Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-23


forget its history and the sentimental |
values that cluster around every an
cient landmark Truly the Native Sons |
and Daughters are doing noble work !
in their efforts to preserve the old
missions and other monuments of the |
elder day. Even the old names tell |
their touching story of sweet ro-
mances; and l was glad to know that |
recently one of our legislators intro |
duced a measure voicing protest be- |
cause the federal government had cast |
aside an old Spanish name in rechris- |
tening a forest reservation. My friend |
ChaIlis of Kansas once said to me:
Melvin, it is easy for you to talk
about your state because the very
names are fascinating. Now the pret-
tiest place in my part of Kansas is
Pewter creek, and how the Dickens
can fellow talk POLITICALLY about Pew |
ter creek?'
up in San Francisco they are get
ting ready to commemorate the dis
covery of that glorious bay by Portola, |
and they intend to make it a yearly
pageant. Every celebration of this
kind makes our state and its history
more real to us. We ought to have
more Of these fiestas. For example,
we ought to make a state holiday Of
lthe birthday of Father Junipero Sierra,
and it wouldn't hurt US to show some
annual appreciation of the memory of
that bold mariner, Sir FRANCIS Drake.
EIks to Be Welcomed
Next July this city will be the
clearing house for California patriot
ism, or, to change the figure-the great
campmeeting for the revival of our
faith. From every part of the state
will come Elks ready to help welcome
and entertain other Elks from all
over the nation. These fellows from
afar will come by twos and threes
and singles in droves, regiments and
brigades-and every one of them will
get true, hearty California welcome.
Let us garland them with flowers offer
them the riches of field and orchard;
show them the splendid contours of
our mountains and the laughing waves
of the great Pacific; pladge them in
our Vintages, sparkling with the i'm
prisoned sunshine of our hillsides, and
above all thrill them with that en-
thusiasm which comes, not from con-
templating one puppet dancing on a
box, but from looking upon a drama
staged with fOotlights sparkling at the
oceans foam, the Sierra Nevadas for
a back drop and almost thousand
miles of Gods choicest land stretching
between the pediments of that pros
cenium arch which bends above the
land of gold in blue majestic segment
of the Great Architects perfect circle.
Thus will we Californians teach these
visitors and the myriads who will fol-
low them in other years the full mean
ing of the anthem learned from the
students among the Berkeley hills,
where poets look out through the
Golden Gate and see the barques Of
poesy sailing upon the enchanted
waves:
For Sake of California
For the sake of California many things
And tonight we are celebrating for the gold
and blue;
1t may appear we are singing here
OF things that both strange and queer,
But it's all for the sake of California.
The closing address was by Dan
Johnson, 1.-The live wire" orator of
Cotton, whose remarks pertained to the
glories of Southern California and the
wonderful influence of the Los Angeles
chamber of commerce.
Los Angeles Has Bright Future
United States Senator Frank P. Flint
was detained at Washington by official
duties. In his letter to Mr. Stewart he
wrote, under date of February IL:
Il beg to acknowledge receipt of the
invitation to the annual banquet of the
chamber of commerce. l wish to thank
you and the other members of the COM
mittee for your kindness in sending me
this invitation, and to assure you that
bic for me to be present on this occa
sion.
Permit me to take this opportunity,
however, of expressing my appreciation
of the work that is being done by your
organization, which has not only been
of great benefit to Los Angeles and vi
cinity, but to all Southern California.
The Los Angeles chamber of commerce
has done more to promote the growth
and development of Southern California
than any other organization. BY its
able management and the up-to-date
methods employed it has attracted un-
told numbers of people from the East
to our state, and been the means of in
ducing capitalists from all over the
country to investigate and ultimately
invest their money in our farms, mines
and various commercial enterprises.
Lauds tie Chamber
I'm my work in congress it has al
ways been an encouragement to me to
know that 1 had such a strong, able
and enthusiastic organization to call
upon at any time for assistance in my
efforts to secure needed legislation for
our state, and your suggestions and ad-
vice have been of great value to me. I
wish to most earnestly thank you for
the valuable support you have so freely
given.
1.-The work of the Los Angeles cham
ber of commerce in the past is too well
known and generally appreciated to re-
quire any encomium from me.
Looking into the future, it seems to
me that the most impOrtant question
confronting US is our commerce. There
Will be opportunities afforded within
the next few years that if properly
taken advantage of will make Los An
geles one of the leading gateways of
| commerce of the United States.
1--WE are practically assured of ade-
Quate protection by the fortification of
our harbor, and with the opening Of the
! Panama canal, steamship lines should
| be established connecting not only with
our eastern ports and the ports of
South America, but arrangements
should be made for steamship lines to
! Hawaii. the Philippines and all the ORR
| ent. If this problem is properly handled
| our trade will reach immense proper
| tiOns and new markets will be created
! for everything we can produce.
Mining Interests Important
Another matter that should have
| particular attention is our mining in
| dustry. With the completion of the
/ new railroads that are being built into
the rapidly developing mining districts.
| and the proximity of Los Angeles in
] comparison with other cities, the es-
| tablishment of a federal assay office in
| cur city will make it a great mining
center. Every possible encouragement
| should be given to the development of
this important industry, and special
! efforts should be made to establish in
| Los Angeles a mineral reduction works,
! so that it would not be necessary to