The herald., 1895-02-11
E)RE NAMESFOR SIN PEDRO
Four Thousand Signatures to Add
to the Petition
90 -
WILL AID SENATOR WHITE
The Last Roll a Valuable Appendix to
the Memorial
Endorsement of Ship Owners and Builders
and Navigators to the Demand for
Action on the Harbor Bill.

Der, Washington
Doubtless twice this number of sigma
lures would have been received ere this
had not the limited time made it advis-
able to close up the rolls and send them
to their destination, and at the same
time discontinue the publication of the
memorial coupon. In fact the outside
districts had only fairly commenced to
send in their lists when the petition was
closed. Could it have been kept open
four or five days more another 10000
| signatures could have been easily
added to it without any exertion. The
| signatures now on hand will be arranged
| in single roll and forwarded to Wash
ington within a day or two. 1t is the
last roll of what proved to be a great and
glorious achievement of the people of
Southern California. Already their work
has been felt in Congress, though the re-
suit of it in the shape of the greatest of
popular petitions has not yet reached
Washington. Copies of The Herald con-
| tanning the accounts of the theft of the
original rolls and the wonderful progress
made in the enrolment of the second
| 90, 900 signatures were, however, for
CATION in the National Congress.
And now the cheering information
comes over the wires that the Secre-
| tary of War, at the suggestion of Senator
White, has called for Engineer Benyuard' S
report on San Pedro harbor. This action
serves to bring the matter fairly before
the country again, and by the time The
Herald great petition reaches Washing
| ton the nations representatives will be in
| the midst of their discussions and exam
| nations of the problem of establishing a
| deep-sea harbor at Southern California.
| These 10000 names will have great
weight, coming at such time. 1t will be
the voice of 10000 citizens of Southern
California speaking in the Senate and
in the House of Representatives on an
issue that is to them the most important
matter upon which national legislation is
desired by the inhabitants of this section
of the country.
| Senator White WILL of course, be ably
and zealously seconded in his efforts in
behalf of San Pedro harbor by the elo-
quence and logic of Senator Perkins.
Many other senators and congressman who
have recently been appealed to by personal
letters from acquaintance and con-
stituents, according to the admirable plan
adopted by the harbor committee of the
| Chamber of Commerce will also champion
the cause that has been so timely brought
before Congress by Senator White. But
more than all these, in strengthening the
cause and corroborating whatever state
ments Senator White will make as to the
4 of@ ~ IS ba &c
Southern California in this matter, will
be the great San Pedro harbor memorial,
containing the signatures of 20, 900 citi-
zens, and enrolled in the period of six
days. When Senator White tells Congress
that the people of Southern California de-
sire the location of the harbor at San Pc
dro his words will not be unsupported.
The great memorial will give an empha-
sis to them that will be more convincing
even than logic or eloquence. And be-
fore the discussion in Congress is likely
to be concluded these additional 4, 900 and
odd names will probably have reached
there, for they will be sent on at once.
At the head of this list are the signatures
of $50 vessel owners and builders, ship
captains and navigators that are familiar
vantages of both Santa Monica and San
Pedro, and who speak on this subject
with the wisdom of personal experience
and technical knowledge. After these
signatures are the names of several hun
bred San Pedro, Long Beach and
Hueneme citizens. From the latter place
r. B. Haydock sent long list, enclosed
in the following significant letter:
Hueneme, Cal, Feb. 8, 1895.
To the Editor OF The Herald
Enclosed find list of thirteen names for San
Pedro Harbor memorial These were pro-
cured in less than ten minutes-not one refus-
ing to sign. could have quadrupled the num-
Der had circulated the petition more gener-
ally: but these will serve to show that, al
though not directly interested, the citizens of
Hueneme recognize the indisputable fact that
there is but one point on the coast of Los An
geles county for which the citizens of Southern
California are justified in asking Congress to
make an appropriation-san Pedro.
Very truly yours, R. B. Haydock.
]. E. Rush of South Riverside sent in
list of 80 signatures saying that he had
the blanks had reached him. T. E.
Parker of Lankershim sent 30 names
From Hartford Grant Bowman sent a
yard or more of names saying that 1--WE
are very greatly in sympathy with The
Herald's grand agitation for deep sea
harbor at San Pedro.
A long list of names came from Mon
rovia, several dozen from Spadra, some
from Covina, from Redlands, San Diego,
from Riverside and from Eastern Ari-
IONA.
Do not send any more signatures for
the San Pedro harbor memorial for they
will reach The Herald office too late to be
counted in with the additional roll that
is to be forwarded to Washington imme-
diately, The great enrolment is over;
but not the agitation for safe and sure
deep sea harbor in Southern California.
That will never be over until the outer
harbor at San Pedro has been completed
and on the placid waters of that sheltered
nature-favored bay there ride the great
ships that trade between the United
States and the Orient, and Los Angeles
becomes at least one of the great
commercial ports for the distribution of
ocean freights EN- route to the Atlantic
seaboard.
Riverside grape fruit at Althouse's