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The herald., 1894-12-31
AN ARoHIrEor,s OPINION.

The NIatbews' Bni 10 Feasible aud VIII
BE Endorsed by thu People.
E. H. Fisher. OF the firm OF Fisher &
Brown, architects IN the Stimson
block, said he thought there could not
possibly be two opinions about the de-
STABILITY OF making Los Angeles the
distributing point for the commerce OF
the central counties.
"How can there be two opinions as
to the advisability Of every citizen OF
Los Angeles doing all in his power to
aid THE HERALD in its splendid fight for
the commercial supremacy Of the south !?
And whatever plan will oest aid this
most desirable summation, that
plan must be advocated with agrees
sive vigor by every business man who
hiss the interests OF this city at heart.
"Senator Mathews plan to build
state trunk line is an excellent one, and
/ am not 80 sure that it will be neces-
sary. Should private capital be wise
enough to see its opportunity in this
matter and step in at the right time We
would not need the Mathews railroad.
But, OF course, this Is not to be de-
pended upon. We want = competing
line to the north-thst ia one pressing
need OF the moment-snd the Mathews
bill fills all the requirements.
His plan is feasible end practicable.
and should meet with the hearty in
dorsement of the whole people. Let the
people Of this state vote on the question.
There will be no question OF tine result
OF that vote."
The herald., 1894-12-31
SHIs Is THE PROMISED LAND.

The Valley People Have Turn ed for Help
to Los Angeles and tho south
G. @. knight, secretary Of the Califor-
mia Waterworks and Irrigation COM
pany. said he thought THE He RAID
deserved great credit for the able man
ner in which it was leading the fight
for the commercial supremacy OF South
ern California.
LOS Angeles has more to offsr
Fresno, Kings, Tulare and the other
central counties than any other city on
the coast; more valid inducements and
more OF the Chicago spirit of pro-
gress and activity than has San Fran
cisco. Sooner or later this city is bound
to become the distributing point Of
the middle counties, but this agitation
is helping along the matter wonder.
fully.
I'VE need railroad competition into
the valley. of course, to bring this val
liable trade down here, but the signs
are that this will soon be constructed.
Those valley men are determined.
They are being pressed to the wall,
and in the matter of railroad competi-
tion they will aid us wonderfully. They
have given up all hope OF assistance
from San Francisco. and are looking
southwark to the promised land. They
will not look in vain."
The herald., 1894-12-31
SHOT DOWN THE GRADE.
SERIOUS INJURY TO A WOMAN IN
A RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
An Eiectrto Oar Demolished On the
WestIak~ Division-Miss williams
Badly Injured.

Miss A. B. Williame. sister Of Police :
man George H. Williams, was seriously
injured in street railway accident at q
O'Clock last evening.
The accident occurred on the West
lake division, at First and Olive streets.
Electric car No. was returning from
the lake. 1t rushed down the long.
steep grade on First street and rapidly
turned into Olive.
As soon ns the car struck the curve 1t
left the track. breaking the forward
axle and stapding the car almost on end.
Nearly all the seats were occupied. Miss
Williams being one of the passengers.
The car WAS stopped 30 suddenly that
the occupants were thrown violently
forward. Mics Williams struck seat
In front OF her and was rendered uncon-
soious by Il blow. The other passen'
gers were more or less bruised.
The injured woman was taken to her
home at the Parker house. 424 West
Fourth street, where DIR. Wing attended
her.
The surgeon found that she had sus-
tanned severe scratches and bruises on
the face and was also badly bruised in
the back. The worst injury, however.
was the breaking OF a rib on the let
side.
The Young woman was resting easily
at an early hour this morning, and DR..
Wing feared no serious results.
1t was IL O'Clock before the demol-
iehed car wGs removed. The accident
caused some DELAY in travel. as passen-
gers were transferred around the wreck.
The herald., 1894-12-31
A WEIGHfY OPINION.

George A. Webb Favors the "Herald's"
Proposition.
George A. Webb. merchandise broker
and secretary Of the Los Angeles Pure.
Food exposition, commended THE HER.
AIDS enterprise in manufacturing pub
lie sentiment in favor of the proposed
Fresno.Los Angeles railroad. and said
be heartily approved the proposition. II
would be great thing for this city, and
would widely extend its commercial
sphere. He believes if the proposition
was put before the people in a tangible
form that they would do what was for
the best interests of the city. Los An
geles was full of public.spirited citizen 8
who would not hang back when public
interests demanded that every man
should bear portion of the public bur-
ans. He trusted that much good would
'ult from the present agitation, and
LoslAngeles would very shortly have
1itional railroad, especially one
nd make 80 rich country as the
in valley tributary to this
The herald., 1894-12-31
A RAILROAD OPINION.

