Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-11
COUNCIL MEMBERS
ALL APPROVE THE
HARTMAN PROJECT

Los Angeles city council is pleased
by the news that Hartman will put
the Harrimanesque energy into the Los
Angeles trolley interests and that one
OF the plans in connection with the
gigantic improvements in Southern
California is a proposition to make
Port Los Angeles a harbor, with break
water and other adjuncts.
All of the members had read of the
plans to spend $5,OOO,0OO Immediately in
the metropolis and the fact impressed
itself on their minds that Los Angeles
would gain and San Francisco lose by
the shifting of capital.
All the councilmen were unanimous
III their declarations that it means a
new era for Los Angeles-that Harri-
mans active entry into the transpor-
tation field would put new life into the
business and stimulate expenditures in
other directions by competing interests.
Some of the thoughts expressed yes
terday on the subject are here given:
THEODORE CUMBERLAND
President Theodore Summerland Of
the city council, representing the
Fourth ward, said:
welcome Hartman and all the other
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Let them plant their money here as
others have done and watch the dollars
grow.
''It is big day for Los Angeles when
q man like Hartman announces that
five millions are to be spent here, for it
means more millions will follow.
1--WE are forging ahead as one of
the leading cities of America, and the
developments of the last two days
oil
We will have the finest street cars and
the fastest ones, and as the reports
have it another fine harbor at Port Los
Angeles.
%Who can stop us?"
FRED L. FORD
Councilman Fred L. Ford, First ward:
Bring the corporations down here,
1 say. Invite 'em all. We need their
money and they need us. We want a
port at Los Angeles and we want mil
lions more in our trolley systems. The
town is growing, and it's business and
corporate interests must keep pace.
LOS Angeles is in the worlds eye
nowadays. The moneyed men know her
future. All the coast and northern
cities are doing what they can to at
tract capital and men of push, and we
would be doing an injustice to put any
here. The corporations are necessary.
and such men as Hartman bring a
backing that makes cities grow"
PERCY HAMMoN
Councilman Percy Hammon, Second
ward
"I like to see Hartman or any other
man put his money into Los Angeles.
Ii is a safe place for it. Money grows
here Investments, especially from out
side sources, are good for a town. We
can use every dollar of it in extending
the city's influence.
IT am not familiar with the Port Los
Angeles harbor project, but anything
tending to enlarge our internal and
outside shipping and transportation
facilities is good for the community
and section. Evidently Harrimans
group of financiers thinks So"
s. w. KILLER
Councilman Sidney Hitler, Third
ward:
chairman means to bring all the
Frisco business here. That seems GER
tain from developments in the great
railroad moves that are now on with
Los Angeles as the hub. Talk about
railroads. Why, this is the greatest
thing that has happened to Los An
geles!
IF we were only to get the monster
office and station building which see
Mr.. Hartman plans here 1t would be
a big thing. Yet here we get subways,
new car lines, tunnels, rapid transit
that is rapid and safe, new cars and
the financial interest of some of the
leading business men of the country.
"As for the Port Los Angeles story,
it seems to be pretty generally believed.
il will make a great harbor II break
water is built 1t will help Los An
geles and the whole coast down this
way"
DOCK HoUGHToN
Councilman Arthur Houghton, Sixth
ward:
my friends have known for months
that big events were coming In the
transportation interests OF Los An
gees. The fact that they have come
IS a great thing for Southern calfor-
mia.
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