The herald., 1895-01-03
THEY WANT The ROAD.

This City Should Be tho Comm src ial
Center of the State.
Los Angeles people are still talking
about the proposed valley line. They
are still advocating the closer CONNER
cial union of Southern and Central Cali
fornia, and still complimenting The
HERALD upon the fight it has made and
is still making for the commercial
supremacy OF Los Angeles.
1t is only here and there-not one out
of hundred-who declines to declare
himself emphatically as favoring the
new valley line when interviewed upon
the subject. Necessarily every person 8
views cannot be quoted in these COL
umns, so the real effort has been and
still is that of selection rather than
searching. Some of those who were in
terviewed yesterday spoke as follows:
A FEASIBLE PLAN.
"Of course, am iii favor OF making
Los Angeles the distributing point for
the produces OF the central Counties"
said Andrew j. Bolts, OF the firm OF
Bolts & Conger, carriage dealers. "How
could BIZ a citizen of Southern Califor-
mia and not be in favor of furthering her
commercial interests? l am certainly
not an anomaly, therefore | am ready to
advocate, in every practicable way, the
much to- be desired contamination of
tho plan to build railroad from Los
Angeles to Fresno.
II think il is feasible plan, too, and
one that ought to recommend itself to
capitalists. 1t would be sgreat field for
the valley people, who now labor under
the disadvantage OF extortionate freight
rates. l know something of what it
coete to send goods TO or from Fresno,
for have shipped goods to that city.
The rates are extremely high, and Los
Angeles and the entire southern coun.
try would profit by such q railroad
II am glad to see THE HERALD advos
eating such commendable plan with SO
much vigor and ability. 1t seems to me
that we are ready for just such move
now, and that no matter what she out
come may be THE HERALD's agitation
will rebound with credit to itself and to
the best interests of Southern Calico r.
MIA"
Los ANGELES WOULD PROFIT.
1t would be great boon for the peo-
pie of Fresno and the middle counties
this competing valley railroad" said I.
L. Lowmsn of Lowman & Co.. the
Spring street haberdashers. And Los
Angeles would be equally benefited by
it Therefore | am in favor of the plan
and hope it will BIO worked out SUCCESS
fully.
What the valley needs more than
anything else in the world is a COMPETE
tive railroad, so that reasonable freight
rates can be obtained. And Southern
California would likewise be vastly
benefited by being made the southern
terminus OF San Joaquin valley rail-
road. Les Angeles has great future
before her but competitive line to the
north would make that future greater
and hasten it's coming. I cannot see
how anyone who has the future of this
section OF the state at heart can be luke
warm or hating in a matter that lie of
such great Importance to us as this plan
to make Los Angeles the distributing
center for the produce OF the central
Counties"
MUST HAVE ANOTHER ROAD.
II hope The HERALD will keep up its
agitation for valley railroad" said W.
Bowers, the Main street grocer, yestsr-
dav afternoon. "These merchants and
farmers up near Fresno are looking
toward Los Angeles ae distributing
point for their goods, and 1t is certainly
our duty to meet them half way. We
should do more than that ia fact. We
sLould welcome them with open arms