Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-15

lieve Los Angeles will be quick to
grasp the fact that the character OF
our city, the high ideals of its citizen
ship, the fact that we have become so
famous for our intellectual status, for
our classical attainments, our civic
pride, our parks, boulevards, magnin-
cent homes, architectural beauties,
etc, demand that our harbor should be
in keeping with these conditions and
possessions, and that therefore 1t
should combine both the artistic ana
the practical"
The campaign for the success Of the
harbor and power plant bonds Is going
on actively and the women of Los
Angeles, as represented in the many
clubs and social organizations are aid
ing Loyalty in the campaign for a
large majority, which is necessary to
exert the proper influence for the
pending appropriations at Washington
CHAMBER ADVERTISING
The chamber of commerce has sew
eral thousand beautiful pennants, ad-
vertisfng the harbor and power cleo
tion. and everyone desiring to display
one of these pennants is urged to call
at the chamber Of commerce and pro-
cure one Of the banners.
1t was learned yesterday that a
| great number of architects are busy
preparing various plans for the con-
struction and beautification Of the
harbor, each of them hoping that
| eventually he may induce the harbor
| builders to accept his designs, and that
he may thus have a hand in the work,
but none of these men have been au-
thorized to do so, and their plans are
voluntary offerings, from which, how
ever, the harbor commission and en-
pineers may receive many valuable
suggestions.
Mr. Fleming yesterday stated it was
desired that Deadman's island be al
lowed to remain, because Of the ira
ditions attached to ii, but that plans
probably would be devised whereby
! the present appearance of the island
can be beautified, or at least changed
80 1t will not be such an eyesore.
1t was announced at the harbor COM
missioner's office yesterday that the
people of Terminal island and what
was San Pedro have formed an i'm
provement club. and that a big mass
meeting has been called for Saturday
night.
JESS EXHORTS VOTERS
Stoddard Jess, president OF the har-
Dor commission and vice president of
the First National bank, yesterday
ioined in the work of boosting the
harbor and power bonds, and issued
an exceptionally strong appeal to- the
voters to give the two bond projects
large majority.
Mr.. Jess address to the public fol-
lows:
do your duty on April 10 and regis
ter your votes in favor of the harbor
and power bonds. By giving a large
and unanimous vote for the bonds we
Iaf oFaln niy
that has done 80 much for Los Ange-
les. and that today is the best asset
the city has.
"The responsibilities that rest upon
the citizens of a rapidly developing
city during its period of active growth
are very great, and to meet present
demands and protect future needs re-
uuires the exercise OF cool, calculating
wisdom, coupled with courage and a
spirit of determination.
1.-The necessary expenditure to meet
the ever increasing demand for school
purposes, for water supply and for the
proper extension and protection OF
the city's varied interests makes 1t de-
sirable and proper to divide the bur-
dens with the future by the creation OF
bonded indebtedness to an amount
that may seem almost TO exceed con-
serVatism. Los Angeles has thus far
been courageously met. When the
question of providing a greater water
supply was forced upon the city the
handwriting was upon the wall that
the population must necessarily be
limited to the supply of water for do
mestic purposes that was available and
represented by the rainfall in our own
watershed.
APPEARED FOOLHARDY
1t seemed almost foolhardy when it
was determined to solve the problem
by voting a bonded Indebtedness of
$23, 900 900 to bring in supply Of wa
ter from the owens river, for 1t car
ried the total Indebtedness of the city
close to the limit allowed by law. The
confidence shown by voting the bonds
which solved the problem of the water
question has resulted in growth in
population and wealth, so that today
we are better able to vote the harbor
and power bonds than we were to vote
the water bonds. To fail to vote the
harbor and the power bonds would be
to fail to take advantage of our oppor-
tunities and would result in retarding
the growth and development of the
city for many years and of calling
down upon our heads the well earned
criticism Of future generations
ITO become a city of commercial
Importance Los Angeles must have the
advantage of water transportation, and
this can only be acquired by the de-
velopment of the harbor. Economy de-
mands the development of the electrical
power available by the expenditure of
the money furnished by the power
bonds, that otherwise would lie dor
mant. Now is the psychological mo-
ment; to delay would mean loss of OPP
portunity, for the best interests de-
mand that the harbor shall be de-
veloped and in readiness to receive
the commerce of the world on the open
ing of the Panama canal. and every
day that the waters of the aqueduct
run without turning the wheels of in
dustry will be a waste
1.-THE bonded indebtedness of the city
of Los Angeles incurred in the build
ing of the owens river aqueduct, the
improvement OF the harbor and the de-
velopment OF power should not be re-
garded in any other light than as an
investment, and a paying investment,
too The receipts from water power and
harbor will take care of the interest
and provide sinking fundthat will
retire the bonds and nobody will feel
the burden.
"Voters of Los Angeles, do your
duty to yourselves and to posterity by
voting for the hOndsp