Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

GEORGE n.
between drinks of beer made from Cali
fornia barley, figuring how to get
money enough together to bring them
to this marvellous country. If l re-
turn by way of China or Japan, l will
see the millions who but for our neces-
sary restraining laws, would be farm
ing, doing housework and washing
clothes in California, thanking their
lucky stars and forgetting about Con-
fucius and the mikado.
Yes, the eyes of the world are upon
our nation and particularly on our
great state since the Oriental relations
have assumed so much Importance, and
right here comes the assurance that
Los Angeles is to be the largest city.
The sooner we appreciate her resources
and utilize the products of worthy home
enterprises, to the extent of our needs,
the sooner will the result come. A look
at other nations will convince you that
much of their prosperity lies in loyalty
to home products and manufactures.
1.-THE Chinaman is possibly the most
exclusive, and, barring breadstuffs, can
and does keep his money at home, and
by being satisfied with this procedure
has cultivated habits which, when Chi
ma realizes her power, will be great
factor in national achievements. While
willing to live in other countries long
enough to make his modest fortune, he
believes China the only spot worthy of
holding permanently his decaying
bones.
"And why should we not be proud of
our place of habitation? Longed for in
summer by our sweltering friends be-
yond those mountains, sought out in
mini fo1 I,xrf la nj wealth
the shvering invalid; talked of,
dreamed &C and bought of by fresh
thousands every year and never unap-
preciated unless occasionally by for
getful ones at home;-there are beau
ties about our landscape that attract
the best from every locality charm IN
our climate that holds and satisfies, ana
commercial opportunities constantly en-
larging to employ both brains and
money.
Ten years ago ]. S. Slauson said of
her at the annual banquet of the cham
Der of commerce:
Let Spain sing of her Alhambra and her
olive groves;
Let Italy sing of her azure skies and sunny
cline:
Let Germany sing of her vineland and
But Southern Calforna-we will sing of
thee
ION a similar occasion, February p,
1900, and in this very room, Judge Che
ney paid eloquent tribute from which l
quote:
g With prophetic eyes l can see that
when the unnumbered millions of Ash
ans behind the open doors of China
shall call for the products of the Anglo
Saxon factory, California shall yet
make response which shall astonish
the world.
$50 far as our future production is
concerned the man who, in looking
over the fields of Southern California
of the future, can perceive only the OIL
i've and the orange, should avoid the
calling of prophet, for he will be with
out honor in his own land.
$50, hail to the California of the fu-
ture She is a Siren. She sat by the
western sea, her rising song Of mount
ain pines, leaping cataracts and beat
ing surf, swept over the glittering spear
points of her virginity protectors, the
Sierras, and lured the weary sons or
men, not to destruction, but to drink
the balmy breath of roses, and feel the
pulsations of her heart of gold.
"'She is a Siren! She sang us all from
the icy blasts of loveless winters and
holds us by her charming, Winsome
bounty-leaVe her if you can-your feet
shall no sooner strike the sand upon
the desert hem of her skirt than you
Shall cast longing eyes back to her out
stretched arms and fly with regretful
cries to her embraces.
"'She is a siren No longer a virgin
but a bountiful mother she cries, The
half has not been toldh She opens the
storehouses of wealth and arms her
stalwart sons with the forces that move
the world anC then she sings, The
west is my kingdom, but rom the
western sea the fleets of all empires
shall drop their anchors in my bays.
with such ideas of Southern Califor-
mia ii would seem that every one must
be eager to promote her progress by
eating and drinking and wearing and
using, so far as obtainable. everything
produced or manufactured in a climate
and on soil that have no superiors-by
taking pride in the fact that nobody
else's stuff is quite as good as ours.
But unfortunately we get thoughtess
and forget
Last January DR. Quinine said to his
friend, Lawyer Subpoena, The surViv-
ors are not paying up promptly for my
services to the departed, and those of
my patients still living are very slow.
Usually pay pretty well. What is the
matter?'
"'Ah, doctor, everything is slow, moth
ing remarkable in your case. Several
of our factories have laid off help,
among them our friend Jim. There he
comes
Say Jim, some of the boys in your
factory are very slow to pay me. Can't
you transfer the accounts
Z" No. sir Had to give them a rest
and stop for a spell. When this strin-
eency struck US one wholesaler alone
had half million packages of the kind