The herald., 1897-04-26
PASADENA

PASADENA, April 25.-The ostensi-
BILE purchase of the Lighting companys
plant by the Pasadena and Los Angeles
Electric company has not changed the
sentiments of the citizens of Pasadena
in regard to the proposition" made, in
fact when the true inwardness of the
whole matter is learned, it is altogether
probable that the first verdict of the
people, expressed with so much unan-
Unity, will be only strengthened and con-
firmed 1t is learned upon good authority
that the $40 900 deposited with the First
National bank as a guarantee of good
faith with the Lighting company was
put up by the Southern California Power
company of Redlands, and that the lat
ter company is in reality the purchaser
of the plant, the Pasadena and Los An
geles company holding an option or some
similar agreement. This is the company
which proposes to furnish cheap cleo
trio power from the Santa Ana river to
carry it to Los Angeles and intervening
towns, and of course it would be a fine
thing to have the lighting of Pasadena's
streets with this cheap power which
will undoubtedly return big interest
on the investment. Hence, whenever
tween the city of Pasadena and the Pasa-
dena and Los Angeles company the
money invested in the plant will still re-
turn a good investment. Meantime the
Pasadena and Los Angeles company
will be securely intrenched throughout
the city and no other company will have
any chance to enter to do business.
PHILOSOPHICAL
Mrs NJ. r. Egbert of Los Angeles was
the speaker at the regular public meet
ing of the Pasadena branch of the The
osophical society in America, at the
board of trade rooms this evening Mrs.
Egbert's subject was "the Destiny of
Man as Unfolded by Theosophy." Theos-
ophy holds that every man is the framer,
of his own destiny. All the theological ar-
paratus of elections" and "predestina-
tions" and "foreordinations" it breaks
Indignantly to bits The semi-material
theories of luck and fate" and
"chance" fare no better. Every other
theory which shifts responsibility or
paralyzes. effort issswept away.
SOCIAL SCIENCE
AT the regular weekly meeting of the
Social university in the board of trade
rooms last evening a paper prepared by
Rev. r. NJ Webster was read by Miss
Webster, Mr.. Webster being in San
Francisco. The subject was THE Social
Organism and the Individual" The
speaker spoke of society as made up of
parts relative to each other which work
for the good of the individual, to GER
tain extent. Society can do for the in
dividual only what he enables it to do.
The professions are the vital organs of
society. Therefore each worker should
Go the best for the organ of which he is
in charge. But we must not sacrifice the
individual for the glory of the organism.
The individual must put himself right
before he can put society right. A So
ciety is wanted which shall help ndiYid-
uals to learn and improve. The conimu-
rity should work for the equal advant-
age of all, not for the advantage of few
who are using the taxing power to the
advantage of monopoly. Society should
be so planned that like the workings
OF a human body all parts work equally.
The private ownership of water light,
fuel, transportation lines, etc, result in
oppressive monopoly. These should be
publicly owned. But this is not the whole
idea. The social organism must be one
in which heavenly principles rule.
There will be a grand concert for the
benefit OF St. Andrews Catholic church al
ODD Fellows hall. Tuesday evening, the
9th inst.