Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-04
PLAN TO RUSH
CONSOLIDATION
COMMITTEE TO HOLD MEETING
TO FORMULATE METHODS
ARRANGEMENT AGREEABLE TO
ALL is DESIRED
Secretary Fleming Confident Jolnture
of San Pedro, Wilmington and
Los Angeles viii Be
Realized

The first of series of meetings to
he held for the purpose of pushing the
plan for consolidating Los Angeles
San Pedro and Wilmington will be held
today, probably at 1880 o'clock TINS
evening, and perhaps at O'Clock TINS
afternoon. Members of the Los An
geles consolidation committee will be
notified today by Secretary A. P. Flem-
ing of the hour of the meeting. He
stated he thought 1t would take place
in the rooms of the harbor commission
at 1880 o'clock.
The session will be executive. 1t will
be one of many meetings to be held py
| the consolidation committee Tor the
purpose of working out plan or con-
solidation agreeable to both san Pedro
and Wilmington, as well as to the citl-
zens of Los Angeles.
The conference between representa-
tives of the Associated Jobbers of Los
Angeles and members of the chamber
of commerce of San Pedro, will be held
in Los Angeles at 2 o'clock this after
| noon instead of in the city hall at the
coast town.
The place for, holding the meeting
was changed from San Pedro to Los
Angeles yesterday.
! Secretary Blanchard Of the san PEDRO
chamber of commerce said ten repre-
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of that city would be present, and he
did not know how many citizens would
attend voluntarily.
The meeting will be held in the rooms
of the Associated Jobbers in the Equit-
able Bank building, First and Spring
streets. Traffic Manager f. P. Greg
son of the Associated Jobbers will adj
dress the San Pedrans on the subject
of terminal rates, with which he is
thoroughly familiar.
Seeks Information
Secretary A. P. Fleming of the har-
Dor commission, acting on the sugges-
ton of Isador Jacobs of San Francisco,
who recently returned from Europe,
and made study of municipal gov
eminent methods, as well as harbor
conditions, has written letter to the
dock commission of Bristol, England,
asking for information, maps and plans
of the harbor there. This harbor re-
Gently has been improved vastly, and
is considered one of the model harbors
| of the world.
"The harbor commission is actively
engaged in gathering information as
to developments of foreign harbors,"
said Mr.. Fleming yesterday. "Our OBJ
Ject is to get plans and maps which
may be utilized in the construction of
improvements at San Pedro.
I'VE can now state that Wilmington
and San Pedro will be made terminal
points, with all the privileges which
accrue from that fact" Mr.. Fleming
continued, in answer to a question.
This, of course, is predicated on con-
solidation, of which we are confident.
Personally can state, both these points
will get terminal rates, and I make
the statement with full knowledge
of the question.
1--WE also are striving to have the
government establish a line of steam
ships which will come into San Pedro
for supplies for the Panama canal.
The government has a line of ships
operating between New York and
Colon, and owns the railroad which
conveys freight from Colon to Ancon
across the isthmus, Ancon being the
Pacific coast point. The tonnage of
this road has increased from 1000 to
$4,000 tons. We feel that Los Angeles
and the Pacific coast is entitled to some
of this business that we should fur
nish some of the supplies for the canal,
and the only way we can do 1t is by
rail to New Orleans and down that
way. We can supply anything they
want, and we propose to go after the
business. The only way to get this
business is to get line of government
steamers to handle it. We propose
these steamers shall call at San Pedro"