The morning call., 1893-04-09
MR.. FRYE AND THE HARBoR.
Los Angeles Times.

Los Angeles Times.
few days ago Senator Frye OF Maine ex-
pressed himself In a short discussion In the
Senate as hostile TO The project of 0eep-sea
harbur at San Pedro He thought that Santa
Monica would be he proper place for Tie Gov
eminent Improvement. This attitude OF Sena-
tor Frye Is no new development although il dis.
closes something OF the character OF the fight
that IS to be made against an appropriation for
san Pedro. Senator Frye is close friend of
President Huntington OF the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company Of Kentucky, ana 1t Is occa.
sionaily intimated that the blaine statesman Is
the real Congressional guardian OF that corpora-
ION The fact that Senator FRYE has Ia en-
oceas on thus early TO throw down The gauntlet
l. IantamOunt 10 declaration OF war on lie part
OF Mr.. huntington. We now know what 10 ex-
pet.
II VIII be remembered that r7hen Senator
Frye visited this section about three and half
yeas ago lie took occasion White at San Pedro to
refer to he chances OF making a harbor there ia
sighting terms. He called tie inner haTbor a
slough, sa i'd that nothlng else could ever be made
OF II aud wanted TO know why Southern Calf
fOrDia did not build Its big city al San Diego
where there IS already good haTbOr. This ex-
preston the San Diego people rolled Ike a
sweet moTsel under heir tongues for some lime
There was a good deal of talk about IT, from
that day TO This Senator Frye has been con-
sisienlly hostile 10 all Efforts harbOr- building
al San Pedro. Before the reorganization OF line
Senate he was chairman OF tie Committee on
Commerce. and his Influence was such a. 10
amount almost TO bar 10 our homes Fortr-
Hatey I've does not now hold that position but
II is in the hands OF Southern Senator who
VIII probably look OIL San Pedro with more
friendly eye.
When lhr report OF Colonel CraIghilPs board
of engineers WAS presen ed TO Congress, reeom-
mendnE San Pedro as the location for the deep
sea hatbor, Senator Frye did all he could 10
discourage II and proposed that a special com
mttIee OF Two (Of which lie would himself have
constituted one OF tn membeTs) be appointed TO
visit san Pedro and Santa Monica and report
direct TO tie Senate on the relative metILs of lie
Two points II II had ben adopted 1t would
have amounted only to stumbling block in Inc
way OF HE adoption OF any definite plan.
II would be well for the people of Southern
California to aralyZe Senator Fryes position
carefully and read between the lines OF his
utterances. When he expresses himself as
favorable 10 locating tile haTbor at Santa Monica
he says so not because lie likes Santa Monica
more but San Pedro less. HI knows we'll
enough that, In the face OF five successive repoTis
of Government engineers who have examined
both places critically and have uniformly re-
ported IN favor OF San Pedro, 1t Is the height of
absuidily to talk of making change in tIe In
Gallon. The engineers caunGt be made 10 re-
verse themselves, and Congress would never con-
sent to override the conf med and TecOufirmed
opinions OF its engineering experts. What wpuld
The superficial opinion of junketlng Committee
OF Senators amount To ~ the premises? Slpply
nothing but TO cause delay, ana TO SIN further
embarrass the situation.
When Senator Frye talks glibly about locating
the harbor at Santa Monica. therefore, be does
so because lie has adOpted this subterfure by
way OF obsruellng an appropriation for San Pc
dro He Is not the sincere fri nd of Santa Monica
any more than lie is the friend OF Southern Cali
furuia generally. Our people should nor Ia
humbuged by his plausible declarations He ia
simply bent on mischief, and in this lie IL carry
lug out the wishes OF his friend huntington
Now. a woid as TO Santa Monica. That Dlace
is on the bigh road 10 prosperity, and we are
glad Of II. The Southern Pacific Company has
erected there the finest wharf on the coast
Only The other day permission was granted Inv
The Treasury Department for foreign vessels In
enter and clear al that port. Before long va
hope 10 see considerable tide OF oriental com
zee flowing through Santa Monica IL is nos
sible That the Santa Fe's system may 10 time de.
eide 10 establish shiDring facilities there ana
mus augment the business OF the place SIN
further Santa Monica stands In direct line Of
promotion for all these benefits and nothing
can prevent n realization Of golden hopes Bui
Santa Monica does not stand IN line for the deem
sea harbor butt at Government expense In
view OF the reports OF various boards OF en-
gineeTs, that Is moral imposslbllly. Now II
Santa Monica lends herself 10 the mischief
makers and carries on fractional fight she can
not get the harbor herself. but she NAV prevent
Il dog-in-the-naneer policy. There Is neither
glory gain In 1t.
We bold that II the Government spends a
large amour OF money to establish the outer
Barbor at San Pedro, ii VIII In no way lessen The
commercial Importance of Santa Monica bur
VIII augment IL. The business Of the TWO ports
must grow together by sympathetic action San
fedro, no matter how important IL becomes
cannot draw away the developments already
sure for Santa Monica. But 1t is morally certain
thai, II we get the dcep-sea harbor at San Pedro,
we snail have another transcontinental rnilroad
ana the ocean and interior CONNIE &c OF South
EN- California viii be multiplied many fold
Which shall II be, this grand increase OF pros
periiy all along lhe line. Of which santa Monica