
well attended meeting of the executive
committee last week in San Francisco.
The association already has 142 mem
bers.
G. M. Wells-We are paying high
price for white paper of very ordinary
grade; this county produces its proper
tion of rags and other material for paper
making are not scarce, yet we have no
mills with the exception of one near
Compton which manufactures straw
paper. There is 80 much talk about the
peed of manufactures, etc. in Southern
California, yet no one person, or COM
pany has thought it profitable to invest
in paper-making plant.
J. G. Richmond-I am a temper
ance man, and no believer in saloons or
in drinking, yet / believe that temper
ance people will have to adopt more
rational means of combating the liquor
business than of preaching and voting
against it. As it is now, saloon is the
only place where stranger in town can
find welcome. There the purchase of
a bits worth of liquor will secure well
come, place to pass away time in, and,
if he needs it, an ample and usually an
appetizing lunch. What do the tenn
perance people supply to counteract
this? AS resort they supply church,
open twice week, where the stranger
is treated usually with neglect. always
if he is ill-clothed; they have few eat
ing houses, either cheap and poorly
kept or we'll kepts and expensive. In
my mind the saloon has decidedly the
best OF it.
Rev. G. A. Holbrook-For a true
friend commend me to boy of IA or 15.
l cannot believe more than half that
my adult friends say to me; when they
welcome me to their homes 1 generally
feel as though their heartiness is as
sumed, and that am not really well
come. When they commend my
preaching l fear, and frequently know,
that they are flattering me; but, when
boy likes me he frankly shows it, and
as frankly tells me what he disapproves
of. am not an admirer of rudeness,
bluntness or faultrfnding, but do like
to receive frank, straightforward re-
ply to q direct question. My boy friends
give such replies; my adult acquaint-
ances do not.
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