MIR. eutton's Strong Words Favoring =
Compntitivs Railway Limo.
]. N. Sutton. superintendent OF the
Redondo Railway company, said he was
not surprised to learn that the Fresno
and Tulare people had lost faith in the
Traffic aesociation.
There is only one city on this coast
that can give the producers of the mid
die counties what they need in the way
of o distributing center. That city is
Los Angeles. We have the overland
competition here and the enterprising
spirit needed to make a great metropos
lis.
These are the two great ressons why
we can offer Fresno the best outlet to the
worlds markets. There are many otner
reasons. but these are sufficient. in offer
ing them-railroad competition and the
spirit OF enterprise-are the Two things
that no other city on the coast can offer
these oppressed farmers and merchants.
The San joaquin valley has been de-
spoiled by the rapacity OF the single
railroad it contains, and doubt if there
is another portion of the world whore
such an anomalous condition prevails.
There is broad, fertile valley, most OF
it under cultivation, q climate and q soil
singulsrly productive o. variety of
valuable food products, and q people
that are on the verge OF abject poverty.
They work hard and, as a rule, have ex-
cellent crops, but when the seasons
toll ie over the balance is often on the
wrong side OF the ledger. 1t is not the
fault of the railroad if there is bal.
ance at all. The railroads. endeavor ia
to equalize things. so that when the crop
has all been harvested and the goods
marketed, the producer shall have gained
bare living. Sometimes the railroad
overateps itself-either too much or too
little-and in consequence there lie some-
times q balance to be struck on the
ranchers' books. But this balance, be.
ing but an inadvertence. is as often on
the debit as on the credit side.
1T was naturally toward Mr.. Leeds
and the Traffic association that these
valley people looked for assistance from
the oppressor. They looked long, they
looked earnestly. and they paid for their
LOOKOUT they looked in vain.
''And now. they have turned their eyes
in an opposite direction-Los Angeles 10
their hope. 1t remains for us to greet
them with different spirit than did the
silurians. And we are doing it. A
glance ct the columns Of The HERALD
any day now will prove that. l firmly
believe that ere long Los Angeles will be-
come the distributing center for all the
central counties. and whenlthis has been
accom- plished tine yoke of the railroad
monopoly in this state uille have been
troll forever"
The herald., 1894-12-31
WANTS A ROAD TO UTAH.

e. A. Miller Advocates . Railroad to
Salt Lake.
Il. A. Miller, a prominent real estate
dealer, said, while he was not disposed
to disparage the proposition to build .
competing line of railroad from Fresno
to Los Angeles, and while he believed
1t would be the means Of extending the
trade of Los Angeles, he believed q rail-
road to Salt Lake was OF far greater inn
portance and would do more than any
other one thing to build up this city.
Said Mr.. Miller:
81 would be willing to be assessed 10
per cent OF all my possessions to aid in
the construction of this road. This
county could we'll afford to bond itself
for this purpose. The money thus
epent would come back many times
over. Real estate would go up with a
bound and every property holder should
be willing to assist 90 laudable an en-
terprise. When THE HERALD gets
through booming the Fresno road.
/ hope it will whoop it up
for the new Salt Lake line.
In the meantime, hoop it up anyhow.
The subject cannot be agitAted too
much. BY all means let us get all the
railroads we can; the more the better;
but most OF all we want the Salt Lake
road. In that direction lies the greatest
trade for Los Angeles. Utah has many
wealthy citizens who would come to Los
Angeles to live. part of the year at least,
il there was direct rail connection with
the City of the Saints. An immense
traffic would go over this road, and Los
Angeles would become the distributing
center for large territory which she
cannot now reach"
The herald., 1894-12-31
WANT MORE THAN WIND.
VISALIA TALKS OUT IN FAVOR OF
MATHEWS BILL.
Editer Maddox Says tho Valley People
Arc Tired of Mere Talk and
Want Action.

