The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-03
FIRST DAY, JAN. 81 2,123
SECOND DAY. FEB. l 3,O78
THIRD DAY, FEB. 2 1893
10,194
TOTAL
Los ANGELES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
CORNER OE BROADWAY AND EnIfRTH

CORNER OF BROADWAY AND FOURTH :
Los ANGELES, CAL Feb. 2, 1U95.)
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD: l hereby
acknowledge receipt of your petition to Con-
gress on the subject of the San Pedro harbor,
containing 5000 signatures
Very truly yours, c. D. WILLARD,
Secretary.
It's landslide, sure enough
The figures are 10, 1914!
Do you know what these figures mean
They mean that the citizens of Los
Angeles are at white heat on this
question OF harbor for Southern Cali
fornis. They mean that all Southern
California is intensely aroused on this
vital issue. IL means that the cow
ardly theft of the original 20, 900 names
that was subscribed in IS days has re.
acted on the heads of those who insti-
gated the crime. Never was there such
a popular demonetration before. Never
were 10000 names signed to petition
in three days--never before the circula-
ton OF the present San Pedro harbor
memorial. In the fret three weeks
there were not more than 10000 names
signed to the Examiners great anti
Reilly funding bill.
Talk about figures OF speech. Here
are five figures that tell a wonderful
tale. In them one can read local patri.
otsm OF the kind that m sde Chicago
great, thorough understanding OF the
great question of the hour, q determine
tion and union OF will and purpose
that promise not only to win the har-
Dor question, but to make Los Angeles
great and mighty in all directions. Los
Angeles and tho south knows that it
wants deep sea harbor, knows where
it must be located, and knowing these
things knows also how to obtain it and
has the energSand zeal and unanimity
Of action to work for it in a manner that
is bound to win. All this and much
more theae five figures tell. They reps
resent 9.12l names OF Los Angeles citi-
zene--signed to ths memorial in three
daysl The remaining 1913 names came
in from out OF town localities. Pasa-
dena sent 130 of them, Santa Ana 2l4,
Long beach 230 and 20 other localities
sent the rest OF them. 1t is early yet to
hear from the outside districts, and THE
HELALD dotfs it's hat to those that have
already arrived. There are Thousands
to come yet.
II is u thing to remember, this 10000
list in three days! And THE HERALD
ought to be pardoned if it loses it's dig
nifty for the moment and throws its hat
in the air. However, The HERALD's
gee is not all conceit Ten thousand
citizens of Los Angeles deserve the
credit for the great record no one else.
Some deserve more than others, because |
some merely put down their names on
the lists when presented to them, while
others took pencil and blanks and went
out into the highways and byways and
demanded OF the thoughtless OF busy
ones that they halt long enough to sign
the grest memorial. There have been a
good many ofthess active omega good
many more OF them than are known,
and the regret is thst all OF them are
not known. so that they might be ored-
ted personally ior their good work. It's
quite an old story about the splendid
work OF John F. Francis, but he keeps
i up as zealously as ever. Over 800
names of business men in this commu-
1ity were piled up through his efforts.
G. T. Bennett & Co.'S machine chop at
.36 West Fifth street has bsen exertng
tseli to good advantage for San Pedro.
i. B. Woodill, one of the partners in
he firm. sent in good sized list yes.
erday along with the reqp~st for more
,lanks. What do ye'- suppose they
wanted with the blanks? Why they
ut them out on the counter where !
very body who c.>aas in can eae them.