Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-08
SENATOR HEARST.
He Pays a Visit to Los
Angeles.
TRIP TO SAN PEDRO
He Discusses the Harb0r Improve
ment-ReceptiOn by Leading
Citizens.

way from San Francisco to Washington.
He had been intending for some time to
pay a visit to Los Angeles for the pur'
pose oflooking over the remarkable i'm
provements which have been effected in
the city since he was last here, and to
see what are the needs and the possi-
bilities of the southern half of the great
State which he represents.
The special cause of this visit, how
ever, was to respond to an invitation from
the Chamber of Commerce and Board Of
Trade to look into the matter OF the San
Pedro Harbor and the proposed sea wall.
Early in December Senator Stanford Wis
tied Los Angeles, and went down to San
Pedro for similar purpose. As result
of yesterdays trip, the people of South
ern California whose interests are con.
cerned in the improvement of the har.
Dor may rest assured that the matter
will be in the hands of men who thor.
oughly understand the situation, and
are in the highest degree well disposed
toward the project.
The Senator took breakfast at the
California Club with Sidney Lacey and
Walter S. Moore. 1t had been the in
tention on the part of the committee
from the Chamber of Commerce and
Board of Trade to meet him at the
Southern Pacific station, but owing to a
misunderstanding the plan was not car
ried out. At IL O'Clock, however, a
large party of prominent citizens re-
paired to the Commercial-street depot,
where a special car, furnished for the
occasion by Col. E. E. Hewitt, was wait
ing to take the distinguished guest to
San Pedro. The Senator presently ap.
peared, accompanied by his private sec.
retary, w. B. Wrightman, John G..
Follansbee, who is business partner
of the Senator's son, together with sew
eral citizens.
There were about forty in the party
which entered the car. Among them
were Mayor Bryson, ex-Mayor Work
man, Major W. H. Tooler, H. 7. d.
Wilson. H. G. Whitmer. John Franken-
field, T. G. Narramore, Eugene German,
J. w. Greene, James Campbell, James
Gunner, O. w. Baldwin, Sidney Lacey,
S. B. Lewis, 8. W. Luitweiler, P. w
Scott, L. F. Scott, DR.. ]. P. Widney. E.
w. Jones, Walter s. Moore, G. G. Cook,
H. G. Denker, E. G. Hodgman, w. G.
Kirchoff, G. H. Bradley, NJ. r. Higgins,
DIR. J. II. Bryant, W. E. Hughes, H. j.
Woolacott, G. Ducommon, L. N. Breed,
T. A. Muir and George Dixon.
The run to San Pedro was made in a
short time, and the car was pushed out
nearly to the end of the point where the
Southern Pacific is putting in it's wharf.
Here the party got out and looked over
the bluff upon the broad sweep of water
in the bay beneath. The day, which at
first had been cloudy, was now clear, and
the view was perfect across to Dead
Mans Island and to the mountains piling
up on the horizon beyond.
DR.. Widney unfolded the map, which
had been frequently in the Senator g
hands on the ride out, and explained
the proposed plan of sea-wall and pier.
The Senator asked few questions con-
cerning the depths.of the water along the
line where the wall is projected, and the
area of the harbor as thus shut in. He
then expressed himself as firmly of the
belief that the scheme was feasible in all
its particulars, and that it was one which
should recommend itself to Congress on
the mere statement of the case.
"But it needs and deserves an appro-
priation of five Millions" said he.
He then assured the members of the
committees of the two organizations, the
Board of Trade and the Chamber of
Commerce. that the people of Los Ange.
les could depend upon him to put forth
all the efforts in his power to help the
passage of needed appropriations
through Congress, and he would favor
them being as liberal as the magnitude
of the work and the immeHsity of the
interests involved seemed to demand.
After walk out to the end of the pier
which the Southern Pacific is building
from. the Point, blasting out the sockets
for the piles in the shelving of solid rock,
the party returned to the car. At the
wharf of the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company, in the town of San Pedro, a
little vessel was lying, named the
"Warrior," on which the party en-
barked. The boat steamed along to the
spot where the wall will begin in the
deep water near Point Firmin, and then
covered in its route the arc which it is
proposed to describe with the break
water. The sea was perfectly calm, and
the Senator expressed himself as very
much delighted with this feature of the
excursion.
"You have heard me give my views
on the matter of this proposed improve
ment," said Senator Hearst to the
HERALD representative, 'and can't say
anything more on that subject except to
repeat it all with new emphasis. have
always believed in this harbor, but since
l have looked the ground over more
thoroughly and seen the vast strides this
country is making, am more than ever
convinced that we can demand this ap-
preparation as our right. This coast has
been neglected long enough. 1t is time
it was allowed to enjoy more of the COM
mercial possibilities which its location
has given it, and which it needs very
little improvement to bring out.
.'As to when the appropriation will be
put through, that is hard to say. The
present session is drawing toward its
close; have no hope of doing much
Immediately. We will begin on the pre-
liminaries, however, and as soon as prac-
ticable bring the question to an issue. l
am confident, moreover, that we will
not be put off as we have been BEFORE"
The question. of the political situation
being broached by the reporter, Mr..
Hearst expressed himself about as fol.
lows: "We made gallant fight and
were beaten-not 80 badly beaten as
We might have lbeen-but still,
beaten. Well, there appears to be a dis
position on the part of the Democrats at
Washington to put as pleasant a face on
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