Yesterday q issue OF the Los Angeles
HERALD contained more interviews with
the leading men OF that city on the prop
osition to build competing railroad
from Fresno to the southern metropolis,
eays the Vsalia Times. The sentiment
seems to be unanimous that such road
would be great thing, both for the San
Joaquin valley and Los Angeles, but
the most sensible statement was made.
we think. by Hon. F. M. Nickel. late
candidate for member OF the state board
of equalization. Mr.. Nickel said:
During the recent campaign was all
over this region of the country which
such q road would tap; not only in the
larger towns. but the small ones as we'll.
know that the sentiment OF the people
is favorable to Los Angeles and hostile
to San Francisco. know the people are
anxious to irade with Los Angeles and
not with San Francisco. They are dis
poscd today, the large merchants and
the small merchants and the producers
all over that central portion, the San
JOAQUIN valley included, to drop San
Francisco just at the instant another
source OF supply and outlet for produce
is given them. 1t ;s question OF big
money, for such project cannot be car.
ried through on wind. but q competing
railroad Is what they want up there.
Now, as to Los Angeles, there is no
question but what it would be the best
thing in the world; no question ct all.
But the people who want it must under
stand that it takes money. The people
up there are tired OF the wind PROPOSE
tion, and when the people Of Los Angeles
get ready to submit to plan having un-
der it solid foundation with nolid men
behind it, then they will talk straight
/ from the shoulder"
Mr.. Nickel hit the bulls.eye when he
said the people Of this valley were tired
Of wind proportions. We have five
competing lines under consideration
now, but none OF them have ever gotten
beyond the wind stage. A large healthy
blow Is all we expect from the Los An
geles scheme. but il il ever gets beyond
that the actual work on the ground
should begin. then every body in the
San Joaquin valley south Of Fresno will
e@'n.
he meantime, If Los Angeles really
"Acure the trade Of this valley,
l to the legislature
les should be
rthews' pro-
The herald., 1894-12-31
A MANS OPINION.

What He Thinks of the Wom eu's A ction
Regarding tho CITY JAN.
II understand that the investigating
or some other committee of the w. @.
T. U. has taken a hand in the con-
demnation OF the city jail" said an
official yesterday. "While l have not
seen tho report Of the committee. 1 have
no hesitancy in saying that it is timely
and to the point.
part in such things, 1t is certainly
worthy the attention OF men. THE HER
AID has exposed the foul condition OF
and it is to be hoped that something
good will come oil it.
ak"The total lack of female compart-
ments in the city Jail is deplorable. to
cay the least. Nearly every night
drunken women are taken to the prison.
In the frst place, it 10 disgraceiul
enough for the unfortunate women
and men. too, for that matter-to be
hauled through the streets in an open
patrol wagon, yet when it comes to
dragging them across the sidewalk,
through the crowd. into the Jail and
then into a cold. damp cell alongside
OF desperate criminals and other per.
eons of vile nature. it is more than
the community should allow.
''Some days nalf dozen women are
lodged in the stuffy. filthy, dark and
gloomy cell for females. Among the
number perhaps there 10 q drunken
woman. By her side is a confirmed
opium user whose filthy condition was
brought on by drink and dissipation,
and the other female prisoners, per-
haps, are arrested on minor charges, yet
withal are clean and apparently respect
able. Both classes are thrown in the
same cell, for there ;s only one compart-
ment for women.
.Yes. if the women of Los Angeles
will take an active step toward the con-
struction OF q new Jail it will come, and
that pretty quick. The men have tried
it and failed; now let the fair sex take
up the question:"
The herald., 1894-12-31
SOME QUEER NOTIONS.
HOW AN IMPROBABLE STORY
WAS STARTED.
An Article in tho Local Paper Starts q
Rumor Which Has Never Been
Generally Denied.

Some time ego gentleman named G..
Columbus started story to the effect
that the earth is round. like q red harv~
est apple. He wrote large article to
the local paper about it. signing him-
eelf "O!d Subscribsr." when the fact of
the matter was he used to borrow tbs
paper OF a neighbor. a widow, by
the way, with six email children to
support, and then the editor Of the paper
sent it to him three months on trial /;
he refused to take 1t ont OF the post>
office and 1t came back every week.
marked with rubber stamp.
refused"
Mr.. G. Columbus used to sit around
the grocery store on cracker barrel
sud talk about the earth after that
article came out until the people got go
tired OF it they would go four miles to
buy gallon OF molasses rather than
trade at that store, and Mr.. Columbus
and the groceryman had q row one
day, and the gorceryman put him out
bodily.
Shortly after that he got q society
lady interested in his idea and she let
him have q cameo ring, which was a
little out OF style but genuine goods,
and set OF worlds fair souvenir spoons,
and he took the lot down to Cohen's
and got all he could on them. Then he
bought q boat and set sail and came
back after while with story about
finding land to windward, and he took
the story to the other paper and they
printed it as a scoop.
Nobody denied the story for a long
tina and people got into the habit Of
thinking maybe Mr.. Columbus had
struck u new thing, after all.
Laat night, however, Capt. N. W.
Wolff was advertised to give grand
discourse on this verv thing. He didn't
think that G. Columbus knew what he
was talking about. He has already
published long article in reply to the
''old subscriber" article and wanted TO
tell the people face to face laat night
what bald headed old liar MIR. Colun :
bus was. anyway.
The discourse was advertised to take
place at Esrtlett's inueic house on
Spring street, commencing at s o'clock.
When a repnrtcr III The HERALD yieited
~ -.-oo at that hour he found the
audience already on hand. but stll lin
gering on the outside absor bad in
long array OF sheet music. such 40 "Why
Did They Dig Mas Grave So Dsep," ss
sung by Sally McShancey, and "O'Flan-
nagan's Picnic" words and music. as
sung and danced by "Flossie Van
Punk" which was hanging in the win-
dow.
The audience finally exhausted the
display in the window and throwing
away his cigar went inside to listen wit
rapt attention for three hours to the
grand discourse.
Once inside the audience was in
formed. quietly but firmly. that the
price OF admission was 81. Being sat-
isfied in hie own mind that dollar is
round, and not caring so much about
the shape OF this earth anyway, the
audience left and the discourse wss
postponed to another time.
Thus did Mr.. G. Columbus score an.
other notable victory for bis cranky
notion about the earth.
The herald., 1894-12-31

