The herald., 1894-09-30
REAL FACTS CONCERNING THE DEEP
SEA HARB0R.

| commerce OF the United states senate,
delivered by him June 10Th OF the cur
rent year, on the question OF q deep sea
hsrbor near Los Angeles. This gentle
man is one OF the most distinguished
engineers in the world. He superin-
tended the construction Of the jetties at
the mouth OF the Mississippi river under
Captain Eeds. In connection with
Captain Eads he built the great suspen-
sion bridge at st. Louis. He is the
chief engineer OF the Tehuantepec rail-
way across Mexico, which has recently
been compIeted-one OF the typical en-
gineering achievements OF the age, and
which will doubt have great inhu-
ence in determining tho trend OF inter-
national commerce. In fact, Mr.. Cor
thell's name stands for every thing relia.
BILE and illuetrious in his profession.
There ia probably little use in dwell
ing in detail on the luminous pressnta-
tion OF the claims of Santa Monica crys-
tslizsd in the long and masterly argu-
ment embodied in the full page report
of Mr.. Corthell. 1t will scarcely be
disputed that q gentleman whose ex-
elusive specially ia engineering. and
who makes minute and technical stud
les in all such matters the amusem ent
as well as the object of his life. is very
apt to make exhaustive Investigations
when he undertakes a mission with q
view to influencing the action OF body
so grave and dignifisd ss the committee
on oommercs OF the United States
senate.
We earnestly invite every honest per-
son. who is really interested in the
future Of the beautiful City OF the AN
gels, to read and ponder over Mr.. Cor
thelps report. What object has this
gentleman to misrepresent the facts of
the case? His high reputation has been
earned by years Of integrity. industry.
aptitude in his profession and skill In
all lines OF work Of the character of that
which he has inspected at Santa Monica
and San Pedro. The assumption that
such man 10 influenced by any but the
highest motives is simply absurd. His
close and sustained pursuit, daily and
unrsmitting. gives to his judgment far
more than the weight which attaches to
that Of gentlemen who, though educated
at West Point, and doubtless thoroughly
equipped when they left that place,
have had too many concerns to admit of
their giving their exclusive attention to
engineering data. A representative OF
Santa Monica. who appeared before the
senate committee of commerce early
in May of the present year, read
an affidavit from John ]. Carrillo,
president of the Santa Monica board
of trustees, in which that gen.
tleman swore that he himself
drove the second board of engineers, TO
whom Mr.. Corthell refers in his re-
port, on the occasion of their eo-called
inspection of Santa Monica harbor, and
that they only went as far as the wharf
above old Santa Monica csfion, skirted
it for awhile and then without alighting
anywhere near the water, he swears
that they got off at Palm station. took
the cars for Los Angeles and disap-
peared. Mr.. Carrillo embodies in his
affidavit the statement that, on the oc.
cssion of their transient visit-which
might be called lightning fight-there
was such dense fog prevalent on the
coast that the visitors could scarcely see
| the bay at all. This mockery OF an
official inspection 10 scarcely deserving
OF notice. 1t besrs, towards an honest
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missioners, close mblance to the
topical song, which runs
Mother, can go out to swim2'
| Yes, my darling daughter;
| Hang yonr clothes on u hickory limb
But don't go near the water.
These gentlemen, who composed the
second board of engineers, we're as chary
OF approaching ths water as the old lady
impressed on her daughter as good and
proper.
Mr.. Corthell made his visit to South
ern California and to the neighborhood
OF Santa Monica, San Pedro and Re-
dondo, in particular, very far-reaching.
He saw, ss every one with half an eye
could gee, that the natural trend of Los
Angeles is towards union with Santa
Monica. He recognizes Los Angeles as
a future great emporium, which must
be provided with fitting deep sea hsrbor
facilities. The whole trend of settle
ment aud improvement is in that direc
tion. Towards Santa Monica are reach
ing out the exquisite homes OF our pee
pie, the electric car lines, and everything
that indicates improvement.
Mr.. Corthel makes one mistake IL
his summary of the progress of thi
section. He Gays that Los Angeles ha
increased fifty per cent in population
during the past fourteen years. Th'
fact is that the city OF Los Angeles in
creased in population from 1880, b
; the ceneus OF 1880. to 81, ,2S0 by that G
1890. Since then and allowing for til
defective census OF 1890, we have sdde'
somewhere between $4,000 and 5000
sonls, making an increase of seve
hundred per cent in the last fourteen
years. This is difference OF consider
/ able magnitude-a discrepancy OF four
teen to one, but it is an inadvertenc
, that does not relate to the engineerin
I department OF Mr.. Corthel's work.
I Mr.. Corthell winds up his report b
saving that he has seen Mr.. Hunting-
ton and the other officials of the South
{ ern Pacific railway and can assure tn