The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-29
SENATOR JONES AND OUR DEBP SEA
HARB0R.

! senator j 0nn L. Jones look part IN the
debate before the senate COMMITTEES on
commerce upon the deep sea hsrbor
near Los Angeles. We are not informed
who wac indignant. nor are we given the
Dimensions of this body OF indignation,
its dips, spurs and lateral angles, wines,
shoots, tunnels and other peculiarities
| from which we might form an opinion OF
the size and value of the ore body of in
dignation aforesaid. Possibly the Hon.
| Dick Kerens could tell us. Who will not
emile when it is said that Senator Jones
could or would do anything to excite the
indignation of any body? All this indig-
na ton could be rolled up like bundle
of worsteds, go to speak, and placed in
the corner oiyour lsiteye. Nothing was
said about the indignation that
presence, as representative of San Pc
dro, of Mr.. Dick .Kerens, of happy star
route memory. Mr.. X. is genial and
delightful gentleman, and the HERALD
believes he had as good q right as any
other American to advocate. "a presi-
dent of the Terminal Railway company.
or as an individual, any view of the
deep sea harbor question he preferred.
This journal is very careful never to at
empt the invasion OF the rights guaran-
teed to any man by the constitution OF
the United States, and it would not, if
he matter had been committed to its
discretion, even have interrupted j. S.
Coxey in reading his petition from the
east front of the capitol, which, by the
way, he had as much right to do as
President Cleveland has to use govern
ment vessels on his excursions-perhaps
q great deal more.
Why should not Senator Jones have
the RICH t, as q member of the senate
committee on commerce, to see that the
trnth Was told before that body-.he
truth, the whole truth and nothing but
the truth? Where does the indignation
come in? Very likely because this is
the first year in which an honest effort
has been made to get the truth-the
plain, unyarnished truth-beiore con-
gress.
absolutely disinterested character OF
Senator Jones will smile at the idea OF
that gentleman's doing anything to pro-
woke indignation amongst fair.minded
pe0pfo.---Ha ia-we -believet-naSu sA.-i.e -
his twenty-sscond year in the senate of
the United States. He was perhaps the
dearest friend Of Grant and Roscoe
Conkling. He had as much influence
with both OF these notsbilities in the
acme of their power "a any man in the
United States. There was never a mo-
ment in which the Nevada senator
abused this power.
Senator Jones has a national reputa-
ton, and be has also one of which he
and his friends have a right to be
proud that relates to Southern Califor-
mia, and particularly to Los Angeles
county. About twenty years ago John
P. Jones, who had been enormously
enriched by the Crown Point bonanza OF
Gold Hill, came down to Los Angeles
and bought three-quarter interest in
the Rancho San Vicente Santa Monica.
He was not like the ordinary man who
invested in real estate, expecting to
profit by the enhancement OF values in
u progressive region without doing any
thing to promote them. Ga the con-
trary, he at once put his money and
energy into the development of the
country. and he was probably the real
author of the Los Angeles boom. He
put in a million dollars in trying to
develop the great mineral riches about
Panamint. In order to reach these
mines he started out to build the
Los Angelica and Independence railway
"a great scheme which would long be-
fore this have resulted in giving Los
Angeles another transcontinental rail-
way il the pocketbook OF John p. Jones
had been like the purse OF Fortunatus.
Unfortunately for this grand enterprise
the failure OF the Bank OF California IN
the fall OF 1875 made golden eagles here
about as scarce as hen's teeth, and the
indomitabls Nevada senator was obliged
to devote his attention to more immedi-
ate interests. But he did not do so IN
til he had given Southern California
pledges of his devotion TO her interests
in the shape OF million dollars iny rested
in Kearnville, another million at Pana-
mint and fully million in the Los An
gees and Independence railway. now
the Santa Monica branch OF the Southern
Pacific, and the San Vicente Santa
Monica rancho.
Who has better right than John P.
Jones to see to il that the senate COM
mittee on commerce, of which he would
be chairman under Republican regime,
should know the truth about Santa Mon
ica'e claims for the location Of deep sea
haTbor near Los Angeles? 1t is said that
be ia the owner of IA. COO acres OF land at
Santa Monica. No doubt of that. but
what of it? For 20 years he has sat in
his place in the senate and listened to
innumerable yarns aboutthe superiority
OF San Pedro to Santa Monica, all OF
which he knew to be untrue. These
roorbacks have had their day, and the
truth is about to have it's innings. Is
thore any obligation upon the part OF
Senator Jones to be always moved by
false delicacy? II it be indeed true
that he is ct last determined to take
hand in the triumph OF truth it is
great gain for this section. Nero idle