be one OF the most profitable invest
ments that could be made by tho cit-
zens of this progressive city, and that
for every dollar invested the investor
would be amply rewarded.
"Yes, believe that we need such q
road-need il badly. and that when the
oitizens once realize the grcat necessity
for the construction OF such road aud
the splendid advantages that this city
would derive thereby. that they will
give it all the assistance in their power
and that the dream OF the commercial
supremacy Of Los Angeles will then be.
come q reality"
The herald., 1894-12-31
strangers.

This Uns sxpscted Discharge of . Cannon
Close by would no. have a more Disturbing eff
feet upon nerves whi ch are vigorous than an
ordinary noise upon tho;e that are weak and
unslrung AS nervine, Hostelter's Stomach
Bitters is unrlvalied. By promoting digestion
and assimilation they ov9rcom, that gastric
disorder, whit h is the most prolific cause of
nervous debility, and which, SO long as 1t ex-
lists. defeats in a large measure the action of
sedatives and oplates Such remedies, more
over, necessilate the us OF increasing doses.
and hnslly cease TO act al o .sthtr, except In
dangerous quantities. They never reach the
fountain head OF the trouble. and quiet the
ne yes only by sem -paralyzing them. Equally
obi .ctioDable are fiery unmeoicated alcoholic
stimulsnts. Kidney, bladder and liver trou BILE.
malaria. consumption and rheumatism are
relieved by the Bitters. which also promotes
appetite and nightly repose.
The herald., 1894-12-31
oakland's rr~p,dasiou.

V"KfAH"'E EF~ptu"tfous
The dIssatisfaction OF Fresno shippers
at the long delay OF the projectors Of the
proposed San Joaquin Valley and San
Francisco railroad, in its construction to
tide water. is givink encouragement to
enterprising capitalists in Los Angeles
to make bid for the Fresno, Kings,
Tulare and Kern county trade. through
the construction OF q road direct to that
city, says the Oakland Tribune. They
claim that the trade will justify fair
return for the Investment.
The herald., 1894-12-31
Ex.ooMMIssIoNER BRADIsH.

In . Few Years Los Angeles Will Excel
San Francisco.
"The building Of such q road as advo-
Gated by The HERALD would result in
making this city commercial center
never before dreamed OF. Eight years
ago Los Angeles did not have paved
street. Today we have miles OF the
finest paved streets in the world. This
is an indication OF our growth, and
during the last seven years the city has
improved steadily. In few years Los
Angeles will excel San Francisco in a
business way, and il should be the duty
of every resident Of the central and
southern counties to take hold OF the
proposition and carry it through"
The herald., 1894-12-31
org.D,zed Gang of rhiov.s.

Tho killing OF a burglar by Santa
Ana officer the other day has no doubt
been q warning to the other members OF
the organized gang Of thieves now oper-
ating in the surrounding towns. The
officers bslieve that this section is in
tested with gang OF eastern criminals,
who travel from town to town commits
ting depredations. and that the burglar
dropped" by Officer Morgan oil the
Orange county seat was ono OF them.
Chief Glass save thero are more thievf 8
in Los Angeles at present than there
ever were before at one time. They
come in on every train. The police de.
partnaant in exartinv auAru- -Affort TO ri
the city of them as fast as they arrive,
but ia of course handicapped moro or
less by the fact that the new arrivals are
strangers.
The herald., 1894-12-31
THE MATHEWS AMENDMENT.
CONTINUED from First page.l

