Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-12
COUNTY DIVISION.
SOME RESOLUTIONS RECENTLY Y
ADOPTED AT POMONA.
"A Mass Meeting Of the People of That
Place Asks Los Angeles to Help the
Movement.

A mass meeting of the people of Po-
mona met in the opera house of that
city Tuesday night, and adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions on the subject of Gre
ating the new county of Pomona:
Whereas, Los Angeles city has actively
opposed the passage of the Pomona
county bill; and
Whereas, The formation of Pomona
county would not injure the city of Los
Angeles, as any increased prosperity of
the proposed new county would add to
the trade and prosperity of Los Angeles
city; and
Whereas, The formation, OF said Po-
mona county would be of great benefit
and convenience to the people within its
borders; and
Whereas, The people OF the proposed
county of Pomona have at all times 10y
all ysupported the city of Los Angeles
in every undertaking and enterprise !;
therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the people OF the
Pomona valley, deem the conduct of
those citizens Of Los Angeles who oppose
our advancement and prosperity, as
selfish and unworthy of citizens OF city
aspiring to be a great metropolis and
center of trade; and be it further
Resolved, That, if continued, said
action of said citizens of Los Angeles
city can have but one effect, viz: to en-
danger the friendly feeling now existing
between said city and the Pomona val
lev and be it further
Resolved, That we call upon all fair
minded citizens Of Los Angeles city to
stand by the Pomona valley in this, her
just request, to the end that harmony
may prevail, and the present prosperity
of Southern California may not be re-
tarded by a prolonged struggle over
what must inevitably come in few
wears at the most.
Resolved, That we have heard with
regret of the action of the committees OF
the senate and assembly, in reporting
adversely on the bill for the creation OF
the county of Pomona, and that we be-
lieve that such adverse report was
largely due to the unwarranted attacks
made by the enemies of the new county,
on the motives OF the persons petition
ing for the same.
Resolved, That the thanks OF this
meeting are due, and are hereby ten
dered, to Senator J. +. McComas, AS.
semblyman A. Guy Smith, OF Orange
county, and the many other members Of
the senate and assembly who, knowing
the justness OF our petitions for the
formation of the county of Pomona,
have so ably advocated our cause before
the committees of both houses of the
legislature.
Resolved, That while we earnestly de-
sire the formation of the county of Po-
mona, with the boundaries as petitioned
for, that we have never used or counten-
anced, nor shall we use or countenance
any means or methods for accomplish
ing our ends excepting the clear, con-
vincing proof of the facts OF our local
necessities for county government, and
that we utterly repudiate the insinua-
tions made by certain newspapers of Los
Angeles city, and by Senator Carpenter,
as to our motives and as to the means
used for the accomplishment of our pur-
poses, and are fully convinced that il we
were base enough to try to influence the
legislature, or any member thereof, by
corrupt means, that both ourselves and
petitions would, and ought to be,
spurned from the halls of legislation.
Resolved, That we still urge our
friends to continue in their Just endeay-
ors to pass the bill for the formation OF
Pomona county.