Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-10
LONG BEACH
NEW SEAPORT
HARBOR DAY OUTING FOR H. P.
BARBOUR GUESTS
NEED OF GREATER WHARFAGE
From Los Angeles to the Sea In EIeo-
tric Cars and Launches.
Guests and Speeches
at Banquet
NEED OF GREATER WHARFAGE

Members of the chamber Of COM
merce, bankers, hotel proprietors, mem
bers of the Los Angeles Realty board,
capitalists and newspaper represen-
tatives, by invitation of Henry P. Bar
bour, yesterday afternoon, in three
special electric cars, visited Long
Beach, enjoyed q ride down the Cerri-
tos lagoon, rs to 300 feet wide, In six
gasoline launches, viewed the possibili-
ties for increased wharfage, and closed
the harbor day outing late in the even
ing by partaking of a fine banquet
served at the South Coast Yacht house
on Terminal island, with AL Levy as
chef.
Purpose of the Trip
The object of the outing was to af-
ford the members Of the Realty board
and representatives of the business in
terests of Greater Los Angeles an op-
portunity to personally inspect the
great possibilities for the development
of sufficient wharfage along the Cerri-
tos slough leading from the inner San
Pedro harbor on toward Long Beach
on direct line from the ocean front,
or about eight miles If the winding way
of the slough is followed.
1t is stated that at present San Pedro
harbor affords only about $4,000 feet of
wharfage for all the increasing traffic
at the port. and it Is asserted that the
space is wholly insufficient, as almost
any day two or three vessels have to
wait their turn to secure a place to dis
charge their loads. This state of affairs
has caused residents of San Pedro and
Long Beach, as well as ship owners and
railway representatives to begin to
figure on enlarging the wharfage by
utilizing the ground and the water
that nature has provided in such great
abundance
Mr. Barbour and his associates re-
Gently acquired 800 acres of land lying
between Long Beach, the tracks of the
Salt Lake railroad, the Southern Pa
oif1c railroad and the San Gabriel river.
The east line of the purchase is only
1000 feet west of the Long Beach pier,
and through the land runs the Cerritos
and other sloughs now navigable In
part for small boats as far north as
the Anaheim road, with the depth of
the water at the time of the last sound
ings last April at from six to fourteen
feet at low tide. The sloughs are ex-
tensions of the inner harbor at San
Pedro, and are arms of the sea.
1t is planned to dredge a deep water
channel showing twenty feet Of water
at low tide, through to San Pedro bay,
from the San Pedro inner harbor to
Long Beach. The channel is planned
to be 250 to 300 feet in width. Another
channel running north and south is
planned for the main water frontage
of Long Beach. AS stated present
frontage at San Pedro harbor is
scarce commodity. The plan means
the development of four to six miles
of water frontage.
Journey Down the Slough
The trip from Long Beach down the
slough was an enjoyable part of the
outing for those in the launches that
did not strike the low places, but in
good time all of the party reached the
landing at Terminal island where the
spread was waiting to be served with
the tuneful accompaniment of an
orchestra.
Talks at the Banquet
Mr.. Barbour was toasted and cheered
when he arose to introduce Leonard