The herald., 1894-06-10
GREAT DAY FOR SANTA MONICA
GREATER THINGS AHEAD.

The HERALD has always rejoiced with
an exceeding great Joy in the progress OF
the charming region in which it is pub
lished, and in the exploitation of which
it has been leading factor. This jour
nsl-friendly to all schemes of local de-
velopment-hss naturally been specially
friendly to Santa Monica, through the
medium of whose incompatible bay, as
sisted by moderate government appro.
priations, this city Of Magnificent Dis.
tsnces will attain its unique and unex-
smpled development.
Gast night the opening of the superb
new bath house at Santa Monica was
celebrated in the little "City by tn
Sea-" The event was commemorated
by the presence of many thousands Of
Angelefios, who have always had
cordial feeling for the lovely spot on
which our people have disported them
selves for almost two decades. Outside
of the almost Roman magni6cence of
the baths which have been erected by
Mr. Adolph Sutro, in the vicinage of the
Cliff House, at San Francisco, there is
othing either on the Atlantic or the Pa.
cifc coast that approaches in perfection
of details and amplitude Of plan the great
plant which the Jones interest at Santa
Monica have established for the COM
fort and health of the people of Santa
Monica and Southern California. This
superb new enterprise. 80 fateful Of
we'll being to the people of Los Angeles.
was fittngly dedicated last night with
every adjunct of pop ular good will and
joyous abandon.
This noble bath house, with it's am
plitude and splendor OF appointments,
and its guarantee of enjoyment not only
to Angelefios but to the strangers with
in our gates. ia q fitting supplement to
the stupendous work which the South
ern Pacific railway has created at Port
Los Angeles. There lie no hesitation on
the part OF any travelled man in pro-
claiming this work as the greatest thing
OF it's kind ON the American continent.
1t is simply the prelude to the creation
of great commercial hsrbor near Santa
Monica, and thus near Los Angeles, just
ae the gay monstration of Last night
was the Inauguration OF watering
place and pleasure resort, irrespective of
seRson, which will shortly have no rival
on the American continent, and which
will present to the tourist and vslerudi-
nary. in short time, the gaiety and
variety OF Nice and Mentone, with more
than the climatic attractions of the
Riviera OF the Mediterranean.
There has been an absurd effort on the
part of the Los Angeles Times to con-
centrste upon San Pedro the whole sig
nifcance OF development on the ample
sea front OF Los Angeles county. People
who ara wise and contained have looked
upon the splenetic outbreaks OF this
journal of sporadic impulses with great
amusement. People of sense, who have
reflected upon the development Of this
section, have regarded with plying
smile the boyish vehemence of this pa
per and its conductors. The Republican
county convention, which was held in
this city last week, looked with undis-
guieed contempt upon its efforts to make
that body sectional and ridiculous. ANY
one who, either from Mt. Lowe or
the soldiers' home, will take q
look at the Los Angeles valley.
cannot resist the conclusion that
ultimately Los Angeles and Santa
Monica are destined to be united as one
in the most unique and beautiful city on
earth. 1t will reach from the mountains
to the sea. and it will not be a CITY
cribbed, cabined and confined, but
vision OF beauty that will outvie Babylon
of old, with no need of hanging gardens,
30 scintillant with beauty and fragrance
will be every feature OF it's unique and
wonderful evolution.
As we have not the slightest idea of
reckoning without our host, we present
elsewhere some striking features OF the
growth of Los Angeles since the Begin