Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-31
lines Being Draz0f tot, Great ConsoHdation Battle
Who's Who Against Consolidation
VETHOS WHO AGAINST CONSOLIDATION IN SAN
w PEDRO-AND WHY?

who reside in San arguments mainly that wages
reduced if several million dollars in habor work poured
ON her promises would be bad this late day allow the
more about the ability of Los Angeles to handle proposition than
Angeles does and better keep the harbor Oo basis
Underlying reasons however be uncovered which tell bet
than why the opposition in San Pedro stand
For instance the solid three members of the board
of trustees decidedly against consolidation W. Walton Pre
dent of the board F. D Foot and Nat W. Iton compose this "
Walton Tton opposed consolidation because it
would hurt busness'-their business.
Walton practically has monopoly supplying the saloon
keepers Tton wholesale liquor company has monopoly on the
most lucrative Pedro With Foots which is
never qoeR @ oa oeei m Sn Pedo on 1t is nb that consoda
ton with Los Angeles might break the liquor trust now existing at
the harbor city. - -
Mr. Foot in the transfer business when elected trustee
said be under salary Of the Foot trans
declares the hired has bill OF sale to his
Others claim to have proof that the man simply on salary
At rate it is still known as the Foot transfer business and
sympathetic if salared relations exist between Foot himself and
the man of Foot transfer business Foot transfer
teams employed on the city streets root transfer wagons ~
the San Pedro schools If other transfer hrm i'll
on the principal The applicant would not get
prior consolidation Mr. Foot dead set against consoda
the Pedro fire department needs extra horses for te
poray occasions they apparently are not oGnSof & % % u @ m
in Beacon street the Fourth OF July
Civ Attorney Henry Segz opposed consolidation be
cause his friends Tilton Walton and That is
his and his only thus far expressed In ado 10
wholesale liquor and stock in the in trust
friend he says, mentioning the friend name but II
opposed consolidation between Los Angeles ana San edo
BANNING INTERESTS
Edward Mahar is opposed to consolidation Mr. Mahar the
San Pedro agent Banning and he tied heart and
soul those Despite that he consolidation
When the board OF of San Pedro when Oft the board dy
and night Maha has guarded the Banning interests faithfully
looked little for the San Pedro Wholesale company
the San Pedro liquor monopoly in which he and his brother DICK are
Luke Kely is an Observation-Disclosures He is member of the
firm Kelly saoonkeepers with ramihcatons
extremely profitable business At present the police system
with detached FROM the saloon business and
consolidation might cur special privileges Mr. Kelly working
against consolidation.
Charles Adair, San Pedro agent of the WelsFargo Express
company entitled distinction fighter against consolidation
of the executive committee OF the San Pedro chamber
he backed Edward Mahar the attempt to assist Sen
Savage blocking fair consolidation bill before the legislature
Adar San Pedro citizens have given other
than that he express agent for his opposition to conoda
That sensible he could put up said
a member of the San Pedro consolidation committee
Michael J. McDermott opposes cOnsoldaon-tor san Pedro
worth passing thought that ton Kelly McDermo and some
larger Wilmington realty than at San
think consolidation enough for Wilmington but not for
San Pedro where their main holdings OF the political kind Nc
Demott has been closed door leader OF the gang at san
Pedro and the gang opposed to consodatonor San Pedro