Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-02-14
SAN PEDRO HARBOR.
Cheering News from SEN
atOrs and congressman
ALL FAVOR IMPROVEMENT.
Letters Received by the Secre-
tary Of the Board Of
Trade.

FROM SENATOR MILLER.
UNITED STATES SENATE. 4
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. !, 1886. ]
Mr.. A. M. Laurence, Secretary Board
of Trade, Los Angeles, Cal;--DEAR SIR.
Your letter of the Doth ultimo, TO Sena
tor Miller, saying that you had forward.
ed to him petition by the Board Of
Trade OF your city. subject not stated.
has come to hand. The petition itself
has not arrived. but doubtless will in a
day or two.
The Senator Is still unable to attend
TO business. The petition, will, how
ever, have prompt attention.
Veiy truly yours.
WILSON VANCE,
Private Secretary.
FROM SENATOR STANFORD.
UsITED STATES SENATE,
WASHINGTON, ID. O., Feb l, 1886.
Mr.. 4. M Laurence, Secretary Board
Of Trade, Los Angeles. Cdt:--DKAR oiRi
beg to acknowledge the receipt OF yours
Of January Goth, transmitting petition
from the Los Angeles Board of Trade
upon the question Of appropriations for
the improvement OF Wilmington harbor.
twill afford me great pleasure to give
Mr.. Mark ham my most hearty co oper-
alton towards the accomplishment Of
this object.
Very truly yours.
LELAND STANFORD.
FROM REPREsEsTATIvR M'KkssA.
HovsE OF REPRESENTATIVES U. g., /
WASHINGTON. d. c., Feb. l, 1885 J
DEAR SIR.-Received request Of Board
of Trade, Los Angeles. Shall be happy
to cooperate with Mr.. Mark ham.
\ ours truly, J. McKKNsA.
A. NJ. LAWRENCE, Esq. Secretary.
FROM REPRESENTATIVE MORROW.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
WASHINGTON, ID. G.. Feb. 3. 1886.
A. M. Laurence. Esq, Secretary
Board Of Trade, Los Angeles. CAL
DEAR sIR;-I am In receipt Of yoar let
ter Of the 26th ultimo. also the copy of
the petition to Congress, referring to
matters that you deem OF great import
ance to your section Of California. /
take pleasure in saying to you and your
Board that 1 shall do whatever / can to
advance the objects referred to in the
petition. 1 am IN favor of liberal APP
preparations for the continued improve.
ment OF Wilmington harbor, and be-
lieve it would be for the best interests of
the government to provide public
building in the city Of Los Angeles.
Concerning q United States Court for
the counties named in the pc ition.
think that provision should be made as
requested. have had some experience
with legal business In the southern part
of the State, and am aware of the fact
that il has often occurred that persons
have abandoned meritorious cases rather
than go to the expense Of bringing suit
in San Francisco. am quite sure that
the amount Of legal business in South
cru California would justify the creation
Of District Court for that part of the
State. Very truly yours.
w. w. Morrow.
PROM CONGRESSMAN MARKHAM.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, U. s., |
WASHINGTON, D. G. Feb. A. 1886. I
Mr.. A. M. Laurence, Secretary Board
Of Trade, Los Angeles. Cal DEAR SIR:
have just received through the express
CON pany a package OF petitions, for
warled to me by you. have carefully
read the petition, and | am pleased to
say thatit covers the entire ground, and
10 credit to all Interested in its pro-
duction. l have received more than
300 petitions from different sections Of
the country and for various objects. and
am free to confess that this one excels
any of them in every particular. My
colleagues all speak of II in high terms
of praise. l am proud of it as petit.
ton. am proud Of the facts 1t contains,
and feel confident that it will materially
assist me in obtaining the appropria-
tions asked for. Please extend TO all
who have taken an interest in this matter
my thanks for the prompt and thorough
manner in which my requests have been
complied with. Would that could as
sure you that the work at my end Of the
line will eliminate as satisfactorily to
you as yours has to me.
II yon could give me the average num-
Der of carloads that pass over the rood
between Los Angeles and Wilmington,
going and coming per day, think it
might emphasize the importance of that
harbor. especially with those who are
more accustomed to estimate traffic by
carloads than by tons or other methods
OF measurement.
Very truly yours.
III. II. MARKHAM.