Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
WORTH BOOSTING

m He following letter which has beer
received at this office deserves
n more than the customary prom
inence of communications:
Editor Herald: Having received
a letter from Mr. A. B. Cass rela-
tive to the work of the Young Mems
Christian association, and especial
ly with regard to bringing it's next
international convention to Los
Angeles, my attention has thus been
called to this work. 1t shows great
loyalty on the part of a busy busi-
ness man when he will give his
time to the sending of such a letter
and making an appeal to the busi-
ness men of our city to support the
cause.
Work of this kind is of great i'm
pOrtanCe to the welfare of our city,
and I shall look forward with great
interest to see the results Of this
letter 1t would seem that the pride
of. our citizens would compel their
support, aside from their own i'm
mediate benefits, commercially and
otherwise, that would be derived
from it. Also their interest in the
welfare of our fellow citizens, and
especially of the young men and
boys who will be the business men
of tomorrow.
Too much cannot be said con-
cerning the value Of the coming to
our city of more than three
thousand delegates, representing
the best business brains from the
leading nations in the world who
will attend such a convention; and
as Los Angeles is so constituted as
to make it the best convention city
in the world, surely our people
ought to make an effort to bring
the worlds greatest and best con-
Yention here.
Having received one of Mr.. Cass'
letters, as stated above, I am very
glad indeed to prove my interest in
it by taking out membership,
check for which I have already
mailed to Mr.. Cass, and shall
await with interest to see If this
plan is not followed by all OF our
best business men in the city.
F. B. SILVERWOOD.
There is in the matter to which Mr.
calls attention an opportu-
nifty to do possible double service for
Los Angeles by making one of its
finest institutions the leader Of its kind
in the world and by securing one OF
the most important conventions in the
world for the city Both for the mate
rial and moral reward the thing is
worth working for.
The recent bankers and miners con-
crosses in this city, beside their direct
advantage, were of immense
benefit to the spreading fame of Los
Angeles. The greatest journals in the
country day after day contained edi-
torial references to and comments on
the subjects discussed at the meet
ings. Not for many thousands of dol
lars could Los Angles have secured
Of such high and valuable
character.
The Y. NJ. c. A. convention Of 1919
is a world gathering, exceeding the
recent gatherings in scope many times
oyer. It will be worth having here.
If Mr.. Arthur Let's, now at Toronto
can invite the international conven-
ton to come here as the guest of the
largest association in the world he
will have an argument that will state
our claims almost irresistibly in a
sentence. That is what Mr.. Cass, Mr..
and the others are working
for, and they ought not to lack for
support.
The advantages of a membership in
the Y. NJ c. A, with its many social,
spiritual, educational and physical
are worth many times its
small cost. The advantage to employ
ers is such that great railroads and
other corporations appropriate large
sums for ITS support. The advantages
10 parents in building up sound minds
and bodies in their sons is too obvious
to need comment. If the local asso-
,iation raises its membership TO 5000
he new members win be greater gain
srs than the association.
Seldom does a boost" project pre-
sent itself with so many reasons for
hoping for it's success. In a city as
arge as this, with the Los Angeles
spirit, the plan ought to be easy of
'ulhllment.
After all the horrible examples of