The herald., 1894-12-28
BUSINESS MEN ARE INTERESTED
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Santa Fe route to the east and our ocean
facilities We need fear nothing from the
northern metropolis II we can build
such north and south line as 10 pro-
posed. The building OF it woald be the
best thing for this city commercially
that could be done next to the building
OF the Salt Lake road aud am not sure
that its Importance is not greater than
that even. Natural advantages are oil
our way. Railway facilities only lack
this line to the north and the Utah line,
and favor them heartily.
COUNCILMAN INNEs.
Daniel Ipnes, member of the council
Why, there can be but one opinion in
this matter. How could there be any
division of opinion among the business
men OF Los Angeles on such q PROPOSE.
tion? The commercial tmen of the city
should organize at once and be prepared
not only to meet any offers of the oen
trail counties. but prepared as we'll to
make offers to them. / believe the
business men OF this city are wide awake
enough to their best interests to take
advantage OF this situation and get the
trAde OF portion OF tie state which
should naturally come here. San Fran.
cisco gets this trade now and will as long
as the Southern Pacific railroad has the
power to keep IL there. But q compet- =
ing line of RAILROAD tapping the central
counties will bring the trade in this
direction as sure as fate. This is the
natural way for it. and the advantages
OF climate, progressive citizens, natura
resources, water communication and
short haul to the east are with US. This
city is not an infant, it is a gia1t. and
by putting shoulder to this wheel now
1t can lift the city ont OF the rat which
the Southern Pacific has placed it in
with very little effort.
COUNCILMAN NICKELL.
F. N. Nickel, member of the council
and merchant-During the recent cam
paiga was all over this region OF the
country which such q railroad would
tap; not only in the larner towns. but
the small ones az we'll. | know that the
sentiment of the people 10 fsvora le to
Los Angeles and hostile to San Fran
CISCO. know the people are anxious to
trade with Los Angeles and not wi b
San Francisco. They are disposed to-
day, ths large merchants and the
small merchants, and tho producers.
all over that central portion, the San
Joaquin valley included, to drop San
Francisco just at the instant another
source of supply aud outlet for produce
is given them. 1t is a question of big
money, for such projact cannot be
c rried through on wind, but com pets
ing railroad is what they wantup there.
Now, as to Los Angeles, there is no
question but what il would be this beet
thing in the world; no question at all.
But the people who want It must under
stand that it takes money. The people
up there are tired OF the wind proposi-
ton, eud wben the people OF Los Au
geles get ready to submit to a plan hsv
in9 under it a solid foundation with solid
men behind it, then they will talk
straight from the shonider.
COUNCILMAN RHODES.
W. H Rhodes, mem Der of the couu
cil-The idea is a good one remark
ebly good one. in isct. il the busines
m OF this city can he aroused to ac-
tion. II the organizations OF business
men in the city can take hold of the
railroad projact in the right shape and
mskea determined effort to carry it
through, it, perhaps, can be done.
though it is q hard matter to get con-
certed action, there are so many con-
aict ng interests There is no question
regarding the advantage to Los Aogeles
which would be derived from the trade
OF the San Joaquin valley aud the vsst
and productive country to the north OF
us. LIE us have the railroad if it can
possibly be had.