The herald., 1896-04-09
THE DOUBLE APPROPRIATION
A Large Meeting of Its Advocates Held at
lllinnis Hall

The advocates of a double appropria-
ton for san Pedro and Santa Monica
held a meeting at Illinois hail. corner of
Broadway and Sixth street. Red fire
was burned in the street. a brass band
was i'll attendance, and fireworks in the
shape of skyrockets were provided. In
addition a special train was run up
from Santa Monica. AS a consequence
the meeting may be said to have been a
success. as the hall was occupied to its
full capacity, and an overflow meeting
was held in the street in front of the
hall. Altogether there were perhaps fif-
teen hundred people in attendance.
The Southern Pacific was very much in
evidence, Superintendent Muir and Pas
sengor and Freight Agent Crawley rep
resenting the higher officials while
many of the employees were in the body
of the audience.
The meeting was called to order at s
o'clock by j. B. Lankershim, who briefly
outlined the objects. saying that they
We're gathered together to indorse the
double appropriation for Santa Monica
and San Pedro Mr. Lankershim then
announced Hon. S. C. Hubbell for presi-
dent. with the following list of vice
presidents: Ex-tTnited States Senator
Cornelius Call. J. $. Slauson, Captain
John Cross. L. Sabichi, Captain H. Z. Os-
borne, o. r. Johnson, j. b. Lankershin,
Frank p. Flint. kaspare Cohn, w. $.
Nawter. Simon Maier. E. II. Lanime,
W Fl. Cook, A. Fl. Niedig. j. NJ. Davies,
Thomas Savage. Robert f. Jones, Wal
ter F. Parker. Edward Booth. John F.
Mailman and J. q. Story. The gentle
men We're invited to take seats on the
latform, and most of them availed
themselves Of the invitation, while
Judge Hubbiil took the chair
Judge Hubbell, in calling the meeting to
order. said that be was in favor of harbor.
! and il the government would give US one
he did not care where they put it. He real
/ ized what a hatbor would do for Los An
geles. 1t would increase the value of
property, and he did not care whether one
! company was benefited more than another
so long as he was benefited. A certain
| paper of the county had said that we had a
public enemy that we must fight with
with fire. He did not know what
this meant unless it was to favor
/ incendiarism and burn up the prop
eTty of the company. Judge HubbelI
said he was not fighting railroads; he re.
garded them rs public necessities. and il
the Southern Pacific could do the business
of the country satisfactorily, let them dc
it. The speaker ridiculed the idea of one
corporation capturing a public harbor
The laws of the state would not permit it
If harbor was established Mt Santa
Monica, and another railroad wished to &c
there, all that was necessary was to bring
suit, and the law would see that it got in
Judge Hubbell deprecated the efforts of
few men to deprive the people OF thu
biggest thing that they ever had Offered
them, and closed by again urging that th'
people should stand for the appropriation
for Santa Monica and San Peiro.
Judge Hubbell then introduced Hon. r
NJ. Widney as pioneer who had ever heel
in the front rank of progress. Judge Wild
ney outlined the development of the coun
try by the building of railroads, and depre
Gated the warefare which is constantl
made against these great factors in tn
country's progress The speaker ridicule,
the idea that Huntington could cspture 0