Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-02
IN
FAVOR OF BILL
PASS RESOLUTIONS URGING
FEDERAL STEAMSHIPS
ESTABLISHMENT OF LINE MOST
IMPORTANT TO COAST
Instruct Clerk of Board to Commune
cate with Congressman and Pub
lie Bodies by Newspapers
and Otherwise

Resolutions have been passed by the
board of supervisors indorsing Con-
gresham McLachlan's bill providing
for a federal line of steamships TO pc
operated on the Pacific and Atlantic IN
conjunction with the Panama railroad,
and recommending that senators and
representatives in congress from the
Pacific. coast sttaes, and especially from
California, use their power and infiu-
ence to secure the establishment or
the steamship lines.
That the establishment of such
line is of the greatest importance TO
Los Angeles city and county is the ex-
pressed opinion of the supervisors, and
they declare the project should be
given the greatest possible indorse-
ment from every source
The resolution, copies of which were
ordered sent to legislative, civic ana
commercial bodies in this and other
states, are as follows:
Whereas, Hon. James McLachlan,
representative in congress fl I'M this,
the Seventh district of California, has
introduced a bill in congress providing
for the establishment by the United
States government, through the Pan
anna railway, of a line of ten steamers
to run up the Pacific coast, stopping at
all the principal ports thereof. includ-
ing San Pedro, and to be operated IN
Il
and it's line of steamers running up the
Atlantic coast; and
"Whereas, The establishment of such
line is of the greatest importance and
benefit to this city and N---e state of
California and the entire Pacific coast,
and the project should be given the
greatest possible Endorsement and en-
cOuragement from every possible
source; now, therefore, be it and it is
hereby
Resolved, That this board of super
visors of Los Angeles county indorses
the said bill introduced by Mr.. Nc
Lachlan and pledges him every sup
port in it's power i'll his efforts to Sc
cure the passage of said bill; and be IT
"Resolved, That this board recon-
mends to the senators and representa-
tives in congress from the Pacific coast
and especially to those from the state
of California, that they use their every
power and influence to secure the es-
Establishment of this line of steamers
as provided in said McLachlan bill; and
be it
"Resolved, That this board recon-
mends to the Legislature of the state
of California that it pass resolutions
indorsing the said McLachlan bill and
calling upon our senators in congress to
use every effort to secure its passage;
and be it
Resolved, That this board recon-
mends to all public and legislative
bodies and to all other civic and COM
mercial bodies of this coast, especially
of the states of Oregon, Washington,
Idaho, Montana and Nevada, and the
territories of Arizona and New Mex
leo. that they pass resolutions favor
ing the said McLachlan bill and use
every influence in their power to assist
in it's enactment by the congress of the
United States; and be it further
"Resolved That this board extends
to Mr.. McLachlan it's heartiest congrat-
ulations on the introduction by him of
the said bill and it's sincere thanks for
his efforts to aid thereby the growth
and prosperity of our county of Los
Angeles and the entire Pacific coast;
and be it further
Resolved, That the clerk of this