The herald., 1895-03-01
SOMEWHAT PERSONAL

Another evening newspaper Will DC
printed in Los Angeles next Monday. II
is announced that this newspaper VIII be
published every afternoon. The name oil
the paper is to be the Record. The general
manager of the Record will be w. +. Bur-
bank, a competent newspaper man, albeit
he has not resided continuously in Los
Angeles, and is probably not as familiar
with the pecuiarities OF Los Angeles
journalism as those who have become
habituated to that form of existence by
years OF persistent effort. J. NJ. Shawham.
the business manager of the new paper,
has lived in Pasadena, and is therefore
competent to instruct Mr.. Burbank on the
best method of conducting a newspaper in
Los Angeles The Record is welcome. The
Herald wishes it every success and
especially the success it deserves. 1t
is a fair fields Los Angeles, and there
is no favor save that which is accorded to
genuine merit
The Record comes to contest the even
ing field of journalism in this city with
the Express-an excellent newspaper from
whose views The Herald is often con-
strained to disagree-and the oftensr the
better for the community, we contend.
But the fact that The Herald cannot al
ways approve of the policy or argument OF
the Express does not in any sense i'm
pugn the sterling qualities of that journal
as a newspaper. Even if The Heral were
narrow enough in its view of its contem-
porary TO assert that the Express was a
false prophet an unsafe guide, or tickle
time server to interests detested by this
paper, such assertion would not weigh
with discerning public against the prima
facie evidence of mert-and it may be
safely claimed that the intellectual status
of the people of this city is superior to
that of any other city on the Pacific Coast
ii is even possible that we may be permitted
to trot in the same class with Boston ana
Chicago. Consequently, the public of Los
Angeles would probably be chary of credit
ing even The Herald if it should asperse
the Express as newspaper.
1t may be appropriate at this juncture
to remind the readers of the newspapers
that the The Herald is newspaper also.
1t has made its own field in Los Angeles
journalism. By the exercise o. a little
energy and the effect of the resultant
push, The Herald has attained modest
eminence and the promise of the future
is very bright. All that is required of The
Herald by the people OF Los Angeles is
strict adherence to the honest news policy
we have adopted, and our efforts will be
substantially endorsed.
There is another journal published in
Los Angeles of which it is necessary to
speak in this connection. 1t is not so
much newspaper as it is a personal organ.
This journal is edited by an old lady
whose chief business appears to be the
'minding" of everybody's business, at the
sewing circle, in the sanctity OF the Dorcas
society-whether knitting the gudeman S
socks or mending the pants" of the
oldest hopeful, this garrulous old lady
is forever gossiping of her neighbors, and
not content with that she prints her gossip
in her journal-her diary OF petty events
wherein fools are sucked and small beer
chronicled
On Monday next, these four will be the
epitome of the diurnal history OF Los
Angeles. 1t is not necessary to call the
attention OF the readers of this city to the
fact that they are the arbters of the for
tunes of each of these publications. The
good sense of the people will determine
which is tittest to survive, or if there is
place in the community for all of them.