Continued from First page.l
esnt with the history of this state and
the existing railroad conditions.
such railroad would be the saliva.
t;on Of California-not OF Southern, or
OF Northern, or OF Central California,
but OF the state as q whole. Every SEQ.
ton would be equally benefited by it.,
and then our material growth and pro-
gress would be only q matter Of local
push and enterprise. A state trunk
road, fed by innumerable branch lines
constructed by the different counties in
tsrested, would bind California together
in a bond OF commercial fraternity 90
lasting in its nature that there would bs
no more talk of state division"
The herald., 1894-12-31

Mr.. John P. Wetmore, q prominent
real estate agent of San Angelo, lexas.
hrs used hamberlain's Colo. Cholera
and Diarrhma Remedy in his family for
several years as occasion required. and
always with perfect success. He says:
II find it perfect cure for our baby
when troubled with collie or dysentery.
I now feel that my outfit 10 not complete
without bottle OF this remedy at home
or on trip away from home" For sale
by of & Vaughn, corner Fourth and
Spring streets, and @. F. ,Heinzeman,
900 North Main street, druggists.
The herald., 1894-12-31

Officer Walker took couple Of shots
at thief on First street last night. but
he finally escaped. The officer occurred
the bundle carried BY the fugitive. the
latter having lost it in his fight. 1t
contained 500 worth of mems clothing,
principally new suits. The property is
at the police station awaiting an owner.
The herald., 1894-12-31
The Modern Moth er

Has found that her little ores are i'm
proved more by the pleasant laxative
Syrup OF Figs, when in need Of the laxa.
tive effects OF gentle remedy than by
BILE to them. Children enjoy 1t and it
OF Fius, is manufactured by the Califor.
mia Fig Syrup Co. only.
The herald., 1894-12-31
PERONALS.

Frederick V. Hoyt and wife OF Cheney.
WASH, are at the Hotel Ramona.
r r. Streets OF the Blinn Lumber
company, San Pedro, is at the Hotel
Ramona.
Mr.. J. Fred Blake ia at the Bellevue
Terrace hotel. He is here on business
trip from PhGnix, Arizona.
III. S. Richards and family have
arrived from the east for the winter,
and have apartments at the Hotel Rs
mona.
The herald., 1894-12-31
For Many Favors Thanks.

Henry Hazard has heartily Endorsed
MS. Judge Widney. Mullen, Bluett &
Co., H. Jevne, Jacoby Bros. and others
say 60 ahead and succeed with the
Los Angeles cooperative laundry. ct
City gardens, San Pedro and Eighth
streets. Canvassers will soon visit you.
The herald., 1894-12-31

posed amendment to tho constitution,
40 that the people can decide whether
or not they want to build state rail-
roId.
The herald., 1894-12-31

Take Terminal train for the tourna.
ment OF roses at Pasadena on New
Years day. Trains leave at 8 and 8
O'Clock a. m. Fare for round trip, 80
cents.
The herald., 1894-12-31
Drink Shasta Water. Woollacott agent.

Kregelo & Bresee, funeral directors,
Broadway and Sixth street. Tel. 243.
The herald., 1894-12-31

Buy the Whitney make trunk and travelling
bag. Factory 344 n Main ST.
The herald., 1894-12-31

Souvenir B,xos
Speciality appropriate for Christmas presents
at Chrisophef'f, 24l s. Spring st.
The herald., 1894-12-31
Shot Mt a Thief.

Orr & Patterson, funa-'-is a..sIsors A. anu
vice. 147 North Spring; telephone s..
The herald., 1894-12-31

PAHKHURST, DAVID-In this city, December
%, 1894, eyed 46 years.
Funeral Monday, December 81, at / o'clock
p. M, from thent W funeral pariors OF c. d.
Howiy. Fifth and Broadway. Friends inYited
to attend.
The herald., 1894-12-31
DIED.

wall paper SC. 71sc per ROLL s2s 5. sprIng.
The herald., 1894-12-31

Try gal. Maltese club whiskey. $3.50,
unexcelled for purity and flavor. I Vache
& Co., cor. Comerc'l Il Alameda, tel. 300.
The herald., 1894-12-31

Fitzgerald. house and sign painter. 222
FrRnklin telephone 1449 Low prices.
The herald., 1894-12-31
SOuYanir hoxaa

specially appropriate for Christmas presents
at Christopher's, 241 8. Spring st.
The herald., 1894-12-31

Wall paper hung, 1oc roll. 32s q. Spring.
The herald., 1894-12-31
rEY j. r. RUSH.

Road Would Be .
ment for Capital.
< OF the proposed
'ubt that the con-
OF railroad,
hern Pacific,
an Joaq uin
the power
~ so
n