Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-04
ROOMlNG HOUSE MEN
lNDORSE DR.. JONES
DEMAND METROPOLITAN CITY
INSTEAD OF VILLAGE
Open Letter Sent to a71 Members of
Protective Association Calls for
Man Who Favors Re-
sort City


members of the Los Angeles ing
House Protective association last night
by the associations campaign COM
mittee, copies of which will be posted
in every roomlng house In Los An
geles:
ITO the Members of the Rooming
House Protective Association: Your
campaign committee desires to ask
your hearty support of DR.. ]. w. Jones
for mayor of Los Angeles, because,
in our opinion, he not only Will give
us the best administration, but he has
also the most constructive policy OF
all the candidates now before the peo-
pie. We make this assertion after a
very careful and thorough canvass or
the situation, Weighing the claims put
forth for every candidate both from
our own standpoint and from that OF
the city at large.
''Dr. Jones is the only candidate who
has come out frankly and without rear
on platform that declares for max
ing this a genuine resort city. me
members of this association have seen
tendencies that, II continued, must
prove appalling. No citizens of Los
Angeles are more vitality interested In
the continued prosperity of this COM
munity, and perhaps none sees more
quickly the effect of policy which
swells the number of visitors or causes
those who come here once to refuse to
come again.
Don't Want Village
Every little has been said in the
press about the movement toward
keeping Los Angeles in its aims and
ideas In the village class. We are
opposed to such a movement, as we
believe a majority OF the citizens of
Los Angeles are likewise opposed. But
the candidates for the mayoralty, with
one exception, have not come out In
the open on this situation. The ex-
cation is DIR. Jones, and we COM
mend his voluntary statement made
to this association. as follows;
"I desire to acknowledge the notice
of your Endorsement and to accept
with my appreciation of your inter-
est | am particularly grateful for
this expression from so representative
a body OF the city's important inter-
ests. because 1t is in line with mat
ter of vital Importance to the city
TO which / have been giving a great
deal of thought-that Is our growing
neglect of the need of paying constant
attention TO the resort features of Los
Angeles.
1--WE must do better than we have
been doing in this respect or we shall
be outstripped and the reputation we
have gained through 'skillful advertis-
large part lost for us. The apathy
which exists as to this is most Sc
rious.
Sees Loss Of Trade
"'As some of your members have
said to me- results ID Disappointing TO the
CITY are already noticeable. A promi-
nent roomine house proprietor said TO
me only today that trade which ne
had expected annually from Arizona
rn
now come to Los Angeles at all. l
have heard numerous Instances or
tourists who have failed to include this
city I'm their itineraries Mt all. large
increase In the number visiting us
yearly Is to be expected. but we must
see as well that we hold those who
can come again. I do not think we
are doing this as we should.
"'For that reason 7 stand firmly for
n policy which. while not that OF an
extremist. will recognize that we are
4 10 have a city able to entertain the
world. We are no longer village,
and we must not cramp ourselves with
village ideals instead we should plan
TO outdo Paris.
"'Tt is evident that we have started
TO drift in the other direction, and a
note of warning Is timely In this cam
paign. I pledee to YOU that. whether
elected rnavor or not, 7 am for this
policy and 7 believe that VI should De
taken un independent of anv cam
paign and that all associations inter-
ested and all the civic bodies of Los
Angeles should give 1t consideration
and suppvt.'
"a side from a half-hearted and, on
the face of It an instncere attempt to
appear liberal by one OF they other
mavoraltv candidates. no one else has
made any effort to take this stand,
which we regard as of great impor-
tance.
Demand METROPOLITAN City
"Our association already has accom-
pIished results in the reduction of IL
cense and wa4er rates and In the
handling OF Iitipatiot. Now its mem
bers should go further and show their
strength In sunnort of n candidate
who stands for metronolitan city
for the pond of our membership and
for the advancement Of the entire city.
"We have not been nnmindful or the
claims Of an candidates for election
as mavor. These we have gone over
thoroughly. but nothing can be said
of anv that in the way of an advan-
tage is not applicable to DIR. Jones.
He is absolutely unright and honest.
he has lived here 2 quarter century.
he has backbone and is indenendent.
he apprectates the need of a citv policy
that will continue to set the pace In
America Therefore we urge Won TO
work and vote for the election Of DR..
J. w. Jones as mayor of Los Angeles.
Very truly yours.
"a. w wTfFRTZ.
"Chairman Gamma len Committee"