Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-30
SAYS CONGRESS
WILL GIVE AID
TO NEW PORT
MICHIGAN STATESMAN SEES A
GREAT FUTURE
DECLARES WHOLE COUNTRY is
WATCHING DEVELOPMENT
Ample Fortifioations for San Pedro
Also Predicted by Man Who Has
Vote in the Lower
House


"The government has been kindly
disposed to your city in its AMBITIOUS
enterprises in the past, and l can as
sure you will continue to be so In the
future"
This was the statement made by
Congressman H. Olin Young OF the
Twelfth congressional district of
Michigan in Los Angeles yesterday
following a visit made by him with
other congressman to the San Pedro
harbor and environs. Mr.. Young is a
member of the committee on rivers and
harDors, and, as such, is in close touch
with the forces counted on by the
citizens of Southern California to aid
the port in the future. Questioned at
the Hotel Alexandria concerning his
impressions of the harbor, Congress
man Young said
you have a great harbor there now,
and one that will be made far greater
in time. 1 see in it possibilities of be-
coming one of the finest harbors on
the western coast. There is a large
and roomy outer harbor, one of the
largest in the world, and the inner
harbor has great possibilities. Event
ually, l believe you will have to have
the breakwater heightened, butt at
present it appears to me to be Of SUI
n, Mt size.
Country Watching Growth
Los Angeles enterprise and am
bition are being watched all over the
country, and your unusual method of
becoming a seaport city has aroused
widespread comment. With the COM
pletion of the Panama canal, I am
certain you will reap great benefits.
seemed brighter, but Los Angeles ap-
pears to be particularly favored.
Il come from the mining belt, in
what is known as the Lake Superior
district and [ have reason to know
something of the Importance of that
industry to a state, and especially to
the ports of entry and clearing ad-
jacent. To my mind, your back country
viii offer you nothing of greater i'm
portance, aside from your agricultural
produce, than the business that will
be entailed by the development and
operation of mines.
For half a century California has
been known as az mining state of
great possibilities. There is no reason
why it should not still furnish large
output yearly. In addition to the
area of mineral wealth in this end Of
the state, you have all of the vast and
ulAAI NCApPCNl IOuiilIy Ol AIlLOnd ana
Nevada, where mines may yet be dis
covered that are as rich as anything
the past has produced.
Mexico a Tributary
'In my opinion, Mexico should be
called upon to furnish you a great deal
of business also. This will flow through
your port. I have heard it said that
you expect a population of half a mil
lion in few years. I think the esti-
mate is conservative.
You spoke of agricultural wealth,
Mr.. Young" he was reminded
II did," he said in reply. There is
no question in my mind that the
work of private enterprises and of the
government will bring into productive
ty millions of acres of territory now
waste and barren in the great south
west. OF this much may be expected
to go out to the producer through Los
Angeles. 1t behooves her to start now
campaign to secure this business, and
all that she can do toward aiding those
projects and colonizing the territory
opened with the right sort of persons
should be done.
THE possibilities are enormous in
the agricultural line. and your present
citrus industry may be augmented
within a few years by the shipments
annually of thousands of tons of other
products of the soil.''
Fortifications Needed
Returning to San Pedro and it's pos
sibilities, he said:
San Pedro needs fertilization, and
will get it, l believe, within a very
short time. This matter comes directly
under the supervision of the subcom-
mittee on Notifications, Walter |.
Smith of Iowa chairman, of the great
congressional committee on appropria-
tions. At the head of this committee
is James A. Iawney of Minnesota,
man of wide experience, the highest
patriotism and the broadest liberality
of thought. At present l understand
there is slight obstacle to be over
come in the price asked for the land
on which it is proposed to build That
must be met in some way, and when
it is disposed of l believe that the
money needed to amply safeguard the
great port and it's prospective COM
meree will be forthcoming.
THE effort of your public-spirited
citizens to obtain for all the people for
all time a free harbor is worthy of the
highest commentator, and the citi-
zens of the southwest will have more
cause to give them their full due for
stheir labors in a few years when an
appreciation of what their'work means
~ 1At4f' NSceioAA - AAlly 81 doptus
Pleased with Southland
II am glad to have been here and
seen what you are doing. / wish that
through your paper I might take occa-
SION to thank the people of this end of
the state for their hospitality and uni
form kindness. l feel sure that all the
gentlemen with me will Join me in
wishing Southern California good luck
and in assuring her people that we will
bear her kindly in mind. Ihope to
come out here again in the near fu-
ture.'
Congressman Young and the seven or
eight congressman now in Los An
geles will leave for their eastern homes
by various routes, most of them today.
Congressman James McLachian. whose
home is in Pasadena, was with them
yesterday in their trips and will re-
main with those who stay until the
last of them is ready to go.
Congressman McLachlan said yes
terday:
"This is the first vacation I have had
in almost two years, and / propose TO
make the most of it, VIII not go back
to Washington until December"