The record-union., 1896-05-27
Deep SEA HARBORS.
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nent that speaks with the power that
single act does.
was not content. I saw Mr. Corthell
one day-this man who, because his
board was paid would sacrifice, per-
maps, his reputation, which has been
earned by lifelong service, and deliber-
ately undertake to deceive Congress.
Who is Mr.. Corthell? He is a member
OF the American Society of Civil En-
glneers; the American Society of Me-
cnanical Engineers; the American In
stitute of Mining Engineers; the Ca
madam Society of Civil Engineers; the
institution of Civil Engineers of Great
Britain; the Society of Arts of Great
6r1tain; the Imperial Institute of Great
brltain; the Institution of Engineers
and Shipbuilders of Scotland; the
French Society of Civil Engineers. cor
responding member of that society for
the Northwest of the United States; the
Mexican Association of Civil Engineers
ana Architects; honorary member of
the Geographic and Statistical Society
OF Mexico; the American Geographical
Society; the National Geographic So
clety of Washington; the Boston Soci-
ETY. of Civil Engineers; the Engineering
Association of the South; the Western
Association Of Engineers at Chicago;
Fellow of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science; Second
Rice-PreSident of the American Society
of Civil Engineers in 1888; First Vice
President in 1898 and 1894; President of
the Western Society of Engineers in
1889.
And yet for his board bill Mr.. Corthell
might sacrifice his reputation. What
proposition that is to make to the
United States Senatei What a weak,
silly foundation that on which to place
an argument! He was Mr.. Eads'
right-hand man for four years, in full,
complete charge of the jetties in the
mississippi River. He was employed
as the leading engineer for the BraZos
Company, and made a success of it.
Mexico heard of him. They needed
great harbor at Tampico. 1t was one
of the most troublesome places in the
world to make one. They had been try
ing for it for years. They sent to this
engineer, Corthell. He went down
there, and to-day they have one of the
finest harbors in the world, a perfect
success. They sent for him out on the
western coast of the Pacific at the
western terminal of the Tehuantepec
Railroad. There the English propose
ito expend some SO, 000.0 600 in creating
harbor. Corthell was sent for He
made a plan and specifications, and in
the English contract for the building
of the harbor that Corthell plan is en-
tered. To-day he stands at the head.
or nearly at the head, of the civil en-
gineers on the question of riparian i'm
provements in the United States of
America.
met him. / knew him. / asked him
Of he could not go to Santa Monica
and San Pedro and make an eyamina-
flon and report. ] was still uncertain
The engineers distur bed me as they
disturbed others. I did not even yield
to the fact that I had heard of the
change which had been made He said
he was doing nothing and that he could
go. / asked him if he would go. He said
he would. Mr.. Huntington undoubtedly
paid his expenses. I did not and could
not. My lean pocket is only enough
for my modest necessities and not
enough to pay engineers.
Mr.. Corthell said he could go. He went
He spent one ortwo months, do not re-
member which, and he came back with
itis report. 1t was in favor of Santa
Monica and against San Pedro, with
reasons given from the first to the last
disagreeing with both boards in many
particulars and uttering his disagree
ment in unmiStakable language He
declared that you could not make a safe
harbor at San Pedro, that there was no
power on earth to prevent the south
east gales from sweeping square into
san Pedro. He declared that a break
water built as the last one is proposed
to be built would certainly fill with
sand. He declared that no railroad
track could be maintained on that
breakwater an hour. He declared that
mo wharves could be attached to it,
and that if there were no ships could
dive at the wharves when there was a
gale from the southeast and the waves
came in from the southwest He Joined
issue with these engineers in all those
regards.
AS TO Santa Monica and the present
location, it must be remembered that
the present location is one that has
never been examined by our army en-
gineers at all, and when Mr.. Davidson's
letter was read and he talked about
ruins on the shore and where he walked.
Mr.. Davidson was walking from way
up here Qndicating) around to Point
Dune, here Gndicating). Point Dune
is more than seventeen miles from the