Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-26
POMONA.
A Discussion of the County Division
Matter.

"A DISCUSSION OF the county DIVISION
Matter.
Special Correspondence to tho HERALD
POMONA, Marc h %.
The opera house was filled Thursday
night on the occasion of the county
division-anti- city division mass meeting.
Phil Stein, president of the Pomona
board of trade, presided in his
usually graceful manner. Speeches were
made by Hon. j. E. McComas, F. J.
Smith, DR.. G. w. Brown. Stoddard Jess,
J. D. H. Browne, A. B. Young, and w.
A. Bell. The beauties of Pomona and
her promising outlook for future pros
perity were dwelt upon, and the
benefits of county division and
the disasters that would follow city
division were eloquently presented, and
each of the speakers was frequently
applauded. The meeting adjourned
without day, but it is under
stood that it was the entering
wedge, 30 to speak, of an active, uncom-
promising fight; a campaign in which
politics will cut but little figure.
"NVe must divide Los Angeles county.
take slice of San Bernardino
county. and form Pomona county,
ana Ne must at all hazards Illustrate
city vision," was the sentiment of the
mass meeting, and those are the watch
words on which the campaign is to be
fought. City division, of course, it is
expected will be fought and lost before
the other consummation shall have
been attained.
1t was amusing to see some of our
worthy citizens, residing in the orange
producing sections of the city, engaged
in de-and-seek game with the officer
summoning jury for the Mullally trial
yesterday. They had come down to the
busy burg to purchase supplies and
when they learned that policeman
was looking for jurors their conspicuos-
ity became prominent for its invisibility.
We saw one hide around the corner
OF brick block every now and then,
peeping around to watcn the maneuvers
of the officer. We understand that one
or two declined homeward across lots
and left their teams in town until the
world was hushed in dreams and sleep.
The prospects are, at the time of clos
ing this report, that the mass-meeting
to talk county division will be enthusi-
astic and large. Just what will be ac-
complished remains, of course, to be
seen. The sense Of the meeting, it is
supposed, is opposed to city division but
favorable to county division. This is
not paradox, but is looked upon as be-
ing in direct line with Pomona's e best in
tereete, and this is the object and aim
OF the meeting.
The school bonds have been signed
and delivered, and now will move for
ward in regular order, the work of fur
nishing the city with ample and cred
liable school buildings.
Miss Helen Sumner, who visited Rome
last year with her parents, Rev. and
Mrs. Q. B. Sumner, gave highly inter-
esting talk on Modern Rome at the last
meeting OF the Fortnightly club.
G. 6. Thompson, R. A. Gould and A.
Burt, electricians OF the San Antonio
Electric Light and Power company, will
talk upon Electricity at the meeting of
the club Tuesday evening, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. b. Dole.
The ladies of the Baptist church gave
New England dinner at the opera
house yesterday afternoon, followed by
candy pull in the evening.
The Pomona flower festival will open
April 10Th, and it promises to be the
best that has ever been held here or any
place else.
They say there is a keg of whisky at