Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15

agitation IN favor Of an outer deep wa
ter harbor was achieved through the
efforts OF Senator Stanford, and there
was inserted Nm t,g riycr ana harbor
appropriation Dul, which passed In the
summer of 1890 an item allowing the
sum of 5000 10 pay the expenses of
preparing a project for deep water
harbor somewhere in the county Of Los
Angeles.
A LONG HARD FIGHT.
A board Of engineers OF the war de-
partment was appointed for this pro-
ject and IN December 1891, this board
submitted a report 10 Congress in
which the location selected was San
Pedro. Up 20 this time il was gem
orally conceded that san Pedro was the
most favorable location Tor the harbor
In question, and In fact there had been
no discussion Of any other place. Short
ly after the report OF this board Of
engineers an important change took
place In the management OF the South
ern Pacific railroad Senator Leland
stanford, who had acted as president Of
the Central Pacific since It's beginning,
and who when that road was merged
into the Southern Pacific. became the
president OF the whole system. was sud-
denly and Unexpectedly deposed and
Mr. G.. =. Huntington took his place
The policy OF the Southern Pacific COM
pany towards San Pedro was II once
changed.
Mr.. Huntington visited san Pedro and
Santa Monica, and announced that the
company would soon make some i'm
portant Improvements In the latter To-
Callty. The work which was In prog
ress on the wharf OF the Southern Pa
cifC company at San Pedro came 20 a
halt. within a few months after Mr.
Huntington became president OF the
Southern Pacific. work began on the
construction OF a long wharf at Santa
Monica, In 1893 this wharf was nearly
completed and the Southern Pacific was
committed % a change OF policy from
a harbor at San Pedro 10 one at Santa
Monica. While many reasons have been
assigned for this change the principal
one was the disadvantage 10 the inter
ests Of the Southern Pacific at san Pc.
dro by the entrance OF the Terminal
railway into good wharfage ground on
the east side Of the interior harbor
THE TERMINAL ORGANIZED
The Terminal company was cor
poration formed Tor the purpose of ac-
curing and holding terminal facilities
IN the city OF Los Angeles and upon
the ocean front with q view 10 ubsc.
Quenty leasing them 20 larger systems
OF railways At the time the Terminal
road was built which was In 1912. IL
was generally understood that the
Union Pacific which was just then UNI
dergoing reorganization, and was at
tempting new development, or perhaps
some one OF the other roads that were
working their way westward from Dem
yer. would come down from salt Lake.
over the easy grades OF Utah Nevada
and the California desert country, 10
Los Angeles. and that the Terminal was
10 be It's Los Angeles and deep-water
outlet.
BUYS MOTOR ROADS.
In establishing its connections 10 the
north and northeast from Los Angeles
to Glendale and to Pasadena-the
Terminal purchased existing motor
roads. but when IL made its way 20 the
sea II constructed a new and indepeud-
ent line. Relying upon the Judgment OF
the United states engineers that san
Pedro was the proper place for a deep
sea harbOr 10 be located. IN the event
that the government should decide to
build one and believing that Congress
must Of necessity follow the advice ~
the engineers, the new company chose
san Pedro as its ocean terminus Its
line parallels the Southern Pacific about
five miles further 20 the east. until Il
reaches Long Beach. tAence Il macs
It's way along the co-st over Raj "e-
snake-or. as Il was rechlstened. Ter
minal lsaud-to East San Pedro on
the western shore OF the island. along
the interior harbor, wharves were con-
structed and lumber, coal and miscel-
laneous merchandise from the sea be-
gan 20 come IN by this route.
THE 5. Z. AT SANTA MONICA.
The Southern Pacific finding that Il
could not exercise a monopoly over San