The herald., 1896-12-24

is in accord with commercial customs to
bring the water into the harbor, not to
take the harbOr to the water. There are
1900 acres a. San Pedro that can be used
for docks and the handling of merchan-
disc. One advantage offsetting the short
er distance between Santa Monica and
Los Angeles is the low grade of railroads
between this city and San Pedro, the
steepest being on Alameda street 1t Is
not over IS feet to the mile from the top
of the bluff to Los Angeles. He would
file maps showing that there Is very
little land at Santa Monica not owned
by the Southern Pacific company. The
site for breakwater there Is open to all
the winds, while at San Pedro there Is
no such disadvantage. He would like
to introduce the testimony of the trees:
they were unbiased. except to turn their
backs to the wind that blows strongest.
A record Of the wind kept at the customs
house in San Pedro would be filed with
the board. Ninety-one per cent Of the
winds at Santa Monica are from the
southwest, and the land between there
and Ballona Is too low to afford any
shelter. San Pedro is protected on the
west and open to the southeast, from
which direction storms are of rare oc-
currence. There is less towing needed
al San Pedro, and their is less fog. In q
total of 154 days, 90 were foggy at San
Pedro, against 26 at Santa Monica. Mr..
Hood had referred to a small wreck at
San Pedro. The speaker thought 1t would
not make serious encroachment on the
appropriation if the whole wreck was
blown out. Santa Monica had laid great
stress on the sea slope, but the merit of
this feature must depend on the charac-
ter of the waves. The effect of the ac-
tion of the waves on the bottom was
more important than that of the bottom
on the waves. If the slope of the bottom
governs the location of the harbor. i.
should be built at Port Ballona, as it is
much more gentle there. The charts
show that at the proposed location of
the breakwater there is a heavy deposit
of mud, and authorities state that where
there Is much mud there is no heavy sea.
He would refer them to the small size
of the rocks in the jetties.
The speaker has made a study Of the
shore lines, and indicating the points
in the map. gave facts to prove that
the sand goes to the east. he can no
longer elieve in its going west. In the
thirty-three cases of detached break
waters referred to Mr.. Corthell he
could find none that affords q parallel
to Santa Monica. though he is very ia
miliar with several of them. He referred
TO Harcourt's work on Rivers and Har-
bors quoted by the gentleman. and re-
chapter. As to convenience of ingress
and egress, the ground speaks for itself.
San Pedro is situated at salient point,
protected by high lands. The construc-
tion of docks, wharves, etc, of solid
masonry can be brought within the
limits of the appropriation.
Mr.. Hawgood was asked number of
questions by the members OF the board.
A breakwater, he thought, at Santa
Monica would be some benefit to ship
ping; better than none at all. An outer
harbor is one of refuge, a place of call
for naval vessels; an inner harbor for
commercial purposes.
MR.. WHITTEMORE OF SALT LAKE
Mr.. Whittemore, district attorney Of
Salt Lake, was introduced as a repre-
sentative of the chamber of commerce
of that city.
The people Of Utah, he said. were
deeply interested in the commercial as
pect of a deep sea harbor in Southern
California. They are deeply interested
because they propose to build line of
railroad from Salt Lake to this coast,
which will make the shortest line be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific Along
this route there are beds of coal and
iron for which they seek market. 1t
rs their intention to combine with the
Terminal company. He was appointed
Ny tlie cHdInpeT OF commerce to urge
the location of the harbor at San Pedro.
This question affects the world at large
as we'll as Southern California. It Is a
battle waged between the Southern Pa
cific, the most soulless corporation in
existence, and the people Of the coast.
AT San Pedro freight and wharf charges
could not be exacted, which would be
enormous on bulky products Utah is
interested because of her immense de-
nOC(fg Ia fe- r.
coal, gypsum, asphal ltum, gilsonite and
salt. She wishes to distribute this min
eral wealth to the markets of the world.
Mr.. Whittemore extended an invitation
to the members of the board to visit
Utah on their return east, and see the
vast and valuable resources of the state.