Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-14
Defer FEST FOR
BOOTHS RETURN
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO
LEAD IN CELEBRATION
HARBOR DAY is PLANNED WITH
SAN PEDRO CRUISE
Campaign Has Had important Educa.
catIonaI Feature In Spreading In-
formation Regarding Com
mercial Possibilities

With the feeling that the Los An
geles chamber of commerce should
have full credit in the ratification of
the consolidation victory it was decided
yesterday to defer the celebration fol-
lowing the consolidation election until
the return of Willis H. Booth, president
of the chamber. Then the continued
fghting and untiring energy of the
chamber of commerce in standing for
development of the harbor at San
Pedro and Wilmington may be recog-
nized by allowing the chamber of COM
merce to take the initiative In arrange
ment of ratification program
Plans are at present suggested for
q double celebration as soon as the
necessary formalities are ended and
the acknowledgment from Secretary
of State Curry makes certain the union
of Los Angeles and San Pedro One
phase of this celebration, as suggested
Yesterday by A. P. Fleming and heart
lily indorsed by members of the consoli-
dation committees, the harbor commits
sion, chamber of commerce and city
officials and others to whom oppor-
tunity was offered to present 1t, is for
a "harbor day." designed especially to
bring Los Angeles citizens down to the
harbor to acquaint them with its pos
sibilities at first hand.
Harbor Cruise Feature
It is proposed to have a program at
San Pedro and Wilmington covering
the entire day. Among other features
ferry boats and launches will probably
be chartered TO cruise around the har-
bor, carrying passengers free all day
with men competent to describe the in
dustrial and business possibilities OF
Wilmington harbor and the deep sea
facilities for the ocean greyhounds
which may be developed in San Pedro
harbor.
A feature of the numerous trips to
the harbor which have been taken
largely by Los Angeles organizations
is the astonishment at the new concer-
ton of it's commercial possibilities by
the persons taking the trip. This fire.
quently has been remarked by Secre-
tary Fleming, Capt. Fries, Lieut.. Leeds,
D. e. Hughes and others who have had
occasion to enlarge on the Importance
of harbor work.
"Los Angeles people ought to be edu-
Gated on the great Importance of the
harbor they have voted for" said a. p.
Fleming Yesterday. 1.-THE only way to
appreciate what the harbor means is
to go over it and see at first hand what
can be done there. We ought to have
Qdy Will lllOuS1iAuo VI POOpiS
down from the rest of the city and
boats running free all day out to the
breakwater and into the municipal
dredging at Wilmington. No man who
has not seen the harbor for himself can
realize what consolidation will do for
all Southern California. l wish we
might have every voter in Los Angeles
down there"
May Arrange Banquet
At the Los Angeles end of the ratifi-
cation it is probable that the chamber
of commerce will be asked to arrange
a banquet of big proportions with 1900
to 2000 plates-an invitation to dinner
to San Pedro and Wilmington TO talk
things over This, if decided on, will
be history making affair, and speak
ers doubtless will be called on to re-
view the fight from the start as we'll as
to tell of the benefits to come in
future.
President Booth of the chamber of
commerce is expected to return today,
and the question of an adequate cele-
bration of the consolidation victory will
be worked out at once San Pedro en-
thusiasts wanted to work up big cele-
bration for tonight. "We'll bust If we
don't let loose soon," said e. D.
Seward, but readily concurred with the
suggestion of Secretary Fleming that
it was due to the chamber of commerce
of Los Angeles as a mark of courtesy
in recognizing the years of work that
body has put in for the harbor to allow
II the honor of arranging the ratifica-
ton.