The record-union., 1896-01-14

further, he says: TT can hardly be ex-
pected of this State, as much as we
would like to see neighboring States
and Territories settled, that we should
interest ourselves in diverting popula-
ton to them, and I can see no justice
| in establishing here an exhibition of
| the products of other. States and Ter
ritories to induce people to go there in
preference to settling here"
| Another declares: Il am at loss to
| understand why the public, whose
| chief interest centers in this State,
should contribute to a project calcu-
| lated to rob it of its reward Of its efforts
| to bring people from the East"
An exhibit of the commercial terri
tory tributary to San Francisco in this
city would emphasize it's position as its
capital, but would it rob California if
some naturally predisposed to settle in
Oregon should have that disposition
reinforced by an exhibit brought to
his attention in this city? Would it rob
San Francisco to double the popula-
ton of Nevada? The underlying truth
of this matter is that the growth of all
the Pacific States is introactive. There
can be no prosperity in any part of the
supporting territory of any commercial
center that is not Immediately felt and
reflected at the center. Shall it be
said to the people of the Pacific States
and Territories that San Francisco re-
CARDS their prosperity as a. robbery OF
California? Shall we inculcate the doc
trine among these Pacific subdivisions
OF a. unified commercial territory that
the prosperity of one portion can be
achieved only by the impoverishment
of all other sections? 1t is not true in
any sense that the prosperity OF one
portion of California can exist only by
the impoverishment of another portion.
It is not true that the incoming of set
tiers in one portion of the State is the
robbery cf another portion and 1t is
equally untrue of the whole Pacific
Coast territory. The incoming of popu-
lation to any part of the Pacific Coast
territory is a distinctive reinforcement
of the prosperity of the whole coast.
1t is an example of the highest value
The people of Southern California
have done more to advance the prosper
ity of the whole State of California than
any instrumentality that has been
adopted. or any device which has been
put into practice since the foundation
of the State The unexampled growth
of the southern part of the State, the
upbuilding of magnificent cities, the
founding of great commonwealth
upon a small territorial area, have vim
dicated the capacities of our soil and
climate in a manner which is a distinc-
tive service to every part of the Pacific
Coast.
The spirit of the interviews under
consideration is a libel upon the city
of San Francisco. This city does not
look with jealousy upon the growth OF
the outlying States and Territories.
This city's horizon is not bounded by
the State lines of California. The lead
ing merchants and bankers Of this
city understand full well the commu-
nifty of relation they sustain TO all
parts of the commercial territory OK
which it is the great center.
Reciprocity is the law of all CONNER
ciaI transaction. We must give some
thing for whatever we receive san
Francisco, as the commercial me-
tropolis of an outlying territory, has
duties and responsibilities which it can
not afford to ignore. Let II go forth
that the leading men or san francisco
declare that the growth OF some other
norton of another county is a robbery
TO this state. Let A@AANAC
tcn,' expression that we see no reason
wbv we should help build up other COM
monwealths become representative of
as. and we will repudiate our claim to
commercial supremacy among the cities
of on. geographical subdivision
The question has been raised as to the
value Of a permanent exhibit Of the
produets Of California in this city. The
speciaI disadvantage under which CAL
ifornia labors is found in the fact that
the intending settler cannot visit it. Sc
Iect a location and return home to bring
his family to the place he may have
selected. This was possible to the
States of this Union as the frontier of
civilization rolled westward.
The people of New York and Penn
sylvania could visit Ohio without their
families, and return after selecting a
location. From Ohio to Indiana, from
Indiana to Illinois. from Illinois to
Iowa, and So across the continent. To-
day it is practical for people from the
more densely populated portions Of the
country to visit Kansas, Nebraska and
the Dakotas, and return for their fam
lies; but people of moderate means
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