The herald., 1894-06-21

people. The first report in favor Of q
deep sea harbor at San Pedro was made
BY gentlemen who we're strongly pre-
possessed in favor of that place. Their
estimates were made before the building
of the great wharf the Southern Pacific
railway at Port Los Angeles had shown
the immenee superiority of that bay for
the great commercial needs Of rapidly
developing section. The estimates OF
the cost of deep sea harbor at the two
places were founded upon fallacious
data, which Mr.. Oorthell has simply ex-
ploded. This gentleman showed to the
senate committee on commerce on Tues
day that the break W alter needed to make
an effective deep sea harbor at Port Los
Angeles would cost $1,114,000 lees than
partial committee reported it wonld
cost at San Pedro.
The third OF these reports in favor OF
San Pedro, to which the Times alludes,
was that made by the board of which
Colonel Craighill was the head. Here
we are on solid ground Mr.. Joseph d.
Lynch, representing the board OF trade
of Santa Monica. in his address before
the senate committee on commerce,
delivered on the 4th OF May, read the
following affidavit from Hon. j. j.
GARLIC, president of the board OF
trustees of Santa Monica:
State of California, County OF Los Angeles.
sc.
III. ]. GARLIC, being first duly sworn ,eord-
ing 10 law, dei ole and say that reside at santa
California, and that l anu presiden of the
board oil trustees of said town. That on the oth
day Of September, 800, by quest had my
carriages in waiting (others being also IN walt
ing in charge OF II. q. Bevillel and on the ar
rival of the train from Los Angeles we took the
board of examining engineers, composed OF
Col. VIM. P. Draighiil and Others, in the car
riages and drove with them at their instance TO
points for observation and examination OF the
bay of Santa Monies, with reference to its adj
vantages for a deep sea harbor. AT their re-
quest drove along Ocean avenue, in said
town, and on to point on the bluff along the
southerly side of Ola Santa Monica canon
where it faces upon the bay. That at thc time
we reached this point anu during all OF the
time we remained there (Which was few mo-
ments onlt } q dense fog prevailed WhlSh 9 -
tireIy shut oil tn view in every direction. That
the obstruction OF the fog to the view was such
that objects could be discerned only at a very
short distance, aud the nearer waters OF the
bay could be- seen merely in outline along the
shore. That after remaining at this point not
to exceed five minutes we drove directly back
to the Hotel Arcadia, where the party re-
manned for lunch. That Immediately after
lunch tn party again took the carriages, aud
we drove with them to Coldwater canon, the
direction taxing US a. all times away from the
sesshore. That from the canon we drove di-
rectly to the town of The Palms, point sew
eral miles inland, where the engineering party
took the train at once and proceeded in the dI =
rection of Los Angeles
To the best of my knowledge, Information
and belief this was the entire inspection given
hvf naa0 orly tn a Mnnlpa
any part of 1t daring their Investigations OF the
waters along the shores in Los Angeles county.
J. J. CARRILL0.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn 10 be-
fore me by said ]. J. Garlic at santa Monica,
CAL, this 2sth day of March, s94;
RICHARD K. TANNER,
Notary Public in and for Los Angeles county,
California.
1t will be seen by the foregoing that
the third report of the government
board of engineers. was at least as re-
spects Santa Monica, downright mock
cry. Col. Craighill and his associates
entered upon their work with precon-
ceived opinions and determined to see
nothing in favor of Port Los Angeles,
as it Ia now called. To employ the cant
phrase OF the day, Santa Monica was
not Gin it" at any stage OF the game.
The facts comprised in Mr.. Carrillo's de-
position can be substsntiated from many
other reputable sources.
Under euch circumstances 1t was for
tunate indeed that a gentlemen of Mr..
: Oorthell's eminence as an engineer WAS
enabled to make a square and exhaust
i've examination into and estimate oil
tho capahilitias of Santa Monica for O
Deep Sea Harbor.