Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-03
THE TOWNS AROUND.
A Breezy Letter From San
Pedro HarbOr.
THEALHAMBRA AND SAN GABRIEL
What is Going On at ROsamOnd ana
Other Parts of the MOJave
Country.
SAN PEDRO, August 81, 1888.

SAN PEDRO, August 81, 1888.
EDITORS HERALD This young and
ambitious city is moving on in it's pros
porous career with phenomenal stride.
AS announced in the HERALD, the con-
tract for the new schoolhouse was let
last week; and already the building is
far on the way to completion and will be
ready for occupancy at the opening OF the
next term of school. Thus does the
Young city start on it's corporate exist
ence by prompt and generous provision
for the education of the rising genera
ton. The school is in charge OF Prof. O..
S. Reed, thoroughly qualified and
practical teacher, as principal, and a
competent corps of assistants, under
whose wise guidance the pupils will, IN
their new quarters, no doubt make salts
factory progress up the Hill of Science.
Work on the Free Library building,
corner of Beacon and Seventh streets,
has been resumed, and it is expected
will be pushed to completion in time to
furnish q resort to the public during the
long evenings of the coming winter.
This enterprise is another evidence that
the citizens of this young city by the sea
are determined to make her desirable
place for family homes.
Some of the ladies who are ever lore
most in any movement having the best
interests of society in view, have taken
steps to give a musical entertainment at
an early day for the benefit of some wor-
thy cause, and to this end have inter-
ested all the local talent, Of which there
is no lack here, and few score OF ladies
and gentlemen are earnestly engaged IN
preparing the cantata Esther for public
presentation early in October, when, from
what the writer knows OF the merits
of the work, and the zeal and ability oi
the performers, the public may expect
rare treat.
The building boom here shows no sign
of abatement. Houses, both for business
and residences, are going up rapidly in
all directions. In fact, San Pedro is
about the only place in all Southern Cal
ifornia which has not felt the effect of the
general quietness which has prevailed
everywhere. Here there has been abb
solutely no check, au contraire, healthy
increase for the past year until now,
when it is very clear that San Pedro's
boom has just put in an appearance, and
to stay. Everybody feels confident.
The work on the new wharf is going
forward, all reports to the contrary not
withstanding. The construction OF the
proposed hotel in the new town, is to be
commenced at once. The contract has
been let and calls for work to be COM
menced the first of September and for
the building, which is to contain $50
rooms, to be completed within the year:
Lots in the new ,townsite will be placed
on the market within the next few days
the maps are now ready for delivery.
The many friends in all parts OF the
State of DR.. and Mrs. @. B. Briefly OF
this city, as were all our citizens, will be
panied to learn of the great atfiiction
which has stricken them in the death of
their second son, a bright child of only
eight years, which occurred the present
week, resulting from typhoid fever after
an illness of only few days. Words
cannot assuage their grief; but it
in their affiiction to know that
all their neighbors and friends SYM
pathize with them and if it were possible
would show their grief, which only time
and the Great Comforter can assuage.
The political tide is beginning to flow,
and will doubtless increase in force until
high water at the beginning of Novem-
ber. Our respected friends, the enemy,
have organized a club which it is
claimed embraces all the faithful follow
ers of All Ben. If 80, these are not
nearly so numerous as aforetime has
been the case in this precinct. Indeed,
the counting of the votes on the evening
of November 9th is very likely to aston
ish those who have been accustomed to
count on the loyalty of the wage-work-
ers to the 6. o. p, as these latter are do
ing some very quiet but effective think
ing on their own account. A call is out
for a meeting of all Democrats in Judge
Weeks Office on Saturday evening, Sep
tember 9Th, to organize a Democratic
club, after which date you may expect to
hear good account of their work, for
the rank and file of the Democracy in
this part of the political vineyard is COM
posed of no kid-gloves dudes, but hard
handed working crowd who will mean
business, and attend strictly to it, and
don't you forget it,
There is goodly crowd OF summer
boarders, campers, pleasure and health
seekers generally in and about our city
and there is no more attractive place on
the whole coast than right here. The
beach is daily crowded with bath
ers who daily with old Nep. in
the most careless and familiar
manner imaginable. Beyond all questions
this is the safest, and at the same time
most enjoyable beach for bathers on the
Coast. The surf is all one can desire,
while there is no undertow or treacher-
GUS currents to endanger life; the beach
is hard and the bottom gently sloping, so
that one is in no danger of getting into
too deep water.
Deep water ships are arriving almost
daily loaded with coal and lumber,
while coasters line the wharves, employ
ing hundreds Of men in discharging
coal, lumber, ties, etc., besides the
heavy traffic in general merchandise,
which passes through this po1t, supply
ing every part OF Southern California.
Everybody is contented, busy, hopeful,
and satisfied that the future of San Pedro
il in no sense problematical. The Brit
ish bark John CANDLES, Newcastle, 1,540
tons coal, and British bark Embelton,
Sydney, 1882 tons coal for Southern
Pacific Company, arrived yesterday.
At the last meeting of the City Fathers
the draft of an ordinance providing for
granting a franchise for electric lights
was considered and laid over for one
v,ook Ubop M do,,h tho m oftar will he