Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-16
LOOKING AHEAD
FOR BIC THINGS
SPECULATION AS TO PLANS OF
HUNTINGTON AND OTHERS
IMPROVEMENTS FOR RED0ND0
Line of Steamers From Coast to the
orient-WilI Double Track the
Electric Llne-Manufactur
ing Enterprises
IMPROVEMENTS FOR REDoNDo

Few persons know the extent of Mr..
Huntington's plans for Redondo, but
from all accounts they will involve
an expenditure which will run into
the hundreds of thousands of dollars
several times over
persistent report is to the effect
that Mr.. Huntington will tear down
the present casino at Redondo and
build a handsome and costly bath
house, the equal of which is nowhere
on this coast, in this place. What this
will mean to Redondo will be much,
as, according to residents and others
interested in beach property, the build
ing of this bathhouse will make Re-
dondo a resort as attractive as Coney
island, as fascinating as Atlantic
City and as alluring to pleasure seek
ers as any other ocean resort in the
entire country.
If Mr.. Huntington's plans should
stop at the erection Of fine, modern
bathhouse, say residents, the present
valuation of property in that beauti-
full seaside town would not be out of
reason. But If rumor be correct, Mr..
Huntington plans greater things than
a bathhouse for Redondo. He would
make 1t a modern seaport, also, with
facilities that will make it possible to,
cope with coast harbors in handling
foreign and domestic commerce.
Steamers to the Orient
Mr.. Huntington and his associates,
together with E. H. Hartman and
Senator Clark, according to report, con-
template a line of steamers to ply be-
tween San Pedro and the orient. in
which event Redondo will probably
come in for her share of the rich fut-
uYe commerce.
Mr.. Huntington has purchased the
Los Angeles & Redondo railway. He
proposes to double track the line, in
eluding the Gardena and Inglewood
roads. and with this improvement will
come better and faster service, more
ears and larger ones, ETC., go that Re
dondo viii not be second to any other
Southern California city in point of
modern railway equipment.
Whether Mr.. Huntington has ac-
quired an interest in the wharves and
waterways at Redondo is not publicly
known as yet, but those on the ground
who have studied the affairs of the past
few weeks closely are persistent In
their claims that he has. They aver
that he will extensively improve the
wharves and waterways, run his cleo
trio road out onto the piers, and pre-
pare for a general shipping business be-
tween Redondo and other coast
points, as well as the oriental coun-
try.
As yet San Pedro harbor is incom-
plete. There is a vast amount of
dredging to be done and considerable
work must be done on the breakwater
This will require several years, say
government officials, so that deep sea
commerce would have to be carried on
In the outer harbor If attempted at
present. Piers would necessarily have
TO be constructed and this alone would
entail an enormous expense.
At Redondo there is safe anchorage.
With some repairs to the present
wharves large ships might be dis
charged and loaded with return car
goes without unnecessary delay. There
is sufhcient depth TO the water to In
sure perfect safety and the railway
facilities are equal to those of any
other south coast town.
Heavy Lumber Trade
While Redondo has been doing a
large coastwise lumber trade in recent
years, there have been few large ves-
sells 70 call there. However. old sea
does assert that the scheme to make