Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-17
THE BoeT ON THR OTHER LEG.

One OF Jne mOSU amusing Cnlugs III
the press of San Diego is the notion
which 80 frequently crops out in it that
there is anything like ill-will in the
references of the Los Angeles news
papers to that place. Even the occa-
sional little pleasantly involved in the
phrase, "City Of Bay'n' climate, is re-
sented-as innocent a joke as ever
filtered through the columns OF jour-
nal. The truth is that there is nothing
like ill-humor in any class of the Los
Angeles people towards their southern
neighbor. As IA matter of fact, Angelefios
devote, perhaps, too little attention to
the circumstance that there is very
charming bay and city to the south of
them, and this not from any ill.will,
but simply because they have other
things to attend to.
Now, while this has been the case
with the people of Los Angeles, there
has been great deal of positive ill-will
towards this city in San Diego. We do
not pretend to define the extent of it,
but it has cropped up on many occa-
sions. Take, for instance, the
uniform tone of the San Diego
press respecting the improvement
of Wilmington harbor. 1t has al
ways been sneering and depreciatory.
The people OF Los Angeles were, OF
course, interested in creating harbor
at that point for their own convenience
as we'll as for that of the whole American
people, preference being probably given
to their own interests. And yet at all
stages San Diego had nothing but snarl-
ing and opposition towards the enter
prise. When Santa Monica showed
signs Of looming up as port the same
tactics precisely were applied to the
pretty little ''City by the Sea- founded
by Senator John P. Jones and Col. r. S.
Baker. When, in the course OF time,
Captains Ainsworth and Thompson set
about developing lively maritime town
with wharf at Redondo, it was the same
old story. 1t was the case of the dog in
the manger. from first to last.
Our southern neighbor ought to realize
that on 80 long a coast as the Pacific
within American Jurisdiction, artificial
harbors are bound to be created. There
should be at least half dozen of them
provided by the government, and private
enterprise will do its share in the work.
For all ordinary purposes at all seasons
save when there are gales from single
quarter, even the youngest OF
these artificial harbors is just
as available as the harbors of San Fran
cisco and San Diego. Very much of the
business OF the world is transacted in
small vessels and at roadsteads that
were not as good as those OF Southern
California when the sagacious govern
ments of Europe took them in hand and
improved them. 1t is stuff and nom
sense for the people OF San Diego to sap
pose that they can arrest the tide OF prog
ress by an unneighborly spirit. Los
Angeles will develop a great commerce
and the necessary facilities are sure to
be provided for it.
While San Diego has shown disposi-
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disposition has never shown itself here.
On the contrary, quite the reverse.
When it was proposed to obtain large
appropriation to turn the San Diego
river into False bay, ten or twelve years
ago, the press OF this city gave it a
hearty support. No real opposition was
ever made here to any proposition to
advance our neighbor. The pique and
ill-humor that has characterized our
intercourse has in every case been of
San Diego origin. Los Angeles is so Sc
cure in her supremacy as the metropo-
lis of Southern California that she has
not the time, even if she had the desire,
to cultivate any ill-will towards her
southern neighbor.
Perhaps the most farcical suggestion
made by San Diegans is that Angelailos
have endeavored to impede travel to
their city. There has been absolutely
nothing in this complaint and no rail-
way man, from Gen. X. II. Wade, the
manager of the Santa Fe railway down,
will be found to support such an allega-
ton. 1t is high time that such nom
sense should be sent to the right about.
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