Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-02


afterward he told me that he had come
out of his Panamint venture even. I
was glad to hear this, as it was the
belief among the quid nuncs that he
had dropped a cool million or so in that
quarter. 1t would not be a bad idea
for some of our enterprising Angelenos
to do some prospecting in Panamint, as
there are said to be immense ore bodies
available there under the rapidly i'm
proving transportation conditions.
Important Work of Los Angeles Press
Some of the newspapers of the up
country are Just now devoting them :
selves to the work Of snarling at Los
Angeles. The lightning progress which
this city has made and is making seems
to wiring their withers. They would do
far better to apply themselves to rescu-
ing their own bailiwicks from the
slough of an unprogressive despond.
In this connection 1t is only right that
an occasional reference should be made
to the noble service which the press of
Los Angeles and that of Southern Cali
fornia have done toward the develop
ment of this section. The newspapers
of this city have done great missionary
work and it looks as though they will
keep up their lick until there shall be
recorded a million Of inhabitants be-
tween the mountains and the sea.
This may be said Of the whole press
newcomer and latecomer Never has a
labor Of love been done more ably or
more effectively than by them. The
Herald, for instance, has been engaged
for thirty-two years in this line with
out intermission. Shortly after it's first
issue appeared it published cut on its
last page giving a picture of our "back
country" properly including Arizona,
southwestern Nevada, southwestern
Utah, New Mexico and Southern Calf
fornia, outlining railways, every one of
which has since been completed and
giving this city one Of the most exten-
sive transcontinental railway systems
on earth.
One often hears nowadays the express
sion, "Whoever thought that such and
such thing could happen" in the line
of development? AS matter of fact
The Herald, more than thirty years
ago, predicted everything that has hap
pened with great particularity and un-
rivaled provision. This is not brag but
truth. In the last thirty odd years The
Los Angeles Herald has boldly thrown
down the gauge to San Francisco and
claimed equal advantages with that
city In the race for metropolitan SUI
premacy, and has sustained its position
by good and tenable arguments. In the
old days it was the fashion to laugh at
the idea of a harbor at San Pedro and
the waters there were referred to as
Gen. Banning's slough
In 1879 our present respected towns
man. Hon. Sherman o. Houghton, and
the late lamented Col. r. ]. C. Kewen
were running for congress i'm district,
then called the Fourth, which ran up
to the very edge of San Francisco and
included Santa Clara county, the for
mer on the Republican and the latter
on the Democratic ticket In his speech
at San Diego Col. Kewen was inter-
rupted by some jealous San Diegan,
who was probably dlsgruntled by the
recent appropriation for the improve.
ment of Wilmington harbor and who
wished to nail the Angeleno to the
cross. at'least as regarded San Diegan
votes; "How about Wilmington har-
bor?"
In a moment Of unwisdom Kewen
wishing to concillate the San Diegan
voters, replied, Wilmington harbor is
a blk"
This rejoinder cost him his election,
as II lost him a very large vote In Los
Angeles county.
It perfectly illustrates. however the
little confidence even a distinguished