The Detroit times., 1910-03-10


~ fcet rieht aEay 10 welcome, the
wealth of the Orient from the west
and the easy m0ues OF the tourists
from the east II is not such an eA
trayagant !est as II seems the re
mark of one san Franciscan TO iel'
low -whoopel in the smoklng'room OF
the Overland How LONG since You
If; frisco oh about three. weeks.
Thunder You -oNsht 10 see a now ,
Ra,k east where the March winds
are friendly fo Tie nN-hlooded ana
msrclpss 10 thc aged and alhns '''
nrosperous pack up for me sumner
more .aluhriuus CLINE OF S'"' ilei
california and proceed to pour thelr
wealth into the lan of Los Ahseits
THAT Is wins Los Anseles has hten
Connected to treble the size oi her zap
since, 1900 when i was biz enough 10
hold 100 0oo people. Ihal tou'hr"
the spot the conNivlal guest on
served a. he passed has glass AGAIN.
amt I've aot another spot Los An
pelcs.rhss % have another ian every
,e,r ~ surpasses Detroit IN ne mum
her ~ ms great mercantile establish
,,ants -husiuess homes hat occupy
the greater part or oI"ch ana az
magnificent structures atch'ieci"rallN
and 70 pushes un go ne" coihule'
.cial center every little While Wltho"l
exciting any doleiul predictions. hut
- has to 20 up the valleys over lNV
miles FOR is water Supplr. whlle ne
trnif's source l. as close AZ mana as
the ola oaken bucket VAS 20 the or
chard the meadow and the deep
tangled wildwood It's climate has me
ethereal mildness. as advertised aAh
lfttle wonder that folks. huneted oN
Northern gales. betake themselves
,bera for many DAYS OF gentle daiN'
auce the environs OF Los Angeles are
ful of bloom and heauiy-the kihd OF
luNuriance and variety or scenic
charms Ia which eyes from the TEN
nerate zone are quite unused bul 'hr
hanafacfor who makes TWO blades OF
crass GROW where but. one grew ne
fore hasn't settled in Southern a.
fornia vet: in fact. the ohe-hlaue PM
anthropist hasn't REGISTERED a. az
~ he leading hotels. There are an u,
istic citizens aplenty-may 'hei' NM
increase in every cime--men OF Vision
and gracious mold who have oull'
marks and drivewayS on the noun
tains and libraries and hospitals IN
tba valleys who have banished the
saloon and preserved the ancient
they haven't neeh
able 10 add greensward 70 the groves
.of Uesperus in the valleys or the
everlasting SHOWS OF the mountain
neaks So with cities and with sec.
tions II is a good deal or a stahooIl
-vou get some OF the good things OF
life hui must forego others, ana 'he
advantages and disadvantages ar =
nicely balanced wherever one goes
Where can one find a more giofl'
Gus blue in the heavens or HoIe
exhilerating tonic in the ar IMAM q.
I'll Paso. Texas, but ii faso "ou'I
turn over her share or the ce!ss''a'
canopy. II not her hope OF heaven. Il
sbe could. and the ozone OF ner spleh
aid elevation. too, for a very thin slice
OF our sapphire strait and X"
souare miles OF our emerald tuII, sd
enough 10 keep her graduated red
estate i'm place Kansas city has sou'
things We might covet. too-ireedoh
from the billboard abominatlon, To-
one thing. bat Kansas City Is try!n'
I to raise a million dollars by stock SUI
/ scription 10 make the Missouri river
/ factor in her transportation lacihtes
What wouldn't she exchange Tor DE
( riots proud position on WaterWa
that bears annually tonnage surpass
ing the traffic OF the Atlantic ports.
And 50 on No city no region IA
monopoly OF blessing God-giFen O
man-created Material rivalry between
cities has really become wearlnes'
10 The flesh. Their claims 10 CONNER
cial pre-eminence are so much souh'.
ing brass and tinkling cymbal Th'
competition from now on-the thiu-
that farsighted boards OF commerce
are going to yaunr themselves on are
not population. paved streets, bah'
clearanCes building permits. but the
QUALITY OF administration II has V
offer the investor and nome-seekef
This Is harder test than materla
progress. which always has comme-
cial selfshness To support IL, but tht
citv that has something definite &C
offer in the way " relief from The
familiar burdens OF misgoverned 7l
acknowledgements communities. Is
/ going TO have a tremendous advantage
san Francisco is trying 10 make
start but II is finding political recon
I structiou more difficult than rebuild
/ ing city II has. however, banishel
race track gambling and slot ma
chimes. Los Angeles has the reca!
whereby II can Cut short the careel
~ recreant officiai-which is great
er triumph than getting a haroor a
SON Pedro Tugkiiy she has both
Pasadena. Riverside Redlands have
no saloons and no rowdyism. No pau
perism but some Of the finest schoo
, buildings ! ever saw were in thes'
3 cities Galveston and Des Nome
offer the commission plan OF munici
pal administration, which is Workin'
we'll and is spreading rapidly Pubh
, ownership il coveted Dy other cite
as a means OF release from corporate
evils. So the leayen is working. an
the era OF rivalry in civic ideals seem
TO be here II IL welcome change
this putting the emphasis upon mora
values rather than upon Dig business.
Just how near the Pacific coast cam
I TO being cut of from the rest OF tn
country the first week in March va
cited by Mr. Schermerhorn from IN
4 standpoint % beleagured DetrOite
anxious TO get home or the ton tran
continental railroad lines tOuching pa
cific coast cities nine were out OF CON
mission by reason OF foods caVe-iu
and mountain slides for several day.
leaving only the southern routes ayaI
able for through travel These wer
tho sunset route OF the Southern ~