The herald., 1893-11-15
OUR RESOURCES AMPLE.

The San Francisco Chronicle of Mon
day contains timely article under the
heading, "Winter Visitors" in which it
dwells with marked justice on the su-
perlative attractions Of San Francisco
as pleasure resort. We have not the
slightest desire to dispute anything
that places San Francisco at the very
head of American cities as respects op-
portunities for Amusement in all lines
except Goldfish aristocrscy-the misfit
English phase OF it. San Francisco is,
in truth, the American Paris. and the
easterner who connot amuse himself
there is probably far gone in paresis.
1t is simply delightful. In scenic at
traction there is no place in America
that surpasses it except Los Angeles,
and it is the most cosmopolitan of all
our cities. But, not content with prais-
ing its town, the Chronicle goes out OF
it's way to depreciate other California
citiee. Mark the SNUG conceit and in
justice OF the following:
This year San Francisco will provide
them with ample entertainment through
the medium of the midwinter fair, but
what will there be outside OF that?
What will Monterey do, or Santa Bar
bara, or Los Angeles, or Santa Monica,
or Redondo, or Pasadena, or Riverside,
or Rsdlands, or San Diego? The ques-
tion is a plain, simple business propo-
sition, and it behooves those who are
directly interested in it to hunt up or
dau,ua onl,tso, conn rnov ha
The winter visitor has rights which the
state is bound to recognize and protect,
and one of these is to be interested and
amused while he is with US.
1t is perhaps right that we should con-
fine our notice of this supercilious out
giving to Los Angeles, the other points
sneeringly dismisted being able to take
care OF themselves through their vigi-
liant press. While Los Angeles cannot,
as yet, claim to be metropolitan city,
she is rapidly on the way to that goal.
To begin with, we have the full run Of
ali the amusements of any note that
come to this coast. We could have had
Henry Irving, the only notability who
has not played here during the past five
or six years, but we did not care to
pay the extravsgant price asked
for his appearance. We have given
Booth, Patti and score Of other celeb
ritise. better houses than they have
frequently received in cities of five
times our inhabitants. A great operate
organization once PLAYED week here to
business OF $4,000, which sum was
guaranteed by a couple of our citizens
in advance. Los Angeles has now two
first.class theaters, another is nearly
completed, and several other places Of
amusement, in which entertainm ents
of high class, frequently take place.
Our drives are unrivaled for their at.
fractions, and thousands OF the homes
OF our citizens present all the attractions
of the most beautiful parks in the world.
A winter visitor can leave Los Angeles
at 8 O'Clock in the morning and be on
the top of Mt. Lowe, OH splendid peak
of the Sierras, take lunch in the Rubio
csflon and drop down to the ocean at
Santa Monica at 2 O'Clock. He can
take a swim IN the ocean, eat
a fish just pulled from the waves,
and again reach Los Angeles an hour
before dinner. He can take the kite
shaped track, traverse the most ro-
mantle and beautiful region in the
United States, leaving after breakfast,
and return in time for bis dinner. If he
is a sportsman he can hunt or fish to
his hearts content, either on mountain
attitudes or on the ocean, and still
never miss his dinner, and have gener-
ally his choice OF amusements after that
meal. If he is of the "sporty" class
and prefers jack pot to other forms of
diversion, they do say that he can be
accommodated here with very neat
game. AS to other forms Of amusement,
as to which We shall have little to say,
we would not venture to put the Angel
City in rivalry with her older sister.
We have said enough to show that no
one need avoid Los Angeles for fear of
not being diverted, whatever may be