Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-23
UNION OF BEACH
TOWNS FAVORED
PROMINENT RESIDENTS GIVE
VIEWS ON QUESTION
MANY ARGUMENTS ADVANCED
FOR CONSOLIDATION
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as being in favor OF T. Councilman
Crifiths is a member q the colsol5da-
ton committee o. the Santa Monica
bav charmber OF commerce. Council
man Proctor has stated in public that
he is in favor of a greater city, and ap-
proved the consolidation movement At
the present time.
Councilmen Dow. Armstrong and
Snuyder have expressed their advocacy
of consolidation. both in private and
in public, SO that there can be no
question as to their position in tho
matter.
To the query, what do you think Of
the consolidation of Ocean Park and
santa Monica?" the following answers
were given.
imaginary Line Divides Cities
DR.. John A. Stanwood, vice president
of the Venice chamber of commerce
and a large property owner of both
Santa Monica and ocean Park, said:
4 believe thoroughly in consolidation
on general principles. but 1 am not
prepared as yet to give an opinion on
the desirability of it in the present
instance If it can be done in an equit-
able manner and everybody Is given
square deal I am in favor of 1t.
z. J. Vawter jr., cashier of the First
National bank of Ocean Park, said:
What do I think of consolidation? l
think It would be a good thing. we
are all the same people in both cities
and nothing but an imaginary line d1-
vides US. We attend lodges at the
north and south end. and the people
OF the north and south ends come here
10 our meetings. We are all bound to-
gether by the same interests, that Of
doing the best we can for our COM
munity
Consolidation would give us great
prestige with outside financiers, and
we would cut more figure in the world
at large. l notice that there is COM
plant that the banks of Los Angeles
will not make loans on our property
here. If we were one big city this con-
dition would disappear They don't
refuse to loan on Pomona and Pasa-
dena property. 1t Is the continual
pickering that is looked at from the
outside and it hurts US. Personally,
l should like to see it come. You can
put me down as being very much III
favor of it,
G. NJ. Jones, president of the City
Water company and a large property
owner in both sections of the beach,
said: Il believe consolidation would
be the best for all of US, The conse-
quent city would be so large it would
be impossible for any one faction to
control it. They might control ward,
but not the city. Another thing; there
is a we'll defined movement on foot,
although the details are not far enough
along to make public, for a harbor
here and if the community will get
together we can cut some figure.
Property Would Advance
Il honestly believe if the two cities
were consolidated my property would
advance from 10 to so per cent in
value and what is true Of mine would
be true of all the others. I can't see
where IL can nuFL any DOuy interest,"
but it will advance the prosperity of
all. / am in favor of consolidation"
A. NJ Montgomery, a leading mer-
chant of North Santa Monica and Pier
avenue, said, 4 am very much in favor
Of consolidation If worked out with
fairness and properly conducted, it
would be a big thing for this section
of the county"
Ben S. Hunter, prominent attorney
of Santa Monica, said THE PROPOSE
ton is one on which I have spent very
little thought. and 1 cannot express
myself intelligsntly without going fur
ther into it. As it looks at present,
one great benefit would be the assini-
lation of the various factions and would
do away with one-man control
John w. Lincoln, a large property
owner of the hill district, said Il have
expressed myself very fully at various
times as being heartily in favor Of CON
solidation, and don't know how ] can
do so more fully. Say that 1 am in
favor of it for many reasons"
Arthur Meigs, formerly postmaster of