Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-19
- HAT the San Pedro harbor

HA1 lHt NasA
WI destined TO become one Of the
great shipping points OF the
pacific coast no one can doubt.
The bay OF San Pedro has
long been recognized as afford
ing the most advantages for
" the construction OF deep
,,r barbor Of any port along the 6OO
rI,s Of coast line from san redro 10
san Francisco
rbe history of the fight OF the San
Ava harbor projectors against the late
foms P. Huntington and the Southern
oec interests generally has In the
:. occupied columns Of space in the
aApg papers Of the country The
n, o,v Of the appropriations on the part
In congress for the work of the deyel'
mont of this safe refuge for vessels
- passed into history and now the
ean Pedro harbor is an accomplished
|fct although at the same time there
IA etlll great amount of work 10 be
one ere the big ocean going steam
fsps can lie alongside of the wharfs
|&rI discharge their cargoes from the
Erlent 10 the strings Of cars Of the san
7pe1ro Los Angeles & Salt Lake that
I'm be waiting to transport the mer-
Ebon1lse on their way across the con-
|tleni
n Biz strides are being made already
|,ogards the perfecting Of the harbor as
.the photographs taken for the News"
|cmid indicate. Already for some time
ha,t there has been a big stream OF
flowing through the port of San
tpejro from the big schooners that come
Eown from Puget Sound and warp to
I'M quay. The steadily increasing size
Tx the giant rock breakwater built to
ttlecE the big rollers that come in in
|somy weather from the Pacific Is also
t,n Indication Of what future there Is
Ebeiore the new deep-water harbor
n There are strenuous times at the !
G@ks daily as the big shipments of |
Ihmber are being handled and yet in the |
|tce OF the fact that II is said that |
|tyery working day there is lumber
Enough passing over the San Pedro
hAarves to bull,s OF one-inch stuff an
aghtf0ot sidewalk from that port to
Pc Guy OF Los Angeles'
Within the past few years there has
.teen marked change in the character
III the vessels bringing lumber cargoes
LInto the southern California ports. The
|lfue No-hasteu ana thiee hiaste1
|tnoohers when useu 70 van up ana
wow 'he cous' are set.hs out Oh uate.
Nv Hnsuet ones, WIN the eAcsptloli VI
.in0ss o. ilsnt uralt Whivn set theil Udr-
[ffs0es lroin sVlhe northern shailoW
SlNsl ne'e ai', uiSa ppeaIeu, Wllh lne
|.lseh'ielh century nave come inc great
|thms Vessels WIN carrying rapaoitles
2flnAng up 10 l,0Vp'VVD feet OF lumber
havihs itte bisd'er uralt thah
w. Of mucu snleher tonnage
n Az present. lhe sreatest uralt Vessels
H lI come over tne harpo' par ioaued
NV luihDer INTO TUG inner haIpor Is
tmsNth ieet, Even thth vessels nav
~ 'al uepth OF Keei nave AT times 10
~ Tor iavorapie tlde ere ihey can
ae ~ anu perlh eiohssiue 'he wait
~ cars on the wharf
1 ,N'uIs lroil LOS Aiige,es anu those
rU uuNe gNiteu saI reuro lately re-
Ky ina' curing tne pas, month Dust
.% has DeeIl so prlsk III the haroor
~. ~ q .uhuer OF Eases y mas pren
..vssuis TOT we shipper Oh the ships
~as ~ W uiloau 70 await Inelr turn
y NeH ulsonaisihs perlhs, me uock1
Z, 'pa0T a'ieu1y az lhis carry uale ~
'au 70 ge nuuequale 70 accomouate
y s'vau'y increasing lrainc IN lumber
Guy anu iLequently u lhe Dowsplt OF
u - ,'ssyl uose'aillhB WIN the Doom
. wy nioinsell Vi 9holher az tney ne
Y. W enu molS tne quay WINE the
~ .,' , W. sieaN una vac carBoes are pc
20 20, Ian nslStel.eu 70 tle cars ior trans
' o,,tna " C we plg ana growing small
N.Y. t'.,es Vi CanIorhh'
- ."s Uis '9lunle OF lumoer mat is be-
0 - a'y'et ually makes II almost I'm.
TI,rbgo y. ~ Keep the wharves ana