Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10
NEW MOVE IN
HILLS BIG GAME
WILL BIND Los ANGELES AND
SAN PEDRO CLOSER
With steamship interests Harmonious
Much Of the Worlds Commerce
VIII Be Diverted Here
Shortly

Local lODDeIs nave Ae'h the
brought home to them that it would not
be such a bad thing after all to have
the same man or company own
steamship line with port at San Pedro
who owns the railroad from San Pedro
to Los Angeles.
The freight rate of from 10 to 10 cents
a hundred that is charged for the haul
from Los Angeles to San Pedro brings
TO the minds OF the merchants that
some time ago James ]. Hill asked for
a franchise to build and operate a
steam road through the limits of san
Pedro to Los Angeles.
Mr.. Hill did not ask for the franchise
I'm his own name or in the name OF n
new railroad, but the incorporation of a
new company Is necessary to secure
charter under the laws of California
The petitioners were traced to the Pa
cific Coast Steamship company, which
is known to be controlled by Hill.
The merchants can now readily see
why the railroads will not give lower
freight rate to San Pedro and why the
steamship company will not give a rate
that will absorb the differential between
Los Angeles and San Pedro.
The two railroads having wharfage at
San Pedro are the Salt Lake and the
Southern Pacific. Both are Hartman
roads. Hill and Hartman are at pres
ent at "outs" and are not favoring each
other in any way
Why the Curacao
Railroad men now believe that one
reason why the steamship Curacao will
be brought to San Pedro today is to
show the merchants and private citi-
zens why the steamship line and rail-
road from Los Angeles should be owned
or controlled by the same corporation
and to pave the way for another petit
ton for a railroad from Los Angeles,
the commercial center, to San Pedro,
the port, which will be asked for again
in a short time.
AS was announced exclusively in The
Herald several weeks ago, Hill is
planning to enter Los Angeles, making
1t the center of the lines which he will
build in the southwest. With his usual
cleverness he seeks to obtain an outlet
at San Pedro with all wharfage privil-
eyes before constructing any lines to
Los Angeles.
Should he be successful in securing
franchise for line from San Pedro to
Los Angeles railroad men say that the
merchants would no longer have to pay
the differentials between the two places
in shipping goods to Mexico or any
other point, for this would be absorbed
in the through rate.
Nor would he stop with this. Imme-
diately lines would be built from the i'm
terror to connect with the one having
a terminal at Los Angeles. Los An
geles would be made a center where
rail and water meet and would become
to the southwest what Hill has made
Seattle for the northwest. Los Angeles
would become even greater than Seattle
because it's possibilities for trade are
greater.
In discussing the possibilities of Hills
building to Los Angeles and what route
would probably be the best local rail-
road man said yesterday:
The Move Analysed
ut is my opinion that Hill will be one.
of the first of the great railroad men to
take advantage of the possibilities that
Los Angeles possesses. l believe that
he will obtain the rights to construct a
road from San Pedro to Los Angeles
and If he does it will be one of the best
things that public minded citizens ever
did for Los Angeles.
1T would mean lower rates to all
points by water than are now possible.
The present situation should show the
people that 1t is necessary for the same
man TO control both the lines on water
and on land that handle freight des-
tined for foreign port
Il do not think that Hill will ever
build to Los Angeles by a coast route.
] don't believe that he will ever build
to San Francisco. His great transcon-
tinental lines now center in the north
west. and there is nothing that can be
obtained in San Francisco that cannot
be obtained in Los Angeles. On the
other hand, there are a great many adj
vantages offered by Los Angeles that
are not offered in San Francisco.
1T is generally conceded that Hill is
the controller of the new Moffat' OF
Denver Northwestern. now building
from Denver to Salt Lake City. | be-
]ieve that he will reach Los Angeles by
extending this line from Salt Lake City
There are resources on the desert
and in tn mountains between these two
cities that would make it profitable fol
another line and yet not detract from
the business of the Salt Lake road II
fact I believe that in developing the
country it would tend to increase tn,
business of the Salt Lake.
''Of course my ideas may be on'
sided. but find that railroad men gen
orally agree with me. More roads
mean more business for Los Angelo
and greater development.
This being the case why should no
the people gladly welcome any projec
that Hill might maker"
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