Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-18
state Control Suggested


will expire in the near future. under the
cnntrol of the city of San Pedro or state
and not let them 90 into the hanas Oh
private concerns was also hinted DIT
strongly. -, ..v
day morning and went to San Peoro'
where they view the harbor. Later, att :
luncheon. they assembled at the city NJ IL
tbe members of the state committee beng
as follows 49,,
Senator L. A. Wright of San Diego.
chairman; Assemblyman w. H. Leeus %
Los Angeles, secretary; senator l. "a
Kennedy of San Francisco, Senator bu
ward /. Wolf, Assemblyman Louis Suohl
of San Francisco end p. o. johnson OF
San Diego. g. ,,...o
s. w. Storer, president of the San PEDRO
chamber of commerce, was In the ehalr'
while A. G. Stacey was clerk Oh the coni-
mission.
Senator Edward l. Wolf, who has been
called "the expert harbor expert, spoke,
and outlined a few of the salient Iacts
with regard to the problem to be dis
cussed.
Many Attend Meeting
Many of San Pedro representative citi-
zens and business men were In attenu.
ance and followed closely the course OF
the meeting. noting the remarks made
with interest and asking questions occa-
sionalIv which showed of what vital I'M
nortance they held this gathering.
Chairman S. w. Storer, In his opening
remarks, emphasized the need or having
the Interests of the harbor Improvement
IN tho hands of a board which would be
free from control of all politicians ana
would be careful of the expenditure or
all moneys.
The next speaker was Senator H. A.
Wright of San Diego the chairman Oh
the committee, who said in part
"At San Diego we have harpor COM
mission who cannot lease the toe ianos,
for instance, without gaining hrst the
permission of the San Diego city couh-
ell. | wish to keep you from supposins
that this state harbor committee Is III
any way opposed to any private concern
which has gained certain rights lesaily
and is not doing any injury to the city
of San Pedro or infringing upon the
states rights in this harbor. we are not
opposed to any private concern SIMPLY
because it has by its own foresight galheu
certain privileges and advantages
Senator Wolf Speaks
Senator Wolf, the next speaker saiu
.JJp at San Francisco they had the
problem confronting them with their mar :
bor there as to what method they shoulu
follow in redemption of bonds Tor the
harbor work They decided to proVlde
Tor a S1lklnS luHu ctiih AOh NAAN
Of interest out of the revenue OF the ma,
bor and thus their interest was PAID anu
their sinking fund bflt up.
3''Now say that 50, 900 900 were proVlueu
for this port of San Pedro and that OF
San Diego by the state. 1t might be that
the revenue of the port of san Fedro
would not be sufficient to meet that lhe
question of funds from which the ponu
issue and interest must be paid is TO DC
fa.1l nrGSenI
statute, each port would be responsible
eor the payment Of interest on its
bonds"
The committee made it clear through
out the afternoon that while the members
wished in the long run to so plan the
harbor improvement work that the en-
tire state of California might be beneht-
ed thereby, yet at the present time, as
necessary preliminary to that end
they wished to find what the people of
San Pedro wanted done ip the haroor,
This was the practical starting point
in the whole enterprise, the enlignten
ment of the committee on local needs.
"Question Dox" Opened
Question box was opened every
now and then, as it were. and the COM
mittee answered questions asked by mem
bers of the audience or again asked those
present concerning local conditions.
Thus a mutual understanding of the
positions of both the citizens of San
Pedro and members O. the committee
was arrived al Not only this. but the
committee had already written out forty
nine questions which they had forwarred
to President Storer Of the San Pedro
chamber of commerce, asking about the
needs of the harbor and about certain
perplexing features of the local situa-
tion.
As one Of the members ST the harbor
committee later declared to Assembly
man Lee1s OF Los Angeles, he had
learned more Of San PEDRO harbor in this
alngle day than he had ever known in
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