Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-15
FOR THE COMING FIrsTA

FOR THE COMING FIESTA
An extraordinary purpose underiies
the Los Angeles Fiesta Of 1905.
Something more than magnificent
display typical Of the land of sunshine
ls intended this year. The purpose is
as broad in scope as the area Of the
state. It particularly concerns every
other community IN Southern CALI
fornia, as well az Los Angeles.
Upon the complete success OF the
Fiesta, In every respect, will depend
matters of grave concern to oil sections
OF the southland, and in a general way
to every other section Of California.
The Fiesta Of 1906 will be most
striking demonstration to all the world
Of the fact that California has not been
checked IN its marvellous growth and
development by the dlsaste in and
near San Francisco. All the world
knows that by reason of the disaster
Los Angeles has become, temporarily,
the chief city Of the state. The pulse
of Los Angeles, as Indicated by more
splendid Fiesta than ever witnessed
here before, will prove to the world
that the blood Of California never ran
through the arteries of the state more
healthfully than It does today.
Upon the communities of Southern
California, outside of Los Angeles,
rests an obvious responsibility in con-
nectlon with the Fiesta, a responsibility
quite different from any previously i'm
posed. That is. to exert the utmost
effort to aid Los Angeles In making
the Fiesta spectacle a mighty object
lesson wherewith to show the world that
Southern California has not even
stopped to take breath in its wonderful
progress and prosperity.
The worlds attention has been focused
upon California ever since the northern
calamity In the other forty-four states
of the union, especially, this state has
been the cynosure of all eyes. Great
anxiety has been manifested every
where, intensified by sensational and
malicious reports, magnifying the north
ern disaster and falsely extending the
theater of It to Southern California.
1t is a matter of highest Importance
that the southland shall endeavor at
this time to dissipate belief abroad that
this section of the state was affected
in the least by the seismic phenomena
nearly five hundred miles away. In
every American community. and large
ly in foreign countries, reports of the
coming Fiesta will be published. AS
consequence of the present Importance
of Los Angeles as the chief city of
California, an unusual degree of at
tention will be paid by the press to ac-
counts of the Fiesta. Not only will
there be graphic descriptions, but
striking portrayal as we'll, all tending
to convey correct impressions.
Los Angeles is exerting itself to the
utmost in the endeavor to make the
Fiesta an ocular refutation of the lying
reports circulated abroad to the detri
ment of the city and of all Southern
California. In this effort every COM
munity in this section of the state
should feel direct and special in
IeTeSI, lot the Interest OI OIle 10 Tic
interest of all. Los Angeles is leading
in this endeavor and it should be aided
to the limit by every other city, town
and hamlet in the southland.
Los Angeles has made all prepara-
tions for an exceptionally grand Fiesta,
and asks for no assistance in that line
from the sister communities. What 1t
does ask-what 1t most earnestly urges
lis that every one of these communi-
ties assist in swelling the attendance
here next week. The railway managers
have done their share by reducing rates
for the occasion to practically half the
regular rates. It remains for the peo-
pie to do the rest.
Come in full families from every home
between the Tehachapi and the Mexican
border. Fill the old town full to the
brim with the sons and daughters of
the southland. Let the world view
spectacle that will mean, as all may see,
that Southern California is distinctly,
emphatically and everlastingly-"al
right"