Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-10
HAWAII BEGS FOR
LOS ANGELES TRADE
DRUMMING SHIP IDEA is GAINING IN FAvOl
Acting Secretary Gurley of Chamber of Commerce
Tells of Possibilities for Southern California
Business Men if Trade Is Stimulated

ton, but the persistent barrier of lack
of shipping facilities always killed any
plans proposed. He said:
Lack of shipping facilities has been
an impossible barrier to all plans of
competing with other markets for the
trade Of the southern republics and
Hawaii, but I am confident that the
future holds much for the development
OF these trade relations.
Huntington and his associates un-
doubtedly have plans for an Oriental
steamship line and, while they are not
shouting these plans from the house.
tops, the local business man is cherish
ing the hope that within a few months
these plans will materialize and a
company, formed by local capitalists,
owned and controlled by local capital
lists, will place ships in the trade of
the Orient and the southern republics.
These markets of right belong to
any other and our jobbers and manu-
facturers are as enterprising as any
others of their class.
Develop Business Interests
"Our manufacturing and jobbing in
terests are sufficient in their lines to
supply the wants of the foreign markets
and when the steamship lines are es-
tablished, other lines will be repre-
sented in the manufacture of every
thing needed to supply the demand of
the markets. 1t would mean an i'm
mense increase in the manufacturing
interests of the city and the growth
and development of Los Angeles would
be marvellous, even more remarkable
than the growth of the last five years.
''It remains. then, for the establish
ment of shipping facilities for the city
to take it's rightful place as the lead
ing marketing point on the Pacific
coast. 1t Is nearer to the southern re-
publics than is San Francisco. Where
is there another competing point to
affect our trade relations? And is 1t
possible to estimate the advantage of
Los Angeles over San Francisco in the
competition for the southern trade?
Los Angeles stands alone as the queen
oe it's territory and should command the
trade with the southern republics and
with Hawaii.
Smeter for San Pedro
with the opening of trade relations
with the southern republics would
come the demand for building a
large smelter at or near to San Pedro.
With ample shipping facilities. the ship
ments of ore from Mexican mines
would alone make that business one Of
handsome profit, while the same busi-
ness from South and Central Africa
would be enormous With these ship
nents would come other business and
it would be but a short time until Los
Angeles would control the trade of
these countries.
Retaliation of the possibilities of
development of trade relations and
the consequent increase in the
growth and development of the busi-
most impossible because of its magni-
tude. 1t is a future to which we look
with hungering impatience and which
believe to be inevitable.
Praise for The Herald
discussion of the subject is appro-
pirate at this time and The Herald is
to be praised for opening 1t. Public
interest is developing I'm the projects
of steamship facilities to and from the
ports to the south and the Orient and
The Herald's idea OF floating exposi-
ton to advertise the natural and
manufacturing products of this portion
of the state will probobly be adopted
when the steamship facilities are more
definitely assured.
Business must be 'drummed up to
support steamship line and when the
promoters Of the company make a
definite announcement OF their plans.
there will be an interest aroused among
the jobbers and manufacturers Of Los
Angeles which will result In a gigantic
advertising scheme probably along the
lines OF o floating exposition