Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-29

over the veto of the mayor This va
Gated the street and gave the property
entirely over into the hands of your
company.
ut was declared at the time that the
work to be done upon the GROUNDS
would amount to a sum of not less tnan
S75O000 and perhaps $1,000,O00, but as
vet nothing has been done in the way
of construction Your company has got
the land and the public has got prom
Uses more than two years unfulhiled'
Money Should Be Repaid
ut was thought some two or three
months ago to put this matter up to
you in New York, but finally 1t was
concluded to wait until you 5ere mere
in person, when 1t would be brought 10
your attention, and when it was SAID
that the business would be gone over
with YOU covering the entire ground
from start to finish. But you nave been
here and have departed, and the case
has not been gone into at all; on the
contrary, some reference was mace
during a chamber of commerce recep-
ton regarding certain moneys that
were authorized to be spent for the re
clamation of the Imperial country from
the floods, by President Roosevelt, ana
Won stated that when such moneys were
paid the sum thus received would De
used in building a depot in place OF the
old Arcade structure.
Nov, Mr.. Hartman, we 90 not
think. and no fair-minded man can
think. that the return to you OF the
moneys that you have expended in the
imperial country has anything TO 90
with this question at ALL So far as
we are concerned, by the way, we pc
lieve that the money you have eXpeno-
ed there should be returned TO you, pc
cause such expenditure accomplished
q amount of good. IL was
absolutely necessary that some one
should so spend it, and you were prom
ised by the president OF the Onteu
States that if the expenditure was
made he would do everything Wlthln
his mower to reimburse you; ana we
want to say in this relation that all of
our humble efforts have been and VIII
be used toward paying you back that
money by act of congress.
Tired of Promises
"Rut that is not the question. An
agreement has been made; the city has
done it's part of the agreement fully
and completely, and your company mas
done nothing. Not single spadetul or
earth has been turned; not a nan mas
been driven in the direction of that
much desired depot structure. 1t is
still a shrug of the shoulders and
promise, promise. How long will this
be?
''It has been suggested that you have
such an amount of worry and care and
mountains of business on your shoul-
ders that you know nothing about the
situation in detail and now, atter
waiting in vain for more than two
wears we have determined to put it be-
fore you personally
I'VE desire to state in closing that
we have nothing to say against your
legal representative here in this con-
nection. We firmly believe that Judge
Mckinley acted in good faith and per-
formed his duty strictly according to
instructions. OF course you know that
the old depot is entirely inadequate.
not only for your own business but for
the public's comfort, necessity and
safety.
"Will you at the earliest practicable
moment let us know your intention in
this relation? And we sign our names
in the opinion that this whole impor-
tant matter has not been kept before
YOU by your immediate subordinates,
and that you will order your part of
the contract with the city of Los An
gees in the matter of the vacation of
Fifth street and the construction of
the depot complied with according to
agreement"
Referred to Department
In response Mr.. Burke received the
following reply from Alex Millar, sec
retafy of the Southern Pacific COM
pany:
our president, Mr.. E. H. Hartman,
has duly received the communication
of yourself and associates, dated 18th
instant. regarding new depot build
ing in Los Angeles, and the same has
been referred to Mr.. Kruttschnitt di-
rector of maintenance and operation.
1876 Adams street, Chicago"