Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-20
THE SALT LAKE ROAD.
A Little Dispute About Rattlesnake
LELAND.

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Island.
The Salt Lake road surveyors in charge
of Chief Engineer Davis, have finished
their work in the city and are now run
ming their preliminary lines this side OF
Clearwater. The representatives of the
line here state that everything is going
along satisfactorily and that work will be
continued until the ocean is reached. A
few days ago number of graders ap-
peared on Rattlesnake Island and COM
menced to work fixing up roadbed on
the stretch of sand that connects the
island with Deadman's Point. Now as
this has been formed by the Government
breakwater the question arises whether
anyone but Congress has the right to let
a railroad run over the Governments
work; but the officials at San
Pedro did nothing until the
graders got on the breakwater itself.
Then they thought they had better
raise the question, so they went over and
compelled the laborers to desist. A
HERALD man asked Mr.. l.. F.. Scott yes.
terday if the work had been done in the
interest of the Salt Lake syndicate. He
replied: "No, it is an attempt of Camp
BELLS to hold the right-of-way that he
claims to have over the island. Now, in
point of fact, his rignt-of-way amounts to
nothing"
Indeed, it does not" said General
Bouton, who was standing by. "The
only morey in the Long Beach and San
Pedro railroad is what l put into it, and
if the Salt Lake syndicate wants the line
they can have it. 1t is true that Mr..
Campbell poses as its President, but be
was simply put in as fgure-head, and
he has no money in the concern. He
is the one who put the graders to work
on the Island in an attempt to hold what
he claims is his right but his
efforts we're futile, for they accomplished
nothing"
"No," chimed in Mr.. Scott, "it can
not be said that they did anything, for
the Government Inspector looked on
them in the light Of trespassers, and
treated them as such. think the ques-
ton will be undoubtedly raised of the
right of anyone to build along the break
water, and very much doubt if the City
Council had the right to grant Captain
Barrett the privilege to construct wharf
on the described land. as it certainly is
not a part of Rattlesnake Island to the
official boundaries of that piece of land.
We are not bothering about that at pres
ent, though" concluded the speaker,
''for we have quite enough to attend to
making arrangements for the levee and
the construction through this city,"
ACTION AT SALT LAKE.
At the Salt Lake end the citizens are
striving their utmost to help out the
enterprise, and the Chamber Of Com
merce of the Mormon City has, during
the past week, adopted the following
resolution:
WHEREAS, The Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce has evinced a deep intei-
est in the construction of railroad from
Salt Lake City to Southern California,
and has pledged it's cooperation and
assistance in the construction OF said
road, it appears from the resolutions
recently passed by that body and for
warded to that Chamber; and
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Cham
ber of Commerce has also pledged its
support to said enterprise, and that from
the sentiments expressed both by the
people OF Nevada and California, we
have reason to expect not only promises,
but material and substantial aid and CO.
operation in the building of q line of
railroad to the Pacific Slope.
Resolved, That subcommittee Of three
be appointed by the chairman of this
committee to wait upon the directors Of
the Chamber of Commerce at their next
meeting, Wednesday, January 10th, to
recommend the appointment of suffi-
cient number of representatives of the
Oh am her Of Com marCn and this COmmu-
nity to visit Southern California in the
interest of said road that said represent
atives be instructed to proceed immedi.
ately to San Francisco and the cities OF
Southern California and of Nevada, for
the purpose of ascertaining the nature
and extent of the cooperation promised, ,
and that this committee recommend that
the actual expenses of said representa-
tives for the purpose of said visit be paid
out of the treasury of the Chamber.