The herald., 1893-07-03
OUR MAGNIFICENT FUTURE.

OUR MAGNIFICENT FUTURE.
We are now entering upon an era of
prosperity in Southern California which
is destined to render this section of the
union not only the most prosperous and
opulent of any equal subdivision OF this
country, but with the added advantage
that we have the most salubrious and
enjoyable climate that is to be found
anywhere on the footstool. These super
lative advantages will always remain
with us. We may. at times, be tempo
rsrily affected by transient set-backs,
such aa financial disturbances for which
we are not responsible. or by CONNER
cial annoyances, the result of unwise
statesmanship, for which we must suffer
with the rest of the country; but we
shall always have within ourselves a
wealth of natural resources which no
amount of artificial misfortunes can
wrest from Us.
The financial convulsion that is now
sweeping over the country will undoubt-
edly leave lasting marks of it's severity
in many places, but the recuperative
powers of Southern California are 60
great that no permanent scsr can possi-
bly, impress itself on the face of her
prosperity. Indeed the storm has
already blown over, and we shall soon
forget that it ever disturbed for mo-
ment the equanimity of our people.
chnutd rnoahaI -
all. There was no reason for its visit
but the fact that it came, and that we
went through it unscathed, should &C.
centuste the fact that we are placed by
our magnificent resources beyond the
reach of serious injury from such un-
called-for and adventitious experiences.
Whilst we have been irritated at the.
financial disturbances of two weeks ago,
our material progress has proceeded in
its splendid march. A new railroad is
pushing into the mining districts east
of the Mojave desert, and has opened to
us new feld of development. AS that
railroad proceeds eastward it will give
us another rich and extensive country
tributary to the commercial activities of
our city. The readers of the HERALD
are already spprised that the moving
spirits in this important enterprise are
Denver men. The telegraph has cent
us word within the past ten days that
syndicate of Denver capitalists have
formed a corporation to build another
railroad to this coast, ss near on an air
line as possible. Such road would.
under the typographical necessities OF
it's route, be more than apt to take in
the new line we have just alluded to.
1t would be directly in their route, and
yer syndicate includes in its members
the very men who are building this road
out from Golf into southeastern Nevada.
That means another overland road to
Los Angeles.
The surveys that have just been made
for another railroad from Mojave to In
dependence also contemplates corpo-
ration whose road will be built to South
ern Utah. This will open to US very
rich region in Inyo county, reanimate
extensive mining districts in Nevada
that have lain dormant for the want of
transportation, and open to US limitless
coal fields and iron mines that will in
sure to Los Angeles cheap fuel and the
raw material for the building up of
great and extensive manufacturing in
dustries in this city.
Whilst these developments are pro-
crossing in our back country, we are as.
sured of harbor which will accommo.
date the unlimited maritime trade of
great commercial city. The Southern
Pacific railroad has already furnished
us q great wharf which is practically
safe harbor where deep-aea ships can
discharge and take on cargo, and the
government is pledged to give US
breakwater that will secure us in per-
manent deep.sea harbor where all the
activities of great seaport can be safely
pursued.
What is slight banking furry to
such permanent basis of prosperity ae
these afford to our city and section? We
are, as we said in the start, on the high
road to prosperity such as no part Of
our country can boast of at present.
Our future is full of the most magnifi-
cent possibilities, and if any people in
this union ought to be satisfied with
their lot it ia the people of this city and
section.