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

, peated taunts that he dared not refe
the question 20 q competent unprelu
diced board struck home The amend
ment as proposed by Senator Whit,
was finally accepted by the advocate.
OF san Pedro.
REJOICING IN LOS ANGELES.
There was great rejoicing In Los
Angeles when the news came Of The
passage OF the river and harbor bin
containing the deep-water harhor ap.
preparation, and the proyi0ion for the
appointment Of a board TO designate
where the work should be done. When
Senator White returned home a few
weeks later a special train went oit To
meet him containing several hundred
OF his friends and admirers. The cars
We're decorated with flags and flowers.
ana as the train passed through tho
nelghboring cities great crowds were
gathered az the station TO cheer the
man who had made a brave fight for
the people, for so Il was regarded.
II might be well to add In this con-
| necton that when Senator Perkins
| visited Los Angeles some months later,
! although It was In the midst OF a presi-
dental campaign and his mission was
| TO make a political speech on the Re
publican side, similar reception was
rendered him, and In this the Demo-
| Gratis were given q chance 20 recipro-
cate, and they accepted Il handsomely.
THE FINAL STRUGGLE.
And now came the final struggle
The board provided for In the bin was
appointed in october. 1896. with Rear
Admiral John G. Walker as chairman,
and the public sessions OF the Walker
board began at Los Angeles December
q, 1896.
SALT LAKE STEPS IN.
The case for Santa Monica was ably
presented by the engineers and repre-
sentatives OF the Southern Pacific. The
San Pedro case was under the man
agement Of the Free Harbor League
and Mr.. T. r. Gibbon, who represented
the Terminal railroad This State also
took a hand In the struggle, The Salt
Lake chamber OF commerce passed
resolutions In favor OF San Pedro and
sent Mr.. c. o, Whittemore as the rep
resentative Of Utah 20 appear before
the Walker board and make an ad-
dress In favor Of San Pedro. which
resolution was IN part as follows
at a meeting held this day unanimous
The Salt Lake chamber OF commerce
ly resolved 70 present TO your COM
mission on behalf Of said city and the
State OF Utah the fact that this state
is deeply interested In the proper loca-
ton OF the proposed deep-water har-
Dor for Southern California, for the
reason that our citizens are engaged
In an effort to build line Of railroad
70 connect this city with Los Angeles
and the proposed harbor. This rail-
road, when completed, will he a
through transcontinental line and will
be the shortest line between the Allan
tic and Pacific oceans. In southern
Utah alone. on the proposed line, and
not more than 500 miles from tide
water. occur vast deposits Of iron ore
fully equal In extent and quality TO
the great iron ranges OF Michigan.
Contiguous 20 these great iron depos-
Its there exists coal measures OF al
most unlimited extent We expect TO
cooperate In the building Of this line
with the Los Angeles Terminal com
pany. and we are fully convinced that |
the construction OF the road will be |
materially advanced, and, in fact. rem
dered certain by the location OF this |
deep-water harbor at San Pedro.
The San Francisco Examiner OF De- |
NfAupfI ~ lotOt III lts OF Nlt |
proceedings before the Walker board |
on the harbor contest has this TO say
about Utahs representative.
President Francis OF the Harbor
League then introduced Hon. Charles
o. Whittemore. prosecuting attorney
OF Salt Lake, who appeared as a dele
gate from the chamber OF commerce OF
that city, 10 speak on the desire Of the
people OF Utah to have San Pedro Sc
ected.
Mr., Whlttemore brought an exhllar-
ating breeze OF boominess from his
State. He was brimful Of development.
iron and coal and new railways and
spoke with so much spirit and good
sense as to arouse interest throughout
and at the close was thanked by Ad-
miral Walker for his address.
UTAHs ATTITUDE.
Aftor quoting from the resolutions
OF the Salt Lake chamber OF commerce,
Mr.. Whittemore went on 10 say that
the entire people Of Utah favored San
Pedro, and concluded a lengthy argu-
ment as follows: when / say that the
selection OF San Pedro as a deep-water
harbor will benefit the whole people
OF Southern California, Utah and Ne
vada. while the selection Of Santa
Monica will only inure to the advan-
tage Of a single corporation, / speak
advisedly and propose 10 demonstrate
the correctness OF my statement. This
contest Is a battle being waged by the
people on one side for San Pedro as
against the Southern Pacific corpora
ton for Santa Monica on the other.
This must have become apparent al
ready 10 the members OF this commits
sion by the fact that no one EXCEPT
the agents, employees and servants OF
the Southern Pacific has either by
word or deed espoused the cause OF
santa Monica, while on 'No other
hand II will be demonstrated 10 you
rs the hearing progresses that the peo-
ple-not only Of Southern California.
but OF the whole transmississippi
,ountry--are advocating the cause OF
San Pedro.