The herald., 1895-04-20

mere pledSuTe Will stdy W live.
think if we now organize the various
cities of California so that an effort Will
be made to healthify and beautify and
unity them, that we shall be doing the
best possible thing to increase our states
population"
the San Francisco Call had done in the
newspaper line, and asked that he be
called on for a speech. There was good
deal of applause when Mr.. Shortrldge
arose.
The truth to tell. do not know why
goes without laying. | came down with
the Editorial Association and now am
switched off with the Half Million Club.
The Half Million Club is not composed
of millionaires or half-milionaires.
II really believe that anyone who lives
in Los Angeles whether he be broke or
millionaire should be happy.
II am just plain Shortridge of San Jose
transplanted to San Francisco. and the
roots have not yet taken hold. l would
that that wonderful city of cobble stones.
that that wonderful city of silurians,
Angeles infused into it. That it
might get rid of it's bad sewers and its
dirty streets. and it's tax shrkers.
81 have no geography in me that will let
me draw line across the state.
at has been said that l went to San
FTdnClSCO WlJn DdySeeu III my ndiT. IL
so | came to Los Angeles with n rose bud
OF goodwill l have no geography that
will premit me to draw line across Cali
fornia. [ came to California poor and
without education. | thank her public
schools, her people who gave me the
books from which 1 imbbed the founda-
ton of my education. There was neither
north nor south in this. | came here
with the Press club. l admire your city
and have admired it. | was tenderfoot
when Los Angeles had her boom; l did
not invest in it because | thought it was
too much on the boom order. l now wish
l had. -
Mr.. Shortridge roasted the Silurians
which he said infested the city of San
Francisco.
They live." said he Sin houses the
furniture of which cost $50, 900 and they
put on the assessment roll for $780," He
promised to show things up and make peo-
pie in San FRANCISCO pay taxes on what
they possessed.
Mr.. Patterson, president of the cham
Der of commerce, was the next speaker.
Il once heard an orator say, he said,
g On. the agony of being misunderstood =
Southern California has been undergoing
that agony for long time. confess that
| was one of those who wanted state
division, and | have even made speeches
urging it.
"Snce we begin to know each other we
like each other better. You come to us
with an olive branch-yes with a big
armfll of olive branches, and | simply
rise to take them all in"
Mr.. Craig of the chamber of commerce
of San Francisco thanked Los Angeles
for the reception that had been accorded
to the Half Million club and to the other
eXcursioniStS.
President Koeph, president of the Los
Angeles Merchants association. said he
had not much to say. but that the APP
plause accorded the previous speakers in
Dictated what were the feelings of South
ern California business men regarding
division.
Ex-senator Del Vale of Los Angeles
was introduced and he made ringing
speech. Il came here to learn something
this morning" he said, land | have
found out exactly what I expected. We
came to submit suggestions as to the
best way to unity California, but [
haven't heard single suggestion. Why?
Because there is no dscord. There never
really has been any"
Mr. Del Vale insisted that the agita-
ton for state division grew out of the
agitations of politicians who want Office.
81 speak for those who were born in
this state, when l say we are uniformly
opposed to state division. You speak
OF the 'slurians' in San Francisco; why?
1t is only necessary we should scare capt.
tai in San Francisco and they will go
ahead and improve the state. You peo
pie from Fresno and elsewhere came here
and asked us to bui.d you railroad.
We said appoint your delegates, get your
self in readiness and we will build your
road. What was the result? Too quick
you saw San Francisco could not get to
work to build that road and you will get
it. Los Angeles scared them to go ahead.
The speaker asked why San Francisco
had lost the trade it had in 80 49, "a.
Win tho w a state c fri hlItarv n San
Francisco. 1t was because they had al
lowed Los Angeles to become a Compel
ing point. He said that not all the build
ings in Los Angeles which have been
built have been erected by the capital OF
the people from the east, but many of
them have been built with money made
on California SOIL
Then the resolution presented by Mr..
Meyberg was put to vote. and carried
unanimously.
Mr.. Meyberg moved that a committee of
five pc appointed to consider plans look
ing toward the unfication of the state.
Mr.. Sontag of San Francisco thought the
committee too small. and suggested that
there be member from each county of
the state. Mr. Briggs of San Francisco
said that twenty five would be sufficient.
After some discussion it was decided that
the committee be composed of fifteen.
Those present were: A. e. Castle, }.
Adams, G. E. Harlow, Stockton; Arthur
r. Briggs, H. Sherwood, W. G. Uridge,
Fresno D. NJ. Carman. San Francisco;
J. o. X Koepfi, Los Angeles; Fred Raj
ferty, W. S. Taylor, John McFadden, e.
A. White, b. G. Balloon. Santa Ana; Ed
ward T. Sumwalt, Pasadena: III. F. Nor
cross San Diego; D. d. Dodson. Red
Bluff Sentinel; A. l.. Drum, F. U. Davis,
Santa Paula: N. Blackstock, Ventura; X.
P. Grant, Nordhoff M. Flynn, r. A.
Rice, Ventura; John R. Mathews, Los
Angeles; J. \. Filder, Auburn; Ed H.
Hailton, San Francisco; George B. Noble,
W. d. Noble, Fresno; A. Steadman. Mon
rovia J. G. Kimble, Pasadena Charles
w. Fay. San Jose; Mrs. Wlnkley Oak
land: Mary Lynde Craig, Redlands Citro-
graph; l.. M. Willis, Fresno county, Sell
ma Ent erprise: H. J. Rudisill, G. Esh-
man, Los Angeles W. H. Timer, MERGED;
M. q. Zumwalt Tulare; p. f. Wood,
Tulare City; l.. A. Spencer Fresno f.
w. Dohrman, San Francisco; G. Grom,
Rivera; Max Meyberg, Los Ang ales: G.
Heazelton. Joseph Newralen, W. G. Patter-
son, Los Angeles; V. |. Willis, Selma;
George A. Oakes Haywards Journal;
Charles M. Shortridge, San Francisco; II.
H. Richmond. Auburn Argus; Frank
Kasson, Mariposa Gazette; W. Hickox,
Alameda: M. Baldridge, Pomona board of
trade.
The San Diego delegation was as fol-
lows: G. f. Zumwalt. r. V. Dodge, w.
r. Maise, H. f. Norcross and H. l..
Story.