The herald., 1894-06-09
PASADENA.

Convention CIosss-Notss.
PASADENA, June Sowing to the op.
position which has been raised to the
removal of wooden store buildings to
East Colorado street, near the best resi-
dence district. and the publicity given
the matter through the press, the follow
ing from DR.. Van Slyck will be Of in.
terest:
The parties to the outrage OF locating
the old Olivewood rookeries on Colorado
street, doubtless feeling in sore need Of
some justification, have industriously
circulated the statement that l had
ample notice of their intention before
began to build my house, and that they
even offered me q fair price for my
land. In point of fact no offer to pur-
chase, either ''isir" or unfair, was ever
made me. Moreover. first learned of
tneir real purpose from hearsay, and
found on inquiry at the city hall that
the superintendent of streets had al
ready signed their permit, 80 careful
were they to keep the matter secret
ALI the parties have known for a year Of
my intention to build dwelling house
on my lot, and it was after my contracts
of them told me that negotiations were
in progress that might result in business
houses alongside of me 1t WAS stated
only as possibility. aud ridculed the
idea that sane men would put their
money into business houses in that 10.
cality.
1t was, and is still, for me. inconceiv-
able that self-respecting citizens could
hi Nd
decency as to move third-rate tenement
houses, such as grace the slums OF our
larger cities-which every body knows
will be the outcome of this scheme-onto
one OF the finest avenues of the city.
Calling them business houses" does not
alter their character.
We're this matter personal to myself
/ should have kept silence, but 1t is not
my grievance alone, but that OF overy
citizen who takes pride in Pasadena,
while all property in the neigh borhood
is seriously deprecated. Moreover, as
long as there is no law here to prevent
such vandalism, no citizen is safe in
making himself q home that will be a
credit to the city, or sure that its value
may not at any time be destroyed.
II a gang Of burglars had looted all the
houses on our street from Marengo to
Lake avenue and got away with $500
of plumber, it would be less calamity
than their owners are now obliged to
suffer in actual loss of value.
In one case the property loss would be
the end of it. In the other we stand the
loss and have the hideous eyesore al
ways before us. The morality of the
two cases seems to me of about the
ha 10 o<ill
tinues the proper standard OF Christian
ethics.
CONVENTION ECHOES.
The annual state Universalist conven-
ton which has been in session in this
city for the past three days is thing of
the past. Those fortunate enough to be
present at the different sessions were
treated to many excellent papers and
addresses by leading liberal religious
thinkers Of the state.
A short conference was held in the
church this morning, led by Rev. An
drews of Santa Paula, after which The
convention adjourned sine die.
By popular vote of the delegates, the
invitation of San Diego to hold the con-
vention OF 1896 in that city was accepts
ed. The church there is the youngest
infant in the state, but it 10 exhibiting
remarkable strength.
Many of the delegates joined in the
excursion to Rubio cation and Echo
mountain today. Among them were l..
Brown, Los Angeles; Jennie Fits, New
York; s. La Rue, Riverside; d. T..
Forker, Riverside; 7. P. Robinson,
Oakland; w. Dunton, San Diego; Mrs.
g. Alley, Indianapolis. Ind; Mrs. d.
Mott, Santa Barbara; Mrs. f. e. Davis,
Miss Mott, Santa Paula; w. W. John
son. Miss Glennie Pearl, Chicago; M. L.
Lloyd, Los Angeles; J. A. Neill, Re-
dondo; Frank Howe, Mrs. Howe, Kate
Howe, Kansas City Rev. Ada o. Bowles,
Pomona; Rev. Amanda Dey, San Diego
Rev. Florence Kollock, Rev. A. II. Con-
ger, Pasadena; w. A. Snyder. Pomona;
A. G. Millspaugh, San Diego; O. W.
Foote, /. Harris, Hattie Kimbsll, Miss
Pauline Kimball, Miss Grace Kimball,
Pomona; and many others.
NOTES.
The Presbyterian Christian Endeavor
society held its regular semi. snnual
meeting this evening. Considerable
business OF importance WAS transacted.
The regular summer hegira to the
beach will commence in good earnest
shortly. Already many have betaken
themselves to the island and elsewhere.
San Diego had live representative at
the Universalist convention which closed