The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-28
And in this way Squatter Hunting-
ton secured his wrong Of way over the
government military reservation. But
there is more to tell.
Squatter Huntington Fences in
and Leases Out Mil
itary Land.

6quatter Huntington was not content
with bestowing UPON himself merely the
most valuable 20 acres of the entire 40
acre military reservation. His palm
still itched for the remaining Is acres.
Thsy4 are fair scres.
A previous squatter named Wood
worth had been located ON thsse Tor
about four years and built himsslf
home thereon. No one Thought to dis
possess him-no one but Squatter Hunt.
ington- because he did no harm to the
land. because he was poor and il Ravs
him living, and because he made no
great pretensions about owning it in fee
simple. When the government wac
ready to use the land he would turn il
over. the better for his having used II.
The Sou thern Pacific realized that in
Woodworth it had . dangerous rival.
Should 1t forcibly eject him from the
coveted acres he would be likely to raise
such = hue and cry that tho department.
might come to hear some echo OF u and
be moved to point to both contestants
the proclamation Of the president.
So Squatter Huntington. by his leit
hand, the San Pedro Harbor, Dock and
Land association, or BY his right hand.
the Southern Pacific Extension COM
pany, decided to buy off squattsr weods
worth. Every body in San Pedro knows
that the greater squatter paid $500 10
the lesser squatter to induce him to W.
cate the land that belonged to the war
department. Squatter Woodwork
pocketed his $500 about four years ago
and then left the country. No one ap-
pears to know where he went. The
tract was never ON the land efice mapu
and plats as anything but military re-
serve, yet when the first squsttsr left 10
the second squatter stepped in and took
full possession.
Squatter Huntington. by his servant
]. W. Pierson Of Oakland. fenced In the
40 acres and then sold the buildings leio
by Squatter Woodworth to the Busna
Vista hotel people.
During the period that elapsed b.
tween the leaving of Wood worth ana
the fencing in OF the tract by the South.
ern Pacific James H. Dodson. the pres
ent postmaster OF San Pedro, stspped
In, cleared the land and planted barley
ON it.
Then came the Southern Pacific fence
and Mr.. Dodson Was given notice to eeo
off the earth.
"And thought might % we'll Ro.'s
says Mr.. Dodson. II knew they had No
more title to tine land than I had, but
they were sll-powsriul and had no
money to waste in trying to fight them.
II went away. Then they laid their
tracks and leased out the entire tract Il
Edouard Amar, who has planted il eysr
since and paid the Pacific Improvement
company at the rate Of 500 . year for
the privilege. which 10 about equal 10
one-third the tract"
And what Dodson says Is solemn
truth, for there are the leases thoS,
selves TO prove il. They are signed IA
the Pacific Improvements company -
Frank 8. Douty, the same Douty Souths
ern Pacific warrior that was the seore.
tary OF the San Pedro Harbor, Dook
and Land association. and e61olated
whom Squattsr Huntington oonvevaA
the right of way through the rsssrvasioS
from his left hand to his right hand.
The first lease to Amar Wa ra1ao (
September 5. 1891. and was sxeeutsd e
cover the year 1892. bsginnine 81 ~
first day Of January. This loaso ~ ~
Continued on Third pae& q. 4 y.