The herald., 1895-04-20
A Meeting at the Chamber OF
Commerce
THEENTHUSIASTIC SPEAKERS
Del Vale Talks of Silurians and Other
People of Like Xix
Editor Shortridge of the San Francisco
Call Promises to Stir Things
Up at the Bay

Half Million Club excursion and of
number OF representative business men of
Los Angeles and Southern California
There were some speeches made and
committee appointed to arrange for an Or
ganizatlon which shall have for its objects
the elimination of sectional jealous,es and
the increasing of the population of the
whole state. A considerable degree of en-
thusiasm was manifested and several of
the speeches. particularly the one delivered
by Mr.. Del Valle brought forth great
deal Of applause.
VIC. Patterson, president of the cham
Der of commerce, called the meeting to or
der and asked that nominations for chair
man be made. But one name was sug
gested, that of William NJ. Bunker of San
Francisco. He was unanimously elected.
On taking the chair Mr. Bunker spoke as
follows
1--WE may thank Los Angeles again and
again, and repeat the thanks the year
round, and still be in her debt. She has
lifted our spirits to ecstacy touched our
pride andsclinched our friendship.
Her splendid advance in material
prosperity, her broad public policy, her
cohesive strength. ard her loyalty to her
self are the wonder and delight of strang-
ers within her gates, and the marvel of
the nation. She has stood the crucial test
of adversely, and today, proud and debon-
air. in the very flower OF her youth, rich,
contented and famous, she smiles at late
and fears no foe.
''Since the advent of a second railroad
Los Angeles has grown from town to
city, and all but forgotten the past. She
honors that past as it comes to mind, she
honors the living pioneers above other
men, and in spirit. at least, she echoes
the noble sentiment.
Uron the gnarled oak
The sweetest blossoms ofttimes grow
"Los Angeles also appreciates the pio-
neer of 1895. She respects the '49er,
and with lofty regard that does her in
finite credit, stands second to none in his
apotheosis.
But she also relishes the '95er She
uses him in her business. His CHI ee rful
alacrity commends him to her good
graces. Like the married man who is
really helpmate, he is handy to have
around.
Smart Los Angeles! She does not ask
how long man has been III the state.
for she does not care. She does not re-
prove man for having lived so long in
the east, for she knows that if he had
ever lived single season there he has
suffered enough.
with her liberality, with her intellectual
vgor. with her sound sense. am sure
Los Angeles sees the advantage of state
unity. She owes her success to local
unity, and if such enormous profits be
realized from unity in retail. what may
she not expect from wholesale unity?
1.-THE argument that applies to Los An
geles covers growing San Diego, glorious
Santa Barbara and every southern section
OF the state. In such glorious surround
ings. every Californian. including, of
course. the active and impressible men,
bers OF the fourth estate, may easily forego
the luxury of knitting his neighbor, and
practice the art of peace, and more espec-
tally the paying peace that is the natural
result Of new conditions. There are
millions in it. millions for Californians,
millions tor every section of California.
There are seventy million people in the
United States, and California may have
her pick if she SO wills it. Each year the
number of eastern people wandering away
from their home grows sensibly larger,
and this army Of absentees will steadily
increase. Let us draw them to this
state-as many as we want-and develop
our vast virgin resources. Those who
now come are not to be named in number
with those who will come to united
state.
Another reason for unity is our COM
mon interest in national appropriations.
California has not presented united
front to sthe national government. When
she does this, when Californians as we'll
as California congressman agree OH
course of action. it will not be possible
for some little eastern state to play one
our serious loss.
There never has been such favorable
time as the present for uniting the peo-
pie OF the state. Events have conspired
to that end We are about to be brought
into closer connection; we are about to
see more of each other and in the
language OF that good old hymn, We
should all shout 'Blest be the tie that
binds u.s.
THUS far have merely discussed the
material advantages of state unity. have
simply sought to show how as a united
people, we may develop the farming and
manufacturing interests of the state.
Those who give the matter serious
thought, and who are especially inter
ested in the Intellectual and artistic pro-
gress see in the conditions Of unity an
opportunity to place the state on a high
or plane. To such this day is full of his
toric promise. They see a glory, separate
and distinct from the natural products
of the state; they see in the near future a
victory OF peace transcending in beauty
the victories of war and commerce; and,
peering into the future. they see, as in
a vision, some California Thorwaldsen,
carving in the face of Ell Captain a SYM
boil of state unity that shall endure
through all time.
f'Oh California Fairest of all states,
spoiled child of fortune. and yet loving and
lovable, more generous than Just and
a
redemption is at hand and thy splendid
destiny is in the line of achieve ment!"
Then Mr.. Castee of San Francisco NOM
mated c. ID. Willard, secretary of the
chamber of commerce, as secretary OF the
meeting. There was no objection.
Mr.. Meyberg, Encouragement Of the
Fiesta, offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the interests of Califor-
mia demand united and concerted action
for state development. and that we, rep
resentatives of the various sections of the
state here assembled. hereby pledge our
selves to work for new, united, progress
sive California.
I'm support of this" said Mr.. Mey-
berg, 81 would like to call back our cele-
hration of last year. which from a little
infant has grown almost to q giant. We
must develop one thing that we have
neglected, and that is the amusement of
strangers who come here. l think the
beauty of the United States is cen tered
right here in California, and I think it
will not be great while before people
will be coming here from Europe and
from the east to see our carnivals, just as
they go to Venice and other cities across
the tlantic. 1 am greatly in favor of
united California. We don't want any
divided California. Those who are cry
ing for state division should be taught
that there is still patriotism enough left
to keep California entire. We want the
state just plain California, with no north
or south before it,
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