Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-10
LONG BEACH.


The wharf goesl A meeting chuck
full Of the determination of getting there
was held at Pickles hall last Monday
night, with DR.. A. G. Cook in the chair.
The speeches were not gaudy, but they
carried money and went home. A board
OF directors were elected who will take
steps to incorporate and form joint
stock company, with capital of $25 900,
or 5000 shares at $5 per share. The fol-
lowing gentlemen were elected directors;
Thomas Stovell, chairman; M. Pickles,
Mr.. Darby Oowney), w. w. Lowe and
w. S. Smell. The meeting adjourned
subject to call Of Chairman Stovell.
There is hitch in the tug OF war
business between the widows and old
maids. The maids who arc quite
shapely want to wear bathing costumes,
and the widows who are not near so
plump want to wear Mother Hubbards.
Efforts are being made by the men to
patch up a truce and have the event
take place.
La grippe is prevalent and persistently
tenacious in holding on down here; all
the good people have felt its gentle
touch.
The pipe for the new water system is
now being manufactured in Los An
Mr.. Odell will move into Escondido
with his family.
The magpie has spread her wings and
hied herself to the mountains.
Mr.. Edmund Lockett, late city and
school trustee, has moved to Pasadena,
where he will take charge of the San
,r Mr.
Lockett, during his three years resi-
dence amongst us. endeared himself to
all. and leaves host OF warm friends
who extend their best wishes for his
welfare.
Superintendent Thornburgh of the
Alamitos says the rain has made plow-
ing much easier.
Miss Blanche Brown, OF Los Angeles,
who came down to attend sick mother,
was herself taken i'll last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Van Derbany
leave for Iowa this week on visit to his
mother ,,who is i'll.
Miss S. M. johnson, who has been
visiting friends at Santa Monica, re-
turned home last Monday.
Mr.. Louis Friedell has moved with
his family to Riverside.
Editor Seay, of the Compton Clipper,
called last Monday.
John McGarvin, jr., reports that new
and strange varieties of fish are ire
quenting our waters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed McCraken and
daughter, George, lave returned from
their tour of Lower California, San
Diego and San Bernardino counties.
Mrs. T. F. Renfro, of Downey, acted
the ministering angel to Mr.. M. @. Hol-
man who has been very sick last Thurs
day.
Ezra Pratt will try new fields for a
while, he having sold his news stand to
Il. A. Benefited. We shall miss the
genial Ezra. He was handicapped here
and will do better by playing it alone.
Mr.. w. i. Settles is recoving from the
effects OF fall off of a platform while
At work in Wilmington.
Antiquarians are here delving amongst
the ruins of the old hotel. and the relics
OF the once famous 6. 0. p.
THE HARBOR.
AS was to be expected, the United
States engineers sent out here by the
government to locate the mort feasible
site for harbor, recommend the bay
of San Pedro as the proper place, on the
score of economy, and of possessing
such natural advantages that the very
thought of recommending any other
place was out of the question. San
Pedro bay is a large body of water
and while it is hardly probable
it is barely possible that the break
water may be extended from Long Beach
thus making a harbor large enough te
float the fleets OF the world and as safe
as any on the continent. If, as most
likely. the appropriation will be used al
San Pedro to enclose a large body o.
water outside the inner harbor, it can
not in the very nature of things fail tt
help Long Beach, and we will join in
the hurrah and extend to our fortunate
neighbors of San Pedro our hearties
ngratulations. MEMO.