The herald., 1894-07-31
THAT ARMY Posi-
REASONS WHY Los ANGELES
SHOULD HAVE TT.
A joint Memorial to Be Ssnt to crs-
tary OF War Lamont by the
Local Commercial Or
garizations.

For some time past a movement hae
been on foot to have a military post es-
tablshed at this city. A number of
meetings have been held by shs CONNER
cial organizations looking to the exeeu-
ton of this. As the result OF these meet
ings. a memorial setting forth the claims
Of Los Angeles for the sstsblnhme OF
the post, has been formulated and ad-
dressed to the Hon. D. S. Lamont, Sec
retary OF war, at Washington, ID. @.
Attention is frst called to the popu-
lation Of Los Angeles, which was placed
at 51.100 by the census of 1890, while
the figures from the school census show
that this has increased since 1890, to at
least rs, 900. The seven counties, Los Au-
geles, San Bsrnardino, Riverside, San
Diego, Orange, Ventura and Santa Bar
bara, which are known as Southern
California, showed in the 1890 census
population of 2O1, ,352. whioh has now
probably increased to 250,000. The
taxable property OF these counties is
assessed at sl75, ,000. 900 aud OF the city
of Los Angeles at $50, ,000,0 900. The area
OF Southern California is $4,000 square
miles, greater than the state OF Ohio.
In all this section there is at the present
time only the one company post. ct San
Diego, 1877 miles south of Los Angeles.
The two other posts nearest are at Pres
colt, 544 miles to the east and San Fran
cisco, 482 milos to the north.
In case Of foreign invasion or internal
disturbance, the company at San Diego
would not be of service for the defense
OF Los Angeles, as the same cause would
in all probability affect both cities sim.
ultancously. Los Angeles is the
metropolis Of this large section thus left
defsnseless. It is moreover the chief
railway and commercial center. In tho
immediate vicinity OF Los Angeles.
about % miles away, are ths harbors of
Santa Monica, Redondo and San Pedro,
which have all been improved and are
without protection Of any sort.
Three transcontinental railway lines,
parts of two different systems, center at
Los Angeles, the Southern Pacific to the
north. connecting with the U. P. at
Ogden; the southern Pacific to the
south. known as the Sunset routs
through Southern Arizona. New Mexico
and Texas to New Orleans; and the
| Santa Fe through Central Arizona and
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cago. The Terminal and Redondo
Beach local trains connect with San
Pedro and Rsdondo and Pasadens.
Over these transcontinental and local
lines 80 trains, freight and passenger.
enter and the same number leave the
city every day. Within two or three
years the line through Southern Utah
and Nevada to connect Salt Lake City
with Los Angeles will be completed,
bringing cheaper coal and consequent
increase in the manufacturing industries
of Southern California.
The city is, moreover, surrounded by
an extensive agricultural country. The
value OF this city as a depot OF supplies
is evident to the war department.. mas
much as it has located an office OF the
department Of subsistence here.
In case the post is tablishsd q sit,
of 100 acres will be donated for the pur-
poee.
The names of over 1000 OF the bes
known people of this vicinity ar,
signed to the memorial, which 10 gottel
up jointly by the chamber of commerce
board OF trade. Merchan.s' association
and Citizens league.