The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-22

earth and lease it out for so much per acre
Or is it part of his deep laid plot against sar
Pedro and Southern California to get some
kind OF possessory title to this fine piece oi
land, which so completely overlooks the pro
posed deep-sea harbor and is so admirably ft-
ted for the use intended by the government
namely. that of defense? If the government
still owns this land, it seems that the officials
must be sleeping, to allow a continuance OF
this outrage. 1t also SEEMS that you people
are overlooking one of the greatest points in
favor of the governments favoring San Pedro
with appropriations namely. its great advan-
tages as point OF defense and its ownership
of this piece of land so perfectly fttod for the
purpose. Yours for the right
FAIR PLAY.
SANTA ANA's CHAMBER OF coMMERcs.
Fair Plays timsiy Communication
needs no Comment, tnrshsr than tn rs-
ma-h that it is no now rals for Octopus
Huntington to play the put OF land
thief. Hs and his corporation havs done
that whenever and wherev ar thsy could.
1t ia tho part, ths d1ty Of the olt!zsns OF
San Pedro and OF all S,uthsrn Ualitor-
mia to ses that Mr.. Huntington 10 not
permitted to steal this valuable pie eje OF
land, aud tia. tbs N, ,nsy he hal al.
ready received from its rental should be
turned over to the treasury o! tbs fed
eral govsrnm,1..
Aspscisi meeting OF tho chamber OF
commsrcs OF Santa Ana vas held ct the
chamber OF com narcs roomi Saturday
evening.
Aftor soma diacnsaion this following
resolution, introdncai by Director Pea
body wsa intrnlaosd:
Resolved, That the best interests of this
southern portion OF the state OF California re-
quire the early completion of the proposed
deep-sca harJor at San Pedro, and in further
ance thereof the Orange county chamber of
commerce would urge upon our senators and
representatives in congress the necessity OF
making such appropriation as will enable the
work to be commenced at once and pushed
through to completion.
Following sas adoption OF the rsso lu-
tion lively aud Minated discussion on
city Improvements was catered into by
tho mo n bars. who seemed to bsaiive n
ths siSos OF the timss aud the imp,r-
tsncs OF getting tho whoels Of progress
in motion.
A.ra,g,meuts vera mile 70, ths con-
tinuation aud rsplenishing of the Orr
ango county exhibit with the choicest of
the county's products.
THE SAN PEDRO TINES.
"The Los ANaaLss HERALD 10 making
% gallant fight for Ssu poiro," says the
San Psdr, Times, -s'snd "a urging the
people TO aiga ths M msmorial to congress.
says that every citiz,n ol Southern
California should pa; his shoulder to
the whssl and work with might and
main for the success OF the San Pedro
harbor memorial. How deep aud dark
he plot Ia to rob Southern California OF
dssp ssa harbor has yet to be told.
though In the past thsrs has bsen no
mincng OF words whom discussing the
infemy OF Octopus Huntington. Only
i'm mediate and united action can save
San Psdro.
"Odr citizens should get move on
themselves and sign shs m,m1rial bs.
lore 1t is too lats. Edslmsn & Co..
Harry Rider and A. N. Stevens have
them at THAR stores. Dou't DELAY. but
go and sign it. Yesterday The HERALp
reported 1l,510 nsmss received at their
office. Those of our citizens who have
not signed should do 80 at once. "