The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-16
A Circular Lnttsr Calling Upon Every
Cat z n to Write to Congressmen
in Behalf cf Harbor for
Southern Cal furnis,

1t rared again yesterday in case you
didn't know it-but the signatures to
the San Pedro memorial poured ia with
unabsted vigor and increasing numbera.
FROM early in the morning till long after
these words were written, they kept
coming in by the yard. All that did
come IN have not yet been countsd and
added to the groat roll OF honor. They
will be properly lated today aud added
in with thsrtotal of today's teceipts. -
But what showing IL was! Over
1900 names in @ single day les the
best day that has yet been seen since
the great memorial WAS started. Where
did they all coms from? That woull
be hard to answer. Mr. Francis broush:
in long list with about 400 nSnss on
it. San Pedro sent 8 g)od aizsl list.
From the San Gabriel valley csms
yard OF two. aoconpani ed by cheering
note from E L Wo:kyna, superintend-
ent OF the San Gabriel Wins company
at Ramona: Enclosed / hand you a
little assistance in the good cause to-
ward which your n,bls enisavora are
most praseworthy. I had h)psi TO OBJ
tain at least q mile OF signatures, but
am pleased to say moat OF thosa to whom
Iappied l hal already signs some Of the
many petitions in circulation"
Mr.. Wo,kyns' liet was not quite as
good as mile, but San Peiro would
have missed his eff,rts had they bsen
withheld. And San Pedro can afford to
mics no mans efforts at this time.
DEPLoRABLE FACT.
Ii is now or never with San Pedro.
There's n use in closing the eyes to the
real situation any longer. The infor-
nation published in yesterdays HER
AID, about the HuItington-J ones cinch,
is absolutely correot-alss. that it is so !
1t is fact that the commerce COM
mittes of congress, through the mach.
ina.ions OF Colls p. Huntington and his
tools in this national body. has tac;tly
agreed TO report in favor OF harbor a.
Santa Monica. 1t is fact that the mat
ter is all cut and dried, and that the
congressional junke.ing tour ont here is
merely in the way OF blind TO the
public. or a sop to those who might
question the sction of the committee
and congress.
1t is hardly a startling or very sur
prising fact to those who know soms-
thing OF the wickednsss OF G ,llis P. and |
his agents and their power in congress;
but to those who have rested in fancied
security upon the integrity and good
sense OF the national legislature; to !
those who. knowing how plain and sim.
pie matter the whole question is, have
depended upon congress being able to |
see it in ths same light. or at least trust
ing that congress would not dare to leg.
islate against the Recommendations OF
its own expert engineers at the open be-
hest OF single wicked old man-to any
OF these classes, the revelations made in
The HERALD yesterday must have fallen
like thunderbolt from the proverbial
eunny sky.
They know the portent OF it, the full
significance of the cowardly plot. l.
means only one thing-that Southern
California. which enjoy the advantages
of two overland railroads. shall not be
given harbor for deep sea vessels.
That is the full meaning Of the con spir-
acy. For it 10 folly to ex pect to build a
safe harbor at Santa Monica. where
Messrs. Huntington and Jones have
bought up all the water front property. I
or as much OF it ss they have any use
for at present.
NEED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION.
They will have less use for IL presently
if the c.tiz ,ns Of Southern Californ ia
continue their grand rally for the San
Pedro harbor memorial.
Now. indeed. ia the nesd for immadi- |