Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-05
INDEPENDENCE

4 DECLARATION of independence
u was promulgated by the trium-
AA phant success of the first console
dation election which makes Whining
ton part of Greater Los Angeles and
clears the way for union with San Pc
dro. In the words of Mayor Alexander,
1.-THE time is gone forever when the
Southern Pacific can control Los An
geles." The greater city will be the
peoples city, and. unhampered by cor
poration restraints, the citizens of
Greater Los Angeles will build up the
greatest maritime city of the west. The
harbor Of Greater Los Angeles will be
one of the principal seaports of the
North American continent. Geograph-
ically it holds a position which abso-
1utely defies competition. Only ignor-
ance of true conditions and of busi-
ness principles would prompt any man
to think the harbors of the north
though of course they will hold their
own commerce, Sand we certainly wish
them prosperity-can compete with
1 S Angeles after the completion of the
Panama canal.
No. Greater Los Angeles will be the
port of call for all the isthmian liners,
and in addition will attract coastwise
and South American shipping. Condi-
tions make this certain. Conditions,
not theories, confront the people of the
Pacific coast, and conditions make it
out of the question that the supremacy
of this maritime metropolitan area,
when established by consolidation,
should ever be challenged by any out
of-the-way would-be rival.
Since therefore, Greater Los Angeles
is certain to be the principal city of
the Pacific shore it is necessary that
the work Of PREPARING FOR DES-
TINY should be undertaken and car
ried out NOW. Deplorable is the lot
of the city-or of the individual-at
whose door knocks OPPORTUNITY
and takes the city or the man una
wares, and, unable to grasp the hand
of opportunity and go with it wher-
ever it may lead along the shining
path of DESTINY.
Los Angeles has shown it is keenly
conscious of the possible consequences
of neglected opportunity, and consoli-
dation is preparing our metropolis 70
take fullest advantage of the opportu-
nifty of greatness, wealth, fame, pros
perity that will come with the develop
ment of the manufacturing industries
and commerce of the westland and of
California and Los Angeles after the
completion Of the big trans-isthmian
canal. And it is certain that even be-
fore the completion of the canal in
vites Greater Los Angeles to plant her
flag on the pinnacle of prosperity, COM
merce and manufacturing and the de-
velopment OF the finest harbor on the
Pacific coast will already have estab-
lished the commercial leadership of
our city.
The success of the Wilmington cleo
ton should cause the friends of con-
solidation to redouble their efforts for
the success of the San Pedro election.
Get ont the vote and the union of Los
Angeles and San Pedro will be accom-
plished as certainly and with as big n
percentage of margin on the safe side
as was the union of Los Angeles and
Wilmington.
The Herald congratulates the citi-
zens of Greater Los Angeles on the
success Of the first or pioneer election.
independence is declared, and will be
maintained, and Greater Los Angeles
will be a great free city with great
free harbor, managed for the greatest
good Of the greatest number