Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-02
THE LATEST MOVE.
A NMOnte CarlO'' to be Establish ed
at Tia Juana.

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The Pacific Coast is to have a Monte
Carlo and it will be situated within five
hours journey of the city. The project
was born in the minds of several enter.
prising individuals some time ago, who
agreed among themselves that the condi
tions were eminently favorable owing tc
the close proximity of the Mexican from
tier. 1t was thought that if convenient
location could be obtained in the sister
republic the authorities there would
not object to an institution that would
mean the attraction of hundreds of thou
sands of dollars, and with this in view
a prospect was made of all the available
locations. None seemed better suited
tor such purpose than Tia Juana, a
small city Immediately over the line and
about one hours journey from San
Diego, and after this was decided over
lures were made to the Mexican Gov
ernment as to their feeling in
the matter. 1t was represented that it
was the intention of the petitioners to
establish large gambling resort at the
place named and to build there a thea
ter, casino, gaming rooms, hotels and all
the other appurtenances to such place.
In addition to this it was stated that a
monthly lottery would be started on the
same principles and plans as that conduct
ed in New Orleans and the profits from
which are we'll known to be enormous.
The answer was received yesterday. The
Mexican government granted all the
concessions asked for and entered quite
into the spirit of the thing, so operations
will doubtless be commenced in very
short time. This practically solves
the gambling question, as the pro-
fessional players will no longer
have to run the gauntlet of police
supervision and be compelled to conduct
their vacation with barred doors and
alert spies watching for the approach of
raiders. Games OF all descriptions will
faro wheels of fortune and roulette tables
where the limit will be high will form
an important feature of the place.
When it is remembered what the
tables of Monte Carlo have done
for the surrounding country, real estate
men with convenient property to the
venture will doubtless have good reason
for congratulation, for a place like the
one proposed means association with
luxuries and refinement of every des-
cription. Anyone who has been to
Monte Carlo will remember the magnifi-
cent surroundings of the place, with its
hotels in which a prince can find
more comfort than in his own palace,
and residences that for costliness of
structure and appointment are beyond
comparison. OF course this sort of thing
will not be expected at Tia Juana at first
but it will surely come if the schemes of
the projectors of the enterprise are full
filled. 1t certainly means the attraction
to this part of the United States of a
host of people and although many may
object to the reasons for their
Wis it, yet the commercial industries will
scarcely cavil, for gamblers are proverb-
tally lavish with their money, and the
yellow stream is kept constantly in mo-
ton. 1t is stated that the gentlemen in
this city who are at the back of the en-
terprise are Messrs. w. s. Max we'll, j.
T. Gaffey and F. Harkness, though this
news is not yet authoritative.