The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-19

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The following kilograms to Hon.
George Q. Cannon received. yesterday
morning. resulted in a hurried meeting
at the chamber of commerce.:
Los Angeles. Cal. Dec. II. 1896.
Hon. George Q. Cannon:
Commissioners to divide between San
Pedro and Santa Monica as deep water
harbor for Los angeles begin hearing
on Monday. December 81 1t is essen
tial TO the future railway connection
with your city that San Pedro be
chosen. VIII commercial bodies of
your city send representatives here
with petition to appear for San Pedro
on Monday or Tuesday next. Answer.
JOHN F. FRANCIS.
Chairman Los Angeles Free Harbor
League.
T. E. GIBBON,
Vice-President Los Angeles, Terminal
Railway.
President Nelden occupied the chair
and called upon Colonel T. G. Weber
to make a statement of the matter Mr..
Weber said the telegram was sent to
President Cannon, he presumed, be-
cause of that gentleman's connection
with the proposed road to the coast.
COLONEL wEBBER'S VIEWS.
Mr.. Weber expressed himself very
positively to the effect that the build
ing of the San Pedro harbor would be
to the commercial interest of Utah.
He had spent some time in Los Angeles
during the present year and found the
Feeling of the people very pronounced
on that question. He also visited
which the Southern Pacific is
attempting to establish deep water
harbor. This latter place is in no
way as desirable as San Pedro, which
is natural harbor, we'll sheltered in
all respects. Besides that the railway
facilities are much better there on
account of these roads terminating at
that point. At Santa Monica there is
bur one road-the Southern Pacific.
Huntington and Senator Jones have
expended large amount of money
at this latter place and. of course, want
to triumph in their selection. But such
a triumph would be greatly to the det-
riment of Utah. The proposition should
be combatted as strongly as possible
and he. therefore, heartily favored
complying with the telegraphed re-
quest to send a representative to Los
Angeles to appear in the meeting in
Dictated.
c. o. WHITTEMORE.
County Attorney Whittemore, who
was present, had also received tele-
gram similar to the one sent to Presi-
dent Cannon. He was familiar with
the subject. and expressed himself
freely upon it. The Los Angeles men
way to Salt Lake were thoroughly in
earnest and had spent a large sum of
money in the preliminary work. The
selection of San Pedro would go a long
way towards carrying out the prospect
of building a road between Los Angeles
and Salt Lake.
SELECTING A DELEGATE.
J.E. Dolly, Thomas Taylor of Cedar
City, Colonel Donnellan and NJ. H.
Walker endorsed what had been said
with reference to this matter, and the
matter of selecting a delegate to rep
resent Utah then came up. President
Cannon was favored, but it was learned
that he was in New York City. and
Judge Colborn was then selected, but
the eloquent secretary was forced to
decline, owing to other business en-
gagements that could not be broken,
and Mr. Whittemore was persuaded
to accept the appointment.
RESOLUTIONS.
A committee on resolutions. consist
ing of Colonel T. G. Weber, Colonel
Donnellan, N. H. Walker. Judge Col
born and c. o. Whittemore was chosen
and presented the following report,
which was unanimously adopted:
Salt Lake City, Dec. is, 1896.
Admiral John G. Walker, Z. S. N,
Chairman Committee to Select Deep
Water Harbor at Los Angeles, Cal:
The Salt Lake chamber of commerce
at a meeting held this day, unanimous
~ resolved to present to your commits
SION on behalf of this city and the
state of Utah the fact that this state
is deeply interested in the proper loca-
ton of the proposed deep water har-
Dor for southern California for the
reason that our citizens are engaged in
an effort to build line of railroad to
connect this city with Los Angeles and
the proposed harbor.
This will be u thorough transconti-
rental line, and will be the shortest
line between the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans
In southern Utah, along the proposed
line and not more than 500 miles from
tide water near Los Angeles, occur
vast deposits of iron ore. fully equal in
extent and quality to the great iron
ranges OF Michigan. Contiguous to
these great iron deposits there exists
coal measures of almost unlimited ex-
tent. Considering the scarcity of coal
and iron on the Pacific coast and con-
tempiating the future growth and de-
yeiopment of the trade and commerce
of the Pacific coast of North and South
America and Australia and the Orient.
we deem it of the utmost importance
that a suitable harbor be secured near
Los Angeles by which these invaluable
products of our state may reach this
great and growing market The ar
engagements are well advanced to COM
mence the construction of this rail-
road. We expect TO cooperate in the
building of this line with the Los An
geles Terminal company, and we are
fully convinced that the construction of
the road win be materially advanced
and in fact rendered certain by the To-
cation of this deep water harbor at San
Pedro. The chamber is so earnest that
no mistake be made in the selection of
the site most advantageous to the state
that it has appointed the Hon. c. o.
Whittemore to appear before your COM
mission to present these resolutions
and to personally urge the many &d-
vantages that we think will accrue to
Utah, California and the nation by the
selection of San Pedro as the deep
water harbor for southern California.
WILL LEAVE TONIGHT.
Mr. Whittemore viii leave for Los
Angeles tonight and is prepared to