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

for the deep water harbor on this
coast OF California Is one Of intense in
terest 1t has been Capitally told in a
brochure by Z. d. Willard, former Sec
rotary of the chamber OF commerce.
Without going into IL eXhausuyely
il Is difficult to show the full merits Of
the contest over this harbor site. Mr..
Wizards book IS a complete history of
il. written so entertauIngly that II
reads like a novel That the southern
Pacific Railway had acquired exclusive
interests at Santa Monica and could
probably largely control the approach
rs was sufficient reason for Mr.. Hunt
ington TO desire that location for the
harbor in preference 10 san Pedro, The
latter however, was the site approved
by every government engineer and
every board of examination that had
been appointed by Congress to report
upon the subject. The people OF Los
Angeles were divided upon this ques-
ton. The Southern Pacific has follow
ers and friends by thousands, Then
there are thousands thoroughly alive
to the importance Of having a sea port
that should be equally approachable by
all railway lines that could desire to
reach IT, and knowing the bane OF
railway monopoly, as but few com
munities could know II, these resolved
that the merits Of the better harbor
and the freer port should not be set
aside in favor Of the creation Of one
that should be in the exclusive control
OF one great company For years this
contest was Waged II was carried to
Washington and the brightest minds
of Southern California were employed
i'm IT, Finally an appropriation large
enough TO insure the outer harbOr of
refuge was made by Congress, $4,000
U00 IL was supposed 10 have been
secured through the efforts of the
Huntington party and that the money
should be spent at Santa Monica, But
before the bin finally passed. The Unit
ed States Senate. the friends Of san
Pedro through the iudefaugabe labOrs
of Senator White ably assisted by local
committees sent from the Los Angeles
chamber Of commerce, and by the in
nuence Of the Los Angeles
Times provision was attached
to the appropriation requiring
that the money should be spent |
AT the point on the coast that still an
other special board Of inspector should |
finally designate. This most unusual |
course was taken, and resulted IN the |
selection again of san Pedro, and after |
dilatury tactics OF the war department, |
Influenced. II was supposed by Mr.. |
Huntington, who as q fighter for what /
he considered TO be his interests had |
few EQUALS. The contract was let |
and work upon the great breakwater |
actually begun This was the oCca- |
sion for a celebration, and Los An. |
geles made the most Of II.
An excursion. a parade and banquet, |
an unwilling Of a tablet in honor OF |
the Times placed on the corner OF It's |
office building, fireworks and much Ju- |
bilation were features OF II,
That all this interest and happiness |
over the narrow little estuary running |
from the sea into Wilmington bay sig |
nihes more than the single achieve
ment. one can but believe. IL is pro- |
phetic Of a future benefit that Is lit /
tie dreamed OF today. In the COM |
merce Of the Pacific the harbOr that |
has been begun at san Pedro, is sure
liz destined 10 become known as one Of |
the great ports Of the world.
TERMINAL ISLAND.
The Terminal Railway company that |
has Just passed into the new Los An /
geles & Salt Lake Railway company .
owns or controls what used TO be .
known as Rattlesnake island, a long, .
serpentIne sand bar running down from .
the main land between the San Pedro .
bay and the sea, which has been still .
further heightened out by the govern .
ment jetty. to a connection with Dead .
mans island.
Terminal island Is TO be the Mon .
mouth beach OF the Pacific. II Is beau .
tIfully situated upon the shore, with an .
ocean front OF hard, white sand that .
affords surf bathing the year round. /
The view Of the great San Pedro bay .
and thirty miles away Of Santa Cata-
lima island Is superb, A summer ho-
tel and many fine cottages are already F.
erected there, and others are project
ed. Az the seashore terminus OF the
new railway, this will become one OF
the most famous and beautiful sea side
resorts In the world II win be the
winter seaside home OF many Salt
Lake people. as II Is now the summer
home OF Los Angeles. The sweep OF
the railway through the beautiful little
town Of Long Beach-the Chatauqua
and Ashbury Park OF this coast-and
the ride along the shore is indeed very
beautiful.
only one hour from Los Angeles
the same time that Seabright is from
New York-only a night and a day
from salt Lake-the terminal Of our
great railway Il win be the place OF
union and much delight for the Joy Of