Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
LOS ANGELESPORT
GREATEST HAVEN /
ONPACIFICCOAST.
SAN PEDRO WILL BE MARVEL
OF WORLD IN COMMERCE
MORE THAN $1,000 FEET OF
WATER FRONTAGE
Natural Distributing Point for All
Lines of notwithstanding of
Rudicinda Tract by Mason
Realty Company

San Pedro is destined to become the
greatest import and export point on
the Pacific coast. The real growth of
San Pedro is yet to come. The future
will see it a city comparable only
with the great ports Of the eastern
coast. From now on the upbulding of
San Pedro will be the marvel of the
world.
In addition TO the municipal front
age the city owns 146 acres of sub
merged land to be filled and used for
warehouse purposes and 1900 feet of
frontage on the Miner fill, which will
be turned over to the city when COM
pleted. This will give a total of $1,000
feet of municipal frontage in the outer
harbor. with an unquestioned and un
questionable title.
The federal government has reserved
1900 feet of bulkhead for it's own use,
making a total length of berth front
age in the deep-sea harbor of 1850
feet, or 14.5 miles.
The entrance to the deep-water har-
Dor is better than most Of the great
harbors of the world. and inferior to
none in depth and width as it Is 2200
feet wide, taking from the east end of
the breakwater to the thirty ysix-foot
curve, and with a depth running from
thirty-six to forty-eight feet at low
water.
Natural Distributing Point
San Pedro is the natural distributing
port for every branch of waterway
commerce to and from the orient by
reason of the fact that distance.
which is the chief item in cheap
s. 81, 20 nd
from every center of trade in south
Pacific trade centers. With the COM
pletion Of the Panama canal the de-
mands on San Pedro harbor should be
increased 500 per cent at once, and
with the rapidly developing territory
to the east and south exclusively
reached by rail from this port, the nat
ural increase in traffic will be such
that present conditions will be made
quate. Beyond computation in figures
conditions which can only be taken
advantage of by deep-draught YES
sels-there is not a city in the world
today thai win have a better future
than San Pedro.
Not only is San Pedro great in her
commercial features, but is possessed
of rare scenic charms, blessed with
salubrious and equitable climate and
peopled by a cultured class of citi-
zens.
Looking down from her gently slop-
ing hills, a most picturesque vista of
harbor and ocean meets the eye There
stretching far outward into the ocean
is the great government breakwater
forming a barrier against wind and
wave and rendering the broad waters
landward placid as a lakelet. This is
the outer harbor. where any number
of vessels may lie peacefully at an
ah in W. while in the In
ner harbor a multiplicity of stately
vessels may be destined for other
ports.
Increase in Population
Up to 1905 San Pedro never possessed |
more than 5000 population, but the last
four years has more than trebed
these figures, now being more than
10000.
Attention is called To the fact that
the "Rudicinda tract Of Mason
Realty company. Goa South Main
street, ground floor. just placed on the
market is Immediately back Of all these
Improvements, and any purchaser who
buys property in this tract cannot
help but make money on his invest
ment. The Rudicinda tract consists
Of about 500 lots. centrally located be-
tween Seventh and Sixteenth streets,
and is absolutely the best in San Pc
dro. The land is all level, and has
seVenty-foOt streets, all graded ana
curbed. II is the aim to make this
tract of land the best i'm san Pedro.
IT is the only tract that is covered
with a strict building restriction,
which alone will make il the most
preferred residence site \ number
of houses are already constructed. !
Houses win be built to suit the pur-
ohasers ana easy payments only VIII
be required.
The new $4,000 high school is built
ON this tract Building restrictions OF
$500 on any dwelling erected: also
restrictions compelling each person
building a house, To build back twenty
feet from the property line, are IN
cluded i'm each deed. This insureS "A
uniform street. Al the prices that
these lots are now selling ii is almost
impossible to make "A mistake on any
lot on the entire tract The prices
range from $3.50 To $3.50 for an inside
lots. and $3.50 $3.50. $1l00 and $3.50 for
the choicest lots.
This rapid change from an ordinary
town Of the sea to a hustlmG port of
the first magnitude is seen not only IN
the volume of business which is daily
transacted in her commercial and
financial circles, but also in the vast
improvements shown i'm muderlzinS
of the city. changing its every APP
nearance. The streets nave been I'M
proved by the laying of broad cement
sidewalks, both in the business and
residence quarters. The lighting sys-
tenn has been advanced to meet the re
auirements of a city. The water sup
ply. formerly noted for its poor quality,
has been Transformed into one which
is not alone rated as first-class for all
purposes, but possesses cura-
tive qualities as we'll. In her business
center the old buildings of other days
have been supplanted by stores and
marts thoroughly up-to-date. Three
banks are kept busy with the financial |
transactions Of the port.
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