Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-02
PLANNING TO GET
1907 CONVENTION
ALL SHRINERS FAVORABLE TO
Los ANGELES
crItIclse Action Of imperial Potentste
coIllns--vlsltor Says Change In
Plans No Mark Of Sympathy
for Stricken City

A movement is on foot by local and
visiting Shriners to have the 1907 an
nua1 convention Of the Shriners held
in Los Angeles. The movement has
been under discussion for the past few
days. but was kept a secret until the
arrival In Los Angeles of M II. Flint
who has been in San Francisco. Yes
terday morning Fred Hines held a con-
sultation with Mr.. Flint and It is re-
ported that all Shrlners are in favor OF
the movement.
Business men and other we'll known
persons OF Los Angeles were inter-
viewed yesterday afternoon. All de-
clared themselves in favor of prepar-
ing for a convention here for the
Shriners in 1907. The strongest argu-
ment advanced by the Shriners for the
convention here in 1907 is the fact thaA
the next potentate will come from Mis-
souri,. The latter, It is said, is ex-
tremely broad minded and is partial
to Los Angeles.
Thinks Collins Action Wrong
Imperial Potentate Collins acted
too quickly in deciding that the
Shriners should not convene in this
Hunter OF the Syria temple In Pitts
burg, as he was leaving the Hotel Alex
andria yesterday for a hurried trip to
his eastern home.
'eThere is. in my opinion, no reason
why the Shriners should not convene
in this city on account of the catas-
trophe in San Francisco. It is well
known throughout the world that
everyone sympathizes with the unfor-
tunates in San Francisco. but what as
sistance 1t is to them that the Shriners
postpone their meeting is not quite
clear to me.
THE Shriners could have selected no
more suitable place for their conven-
ton than Los Angles. This city Is
without question the most attractive
place in the United States. have been
here several times and 1 personally
would have chosen no city other than
Los Angeles.
ct came here for the purpose Of at
tending the Shriners' meeting. but have
received news from home that L must
return at once on account of illness in
the family.
Blow to Shriners
ST am satisfied that if the question
had been given more thought and con-
sideration than it was, the ruling of the
imperial potentate would have been
otherwise. 1t is as much or Dlow TO
the individual members of the Shriners
as II was to Los Angeles to have the
meeting postponed.
.sHundreds Of men had made ar
rangements to come here and attend
the convention. Many of them had
planned to bring their fomilies with
them. Any arrangements of this ma
ture are necessarily sacrificing to an
extent and In many cases 1t means
an increase OF labor when they return
to their homes. But you can take it
from me that, had it not been that Los
Angeles had been decided upon as the
meeting place. there would not have
been so many who planned to come
here.
1.-THE name Los Angeles is the great
est advertisement that you can put
out for this city. There is charm in
the word itself. There is no place in
the world where one has not heard of
Los Angeles and Southern California.
IT is the ambition of nearly everyone
who has not seen the city to take
advantage sooner or later of any op-
portunities to come here.
''To the credit of the citizens of Los
Angeles can truthfully state that the
response of this city to the cries of
the hundreds of thousands of homeless
in San Francisco has been marvellous.
I was here on the day of the disaster
and I shall never forget the scenes
that saw on the streets of Los Angeles
that day. Before we had any authentic
news OF the disaster the Angelenos
were busy preparing to help their
brethren in San Francisco.
Praises Native Sons
"The name of the Native Sons or
ganization in California has gone into
history as one of the most worthy or
ganizations in the world. The manner
in which they went to work to relieve
the people of San Francisco cannot
be praised too highly.
IT believe that Los Angeles has fully
demonstrated in what class of cities
II belongs during the last five years
The increase of population and the
large amount of building that is now
going on here is nothing short Of won
derful. II seems to grow by series OF
leaps.
'"rhe opening of a steamship line
from this city to the orient would make
this city the metropolis of the Pacific
coast within few years. I do not be-
lleve that, with the rapid rebuilding
that will go on in San Francisco it viii
make that city a hard competitor fol
Los Angeles The great increase Oi
population here within the last few
years 1 believe will bring it close to the
million mark within fifteen or twenty
years, with a city that will extenc
from the mountains to the sea-"