Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-08
SANTA MONICA AND HER COMING HAR
BOR~


The editorial in the Herald of Tues
day, giving correct idea of what is
ahead for Santa Monica, has excited
great deal of attention, and has been
the subject OF much comment, oral and
written. Santa Monica is today the
focal point of heated discussion. We
publish elsewhere communication
bearing on the HBRApD's outgivings of
that date. OF course this journal has
nothing but the kinddest feelings for all
our roadsteads and sfourishing seaside
resorts, but it is perfectly ridiculous to
suppress important intelligence. twill
be remembered by readers OF the
HERALD that this journal was
the first to announce the great scheme
OF improvement that was about to be
undertaken at the mouth of the Santa
Monica canon. 1t is hardly necessary
for us to add. fact which years of faith
full chronicling has established beyond
a peradventure, that this journal never
gives any misleading or inaccurate in
formation. 1t bas lightfully come to be
regarded that if any thing appears in the
HERALD, it's reliability is beyond ques-
ton. Let-any one, who cares to verify
our usual accuracy in the present in
stance, just preserve the editorial OF
Tuesday morning, ard see how abso-
iutely ite every outline will be verified.
| 1t is hardly necessary to say that we
are highly delighted at the good fortune
that is ahead OF our charming neighbor
the gracious little city by the sea. Its
people have struggled long and pluckily,
and their faith has never wayered. The
millions that will be expended there
will build up most prosperous and i'm
portant scene OF commercial activity,
and they will certaiRly iniure no other
place. On the contrary, they will vivify
| business, and start this section on its
real course of magical development that
will far eclipse anything in the past.
The howl that is heard in some places,
to the effect that the Southern Pacific
viii monopolize everything at Santa
Monica, is perfectly laughakle. The
greet bulk of the land which aigns the
ocean is owned by Senator John 2. Jones
and Col. R. S. Baker, of this city. With
a magnificent harbor erected at that
point any competing railways will be as
fully capable Of enjoying it's advantages
as the managers OF the Southern Pacific.
The Santa Fe road is already at Santa
Monica. The Southern Pacific owns
nothing there but iity.foot right of
way along the beach and a homestead
settlement on the bluff. The latter, on
reflection, is owned by Mr.. G. P. Hunt
ington personally. There is plenty of
room tor the Santa Fe, and no corpora
tion which is governed by the shrewd-
ness which characterizes the manage
ment OF the Southern Pacific railway,
would attempt to shut out the general
public from participation in great ma
tional improvement, and ii the attempt
were made, it would most assuredy fail.
1t requires no great power OF imagina-
tion to body forth picture of great
splendors for Santa Monica. Its COM
mercial prominence once insured by the
creation of great harbor, its tremend-
Gus attractions as winter and summer
watering place will then be recognized.
DR.. William L. Russell, the celebrated
"Bull Rum Russell of our war OF the
rebellion, said, in his book published on
his return to Europe after his trip
through the United States and to Cali
fornia with the Duke of Sutherland,
that Santa Monica was by long odds the
most beautiful beach he had seen in this
country. This is only one of innumer-
able tributes to what is destined, and at
no remote date at that, to be the most
flashing seaside resort on the American
continent.